Okay, so let me start by saying this is my first year of deer hunting and I have loved it! Anyways, to get to the point. My buddy and I had the opportunity to head down to a cabin that I have access to that has a little over 100 acres. We hunted mostly evenings for about three days without seeing much. On our last evening we are hunting the corner of a field out of a double stand that has a path facing directly towards our stand coming out of the woods. Just before 5 my buddy nudges me and I look to my right and down the path to see a nice buck just staring at us. He stares for about 5 minutes then starts to work his way down the path towards us. As soon as he enters the field he is within 40 yards (my heart is pounding by this point and I'm just trying to stay calm)but I hold out as he is still coming straight for us. He makes it to about 20 yards and turns broadside (pretty much perfect). I let the arrow fly and make what I thought was a good shot. I was right, the nap did the job and we watched as he bolted into the woods and heard him crash to the ground. We gave him about 30 minutes and headed inside to warm up. After another 20 we headed out and quickly found the blood trail. Followed the trail about 50 yards when we found him piled up. I was stoked to say the least. It was a great first experience hunting as I'm now addicted!
CONGRATS and patience pays off ! MOST would not have even been out .Good job nice BUCK !!!I love hunting when there is SNOW on the ground..What part of Ohio??
Congratulations brother! Welcome to the addiction that is bowhunting! There is just nothing like it....getting connected to your roots as an apex predator. Awesome deer too!
CONGRATS and patience pays off ! MOST would not have even been out .Good job nice BUCK !!!I love hunting when there is SNOW on the ground..What part of Ohio??
let me say congrats also. I remember my 1st yr deer hunting like it was yesterday. but there is a couple of buts. 1st I was gun hunting and 2nd I had a few does come out of the swamp on the 1st day of my hunt. so on the 2nd day I ventured down in the swamp to the river and climbed up a tree. I got my buck about 9:30 in the morning. he was a 10 pointer but with shorter tines than yours. but I was so excited when I found my deer and he had 10 points. I was hunting with 2 friends that was hunting near by. so I started yelling at them that I had a 10 pointer. not thinking that I was ruining the rest of the morning hunt for them, LOL. but they were great guys and didn't complain but drug my deer out while I went after the van. I had to wade the river and was soaking wet, LOL.
no matter what you get in the future you'll always remember this one as the best.
sherman
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