This afternoon I got out of the shop, visited the hunters on lease, and grabbed my stuff and headed to what we call the Rut Stand. NW wind is perfect for it, and it was light NW this afternoon and around 50 degrees...
Just got set up in the stand and texted bro to tell him I was in that stand, when a deer across the creek moved. Got my binos out and it was a doe, then another set of legs...
These had a tremendous buck attached. 10 points, dark rack foot long tines. Heck his g4 s were 5 or 6" long.
I don't have my deer measured, but bro and I guesstimate score just to tell each other roughly what we see.
My guess on this one would be 150+
He's walking slowly South along other side of creek at 70ish yards (about 52 past my effective range) , so I grunt when I think he is gonna go on.
Nothing, so I hit the rattle bag a little when he is behind a cottonwood. He stops for a minute, then starts slowly on, Now he is in the open, so what the heck , I snort wheeze.
THAT got his attention, he stands looking hard and mean across the creek for a minute, then goes back North to a cut down into creek and down in the creek he comes. You can't see down in the creek from my stand but I'm guessin he will come up in a second...
Now I'm on my feet and ready, heart rate is around 200 , trying to breathe quietly ...
Topic: A 3 month huntin story (Read 25348 times)
