The Adventure of Hope and Faith Stalker

SWEET, Gerardo!!!! I can't wait to hear the reat of this story.

Don't be shy, now. Let's hear more!

Bisch

[Gerardo]

I hunted Friday morning, and there was a lot of movement but no shot, at 2 pm I taught it was a good time for a hot meal. I got out of the blind and walked in the midday sun and saw myself in the shadow

 

[Gerardo]

After some warmth , and comfort from a hot meal, I came back with the motivation to stay put until dark.

After some minutes I see some movement in the middle of the hill in front of my blind. Its a doe, running and looking back from where she came. That got me to find my binos and search the woods.

A big buck was on her trail, she couldn't go anywhere with him on her her trail.

There is something special about our sport in which we see the woods come alive and we see game way beyond our range. This pair of lovers where going up and down, running all over at about 200 yds away. I managed to take some pics using my iPhone camera close to the binocular lens

[Gerardo]

[Gerardo]

[Gerardo]

That was a motivating evening , with me eventually deciding to stalk this buck with no luck at all.

Of course next day  I was the first one awake with the plan on sitting in my blind the whole day

[Gerardo]

Next morning was a slow one, no movement at all, and I taught that maybe because I had walked around the day after I had left my trail all over and it was going to be a done deal.

I went for lunch to the surprise that my brother in law and 10 year old nephew had come hunting also

[Bud B.]

OK Gerardo, get to the reeeeeal good stuff. Good photos but me thinks there's more to this story....  

[Gerardo]

I took some practice shots at lunch

 

[Gerardo]

My nephew wanted to come with me for the afternoon hunt, and I felt as maybe he was going to be a little noisy and whitetails are very jumpy with ground blinds.

I decided to take him as I had not seen anything in the morning and probably it was going to be the same.

I leave my truck about half a mile from the blind and have to cross two dirt roads and some thick brush. Gus my nephew was excited to go walking to the blind and was paying attention the whole time. When we got to the blind we scared of a doe and we entered it as quickly as possible as I taught it was too early for deer movement

[Gerardo]

It didn´t took long for the doe to come back racing away and pass 15 yds from my ground blind with the buck on her tail

They came fast and I took the worst shot at him. I didn't choose a spot and just shot at the whole deer and my arrow went up and shaved the hair from the top part of him. He was going after her and he didn´t know what happened he came and went and I prepared an arrow for the next time he was going to pass thru my shooting lane

[rastaman]

Good luck to you Gerardo!

[Bud B.]

Yeehaa! Faith on the move!!

Get'em Gerardo!!

[50@25]

and then.................................!!!

[Gerardo]

Now I was ready the buck came and stopped quartering away it was a 25 yds shot but it was going to be the only shot, I took it focusing on a spot

I saw my white fletch go thru and the buck ran and I could see where my arrow was hanging from the nock on the other side completely covered in blood.

It was a good blood trail and a short recovery

[Gerardo]

[Gerardo]

Way to go Gerardo!!!!!! That'a the way to get Faith going.

Congrats on a great deer with a great bow!

Bisch

[steadman]

Congrats on a great buck with a special bow!  

[pdk25]

Thay's a great buck, and a fine looking bow. Congratulations, Gerardo.