RE: Official Team "The Shafts" (11) Thread
Guy's !
This morning I was planning on working ,but never got the call ,so since i was up I decided to go hunting .It was snowing pretty good and I figured I would probably be wasting my time but I'll go anyway's .I walked into my treestand at 7:00am and it was still dark out .I wasn't in my stand 10 minute's and I see a dark object crossing the field toward's me ,at that point I wasn't able to tell whether it was a buck or a doe ,I lost sight of it and figured it went into the bush I was in down the road where I couldn';t see it.It was just breaking daylight anyway's so I wasn't sure whether I'd be able to get a shot at it anyway's ,so it was just as well. After about 20 minute's had passed I noticed something moving in the bush about 50yrds up wind from me and since the snow was laying on the tree's it was pretty obvious that it was a deer ,but at this distance I still wasn't able to determine whether it wa a buck or doe yet.It was coming right to me and as it closened the distance I realized that it was a buck ,and he was a good one worth taking for the team.If I had to take a guess I'd have to say he would probably go 120 + maybe better .As he approached the 30yrd mark he stopped behind a tree and that's when I decided to come to full draw ,I'm sure he heard me because he put his nose in the air and started to smell and he continuously looked around .Once he figured he was safe he started to wander a little closer but I was still unable to get a shot at him for all of the young growth he stood behind .I held and held and could tell if he was to turn a bit to his right I would have a clean shot and he would only be 20yrds away broadside ,Perfect eh? but oh no he has to go to his left and stay behind the brush pile till he was safe and getting out of distance that i was unable to get a clean shot .At one point i thought of trying to drive an arrow through a very small opening and hitting him high behind the shoulder ,but thought that that would be irresponsible to try to take a shot that gave me a very low percentage for success. He hung around for a few minute's but never gave me another shot .I had my finger's crossed but I guess that's how thing's go .I'll be back out tonight to see if maybe he'll come back the same direction that he went and maybe this time I'll be able to make it count. Sorry guy's but I'm really trying to get some inch's added to our score .
I'll let you's all know how thing's go tonight .
nubo