After those guys came through the woods woke up and squirrels and birds started moving around. Funny how every squirrel sounds like a monster buck! After about an hour, and with little warning two does pop into the clearing I am sitting over. I was able to stand and grab my bow without being noticed. I had just started putting tension on the string when the first doe got behind some brush. No shot. She then continues behind a large tree and I draw, but she doesn’t stop on the opposite side. No shot. The second doe follows behind the tree and I remain at full draw. She clears the tree...and stops, quartering. I center pin, check level and drop the string. Thwack! Good hit. She grunts, bucks, turns and runs a half circle around my stand. Seconds later it’s silent. I hung my bow and took a few minutes to let the adrenaline subside then climbed down. Good blood at the shot site and even though I knew where she was headed I followed the blood. A short 20-30 yard track and there she was. Got both lungs and heart and the rage did it’s thing. Shot was at 7:40 and she was at the processors by 9:00. Couldn’t be happier with how the season started!
Way to get us on the board dude. And on opening day at that! nice public land freezer queen. Let's keep it rolling!
Awesome job siwulat! Very nice work on getting the doe! Congrats man. Let's keep it going team!! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Congrats on the doe! Great job! Way to get us movin'! Sent from my SM-G930V using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Thanks everyone. We've got rain in the forecast all week so no post-work sits for me unless something changes. It's supposed to cool down pretty significantly too so that'll be a nice change from the heat we've had.
Hey fellas, I got this buck this evening after watching 60+ deer enter the field. It was really amazing seeing so many deer and twice that many across the road from us. Behind us in another pasture were tons of elk. Hope to kill a couple does this week. I’ll get him measured tomorrow. Not a beast by any means but I’m happy with him.
Jerry, way to go! Solid harvest and great shooting! And good luck sticking some does this week as well.
Wow. Beautiful buck!! Congrats JGD!! Great shooting. Good luck on the does and nice job scoring on the first buck for our team!! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
just picked up my meat from the butchers from last weeks bear! Inner tenderloins for dinner tomorrow and maybe even a nice breakfast sausage meal in the morning! Let's keep laying things out boys!
