Someone Shot my Buck!!!
I've beenhunting a small privatefarm in Bucks County in Southeastern PA since i was 12 (i'm now 23). Theres actually two groups of hunters that hunt thisfarm, us and another group that started hunting there just a few years ago. Since its a small farm, we've come to somewhat of a gentleman's agreement that we would hunt on opposite ends of the farm, so we wouldn't be getting in each others way. Well when i got to my stand this afternoon, i found one of the other hunters around my stand....he was looking for blood from a deer that he hit, so i decided to help him track it. Wouldn't you know it, about 80 yards later we find the deer laying there....and its the same buck that i've been scouting since July. He was an 11 pointer with a 20" spread....by far the biggest buck i've seen up close. I had him by my stand several times but he was just outside of my comfort zone and i didn't want to risk taking a poor shot at the deer. Sorry for rambling on, i just had to vent. I was a little upset to see the buck that i've been hunting all season get shot from my stand...but by a different hunter who didn't have permission to use my stand!!!