Post by osprey on Oct 20, 2011 9:29:54 GMT -5
What a great morning to be hunting! Walked back to my ground blind about 6:30, jumped 4-6 deer out of every food plot I passed in the dark. Was barely in my blind with the door closed when deer started coming back out, by shooting light had 3 yearlings and a small, year and a half old 8 point playing at 20 yards. Watched those deer for over an hour, then a spike came out and the 8 pushed him around, threatened him, worked over some saplings showing off and worked some licking branches. Finally, just before 8am, saw a bigger deer off on the outer corner of the woods, a nice buck. He turned and walked the 100 yards toward my blind along some young oaks I planted a few years ago, came right to one of the yearlings that was feeding in the clover. 25 yards, sights on his shoulder, flintlock at full cock, Boom! Not only does the flintlock bark, she bites, too! ;D He ran off stumbling into the woods, fell back in the pines. Big bodied buck, would have been a nice 8 but one tine was broke off even with the main beam.
Neighbor shot just after I did, my shot chased a big doe to him, so we spent the next hour helping each other drag out deer.
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Neighbor shot just after I did, my shot chased a big doe to him, so we spent the next hour helping each other drag out deer.
Pics to follow...
