This morning I sat Pat's stand, named that way because its 100 yards from Pat's house. Yesterday we moved this stand about 20 yards to give access to shooting better across the creek.
Mule deer does were out on the bottom at the crack of dawn. Not long afterwards, this came by and I got some video ...
http://tinypic.com/r/2ex7pdu/4 cool huh ?
A bit later, as the sun absolutely BLINDED me, I saw a doe and what appeared to be her 4 fawns, quads, that's not a common thing. They hit the bobcat and trail and spooked a bit.
At about 8 am this came by -
http://tinypic.com/r/6fwgpe/4 I passed this buck a couple of days ago if you recall.
Things got quiet for a while and at 9:20 am it happened. Across the wide open field comes a very big whitetail buck. He'd came out of a corn pivot, and was coming at a brisk pace.
He entered the opening across the creek from me, head on and turned to my left. I was ready to shoot, but when he stopped 2 big rubs were in his lung area - all I could see was big neck and rack and back end. He stood for a bit and moved, going into thick brush, down into the creek - taking time to stop for a few long drinks, and off he went.
We ranged it later today when Alvis sat the same stand at about 32 yards. I can make those shots, but this one didn't feel right and I didn't take it. It happens you know?
This afternoon I hunted the same old camtracker stand, I saw 2 does and had the same nice 8 right under me.
Remember I said Alvis had sat Pat's stand this afternoon? He rattled in the same above buck that I passed on and missed him somehow at about 25 yards. The buck had scented him and whirled at the shot I guess?
And that ended the day. A nice day, its good to know the big 10 isn't a nocturnal buck. Where is the massive 8? Where is the sticker 8 buck? Where are all the camtracker bucks?
Maybe tomorrow the weather changes and things will change with it.
Topic: 2009 Kansas hunt - Sunday morning tag filled (page 3) (Read 1509 times)
