After spending countless hours walking my butt of in the offseason, I felt that I really was starting to understand a very touchy bedding area. This is an area where a big buck could slip out any direction and I would not even have a clue. I knew there was a good buck using the area but all I needed to do was confirm this. I setup a couple mock scrapes using Buck Fever Synthetics during the summer with trail cameras over them. It wasn’t long after and he started showing up in early July. My suspicions were confirmed. As season approached I was putting more than one game plan together to get in this area to kill him. I headed in on November 3, setup between two good known bedding areas. I could kill a deer from here but felt I could get a good eye on what was really happening in this area. It turned out to be a great observation stand. I was able to lay eyes on him four different times that morning. I adjusted my setup for the evening hunt of November 4. That night it worked just as planned, except for the buck not giving the killing shot. So I watched his next move from there. On November 7, the wind changed and I knew it was time to dive in and kill this buck. That is exactly what I did. Put the sticks and stand on my back and really took my time going in. I felt I was really close to where he was bedding, so being as quite as I could, would be a must this night. After a pretty uneventful evening, with 15 minutes to go in the hunt, he stands up. Once he got up on his feet, I knew he would work his way toward me with the wind direction that evening. I was able to close the deal on him at 9 yards. With a good shot placement, he only ran 65 yards and buried himself into the think nasty brush. The adrenaline really started flowing and I couldn’t have been any happier. This buck was using two different bedding areas that were very close to each other. His bedding area was determined on what way the wind was blowing that day. Every encounter with this buck showed that he always walked quartering or straight into the wind. I really feel that, if I didn’t take a mobile approach that this deer would still be alive today. I bring you “Heavy Hitter”………………
Congrats on the buck and great write-up. Looks like you camo taped your sticks...I did the same. Really cuts down on noise and they don't stand out near as much.
