I went out sunday morning and the guy at the sporting goods store talked me into trying some select golden estrus. I figured what the heck since things are heating up here and to my surprise it worked. A 135'' or so buck came into my setup at about 8 am. I decided since I havent been able to get out much Id take the shot. A small twig that I didnt see caused my arrow to miss anything vital. I waited 2 hours before tracking figuring that even though it missed the vitals there was a chance it would be a fatal shot. Turns out it was just a muscle shot, my brother and I tracked the buck about 1/2 mile and then kicked him up and he ran off like he was just fine. Where he was bedded there was very little blood so I believe hes going to be just fine. The buck and I both gained some wisdom Sunday morning.
Around noon my brother and I set some stands on the new property we got permision for. While looking for stand locations we kicked up a buck. I wasnt lucky enough to see anything but the white flag but my brother got a clear view before it ran. We are both pretty good at scoring deer since we raised them for 8 years and he said he swears the bruiser was going to score in the low 200's and says its about a 4 year old 5yrs at the most. Hopefully the buck that lived was an omen that Im going to get the big dude off the new property. Right now Im down with pheryngitis but with all the meds ive been taking I plan on hitting the new place from dusk til dawn this weekend.
Hows everyone elses season going? I see were a sleeper team since none of us are ever on the team post. Hopefully that makes us a serious threat to the dark horses.