DEER # 3 FOR 2002
I have a stand that I havent been to since weekend before last. So I decided to hunt it tonight. The wind was perfect,the weather called for scattered showers and the corn was just harvested and they were in the process of harvesting the corn field just to the north about a 1/2 mile. I bumped a small 8 point bedded in the meadow on the way to my stand. I got in my stand around 3ish and was in the process of nocking my arrow when 2 button bucks about 36 yards away were coming towards me. I spent a good 45 min watching these 2 just browse and mill around. They eventually made their way to the cut corn field. Around 5pm I could see a big deer with 2 smaller deer trotting along the field and then they cut in the woods in front of me and then down the ridge, they trotting along at a pretty good pace as if something had spooked them off the field at to me. They came in really fast so I kept the tree infront of me between me and them so they wouldnt see me when they came down the ridge. The larger of the 3 deer stopped in front of me and the 2 fawns were right behind it . I couldnt see the big does head so I knew she couldnt see me so I drew back and I touched the release and the arrow found its mark. The deer ran away from me and I watched its backside run off, all the while the fawns followed the deer. The blood trail was easy to follow and I found my deer no farther than 65-70 yards from my stand. I walked up to my doe and said OH @*$@ it wasnt a doe it has a 4 inch spike on one side and a fork horn on the other.Well now I have used both my buck tags and cant take another buck till next year. Im not real happy. So I guess I have learned a good lesson. Next time I will wait until I can see the head and Identify what sex and size the deer is before I shoot. Some lessons I guess I have to learn the hard way.So now I can doe hunt or camera hunt or take my son hunting. I post a photo when I get them developed.