The evening started with a doe devouring our corn in the plot just to the west of our set up, she was tearing whole stalks of corn down as she ate. A little while later we had 2 1.5 year old bucks pass us just out of range in the woods, one had just started to shed his velvet and hi antlers were stained red wit blood nd shards of velvet were still hanging, a cool sight even though he was not a target buck.
Another 1/2 hour brought 2 does and three more bucks to the north of our location, one was a super 2.5 year old that I can't wait to see next year, he already has about 120" of bone on his young head.
After the gang feed into the soybeans 150 yards away, another young buck with a busted mainbeam entered the brassica as if he owned it, we would watch him for the next 20 mins. or so until Shane said "shooter buck in the woods"! I panned the camera but the foliage was too thick for footage, tense moments passed when I finally saw him in my bino's, "that's Tex"! He moved to the NW away from us and I figured he was gone for the nite..........5 long minutes later we spied him on the north edge the plot, he was working his way in making a 180 degree circle around us, luckily the wind had changed and he was circling upwind of us. As I found him in the viewfinder he entered the plot a mere 30 yards away, telling Shane he would have to wait til he cleared brush for the camera, the bruiser stepped broadside and I had a clear view of the vitals, "whenever you're ready" I whispered and just like that the arrow found it's mark! Tex was dead!
Long live the beast!
