Duc's 1st Bow Buck!
11-01-2006 | 10:46 AM
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Duc's 1st Bow Buck!
Well, I was finally able to connect on Monday Oct. 30. I slept in Monday morninig b/c I was tired from working the night before. I headed out for the woods about 1:30 that afternoon and decided to try a new spot where I have seen numerous rubs. I unpacked my climber and set up in the only tree that would give me a decent shot. Well, the tree was too big and my bottom part of the climber kept slipping. So I packed back up and went to the spot I have been hunting for weeks.
It seemed like the worst hunt ever since I was soaked in sweat and just killed 30 minutes for nothing. I finally get setup in my stand and started to wait. About 5:10 I saw a buck about 75 yards out. I have seen him cross at this spot before. I grunted a few times but it didn't affect him. He continued walking ignoring my calls. Iguess he was almost deaf because I let out one loud grunt and he finallystopped right before the crest of the hill. He stood for about 5 minutes and started my way. He messed around in some laurels and was heading the wrong way again. I grunted a couple more times and he was on the right track. I had to let my bow down twice and finally I decided to take a shot. There were two trees about 25 yards from me that had asmall opening that I had to shoot through to get to him. I settled my 30 and 40 yard pin on his chest and squeezed the trigger. He jumped and then walked off. I knew I hit him b/c I saw the arrow's flight.
I gave him 30 minutes and went after him. I jumped him out of his death bed and decided to back out. I drove to my parents (2 hour drive roundtrip) to get my dad andmainly to kill time. We went back after 3 hoursand jumped him again. So I took my dad back home and told him that I would get him the next day.
I found him yesterday morning not more than 20 yards from where I stopped the night before. I should have known not to track him the first time since I didn't hear the death kick.
Its an 8 pointer and I came up with a score of 99 5/8". I hit the top stomach and got one lung. This is my first bow buck.
Sorry to be so long-winded.
It seemed like the worst hunt ever since I was soaked in sweat and just killed 30 minutes for nothing. I finally get setup in my stand and started to wait. About 5:10 I saw a buck about 75 yards out. I have seen him cross at this spot before. I grunted a few times but it didn't affect him. He continued walking ignoring my calls. Iguess he was almost deaf because I let out one loud grunt and he finallystopped right before the crest of the hill. He stood for about 5 minutes and started my way. He messed around in some laurels and was heading the wrong way again. I grunted a couple more times and he was on the right track. I had to let my bow down twice and finally I decided to take a shot. There were two trees about 25 yards from me that had asmall opening that I had to shoot through to get to him. I settled my 30 and 40 yard pin on his chest and squeezed the trigger. He jumped and then walked off. I knew I hit him b/c I saw the arrow's flight.
I gave him 30 minutes and went after him. I jumped him out of his death bed and decided to back out. I drove to my parents (2 hour drive roundtrip) to get my dad andmainly to kill time. We went back after 3 hoursand jumped him again. So I took my dad back home and told him that I would get him the next day.
I found him yesterday morning not more than 20 yards from where I stopped the night before. I should have known not to track him the first time since I didn't hear the death kick.
Its an 8 pointer and I came up with a score of 99 5/8". I hit the top stomach and got one lung. This is my first bow buck.
Sorry to be so long-winded.
11-01-2006 | 11:04 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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From: Hughesville, PA USA
RE: Duc's 1st Bow Buck!
Great job on the recovery and real good buck duc, congratulations and a lesson learned, if you don't see/hear them go down.....WAIT....had ya done so, he'd been in that first bed, maybe the second but great outcome. Another good buck for team 28.
They are starting to fall which coincides with the season. Great job and good photo. Way to go.
They are starting to fall which coincides with the season. Great job and good photo. Way to go.
