I honestly got a little scared today...
11-04-2007, 06:00 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northeast Tennessee
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I honestly got a little scared today...
This morning was 26th trip to the woods. It produced 8 sightings which brought me over the 100 deer mark for the season. THis new farm has been awesome to me. I see 4 deer by 7:15, 3 of them hung around at about 70ish yards. They finally moved off, and I got down a little on the early side, about 8:30. I go to my favorite spot and stalk spot to see if I can make anything happen. There wasn't anything there. We decided to cricle around and check another spot near my stand. We get almos there and a few deer run off. We decided to split up and see if one of us can get a shot. I slowly make my way through the weeds and I happen to look up in the woods and I spot a couple moving up through there. I keep inching closer, they are about 40yds away now, and I look over to my left and there was a small 1.5yr old doe standing at about 70yds. I freeze, figuring its all over. I reach into my right pocket because it was shielded with the weeds, and grab my can call. I turn it over twice and put it back into my pocket, almost instantaneously, the deer turns my way and starts sprinting my way, doesn't have a clue I'm there. I draw as fast as I can, because her path was blocked by a tree. She appears from behind the tree still sprinting, shes at about 30yds now, she spots me now, and throws the brakes on. Staring at me at 25yards I bury the 20yd pin 1/2 way up her body. I pull the trigger only to see something straight out of the matrix, she hits the deck as fast as she can. It was pretty much the split second I hit my release. I know I know, don't shoot at an alert deer, but at 25yds, bow shooting almost 290fps, I didn't think she could possibly duck that arrow. To tell you the truth I was I got a little antsy when she was running full force at me. Just a "different" encounter, I'm still a little upset I botched the shot, but I did everything I knew to do, the shot was headed perfect, only to see the deer literally hit the dirt.
Being on eye level with a deer like that and them not knowing you are there is uncomparable to stand hunting. It's just a whole different rush for me.
Being on eye level with a deer like that and them not knowing you are there is uncomparable to stand hunting. It's just a whole different rush for me.
11-04-2007, 06:28 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: I honestly got a little scared today...
Awh ya big sissy [8D]
You should have let her come on in jumped on and applied a rear naked choke hold with both hooks sunk in UFC style Just funnin coug. better luck next time Mr. stealth 
You should have let her come on in jumped on and applied a rear naked choke hold with both hooks sunk in UFC style Just funnin coug. better luck next time Mr. stealth
ORIGINAL: Cougars09
This morning was 26th trip to the woods. It produced 8 sightings which brought me over the 100 deer mark for the season. THis new farm has been awesome to me. I see 4 deer by 7:15, 3 of them hung around at about 70ish yards. They finally moved off, and I got down a little on the early side, about 8:30. I go to my favorite spot and stalk spot to see if I can make anything happen. There wasn't anything there. We decided to cricle around and check another spot near my stand. We get almos there and a few deer run off. We decided to split up and see if one of us can get a shot. I slowly make my way through the weeds and I happen to look up in the woods and I spot a couple moving up through there. I keep inching closer, they are about 40yds away now, and I look over to my left and there was a small 1.5yr old doe standing at about 70yds. I freeze, figuring its all over. I reach into my right pocket because it was shielded with the weeds, and grab my can call. I turn it over twice and put it back into my pocket, almost instantaneously, the deer turns my way and starts sprinting my way, doesn't have a clue I'm there. I draw as fast as I can, because her path was blocked by a tree. She appears from behind the tree still sprinting, shes at about 30yds now, she spots me now, and throws the brakes on. Staring at me at 25yards I bury the 20yd pin 1/2 way up her body. I pull the trigger only to see something straight out of the matrix, she hits the deck as fast as she can. It was pretty much the split second I hit my release. I know I know, don't shoot at an alert deer, but at 25yds, bow shooting almost 290fps, I didn't think she could possibly duck that arrow. To tell you the truth I was I got a little antsy when she was running full force at me. Just a "different" encounter, I'm still a little upset I botched the shot, but I did everything I knew to do, the shot was headed perfect, only to see the deer literally hit the dirt.
Being on eye level with a deer like that and them not knowing you are there is uncomparable to stand hunting. It's just a whole different rush for me.
This morning was 26th trip to the woods. It produced 8 sightings which brought me over the 100 deer mark for the season. THis new farm has been awesome to me. I see 4 deer by 7:15, 3 of them hung around at about 70ish yards. They finally moved off, and I got down a little on the early side, about 8:30. I go to my favorite spot and stalk spot to see if I can make anything happen. There wasn't anything there. We decided to cricle around and check another spot near my stand. We get almos there and a few deer run off. We decided to split up and see if one of us can get a shot. I slowly make my way through the weeds and I happen to look up in the woods and I spot a couple moving up through there. I keep inching closer, they are about 40yds away now, and I look over to my left and there was a small 1.5yr old doe standing at about 70yds. I freeze, figuring its all over. I reach into my right pocket because it was shielded with the weeds, and grab my can call. I turn it over twice and put it back into my pocket, almost instantaneously, the deer turns my way and starts sprinting my way, doesn't have a clue I'm there. I draw as fast as I can, because her path was blocked by a tree. She appears from behind the tree still sprinting, shes at about 30yds now, she spots me now, and throws the brakes on. Staring at me at 25yards I bury the 20yd pin 1/2 way up her body. I pull the trigger only to see something straight out of the matrix, she hits the deck as fast as she can. It was pretty much the split second I hit my release. I know I know, don't shoot at an alert deer, but at 25yds, bow shooting almost 290fps, I didn't think she could possibly duck that arrow. To tell you the truth I was I got a little antsy when she was running full force at me. Just a "different" encounter, I'm still a little upset I botched the shot, but I did everything I knew to do, the shot was headed perfect, only to see the deer literally hit the dirt.
Being on eye level with a deer like that and them not knowing you are there is uncomparable to stand hunting. It's just a whole different rush for me.
11-04-2007, 06:39 PM
#3
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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RE: I honestly got a little scared today...
now have a doe snort from behind you at 2-3 yards while your waitin for the sun to rise in the turkey woods, lol.
i never even knew she was there until i hit the owl call, and got a response i wasnt expecting from an uncomfortably close distance.she was practically brushing up against the tree i was sitting against.
i think i felt her breath on my neck! lol
i never even knew she was there until i hit the owl call, and got a response i wasnt expecting from an uncomfortably close distance.she was practically brushing up against the tree i was sitting against.
i think i felt her breath on my neck! lol
11-04-2007, 09:25 PM
#5
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 99
RE: I honestly got a little scared today...
i had a doe and her two from this year come within 2 yards from the tree i was sittin under this mornin... never even had a chance to raise my bow, but the experience was well worth it, i too agree that see a deer that close at eye level is a whole different story...
11-04-2007, 10:00 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: North Central Iowa
Posts: 1,642
RE: I honestly got a little scared today...
I LOVE to stalk. It is the coolest experience stalking through grass looking for a deer you know is there and then they lift their head up and you have to out stare them for 5 minutes...legs get to shaking and all you think about is " PUT YOUR #%#^ head down you stupid deer!" Up until this year I have only gun hunted. I dont know if I will trystalking with a bow due to the cover that I hunt, but I might have to if the deer dont start cooperating with me.
11-05-2007, 04:10 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,608
RE: I honestly got a little scared today...
I'm with Predator; that's an awesome experience.
I hunted from the ground all the time, till I got my climber 5 years ago. I've shot 2 from the ground, one at12-yards and one at15 feet. And I've missed a couple at those distances (I had a REAL bad problem withbuckfever [:@]) . It's definetly agreat experience.
I hunted from the ground all the time, till I got my climber 5 years ago. I've shot 2 from the ground, one at12-yards and one at15 feet. And I've missed a couple at those distances (I had a REAL bad problem withbuckfever [:@]) . It's definetly agreat experience.
11-05-2007, 05:12 AM
#9
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: El Dorado Kansas
Posts: 1,311
RE: I honestly got a little scared today...
I have to hunt on the ground because I don't like heights.... not afraid to say it either... your boy king is a puss 3 feet off the ground.
So, I hang in tall grasses and willows and shadows and use my 13 years of woods experience to be absolutely deadly.
So, I hang in tall grasses and willows and shadows and use my 13 years of woods experience to be absolutely deadly.
