Well I got a late start and didn't get into my stand until 0645. I had just finished setting up my stand and about 0700 I heard something kicking a lot of leaves up behind me. I got up slowly with my gun and looked back and was surprised to see a beautiful buck about 40 yds. Now the area behind my club tree stand was very thick and I had no shot. I hoped he would walk a short way to a small opening but got a second surprise. A doe walked into that opening and had me lock in an eye to eye stare.

I couldn't move and hoped she would walk off slowly and the buck would follow. But she had other thoughts. She laid down. she stayed there for about 5 or 6 minutes and gets up. Again, I'm wishing she will walk off, but no she runs off!!! He runs after her.

Now I am feeling bad because this guy would have gone on my wall. Well that is why they calls this hobby we do hunting.

Just about 20 minutes later this 4 pt comes in at the same place as the first deer. I would have let him walk off, but he had three points on one side and only one small (1 1/2") point on the other side. I pulled the trigger on him to cull him from our herd.



I was shooting my CVA Apex with 300 gr XTP and 95 grs. of BH209

To finish this story, a young man about 15 shot that nice buck that was following the doe about two days later on a stand about 400 yds from my stand. I'm glad he got it, he is a great kid!!!