Rammer

I finally got to sit this evening for the first time. The wind wasn't perfect, but I had to get out. I hadn't been in my stand for a minute when I had a coon walk by, and deer started appearing. I end up seeing 12 does/fawns, and 1 buck.

I told myself if a doe presented itself, I would take it. I had a doe coming in at a good clip, when I turned for some odd reason to check a licking branch/scrape behind me, and I had a doe there. I end up taking the doe behind me at 8 yards with the new G5 Striker. The doe managed to go about 50 yards before piling up. I got both lungs and the top half of the heart.

Meanwhile, the doe that was coming in steady was still on her way, she caught the trail of the doe I had just shot and started to circle downwind of me. I happened to have 2 doe tags, so I took her at 32 yards as well. The second doe I shot with a mechanical (as I only had the 1 free Striker in my quiver, my pack of them hasn't arrived from Cabelas yet).

My batteries on my camera died, so I didn't get a pic of both of 'em.

And to make things more interesting, I had a 125" 4x4 come by at 26 yards as well, you have no idea how tempting it was to fill all 3 of my archery tags in 4 minutes......

Here's a picture of the first doe.

BowHuntingFool

WOW, sounds like you had a great hunt! Busy one aye??? Congrats!!!!

GregH

Nice does. What's wrong with tagging out with 2 does and a P&Y buck in the same night? Quite a feat if you ask me.

BowHuntingFool

That is true!!!! That would of been kinda cool!

buckmaster

congrats man! but i would of had to take all three if i could.

Rammer

Thanks guys! Yea, that buck had no clue how lucky he was. I figured 2 deer to butcher was plenty for one nite, and I've been wanting to top my biggest archery buck for a few years now. So as soon as a 136" buck presents itself, he better watch out!

I drove by another stand location well after dark on my way home, and there were 5 bucks within 150 yards of that stand. 2 of those bucks will exceed the 136" mark pretty good, so as soon as the wind cooperates I'm going to hunt those bucks.

Finch

Congrats on the eventful night. Would you have been done for the year if you had decided to take that buck?

Rammer

I wouldn't have been done. I can get more doe tags for archery, they're unlimited. I also have 4 rifle tags as well, 2 bucks/2 does.

My goal is to be done archery hunting by pheasant season, I run a hunting lodge, and I run out of time to hunt for myself.

Mr.G

Atta kid Rammer....think I know a guy that would take some of them backstraps off yer hand too...

BigJ71

Way to go Rammer!!!

Congrats on the double....it'sprettycool to double up.