6am friday morning (jan 6th) i'm back sitting on the road tripod. i like using a neck-mask for more cover up as the hillock off the west side of the road is nearly eye level with my stand seat and those deer can spot ya. gotta stay Still and Quiet, minimize movement, need a buncha patience for sure.
i saw SO many deer on 7 of my 8 outings that it becomes hard to remember each series of encounters, what i saw, what happened and at what times. but some will never be forgotten. and so it was this morning.
at 6:45am the deer arrived as if on cue - 4 or 5 does from the south and a few does and 3 bucks from the north. they milled around, with the bucks more interested in the rut than food, and within a few minutes the does skidaddled to the nor'west. the remaining bucks stayed north/right side of my stand, and on the road edge. it just seemed like they weren't gonna mosey down south into my big shooting window. the larger of the three browsed to my right, on my side of the road. he was large bodied, had what i thought was a 4pt spindle rack, and he was centered in my small right side shooting window, which was fairly covered up in small tree limb twigs.
it was 6:50am, he was head down in a fairly clear window, and it looked like i could snake in the arrow. considering this opportunity, and the number of remaining times to hunt, i made the decision to go for it. i drew slowly to full anchor, he moved forward slightly, i picked my spot just at the chest hair line, made what felt like a perfect release. a lot happened inside of a second, and as the arrow ticked off a twig, and as the deer dropped and turned, the arrow struck firm for a spine hit and knocked him down to the ground but not dead. i literally slid down off the stand and administered the kill arrow - he was dead within 10 seconds. in any event this 5pt whitetail was the result and i could not have been more pleased ...
... GOT to thank terry green for all his help and guidance in getting me back to hunting - could not have done it without ya, bud! and of course, also david sheppard - one heckuva texas guide! the last whitetail i bow killed was over 40 years ago ... my how time flies. it's Great to be back!!! now i'm counting the days to solana 2013!!!
Topic: The 'SOLANA GAMES' have begun!!! (Read 39161 times)
