Well, on Monday my hunt really came to a big time slow down. I knew Darrell should see lots of deer and hopefully get some shots and as you have read his post he did just that.
I found a nice group of white oaks behind one of the ponds Kenny had showed us. Darrell came to help me put my stand up and as we were looking for a tree he remembered Tracy posting about hunting behind a pond. I looked to my right and there was one of the cedars that Tracy had hunted out of. I'll have to give a big shout out to Tracy for trimming up some of the limbs. A perfect tree. Lots of sign. I was for sure gonna see something here!
Monday afternoon around 6:00 I just knew I would get my chance. I heard a deer coming from the pond. Here it comes! Staight to me!. A perfect shot at 8 steps. But wouldn't you know it, it was a 4 pointer.
From Monday afternoon until Thursday morning I did not see a deer. Lots of time to watch nature, and imagine I was seeing deer that truned out to be leaves or tree limbs. That kind of stuff.
We had a good visit with Kenny on Wednesday night. I resharpened all of Darrells broadheads.
And told Darrell that I was going to kill something Thursday morning.
The weather changed for the better Wednesday afternoon. A fron came through and a little rain. Thursday moring was cool, clear, and very still.
At 7:30 two doe came through the draw at a fast trot. I figured they were being chased and I was right. About 50 yards behind them was a buck. All three passed by me on the hillside facing me at about 30 yards. They stopped about 60 yards away. I couldn't tell if the buck was legal or not. I pulled out the grunt call and gave him a try. He came straight to me. The doe followed him.
It was the 8 pointer Darrell had passed twice. What a bummer! Earlier in the week I had told Kenny I was not shooting a small buck. :D
I let him go. I was hoping one of the doe would give me a shot. They left too. As I stood there not believing what just happened, I heard a deer coming from behind me. I was hoping the doe were coming back. It was the little buck. I had a first. I watched him make a rub 10 yards in front of me. He pawed the tree with his leg and licked it.
He made a small circle around my tree. Never had a clue I was there. I was begging him to leave. He didn't leave. I just hoped Darrell would forgive me and Kenny would not remind me that I said I was not shooting a little buck.
The shot was broad side at 9 steps. I came to full draw and let er fly. The zwickey "no mercy" on the working end of my arrow was a complete pass through and bedded up in the ground after going through the buck.
He made two hopps and jumped a little drain. Stood still turning his head side to side as if to look for whatever just hit him. Started to walk and piled up 25 yards from my stand.
Topic: kennym Lease Hunt 2011 (4 DEER TOTAL DOWN) (Read 2659 times)
