Hurricane Sandy stalk

[NatureBoy]

At noon (30th) I went outside of the building at work to dump the trash and the sun was out! Earlier it had been blowing and dumping rain with Sandy still on the horizon. I knew I had to take advantage of the window of opportunity with this break in the weather. I grabbed my camo FrogToggs and bow and was out in the woods about 10 minutes later. The wind was blowing steady from the SE. I made a big loop around bedding to put the wind in my favor and then started in, very slowly stalking, stopping, watching, listening. Almost immediately a white flag caught my eye. It was about 100 yards to the N and was browsing on the acorns that the storm had brought down. After a couple minutes of observation, I could tell it was a buck with a small chocolate rack. Predator mode took over and I crept closer to him, one careful step at a time. At one point the wind swirled and I thought I was busted. He looked up and then stepped into a pine thicket and vanished. I wasn’t sure if the hunt was over or not. After a few minutes of waiting I crept on, low and soft. I closed the gap from where I last saw him and slowly came out from behind a tree. And there he was, standing like a statute, quartering sharply away from me, staring intently at something to the N. This was my chance. I looked down to check where my next footstep would land, stepped out, estimated the shot at 35 yards and let one fly. He instantly dropped, without a sound. I knew immediately that I had misjudged the shot distance and had spined him, right in the neck. So I closed the gap quickly and sent a final arrow through his vitals - and then stood there hardly believing what had just happened. Yeah I know, guys take bigger bucks all the time. I myself have stalked bucks, in fact last year I stalked one from the ground that made this guy look like a dwarf. But I wasn’t able to seal the deal. This one is special to me. He’s my biggest successful ground stalk buck to date. I had a plan, and all of the pieces fell into place. I saw a window of opportunity in the weather and took advantage of it. There was some good fortune involved too. I couldn’t be prouder of this buck, or happier of the outcome of my Hurricane Sandy stalk.
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[wibowhntr]

Congrats...nice when a plan comes together!

[Sweet Shot 7]

Congrats!

[HuntMeister]

Congrats!
IMHO, anything with a bow is a trophy and to do it on the ground is even more of an accomplishment!!

[BGHUNTER]

Cool story. Congrats

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[Cash 18]

Cool Hunt, nicely done

[headgear]

Cool story and nice buck, congrats.

[Dewey]

Congrats!

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[Edcyclopedia]

Gr8 hunt - Spectacular!

[natvbearhntr]

Thanks for sharing your story, congrats on the buck!

[goldtip5575]

congrats

[U.P. MAN]

Very cool.

[dan]

congrats

[hammered 16]

Nice congrats

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[Singing Bridge]

Quite a thrill, shooting a,buck on the stalk. Great job, great buck!

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