Yesterday i hunted on Ft. Sill, OK. Was the only hunter in a huge compartment. Saw several deer in the morning but did not get a shot.

By about 17:30 i was sitting in a lawn chair under some trees overlooking a field. Then decided to get in the nearby tree stand. At about 18:00 two does came in, one immediately went to eating and seldom looked up. The other was antsy, sometimes stamping her feet and snorting; sometimes she would eat a few bits and go back to her act.

The distance was about 180 yards and the deer were not coming closer, i passed on both. Finally the antsy doe gave a loud snort and both deer took off. In about 15 minutes both does were back, closer this time; about 140 yards. i waited until the antsy doe turned broadside and i took a shot. Both deer ran off.

Got out of the stand and checked the area where the deer was standing-no blood no nothing: It was a clean miss. Didn't feel like climbing back into the tree stand so went back to my lawn chair under the trees.

In about 20 minutes both deer were back again. Distance was about 140 yards. Waited until the antsy doe turned broadside, got a good rest, aimed a little high and fired. The deer went down with a spine shot: Time was 19:15. Quickly reloaded and got to the deer quickly. She was blinking her eyes so i shot her in the head.

The doe was 101 pounds live weight. The person who aged the doe at checkin said she was old. If that doe had a fawn this year she lost it very early. Many does here lost their fawns due to the heat and drought.

Distance was 146 Army paces.

Gun: TC Encore .50
Scope: Zeiss 4X32
Powder: 120 grains of Goex Pinnacle 3F
Bullet: 250 grain Shockwave in black sabot
Primer: Winchester shotgun

Congratulations on you harvest.

Congrats on your hunt.


I see you discovered the secret. Cool hoofs makes better tasting meat.

Congratulations on the deer. That's a long shot.

Congratulations Falcon. That doe was begging to be Wacked.

Looks like you had to finish her with a head shot.

Congrats. Wonder what was making her act that way. Maybe she was just old an senile - like a few of us in here.

Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it was hunger; she was not a fat deer. We're in a drought here. The deer and other grazers have had nothing green to eat for about five months. We had a good rain about ten days ago that got the grass to growing.

Way to go pal. Don't know why they act this way at times, but I have seen it.

Deer are like people. They have different body types and different personalities.

We get some three year old does that are 90 lbs. and some that are 115 lbs. Both healthy - just different body types.

I've sat in a box stand over my food plots and watched the same group of does feeding several weekends in a row. Some of those are always very nervous. We had one big old gray faced gal that couldn't feed for more than ten seconds without jumping.


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