Post by jmarriott on Nov 18, 2014 21:50:39 GMT -5
Well I have yet to pull the trigger on anything. I did take a meat doe (173 pound field dressed) with the bow on November 5. First bow deer in many a year.
I passed on a fork horn buck and a basket rack 8 point. Opening morning. Hunted over 12 hours straight with only a 30 minute break to get a drink and take a restroom break.
Second morning I saw at 250 yards a wonderful 12 pointer who would not stop to take a shot at. Not that my 44 mag rifle is a 250 yard laser rifle. I still believe had he stopped I would have arched on into the chest like dan Marino.
I had to work from 3:30 pm till 1 am Sunday night and It snowed a couple of inches. Monday morning found me at the base of a tree in 16 degree weather and 20-25 mile an hour winds. I got set up in the old tree i use when it is windy overlooking a draw the the deer use to lay out of it. I thought if I just close my eyes a bit it will be light. I woke up at 9:30 to my phone going off and dad asking if I saw any deer. I told him no. They could have been all around me while I slept in the hollow part of that tree.
Monday after noon went to the cut corn field near the creek around some pines and saw nothing at all.
I have two more weekends and hope to see that 12'pointer again
I passed on a fork horn buck and a basket rack 8 point. Opening morning. Hunted over 12 hours straight with only a 30 minute break to get a drink and take a restroom break.
Second morning I saw at 250 yards a wonderful 12 pointer who would not stop to take a shot at. Not that my 44 mag rifle is a 250 yard laser rifle. I still believe had he stopped I would have arched on into the chest like dan Marino.
I had to work from 3:30 pm till 1 am Sunday night and It snowed a couple of inches. Monday morning found me at the base of a tree in 16 degree weather and 20-25 mile an hour winds. I got set up in the old tree i use when it is windy overlooking a draw the the deer use to lay out of it. I thought if I just close my eyes a bit it will be light. I woke up at 9:30 to my phone going off and dad asking if I saw any deer. I told him no. They could have been all around me while I slept in the hollow part of that tree.
Monday after noon went to the cut corn field near the creek around some pines and saw nothing at all.
I have two more weekends and hope to see that 12'pointer again
Took a medium sized doe Sunday night. So, now the meat processing begins.
