We had them working tonight.

Ben was going to get there til way late but his buddy Mike was going to hunt Ben's walnut stand. I offered to film Mike and he jumped at the chance so I headed in before hand to set up and film Mike coming in. No sooner was I near the stand when 2, count them 2 nice bucks jumped up. They were bedded under the stand. Damn it I thought. With them gone I set up quickly.

I filmed Mike coming in, he got up and was all smiles when I told him of the bucks. He was still setting up when 3 does came out behind us and across the field. We laughed.

I sat there looking around when I saw movement below us. I couldn't believe it, NOT 15 yards away a 1.5 year old doe stood up. She layed there the entire time I climbed up and set up, and when Mike walked within 10 yards of her and climbed in and set up. She was either fast asleep or didn't care. She stood, browsed, urinated, defecated and slowly walked away. Suddenly Mike pointed out in the field and a buck was moving toward us. I called a little and had him committed when he spotted the doe below us and headed her way. He dogged her all over and then lost interest. He was in the field so I called go him some more and got him to come right in. Sadly with light faded, I heard the arrow go low and miss. The buck stuck around and I called some more. I called him back under us and into the field and a second buck came in as well. They postured around each other and I called them both back under and around the stand until they busted a second doe and away they went. The doe came from our right and the bucks went downwind and circled us to her.

SO CLOSE!