Buck near the Truck
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: KC, Mo.
Posts: 27
Buck near the Truck
So, I went out hunting yesterday. Best day of the year so far. The weather was perfect, slight breeze, 40 degrees, and partly cloudy. I started seeing deer around 4, with a small 8 point walking a nearby ridge. I rattled, and he came in on a string. He walked right under my stand, but he was a 2.5 year old, so he needs to grow up some. I saw 3 more does being chased by a different 8 pointer about 140 yards away. This lasted for about 15 minutes. Well, I decided to get down cause it was that time. When I got to my truck, I opened the back door and put my bow inside. While I was taking off my safety vest, I heard a snort. I turn around, and 25 yards from my truck stands a 160" main frame 12. I almost pissed my pants. He turned and jumped a fence, then stopped 50 yards away and stared at me again. This time I had my bino's out and could see that he was indeed a 12, with a few kickers. He was wide, and he was tall. What are the odds, walking 300 yards to your truck, and seeing a shooter standing right next to it?
#3
RE: Buck near the Truck
That's why i always have an arrow knocked when walking in or out of the woods. When i get to my truck i lay the bow on the ground with the arrow still knocked incase something like that happens while i am changing. I shot my first deer while walking back to my truck.
#4
RE: Buck near the Truck
that just the way it happens sometimes, but if it is rut and there is estrus in there air he will stick around and breed a few more does and then you can shoot him [align=left] [/align]