Too many deer and this doe (pics)
11-12-2006, 11:20 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Norman OK USA
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Too many deer and this doe (pics)
Well Saturday morning was pretty incredible. It was 26 degrees and dead calm, as I watched over 100 deer exit the alfalfa field and head my direction. As they made the 500 yard walk to the tall cottonwoods along the river bottom I made sure I was ready to go. I noticed 2 very nice bucks, one 8pt that would score in the mid 130's and a 7pt that was very similar. The herd split into two groups, one heading for my tree line, the others heading for my buddy.
The majority of the deer entered the wood patch about 100 yards from me, and milled around for quite a while. All the doescame through first, and I passed not wanting to scareaway the bucks.Then one by one, the bucks began to head towards my tree (I still don't know why). After 7 little bucks came and began feeding around my stand the two big boys headed my direction. They got to 35 yards,well within my comfortable shooting range, and ate bedded down behind a bush and I had no shot, even if I wanted to there were too many eyes around to draw. Eventually the little bucks wandered off and the two bigger ones followed, never offering a cleanshot... It was time for breakfast and I was pretty disappointed but I couldn't overlook how cool of a hunt it was.
Sunday morning was different, not as cold and very windy. I saw 22 deer only 11 of which were does, there was one nice buck that never got within 70 yards and all the rest were like the bucks in the video that is attached.
I shot the very first doe right at legal shooting hours and she went about 40 yards. The slick trick 100 is responsible for the exit wound (directly through the off side shoulder) at 20 yards. The blood trail could have been followed at a steady jog. She dressed out at 104lbs. It's amazing the size difference between deer that gorge themselves on alfalfa all day and deer that roam the woods in search of acorns. Anyway enjoy the pics
Little Bucks Video
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v411/dwd2001/?action=view&current=MVI_1471.flv
The majority of the deer entered the wood patch about 100 yards from me, and milled around for quite a while. All the doescame through first, and I passed not wanting to scareaway the bucks.Then one by one, the bucks began to head towards my tree (I still don't know why). After 7 little bucks came and began feeding around my stand the two big boys headed my direction. They got to 35 yards,well within my comfortable shooting range, and ate bedded down behind a bush and I had no shot, even if I wanted to there were too many eyes around to draw. Eventually the little bucks wandered off and the two bigger ones followed, never offering a cleanshot... It was time for breakfast and I was pretty disappointed but I couldn't overlook how cool of a hunt it was.
Sunday morning was different, not as cold and very windy. I saw 22 deer only 11 of which were does, there was one nice buck that never got within 70 yards and all the rest were like the bucks in the video that is attached.
I shot the very first doe right at legal shooting hours and she went about 40 yards. The slick trick 100 is responsible for the exit wound (directly through the off side shoulder) at 20 yards. The blood trail could have been followed at a steady jog. She dressed out at 104lbs. It's amazing the size difference between deer that gorge themselves on alfalfa all day and deer that roam the woods in search of acorns. Anyway enjoy the pics
Little Bucks Video
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v411/dwd2001/?action=view&current=MVI_1471.flv
11-13-2006, 08:36 AM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
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RE: Too many deer and this doe (pics)
Awesome job dwd, great photos and I love the looks of those trees with the grass's...reminds me of what I see on TV about Iowa...looks beautiful. Nice shot too, great little video. I have to figure out how to get mine uploaded, I have Kurt shooting his six on film and some monsters that'll make you eyes bug out, one in particular.
11-13-2006, 08:39 AM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
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RE: Too many deer and this doe (pics)
Well done, ya gotta love the Slick Tricks. When I shot my Doe, she was at 32 yards, she went to 79 yards and piled up! I followed the blood trail from my tree stand!!!!!!
11-13-2006, 08:41 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Too many deer and this doe (pics)
Thanks guys, it was definitely a lot of fun.
Thank you, the camo is beautiful. I had the stick bow in the truck but I didn't take it because my shoulder is so torn up that it kills me to shoot it, especially when it's cold. Not sure why but the compound doesn't hurt very badly.I go under the knife in late December.
ORIGINAL: PA Hardwoods
Way to go dwd2001. Congratulations. What no stick bow in your hand? What's up with that? Oh by the way nice Camo
Way to go dwd2001. Congratulations. What no stick bow in your hand? What's up with that? Oh by the way nice Camo
