Sorry for the delay my daughter would not fall asleep so I had to lay down with her and ended up staying there all night.
I positioned the stand in the hedgerow to also keep my shots close. I had about a maximum shot of ten yards in any given direction.
Sunday night was like Christmas eve for a five year old. A very restless night to say the least. I could not hunt Monday morning due to having to go to Physical Therapy. After therapy I went home and shot a couple arrows, ate lunch and headed for the stand.
While walking into the stand I noticed a couple fresh rubs and a decent sized scape that was not there the day before. Man was I pumped. As I made it into the stand things just felt right. I know you all can relate.
My first encounter was with one of my favorite critters a Chickadee he hung out for a while and greeted me. A few hours passed with no deer sightings but believe me I was plenty entertained.
At about quarter after five I caught movement coming down the field edge. This deer was within about 25 yards before I could even see it . It was kind of odd the deer came from the direction I walked in. The wind was on its back side. The deer stood there for a couple minutes feeding. I still could not determine what it was buck or doe. It seemed like an eternity before it made a move. By this time I was up and ready for a shot if it presented itself. I was shaking as if were the first time with a deer in front of me. I caught a glimpse of some horn and told myself if it was a legal buck I would try to take him. He made his way to me and stopped at about six yards to munch on some grass. I took a deep breath drew and made one of the best shoots of my life. Funny thing was it was the first time I didn't even notice my fingers.
I had to sit down. I was shaking so bad it felt like I was having the big one. I was flooded with many different emotions Tears filled my eyes. I had did it .
The shot was perfect and a pass through. The buck donkey kicked shuffled an bound about 30 yards before expiring.
As he lay there I couldn't help but think of the many people I want to thank for there help. I said a Prayer and gave thanks for all. I remained in the stand for about an hour taking it all in.
I have to take my daughter to school, I'll be back!!
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