Got a nice 9-pointer this morning***picture
11-24-2002, 11:39 AM
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bronwood GA USA
Posts: 37
Got a nice 9-pointer this morning***picture
I had planned on hunting a buck this morning that I saw chasing does late Friday afternoon when the dim light had prevented me seeing his rack clearly, but a light trace of a breeze was blowing out of the east, which I knew would hurt those plans. As a result, I went to different stand on my farm, one with corn and clover.
Deer were moving pretty good again today, as we're still in the early stages of rut, with does not being at all receptive.
After seeing 4 does feed in and out of my patch, and 2 young bucks, a spike and 7 pointer which come by chasing the does at different times, I continued to wait, but I knew I was going to have to leave my stand a bit early, by 9AM, as I had to come in town and pick up my daughter from an all-night event at church. Fortunately, about 8:30AM I glanced to my left and saw a nice buck coming across a field and headed towards a single doe that was feeding in the corn. As I was raising my rifle and getting ready to decide if he was a shooter, he took off running with excitement towards the doe. She ran in the woods and I was afraid he was going to follow her. I wished I had my grunt call in hand so I could try to stop him, but did not. Fortunately, he stopped on the edge of the woods in the patch, as I popped him with my Blaser .270.
He weighed 208, had a inside spread of 18 inches, and looks great in the back of my pick up truck!
Here's a picture of him:
Deer were moving pretty good again today, as we're still in the early stages of rut, with does not being at all receptive.
After seeing 4 does feed in and out of my patch, and 2 young bucks, a spike and 7 pointer which come by chasing the does at different times, I continued to wait, but I knew I was going to have to leave my stand a bit early, by 9AM, as I had to come in town and pick up my daughter from an all-night event at church. Fortunately, about 8:30AM I glanced to my left and saw a nice buck coming across a field and headed towards a single doe that was feeding in the corn. As I was raising my rifle and getting ready to decide if he was a shooter, he took off running with excitement towards the doe. She ran in the woods and I was afraid he was going to follow her. I wished I had my grunt call in hand so I could try to stop him, but did not. Fortunately, he stopped on the edge of the woods in the patch, as I popped him with my Blaser .270.
He weighed 208, had a inside spread of 18 inches, and looks great in the back of my pick up truck!
Here's a picture of him:
11-24-2002, 11:54 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Athabasca Alberta Canada
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RE: Got a nice 9-pointer this morning***picture
very nice buck Springhills congrats!!
Hunt for the sport, share the outdoors and most of all be safe and enjoy it......know your
back stop when shooting!!
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Hunt for the sport, share the outdoors and most of all be safe and enjoy it......know your
back stop when shooting!!
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11-24-2002, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WV USA
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RE: Got a nice 9-pointer this morning***picture
nice buck and a fine lookin rifle
"She said if I hit that fishin hole today, she's be packin all her things and she'd, be gone by noon....I'm gonna miss her, when I get home."
"She said if I hit that fishin hole today, she's be packin all her things and she'd, be gone by noon....I'm gonna miss her, when I get home."
11-24-2002, 10:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: South Central Missouri
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RE: Got a nice 9-pointer this morning***picture
Congrats to ya Springhill Farms, a job well done, sounds like you've got a lot of activity there.
The best of luck in all your hunting endeavors!!!
God Bless,
Dave
The best of luck in all your hunting endeavors!!!
God Bless,
Dave
