Let me start by saying, "Let the Fergie Clause be in effect". Lol Today started like any other day of Oct hunting season. I sat for 2.5 hours and saw nothing, although my anticipation was high due to it being a fine morning for hunting. At around 8:45 I checked (tried to check) my phone for the time. I accidently turned on the speakerphone with a loud beep-beep. Dang! So I try to quietly turn it off and accidently hit the voice-dial button, to which it responds (Loudly) "Please say a command", not once but 3 times as I tried in haste to kill the phone. Finally, I just stuffed it in my pocket. (Wanted to throw it against a tree!) So, I sit still for another 30 minutes and call it a morning, as I knew my brother over the ridge would soon be ready to go. So, I tie my bow rope, pick up my water bottle and Thermacell, and head down the tree after carefully surveying my surroundings for deer. I climb down. My feet touch the ground, I reach for my bow to knock an arrow just in case something slips up on me. I look up, and lo and behold here is a deer at 15 yds behind some trees eating acorns without a care in the world. The only problem is, my bow rope is still attached to my bow. No time. I nock the arrow as I am leaning behind my tree. I peep around the tree and dangit, it's coming towards me. I wait till I get a good shot and let it fly. (Mind you, it is misty and overcast, and thick. I am shooting a 50 point doe.) The deer kicks up and barrels headlong thru the woods to another shooting lane and is flopping and bleating. I say I am gonna put another arrow in it to be safe. I draw back and try to walk a little forward only to realize my safety harness is still attached to my lifeline on the tree. (Which really sucked because when it ran out it almost jerked me over backwards. Hilarious!!) The deer expires a short way off and in the creek as usual. I walk up to the deer and Dangit!!!! it's a spike with hardly any antler. How in Hades I did not see those. Crap!!!! Oh well, it's my deer now and it's on ice for the processor. Maybe we should all use "Voice-Dial" instead of grunt calls. Ha Ha! Here he is. (Oh, and by the way Jeff, if your reading, this was with the Bowtech. I will connect with the recurve one day soon hopefully.) Sorry for the crappy pics. I was in a hurry to get him on ice and my, non-photographer daughter was behind the camera.
If you saw what a drag I had with 4 hours of sleep (brother has a bad back), you probably coudn't muster much more of a smile either. Lol I am happy. I have backstrap and sausage. What more could you ask for.:D
:D I knew the fergie clause would take place soon :D congrats LAE Its still a bowkill trophy I did that about 10 years ago myself On a Doe that had 3" spikes, she/he was broadside at 30 yards and I couldnt see em congrats again!!
Funny thing is, I don't think he ever pegged me with the UC on. I was right next to an Oak and I think he was confused.:D
Congrats on your first buck !! While not what you expected... it will be a hunt to remember !! Good job !! Tim
Great story and congrats on your buck, my buddy had the same exact thing happen on our farm last weekend.. He shot one, we tracked it, found the body, and he said "Holy crap it's a buck, not a doe! "... Looks like you have some great meat, congrats! That is more bone than I have down this year
Haha, great story. Congrats. I'll take a story like that over "I sat over the food plot and the deer came out the same time they always do and I shot this big buck" anyday. Good job.
That's exactly right! Congratulations. Seems the first one is always the hard one. There will be more to come. Way to go.
Great story.. K and I both laughed out loud at the visualize of you nearly being jerked off your feet by the safety line. Glad we're not the only ones doing that kind of stuff out in the woods. Congrats!!!
