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Old 11-19-2006 | 12:05 PM
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Default I hate the rut!

But only when i'm hunting a doe! I went down this weekend and setup saturday and didnt see much. It was youth season for shotgun but i only used the shotgun saturday and went out this morning with my crossbow. My dad went to a different site and dropped me off and i headed for the blind. I had 10 deer in when the feeder went off and some monster bucks. I could only shoot a doe thoughFinally a big enough doe came in that i decided to take her. She got chased around and was spooky from the bucks rutting her hard. Finally she gave me the greatest semi quartering away/broadside shot ever! So i got a good rest off my leg on a chair and squeezed off the shot. This is the first time i've shot at a deer with a crossbow mind you. I didnt see anything but deer jump up in the air and head for the woods. I heard it hit so i thought it was good. This was at 7:30 a.m. I stayed in till 9:30 and got out to look for my arrow. It was sitting there with white hair all around it[]Not such a good hit. She jumped and i just cracked the briskit. She ended up coming back around at 10 but i didnt know it was her untill i saw the cut 60 yars away when she was leaving. She's doesnt look like she's hurt and there was no blood so i hope she does ok.
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