This could ONLY happen to ME!!
10-26-2005, 04:16 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Posts: 56
This could ONLY happen to ME!!
I've been hunting now for four years, only with a bow. Due to certain health limitations, I have difficulty getting out as the weather gets colder and I have never been able to hunt the rut. Subsequently, I have never even SEEN a buck during hunting season as the area I hunt is public land that is extremely pressured for the deer. This year though, I'm trying some new medication that seems to be working so far and I have made it my goal to get my first buck this year.
I felt really good about today and took it off since the pre-rut is happening here in eastern PA. I've been hunting a little honey-hole that no one else is and have seen a lot of deer, but all just out of my range. Today, I didn't see anything and since we've had so much rain, I decided to get out while I still had daylight since I have to cross a creek that is now more than just a creek. So I pack up, lower my bow, and just as I lean over my seat to start dropping my climber, right in front of me is a huge, wide 8 pointer that looks to be 250lbs. I could not believe it. I looked down at my bow on the ground as he walked so close to my tree that he almost stepped on the quiver. Then.....I cried!
I felt really good about today and took it off since the pre-rut is happening here in eastern PA. I've been hunting a little honey-hole that no one else is and have seen a lot of deer, but all just out of my range. Today, I didn't see anything and since we've had so much rain, I decided to get out while I still had daylight since I have to cross a creek that is now more than just a creek. So I pack up, lower my bow, and just as I lean over my seat to start dropping my climber, right in front of me is a huge, wide 8 pointer that looks to be 250lbs. I could not believe it. I looked down at my bow on the ground as he walked so close to my tree that he almost stepped on the quiver. Then.....I cried!
10-26-2005, 05:21 PM
#8
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Indianapolis,IN
Posts: 89
RE: This could ONLY happen to ME!!
Happened to me once but the buck waited untill i got my climber down the tree and had the top part off, then he busted out of there, he was about 15 yards away, in one of my shooting lanes.
10-26-2005, 06:23 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location:
Posts: 1,314
RE: This could ONLY happen to ME!!
Don't worry it happens to everyone and if it hasen't you haven't hunted enough. At least you kept your cool and didn't let him see you in the stand. NOw you know where to go and get himn tommorow
