Wow what a night, took me til this am to get all the footage up and even then, it's shortened to fit Photobucket's limitations/restrictions.
Where to start?
I picked Ben up and we headed to my honey hole. Ben was up to video and I told him with the doe sightings we've been seeing in the honey hole, if a good doe presented itself for the camera I would go ahead and take a doe out of this herd. Previously to this night I didn't feel it was necessary as the sightings were usually down. The doe must be rebounding.
After settling in, it was long until I noticed Ben perk his ears to the woods to his right, he quickly turned to me and said Bear! Bear! Seems the bear I video and you may have watched from Friday night decided to show himself again. Were he was was through some thick hickory leaves so I pulled the camera from the arm as I had a better opening then Ben did and this gave Ben a chance to video him with his camera. He hit an opening so I made kissy sounds to the bear and he stopped and sat down and looked for us.
ENJOY THIS BEAR VIDEO: Click Me.
After the bear moved off we settled back in again. I heard noise behind me and I turned and looked through the thick foliage and I saw a flicker so I quickly glassed the area....deer I told Ben then I saw an antler move, BUCK I said to Ben and he turned the camera as the buck moved out from directly under us by that time.
I noticed immediately this deer has been shot and just Friday my cousin who hunts our adjacent farm told me he nicked a branch and hit a 6 point. I had no doubt it was this one alive and well.
PREVIOUSLY HIT BUCK VIDEO: Click Me
The buck moved off down the field and disappeared. He fed for quite a while out in front of us and didn't seem worse the wear from the shot.
It wasn't long when I spotted a lone deer coming down the CRP field. I glassed it and was surprised to see a lone doe coming. No fawns in sight. We couldn't have choreographed it any better. I had my 82nd perched and ready and contemplated a 40 yard shot when she turned and come right in.
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She's a big nanny with no milk so she hadn't had any fawns this year. Hard to say if she was barren but she was a fantastic doe to take down. I hope you enjoyed the video. Ben did an outstanding job.
