I went out this morning to one of the best days in the woods. This was my first " real " hunt since having my shoulder surgery last year , I've been working/ struggling to get back to shooting a high fifties weight bow and all that work paid of this morning. I was hunting a stand in Rush, NY that has always been very productive or maybe just a lucky spot. I got in my stand about 6:30 this morning and as soon as I got settled in I could hear something that sounded a lot like a buck making a rub. At first light I had does running like crazy about fifty yards from my stand, this lasted for about 10 to 15 minutes this kind of confirmed that there might be a buck in the area. I watched the does for about a half hour then it got quiet until a fox walked about 10 yards away from my stand , its amazing how they can sneak up on you without you hearing them. A little after 8;00am I could see a small buck about 75 yards from me through some thick stuff. I gave him a quick grunt which caused him to head my way. To my surprise he had two bigger bucks following him. The 4 pointer passed me at about twenty yards and hot on his tail were the other two, the second one was the biggest of the three . I had to wait until he was done grooming himself until he offered a good opportunity . I came to full draw just as his front leg came completely forward and after the shot he went less than 50 yards. When I got up to him I found that he had 5points on his left and 3 on what was left of his right side. If his main beam wasn't broken he would have been at least a 9 or 10 point. If I can figure out how to get pictures on here I will post them tomorrow.
Topic: Good Luck NY Bowhunters! (Read 34191 times)
