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10-14-2009 | 08:10 PM

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Hoyt_Viper

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From: Horse Country, VA

The deer with nine lifes!

After several days of dealing with a kid with the flu, a wife with a bad cold and of course me having what was inevitable…a cold too, I finally got in the woods by 8:30 AM. I sat in the tree as still as I could with a runny nose and holding in coughs until I had to get down, drive home and chug some cough medicine and take a few sinus pills. By the time I got in my truck, around 3:00 PM, with all my gear in the back it starts to rain. Oh well, I said I was going to hunt today so I did. I got my rain gear and went to my new Primos Eclipse blind that I have had setup and covered with limbs since late August. Needless to say the deer have gotten accustomed to it as part of the landscape. I have to admit it’s the nicest blind I have hunted out of, almost 7’x7’ and tall enough to stand up with a zipper sunroof and 360 degree windows. By the time I got situated and organized it was raining and close to 6:00 PM as I sat watching the clover field and the edges of the tree lines. I was almost to the point of packing it up but had to take a double take when glancing towards the clover plot, and yes it was what I thought and only dreamed about all year…a beautiful big bodied perfectly symmetrical 4x4 3yr old buck. One I have never had a chance to see, much less have a shot at. I pulled the range finder out, but with the rain and the branches I couldn’t get a true yardage, it was giving me anywhere from 6 yards to 30 yards. On top of that the light was so low I had to turn the lights on my Apex sights just to see where I was going to put my arrow. He was perfectly broadside and I guessed a minimum of 20 yards so I set my 20 yard pin on the vitals and let loose. I heard it what I assumed was an impact, the deer jumped and took off. Instantly my mindset was to wait a while before getting out of the blind to track him and bring home the prize! So you would think…within 5 minutes he had circled back and slowly made his way back into the clover, dipping his head to eat and then looking around with his nose in the air. I nocked another arrow and once again took a shot at the boiler room, the arrow went right over his back, and skimming it and making him once again dart out of sight. I was so frustrated it took everything I had to keep from yelling a few choice cuss words. I thought for sure he was gone, but just as before he reappeared as if only a horsefly had bit him. I had one arrow left and waited this time for him to come closer but it never happened. He started towards the other side of the clover field and I was determined to put him down and tried to range him again, with no avail. Once again I aimed lower and let it fly and thought for sure it hit its mark. He bucked and darted out of sight into the tall briars. With no arrows left (my other arrow had a crack in it so I left it in the truck) I was just hoping for the best, until he showed up 10 yards from the blind nose in the air trying to figure out what the hell was going on, kind of like me! I had no choice but to watch him at less than 10 yards for what seemed like hours rub a couple saplings, pee and walk right past my window and vanish into the woods. I know for sure he didn’t see me, but I for sure saw him and now the hunt is on…only after convincing myself to not give up hunting.

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