Well, I could have shot your deer 2 or 3 times this AM but everytime I got ready to I was positive something bigger with horns was just behind the next tree. First thing bright and early a very nice doe came my way. I got all turned and situated for the shot and she cooperated. Came right in and turned broadside at 22 yards. HOWEVER, she and the two with her were all nervous and jittery and kept looking down their back trail with nervous twitches. I watched them come for 80 or 90 yards and they didn' t take two steps without checking their backtrail.
HE had to be on their trail....right? NOT!!! They fed by and circled around me 270 degrees and wandered off. OK, I' ll shoot the next doe. WEll she came along very shortly and bedded about 60 yards before she got to me. Then one came from the other direction but veered off 50 yards away. Then 6 came sprinting through the woods from the direction the others had come. Well, they' re really all nervous and checking their backtrail. OK, I know
HE is surely coming now........ NOT!!!! Four wander by 35 yards away and two small ones come in and bed 15 yards away.[

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] I hate that.... now you have to be extra still and move like a turtle. One is looking right my way and the other 180 degrees out.
HE never showed up. The others bed down the hill 75 yards away. All does buttons and fawns. Now I want to get down but don' t want to screw up the tree by being busted in it. I threw my water bottle at one. I missed... he just chewed.[

] I threw my saw. He chewed. I finally just waved and cleared my throat. They jumped up and jogged 25 yards and walked away. Lots of time left
445 Supermag. Mdbowhunter said he probably wouldn' t make it down this weekend. WE' ll get you some meat between now and Jan 31.