Okay Ill share

Its maybe my fifth year hunting, and my first kill. On an awesome stand location at the point of a woods overlooking a large soy bean field. Looking the other way, something made me turn around and I couldnt tell you why, but there was a deer coming out of the woods on the other side of the field, it was so far away that you could just make it out. I knew it was a buck, it had to be, opening day, 830 am and its my luck right? Well out of all the options it could have went it went straight towards the point across the field, doing a half jog/walk.

It seemed like an eternity, but I never moved thinking itd pick me out as I was vulnerable from his direction of sight, since it was never planned to have the deer cross the open section of the woods. I could see a GOOD rack, and to me at the time it was a HUGE rack.

It was time, time to move. 75yds out quartering to me, I set up the shot, safety off, sights lined up, and then he froze looking right at me. The stare lasted maybe a whole 2 seconds, but it seemed like forever. I was eye to eye with this buck, like a shared moment Ill never forget, like he knew what the next couple moments in our lives had in store for us.

BANG! I let her rip. The rear of the deer drops a bit as he starts running parallel along the woods im in. At fifty yds. Im reloaded and zeroed in on the deer running from my right to left, BANG! I never saw such a sight, the head and rack of the buck nose dived into the soil spraying dirt everywhere and it lands back towards me. I cannot see any blood but it is still moving on the ground, and I wont let him get away, the third shot I carefully aimed all my might and tried to make the best shot in the world like I needed it to be, and it went through the buck' s heart, and it stoped moving.

Ill never forget that day. It was a nice 8pt, and after examining, I hit the deer all three times. 1st shot skimmed his back making his rear drop when he began to run. The second shot amazed me. I lead him well I thought. The bullet went through the small area between his antler base and the ear of the head, and exited through the ear canal of the opposite ear, causing the deer to nose dive and dig its antler into the soil. The Third shot got the heart.

And my best friend saw the whole thing from another stand adjacent to the action.
That made me a hunter for life.