Hey guys, put one down for 50 pts and some fine eating and another fond, exciting memory, she wasn't just a doe. Hunted first thing this morning w a good friend, Luke Converse a true American hero as he retired from the Marine Corp just a few years ago after 25 years, purple heart amongst countless other medals but I digress. This morning hunt put several doe along with their fawns under 20 yards but to not disturb the area, I left all these does walk despite a big nanny being broadside at 14 yards. Those of you on my FB account can see those pics. After the hunt and after cutting and loading a truck full of wood, Luke and I retired to our own residences to relax before the evening hunts. A text partway through the day told me I'd be on my own for tonight so after running to the local pro shop and picking up a Rage Quiver, some Tracer Nocks, a new pack of Rage broadheards I resighted and checked my BowTech RPM 360 after just setting her up this week. I needed extra equipment as I wanted to have her and my Destroyer 350 ready in the lineup. My Destroyer has been tried and true including it's blood stained riser. :-) Again, those on FB would have seen this post as well. I decided to head to my honey hole and as many of you will remember, I have 2 stands there, a food plot stand, which isn't a plot this year and a pin oak stand... I decided I'd sit in my food plot stand for the second time. I also decided to take a doe tonight if the perfect doe came by. I consider a perfect doe one that will drop quickly and disturb next to nothing if things go according to plan. At 6:45 this evening, that plan was set into motion. I just got done texting my reply to my girlfriend Stacy that I hadn't see anything yet. I no sooner put my phone in my pocket when I herd her to my left. Oh my, she's a good nanny.... she's definitely a prospect... the path she was going to take would put her on a patch 18 yards away in the overgrown food plot. She hesitated just before entering when her over zealous doe fawn pushed her forward. As she trotted out, I drew. By the time I was in form, she stopped just beyond a bush that I already knew was 26 yards. I've kept several of these overgrown bushes in the plot not only for yardage references but they also rub on them, they scrape under them and I simply like how they look. In the pic below she stopped by the second one out in the lower left hand corner, the closer being 19 yards. She stopped quarter away, I settled my 30 yards pin just behind and at the bottom of her heart and loosed the arrow. The arrow replacing my pin and I knew she wouldn't be going far. She whirled, heading out the formerly mowed path (center/right) in the pic above and crashed, a mere 30 yards. As darkness fell, I was able to laugh at the little red glowing nock out in the overgrown plot. She's not just a doe.... she's table fare, she's a gift, she's conservation, she was exciting, a great adversary, she's a fond memory and she's mine. I was excited, my heart raced, my breath quickened and I was pumped. Equipment if interested: BowTech RPM 360 GoldTip Pro Hunters Blazers w wrap Rocky Mt Snyper (still had one, otherwise Rage) Viper Pro 2000 sight LimbDriver Pro V rest TracerNock
Thanks for sharing your story with us, that was a good read. Loved the pictures and congratulations on an awesome day!
Thanks for the heads up on getting her bud! You write some of the best stories out there Rob. Congratulation's my friend!!
Well done and a great story Can't wait for a story about your next buck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Congrats again, Rob! Love that the stand continues to produced even without an active plot. Great spot you have there.
Congrats brother!!!! Love the story and the pic's!!! I look forward to sharing some of that fine venison!!! Awesome job!!!
