It was 6:34 am, we had been sitting about an hour and all the sudden a really nice buck comes trotting on the hillside about 60 yards from me. up hill and lots of brush in the way, but my hubby says if he ain't getting closer, SHOOT! So i did and he did a face plant, then got up and charged right down the hill toward me. He did another faceplant about 15 yrds in front of me and then ran like a mother down the ravine. I was so hyped up I didnt even think about shooting again! My hubby saw it and said it looked like he was hurting. We let him set 3 hours and when we went back to look for him only a little blood where he laid a few times and then NOTHING!! My first shot at a buck, a nice buck! and I blow it!

Not wanting to hunt there tonight we went to a piece of land we have only hunted on 2 times in 5 years. I walked in and saw a hunting shack about 150 yards across a picked field. I positioned myself behind a tree shielded from the shack. I figured they saw me walk in. MY BAD. At dusk, I used my estrus bleat and had 4 doe's flanking my right side, then I saw a nice buck, I hit the bleat a few more times and he just seemed to disappear. I looked to see where the doe's were and noticed they were between me and the shack. I decided to take cover just in case and 5 seconds later a shot hit 5 feet above my head. I had tree shrapnel! Very big day! I hope tomorrow has this much adventure!!!!! []