The past few days that I've been hunting I've been seeing at least 2-3 nice P&Y class bucks and even getting within range a couple times. But I never could get a shot off. Since I didn't have time to put up any new stands this year, i hunted mostly from the ground, which was tough to get a shot at a nice buck without him seeing me.

Today, I decided to hunt some different areas that I haven't had much time to hunt. My buddy and I went to the same place BClark arrowed his buck earlier this season, and he walk a small area of the timber to me. All the trails kinda funneled right to this one spot so I stood there. And a few minutes later a descent buck came running by me. By the time I pulled the bow back he was within fet of me. I didn't even get to look through my sights. He was so close I just pointed by instinct, and the arrow made a descent shot. It was just a little far back, but not too bad. He went about 150 yards and layed down. The buck wasn't as big as the ones I've been seeing earlier in the week, but with tomarrow being my last day of bowhunting before I went back to college, I had to take him. He was a 3X4 with a missing tine, 17" spread. Was my first deer taken with a bow from a drive...

Also my brother got one last night when we were hunting together also. It was also a 3X4, that was 3 1/2 years old. Not a big one but not too bad figuring is was only his 2nd time out, and didn't have time to come back and bowhunt anymore either.
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