The sun had not crested the horizon when I spotted the first of 2 does to bed 45 yards from me. Then I heard hooves in the leaves behind me. I looked over my left shoulder and spied a doe being followed by a very late and tiny fawn.
While watching them the two bedded does either saw some thing or smelled something which made them stand. the larger doe started walking circles trying to find the source of her discomfort.
Then I heard more footsteps coming up the bluff . Two deer, one a large doe was being followed by a spike buck. My bow was in my hands and I was hoping for a shot at the big doe. I was trying to use just my eyes to keep track of all the deer now around and so very close to my stand. Yet another deer appeared. This one a 2.5 year old 8 point. He sparred lightly with the spike and then cleared a spot to lie down. as he lay down 20 yards from me , the spike followed his lead and lay down as well.
The 2 larger does were still on their feet and were slowly feeding away from me. For the next 2.5 hours, I watched the 2 bucks. groom, chew, get up and change position. I hardly drew a breath for they were so near.
Every 20 minutes or so I would spot one of the does roaming and eating. Finally one of them was making her way back towards me and I hoped again for a shot. at 30 yards she too lay down and now I had 3 bedded deer inside 30 yards!
As the morning warmed , the wind increased and shifted ever so slightly to the S. It didn't take long and all three deer were on their feet looking for me.
Can you find the 3rd deer(the doe) in this photo. ?
Topic: Making memories at 5 Pines ( update 1/1/16) (Read 3838 times)
