I take some time off this week each year and decided that I was going to shoot the next good buck that presented a good shot. I sat most of the day yesterday but didn't see a deer the whole day. The temperature dropped today and the winds switched giving us (my dad and I) good off wind set ups. At 7:00 I saw a buck headed my way and quickly decided that if he gave me a shot I was going to take him. He did just that and at 10 yards I let the arrow fly, he bolted straight down the hill and thought I saw him go down. I texted dad and told him about the encounter. We decided that he would head over in a couple hours giving him a chance to hunt a little longer. At 9:00 I climbed down and slowly made my way over to where I thought he was, I could see that he had died right where I thought. At that time Dad made his way over and we went to get him, always something fun to experience together. My deer seem to end up at the bottom of a valley or a drainage ditch but this one was right by our access trail with a short down hill drag to the truck, perfect!
Congratulations to everyone who have gotten their deer and good luck to those still out there!
