i went to a little "secret" spot this morning near hoosic. its a small patch of woods that deer have to funnel through to get to their bedding area. i saw 2 does in there yesterday, and i found the trail that it looks like every deer uses to go through. there is no suitable trees for my climber so i made a ground blind and brought the longbow out for its first deer hunt. i setup for a 15 yd shot, so i said this is perfect.
i saw 2 does at 7:30. (same time that they came through yesterday) the does kept lookin behind them but veered off the run and moved past at 25 yds.
at 8:11 i looked to my left and saw a white muzzle lookin at me from 30 yds!! and then i saw the rack!! :eek: i dont care much about horns, im more of a meat hunter. but this deer had to be 140 to 150 class!! it just surveyed the area, and turned to his right and slowly walked into the thicket. he obviously didnt like what he saw.
i was so rattled by seeing a buck like that i was useless for about 2 hours!!! i dont think i would have been able to shoot a 60 lb doe i was shakin so bad!!!
anyway, it was my first day ever hunting with trad gear, and i had quite an experience. to bad i couldnt have talked myself into doing it sooner.
i saw another buck chasing a doe in a field on my way home at 11 oclock. so get out there and sit as long as ya can, cause it on......