FINALLY...
It's been a rough season for me fellas, but I finally came through on a decent 6. Of course I'd like to have a bigger rack, but beggars can't be choosey. Yesterday afternoon, I had nothing but bucks around me from 3:30 on, in all probably saw 8-10 different bucks. I had this one HUGE body deer with only a half rack that was only 2 points. The funny thing was, he was running off every buck that came in the piece of woods that I was hunting. He must have "diverted" 4 different bucks. There wasn't any fighting, he would just walk over to the bucks and they would head the other way. Anyway, around 4, I had a real nice 8 ptr sitting broadside at 24 yards, I draw back on the Switchback, set the pin on him, he doesn't hear me draw, I let it fly....right over his back [sad]
Of course he backs away (doesn't run away)...about ten minutes later, a 9 ptr comes in towards the buck that was running them all away and the big boy runs the 9 ptr right towards my stand. He stops 16 (yes, I said SIXTEEN) yards perfect broadside shot right in front of me. Again, I draw back undetected, set the pin right behind his shoulder, and let it fly...right over his back [sad][sad]
So now my night is over right? Well luckily no...I'd say not 15 minutes later, this guy came flying in the woods after I hit my MAD calls Growler (I didn't growl, just normal grunting), he was walking at a decent pace when he crossed my path at 20 yards. I let out a "maaaa", he stopped, I aimed just BELOW his belly this time. He was quartering towards me a little and this time I was on the money. P [no swearing please] through from the front and exited the back. He went about 100 and piled up...Now I can take a few weekends off to get the TC Encore sighted in for the end of the month
It's been a rough season for me fellas, but I finally came through on a decent 6. Of course I'd like to have a bigger rack, but beggars can't be choosey. Yesterday afternoon, I had nothing but bucks around me from 3:30 on, in all probably saw 8-10 different bucks. I had this one HUGE body deer with only a half rack that was only 2 points. The funny thing was, he was running off every buck that came in the piece of woods that I was hunting. He must have "diverted" 4 different bucks. There wasn't any fighting, he would just walk over to the bucks and they would head the other way. Anyway, around 4, I had a real nice 8 ptr sitting broadside at 24 yards, I draw back on the Switchback, set the pin on him, he doesn't hear me draw, I let it fly....right over his back [sad]
Of course he backs away (doesn't run away)...about ten minutes later, a 9 ptr comes in towards the buck that was running them all away and the big boy runs the 9 ptr right towards my stand. He stops 16 (yes, I said SIXTEEN) yards perfect broadside shot right in front of me. Again, I draw back undetected, set the pin right behind his shoulder, and let it fly...right over his back [sad][sad]
So now my night is over right? Well luckily no...I'd say not 15 minutes later, this guy came flying in the woods after I hit my MAD calls Growler (I didn't growl, just normal grunting), he was walking at a decent pace when he crossed my path at 20 yards. I let out a "maaaa", he stopped, I aimed just BELOW his belly this time. He was quartering towards me a little and this time I was on the money. P [no swearing please] through from the front and exited the back. He went about 100 and piled up...Now I can take a few weekends off to get the TC Encore sighted in for the end of the month
