Well this year has been hectic. I bought my first house in January, proposed in February after 7 years together, found out we were pregnant with our first in March (apparently since January), and lost my granty 3 weeks before my son was born. Well my son arrived sept 28 which put a halt on my moose and bear hunt this year. Now deer season rolled in and I’ve been so swamped trying to balance work and my new life as a dad And I just couldn’t find the time.
yesterday morning I found some time, I get out to the stand pretty early in excitement and grabbed my sd cards and started going through them in the dark. About 20 mins later while just finishing off the last sd card and about 5 mins before legal shooting light I get 5 snort wheezes in a row. I throw down my phone and wait patiently. After 10 mins it’s now for sure legal shooting light, I pick up my extinguisher deer call snd let out 2 young buck grunts, followed by a doe bleat and I then snort wheezed back at him with a mature buck grunt to finish it all off. Well not 5 mins after that I hear him rubbing and stomping his feet. I let go one more snort wheeze and here he comes, right into 40 yards.
the direction he was heading it was now or never as 4 more steps and he would of gotten behind me in the thick. I stop him with a grunt but in an extremely tough position. His head and front shoulders were 95% covered by a large group of trees. I could get just the back lungs behind shoulder. I pulled up, squeeze and he dropped like a turd from a tall cows ***! I was Pumped. Not my biggest deer by any means but freezer meat for a season that I’m struggling to find the time.
shot was a touch back and high. Broke his back and it was 1 and done. It all happened so fast! I continued to sit as my brother was half a km away waiting on a big 12 which never presented a shot. I’m blessed to have had it all come together and have my brother with me to help!
I have 1 more tag to fill, and will be going back out for bow season in hopes for that big boy to come out. If not I’m fine with a big doe for more table fare
yesterday morning I found some time, I get out to the stand pretty early in excitement and grabbed my sd cards and started going through them in the dark. About 20 mins later while just finishing off the last sd card and about 5 mins before legal shooting light I get 5 snort wheezes in a row. I throw down my phone and wait patiently. After 10 mins it’s now for sure legal shooting light, I pick up my extinguisher deer call snd let out 2 young buck grunts, followed by a doe bleat and I then snort wheezed back at him with a mature buck grunt to finish it all off. Well not 5 mins after that I hear him rubbing and stomping his feet. I let go one more snort wheeze and here he comes, right into 40 yards.
the direction he was heading it was now or never as 4 more steps and he would of gotten behind me in the thick. I stop him with a grunt but in an extremely tough position. His head and front shoulders were 95% covered by a large group of trees. I could get just the back lungs behind shoulder. I pulled up, squeeze and he dropped like a turd from a tall cows ***! I was Pumped. Not my biggest deer by any means but freezer meat for a season that I’m struggling to find the time.
shot was a touch back and high. Broke his back and it was 1 and done. It all happened so fast! I continued to sit as my brother was half a km away waiting on a big 12 which never presented a shot. I’m blessed to have had it all come together and have my brother with me to help!
I have 1 more tag to fill, and will be going back out for bow season in hopes for that big boy to come out. If not I’m fine with a big doe for more table fare
