Well Guys...after a REALLY, REALLY slow start to the season, and then a caveman-like blood trailing/deer beating incident, things have really begun to look up for me. On Friday morning I saw a big doe as I got out of my stand (at 7:15, to go to work) in my backyard. On Friday afternoon I saw 17 different deer out of a stand in my backyard (could have shot a couple of fawns, didn't see one buck, though). Saturday morning I shot a doe fawn in Letchworth (on Jocelyn's orders). Sunday afternoon I sat in Letchworth and saw 10 different deer, including three small bucks. Monday morning I shot an 8 pointer. The buck was not as big as I would like to take, but it was the last day of the season (that I was going to be able to hunt) and it was an awesome hunt. 
I laid a doe urine trail in to my stand this morning (Tinks#69). At about 6:45 doesn't this buck come struting in, grunting, nose to the ground following my doe-in-heat trail (I couldn't see him until he stepped out of a thicket at 15 yards). He followed my trail right to where I had sprayed the lure onto a tree. He smelled the tree for a second and then continued on my trail, heading straight for my tree stand (where I had walked). I shot him and spined him at about 8 yards. I had to finish him off with another arrow. 
Check out the picture with the arrows sticking out of him. I left him and went back to get my family to help gut/drag (returned in about two hours and found him like that). I have never seen bubbles coming out of a deer like that (pretty crazy). Nice example of a lung shot. Brilyn was really excited to help (not scared of deer anymore...after three this week). Anyway he weighed 115, so I think he might be a two year old with bad genetics (probably a spike last year). I'll check his teeth for confirmation though and let you know. Anyway, it was a great Veteran's Day weekend. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I saw a completely albino squirrel yesterday!!! Has anyone else ever seen one? I got out a field tip and was going to shoot him if I got the chance (which I didn't of course). Would definitely have had him stuffed though. Really cool! Can't wait for Saturday and Shotgun. Good luck all and shoot straight!
I laid a doe urine trail in to my stand this morning (Tinks#69). At about 6:45 doesn't this buck come struting in, grunting, nose to the ground following my doe-in-heat trail (I couldn't see him until he stepped out of a thicket at 15 yards). He followed my trail right to where I had sprayed the lure onto a tree. He smelled the tree for a second and then continued on my trail, heading straight for my tree stand (where I had walked). I shot him and spined him at about 8 yards. I had to finish him off with another arrow. 
Check out the picture with the arrows sticking out of him. I left him and went back to get my family to help gut/drag (returned in about two hours and found him like that). I have never seen bubbles coming out of a deer like that (pretty crazy). Nice example of a lung shot. Brilyn was really excited to help (not scared of deer anymore...after three this week). Anyway he weighed 115, so I think he might be a two year old with bad genetics (probably a spike last year). I'll check his teeth for confirmation though and let you know. Anyway, it was a great Veteran's Day weekend. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I saw a completely albino squirrel yesterday!!! Has anyone else ever seen one? I got out a field tip and was going to shoot him if I got the chance (which I didn't of course). Would definitely have had him stuffed though. Really cool! Can't wait for Saturday and Shotgun. Good luck all and shoot straight!
2 comments:
Not a bad little buck rebz... nice family photo too.
Actually I shot one buck like that before when i came up to him there were bubbles covering his whole side even more than yours at first i thought it was a growth of some sort.
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