Well I found this deer about 3 weeks ago while scouting
some public land with a friend. I actually had 2 deer
about the same size about 10 miles from each other. With
no acons it made it a little easier to see what they were
doing....go figure.
Both bucks were in the thickest parts
of the woods. The only thing I saw that weekend was a small bear and some nice tracks.
I marked the spots on my GPS and went home.
I couldn't leave VT until monday night because my son who
is 8 years old got his first deer Sunday night on VT youth
weekend.
I got to my stand tuesday morning before daylight using my GPS. Around 7:00 a deer started blowing. Well it was another hunter just getting into his stand.
Turns out to be 2 hunters and the wind was at the deer. I stayed untill 9:00 and decided to check out the other spot for that night.
I walked to the place I had marked 3 weeks ago and saw
that the buck was still in the area. I cut his track in the frost
so I put my climber up and sat that night. He was a morning
buck and his track wasn't very old so I didn't think we would
hookup. I was right. The next morning I got in before light
and around 7:15 I saw legs and half his body comming. At
75 yds he turned and went up the hill out of sight. HUGE!!!
I still never saw his head!!!! I knew he was over 200lbs.
I sat back down knowing he was going to the other side
and I saw sign there of him 3 weeks ago. I got down at 10:00 and moved over to the other side and sat that night. I also went to dicks that day and got some Doc's doe sent and buck sent. On my way out I found a fresh scrap about 75 yds from my tree. I saw his tracks in it so I used the Doc's on it. I put the tursal gland on the leaves beside it and went back
and moved the stand 25yds closer.
The next morning I got in my stand and was hoping he stayed
on that side. Around 7:00 I stood up knowing he moves around then.
At 7:20 out from under some hemlocks he stood. All I could say was HOLY SH..... He stood behind some mountain lorials at 25yds. He started moving to the scrap and through the opening to fast. At full draw he stopped behind some more trash.
He then started to do a nose curl and rake the trees. He took another step and raked another shrub than made a scrap. I had to let down. I looked ahead to find another opening. I ranged a tree at 30 yrds. I looked back at him and he was still pawing. He was pissed at the sent I put down. He did another nose curl and started walking to the scrap. When he got to the opening behind the tree I let the arrow fly. It was about 38 yds and it went just in front of the hip and lodged in the front sholder.
I was shaking after the shot, but calm before. I sat there
for awhile and thought about what had just happened. I left
the deer and went back to my truck to call my dad. I went
back a couple hours later with a friend and found the biggest
buck I have ever arrowed lying 150yds from where I shot
him. I can't explain the feelings I had but they were all good.
He ended up being 8 points and 225lbs.
THANKS,
G
My CT 8 Point. (PIC)
