My day started at 5:15 AM when I got to the farm. It was about 27 degrees. I suited up and my hunting buddy and I headed into the woods at about 5:40 or so. The legal hunting hours are ½ hour before sun up to ½ after sundown. Sunrise today was at 7:17. At about 5:45 we saw 8 to 10 does, too early and way too dark for a shot. I got into my tree stand at about 6:10 and settled in. At 10:30, I had to get down and stretch my legs. I found another spot and stayed there for about an hour.
At 12:00, my buddy and I went and got lunch. When we finished, he went home and I went back out. Only this time, I brought my stool because my back couldn’t take the tree stand anymore. I set up right under my buddies tree stand. It is about 3 to 5 yards off the main trail, which is also used by the deer. As I sat there, dozing on and off, I saw and heard nothing.
At 2:00 I heard a noise behind me. I turned around and saw the ass end of a deer! The head was behind a tree. I figured it was a doe. As I got my bow ready for the shot, it took off sprinting down the path, about 3 yards in front of me. That is when I realized it was not a doe, but a 5 point buck!! It was too quick for me to get off a shot so I just sat there and watched what turned out to be my one and only shot, run off into the woods. I can’t believe how close he was to me. I finally gave up and called it a day at 4:00. My back had called it a day about 2 hours earlier.
On the way home I saw two does in someone’s backyard. I though about pulling over and getting the bow out and taking a shot but came to my sense quickly. At least I know he is out there and I’ll get him next time.
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