Craziest thing I ever saw from deer when I was hunting happened this year. I see a medium(maybe 8 to 10 pt in the 100 inch range) sized buck come limping into my area. He beds down about 55 to 60 yards away. It is early, so I figure I will wait it out and see if any other deer move into the area. I waited until 9:20 a.m. and then decided if I could get down to the ground without him spooking then I could possibly try to stalk him. I have never gotten the chance to try a stalk before. Since I had climbed a small white oak with vines on it(noisy to climb) I had to go extrememly slow and deliberate. It took me about 35 mins to get 3/4 the way down the tree. So, I am about 8 feet from the ground and here comes a doe. She walks right over to that buck and stands there, tail half up, waiting on him. He gets up and they walk about 10 yards over to some pines and they start breeding. I never thought I would ever see such a thing. I was amazed and dissappointed. Here, I was hoping to try my first ever stalk, but then I got to witness a truly special occurence. I was cursed and blessed all at the same time. After about 2 mins I figured, I might could sneak since they are pre-occupied, but after climbing down another 2 feet or so they trotted off. It was a neat hunt!

TBO