I took off work a little early this afternoon so I could get some hunting in this week. The place I picked to huntis a corn field that had been cut within the last few weeks. This field is bordered by some really thick cedar thickets and a nice oak flat that was covered in acorns not too long ago. Glassing the field recently, I'd been watching this group of does come and go on a regular basis. This afternoon, I set up a ground blind on the edge of the corn field right up against a big, bushy cedar tree. The main trail the deer have been using was about 90 yards up the tree line and I figured I'd have annice sub 100 yard shot if the deer followed their normal pattern. Well, I got setup and settled in my seat around 3:15 this afternoon. My rear end hadn't even had time to warm up the seat when I heard some noise in the cedar thicket not too far behind me. I turned my head and heard it again. Well, I shifted in my seat 180 degrees and, not5 seconds later, this doe steps out into the corn field a whopping 10 yards from where I was sitting. It wasn't quite the shot I was expecting, but who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth . She pauses at the field edge foramoment, turns her head to look the otherdirection andit's thenI place a 410 great plains conical right behind the forward shoulder. She bolted 30 yardsinto the cornfield before falling out. I quickly reload, just in case,then look down at my watch; it was3:40 . The reload wasn't necessary. Theshot obliterated both lungs before impactingthe offside shoulder and making an exit wound the size of asilver dollar.Sometimes things just workout better than planned.