My 1st bowkill was last year. I had hunted this spot a little and had seen a really nice P&Y 10pt. He had circled me while rattling and had got downwind and blasted out of there when he winded me.
It was 11/4 and I had been on stand for about an hour. I was sitting there watching some squirrels, when directly behind me it sound like a tornado was ripping up a tree. I spun around and could see this deer about 7 yrds off the base of my tree. I must have been pretty intent on watching those squirrels or simply daydreaming. His head was hidden behind a tree and I stood, watching him, KNOWING it was the nice 10pt. I drew, put my pin on him and shot him perfect. Him and his small 8 pt rack went about 40 yrs. Wrong Buck. Ok for 1st one. Lesson learned, make sure its the big un'