I got up at 4:45 this morning ready to go but it was so foggy I went back to bed. I probably won't shoot one this year. I still have until Jan. 10th but in the last 20 years I've only taken one buck in the late season. I kinda feel sorry or them after the two gun seasons and every food plot in the area has a MLer sitting in their little heated shooting houses with their "primitive" weapons. Sorry.
I've had an outstanding season. I missed a 160" 5x5 in October. He was just too pretty to pass up. I was trying to film and shoot him myself and ended up rushing the shot. I missed him clean and ended up with no footage or deer. Then I absolutely blew another good one in early November. He was hitting a scrape 30 yds. from me and not coming my way. I wheezed at him once and he puffed up, laid his ears back and came right to me with intent to whup my buttocks. I was perfectly calm. I was in that same 6 ft. high treestand I killed that 173"er from in 2017. He walked right up broadside at maybe 14 yds. The tree is a think cedar. The arrow hit the very end of a feathery tiny twig (needles). It was so small light passed through it and I didn't even see it. But it worked for him. Golly gee, gosh darn, son of a gun.. or words similar to that. He was a good deer, probably 6.5 with a big white rack, gray muzzle and really dark chocolate forehead patch. Probably would have grossed B&C but not netted 170", which doesn't bother me at all.
Then I got onto an absolute giant typical in another area. A monster 5x5 that we named Pitchfork if that gives you an idea. I ended up seeing him four times so far but no ethical shots yet. Because of him I ended up passing up some other great bucks, which is okay because I hunt for the memories not the score. That's just me and I could care less what others do. If I happen to take a good one I promise to forward a photo. Meanwhile, Happy New Year to all and hunt safe. BW
Topic: Gene and Barry (Read 8490 times)
