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09-19-2007 | 02:15 PM

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Mike.....

Nope. I saw him last year on 9/12.....then I didn't se ehim again until the day after Thanksgiving. Right now....if I were him....I'd be eating beans!

When they get on the acorns.....I'll stand a chance. Until then.....I think my buck sightings will be REALLY sparse. I've seen 2 velvet 6-pointers, so far. That doe, this morning.....was the most beautiful deer I've ever seen

Jeff,
I know exactly what you mean. That is the most beautiful one to see. Last year, I posted a story on here and was ripped up pretty good (or good attempts were made at ripping me up would probably be a better phrase), but it didn’t bother me. Because I knew what had happened, and I knew what it meant.
I don’t remember for sure but my story was posted in either a thread to do with head shots, or the bad snow storm that took place up in the north east last winter. Never-the-less my story was about a small doe that I shot with a rifle in shot-gun only territory. It is a story about me breaking the law, and some could not see past that small detail. But I appreciated that little doe that I shot illegally with a rifle more than any other buck I’ve killed with any other weapon, including my bow. You see, I needed that one; it was the holidays and we were trapped far from home, in a terrible snow/hail/sleet/ice storm with no power for a long time, with no end in sight. Roads blocked with downed trees for miles. Weather and news reports were bleak. No word on when power would be restored and the food was getting really low. The few houses that were near by, got together and started trying to figure out a plan for meals, and conserving food. I was a young father of a one-month-old little boy whose mother was nursing him, and now having her food rationed, so I did what I had to do. I did my job, as a hunter, father and friend; I broke the law and killed a little doe. I didn’t travel to this area to hunt and I only brought my new 30-06 to show it to my wife’s uncle who is also a hunter, since it was my Christmas gift that year.
I thanked mother earth and shed a few tears that day. I was truly humbled, and I thanked that little doe many times over for what she’d given us. Everyone there knew what I’d done and didn’t speak a word of if. There was an abnormal respectful silence thing taking place. I guess I’m not a creative enough writer to get the feeling across, but I’m actually glad it happened. I know I have some crazy ideas when it comes to hunting and use some crazy tactics, but that experience changed the way I feel about taking the life of another creature and what that sacrifice means. I have a respect for them that I would not have gained if this chain of events didn’t take place.
I’m glad you got your doe Jeff. And I wish you luck with the rest of your season.
KP

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