Season opened Saturday but due to other commitments I couldn't get
out til Monday morning. About two AM all hell broke
loose....biggest thunderstorm I can remember recently. Hoped it
would blow over but hung around til noon. I had an evening stand
picked out so waited til then. Most of the summer I've watched a
group of does come out into a field along a oak grove about 5:30
ish. A planned I was in my tree by 4. I didn't get the bottom
platform of my climber adjusted quite right and was at slight
angle. It was pretty muggy out and I had already sweated more
than I had wanted so I thought I would just deal with it. About
30 minutes in I was beginning to second guess my self. ( 15 minutes later I didn't have to worry about it )A light
rain had started to fall and it was hard to hear much with the
noise.Some hickory nuts had been falling but I
heard something a bit different. I slowly turn to see two fawns
browsing almost right under my tree. Couldn't see the mom and
didn't want to make too much movement and possibly be spotted so
I hung tight watching to see if she would come out.Sure enough
she stepped out into the field while the fawns were still hanging
under my tree occasionally looking up at me it seemed. Frozen so
not to spook them I'm watching the mother walking away. They
finally decide to join her and at 20 yards I draw back and let
her fly. After a loud thwack and a big kick, she runs off with
about 10 inches of arrow sticking out After an awkward jump over
a small fence and a mad dash down through the woods I heard her
crash.The rain had started to pick up again so after about 30
minutes I got down to look for blood even though I was pretty
sure I heard her go down. I found her piled up about 50 -60 yards
down the hill. The 2 blade rage made a good size entry wound and
stuck in her opposite shoulder.Got the wife to take some pics,
dressed her out and got the tractor to pull her out of the woods
and take her home. Thanks for reading !
First hunt of the season
