I took last Friday to hunt at a friend's farm. Was walking to the stand when I heard noise in a bottom - the grunts told me this buck was after a doe. Shortly, she popped her head up, saw me & decided I was safer than staying & getting molested. She crossed where I had just walked & he was following. I sprinted to make up for lost distance until I saw his rack at what I guessed to be 30 yds (turned out to be 40). Hunkering down, I watched as he made two bounds & nearly crossed the road. I bleated to stop him & he looked at me as I was in full draw. I waited a half a second too long but released w/ my 30 pin dead center of his chest. He ducked but I saw the arrow hit him. After he ran, I checked the arrow & confirmed my fear: low, probably not lethal.
Last night my buddy made up for my loss w/ a 270. I guessed he was an 8pt approx 120" . He confirmed there was an arrow wound low behind right shoulder. Maybe next time....
Saw a legit 150" at same bottom/field edge the next evening but too far for a shot. Lots of fun regardless!
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Fun hunt, congrats to your bud.
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You did have a fun hunt.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Sounds exciting, at least it was someone you wanted to get that buck...
Expect the Unexpected when you least Expect it...
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