Thanks.

Here are some of the details of the hunt. Left work early and was in my stand by 4:30 pm. Had moved my standw days earlier to get on a more heavily used trail. This buck came in about a half hour before sunset and was headed to a stock pond. I had a 30 yard shot opportunity through an opening and as I drew before he reached that point, I somehow cocked my bow sideways such that the arrow fell off the rest and dropped 15 feet to the ground. It didn't bother the deer and he continued on for his drink, unfortunately he was then out of range.

I had put some Myles Keller Hot Doe Gel on my boots at the stock pond before walking to my stand. After his drink, he got a whiff of the scent and started acting like a teenage boy with a peep hole into the girls shower room. After a period of frisky activity, he raced down another trail and I thought he was gone for good.

There were other deer feeding in the area, however noon were shooters.Figuring this deer wasn't coming back, I kept an eye out foranother larger buck that I had also seen in the area. A short time later, this deer came trotting back down the trail. I think he was looking for the doe he thought was in the area. He left the trail and came directly towards my stand. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity at hand and released an arrow when he was at eight yards from the base of my tree. The Rocky Mountain Synper tipped arrow did its job. I caught one lung and the liver with a complete pass through.

I waited until dark, climbed down and left the area as I was unsure where the hit was even though I could hear that it was a solid hit. Iwent back at 10:30 pm that evening and we found him 60 yards from the point of the hit. I have taken many does with a bow and this is myfirst bow buck. He's not a record breaker in terms of antler score, but I amvery satisfied with the hunt and the positiveresult. I have 10 bonus antlerless tags this year and am looking forward to having some fun filling a few of them. Good luck to each of you on your hunts. North4

Here's the picture to go with the previous post

North4

Congrats on your first bow buck!!

Tim

Nice pic and great hunt North4.

Congratulations North4.

Guys, haven't hunted much but plan on hunting more this weekend and next week. My mother had a devastating stroke, so I have been spending a lot of time in the hospital which is 50 miles away. Good luck to everyone and I hope to be on here more.

Prayers sent for your mother.

Nice pic north4
Guys i almost made it happen Thursday morning. Had a 125"-130" 10 point come in with very narly bumpy bases. only promlem, he came in at 28 yards with just enough brush in the way for a clean shot. if he had been 25 yards i would of had a wide open shot. When i first spotted him he was going to give me about a 15 yard shot then he turned and went thru the brush. I also had seen him the evening before on the other side of me but it was to late to see good enough to shoot as i was just getting ready to climb down anyway. I have been finding GREAT rubs it seems like everywhere and also got a good pic of a nice fat 8-point. here is a pic for you guys to enjoy. Good luck everyone. Time to hit the woods. Dan

cougar mag, i hope all goes well with your mother. some things just gotta come first.
Dan

Thanks guys for the thoughts about my mother. I actually was able to do some hunting today.

Success guys! Score one for Team Predators. Not the biggest rack(7 pt.), but a mature, big bodied buck which was estimated to be 5 years old. The buck weighed in at the processor on his scales at 230 lbs field dressed. It took us 3 hours to drag him out. This is the only property I hunt that an ATV cannot be used It just about killed us crossing the 2 wide, deep creeks. Glad they weren't full.

It was a wild morning. First I passed on a 6 pointer only to see him later being pushed around and harassed by my buck. Though I am very happy with my buck, 5 seconds later a larger, big racked buck came onto the scene after hearing the commotion. This other buck was at least 22" wide inside spread, but I do not know how many points. I will give him a try later in the week after buying another set of tags. Pictures later.

Congrats on connecting Cougar. Good Luck on the rest of the season.