1-01-11 Great last day of the season.

Decided to give Fort AP Hill one more try for the season closer. The hunting hasn't been that great for me there this year (on the base) but you gotta hunt on the last day.

I killed a doe around noon and was dragging her out when I saw movement down a lane in a pine cut-over. At first I thought that it was multiple flags from deer running away. I slipped off my stand and dropped my dragging rope while kneeling down. I crawled to the nearest tree for a good rest and saw what I thought was a white plastic bag blowing around in the wind. As soon as I got the scope up my heart skipped a beat......piebald....heading right to me! When it hit a small dip I lost sight of it and took the opportunity to stabilize my rest better and check shooting lanes. He came up the hill right to me and I was debating whether to shoot him or not but when he turned broadside at 30 yards the debate was over. He was a button buck and not that large, but shooting a piebald is a once in a lifetime opportunity so I'm happy to have harvested one.

The biologist that checked the deer said that he had not heard about this deer nor had anyone else at the check station.

Now to find the money for a mount. I would just tan the hide, but the ears are pretty unique and would look great on a mount.









Mitch