This past week we had been seeing him on a regular basis early mornings. He always goes under the big oaks and eats acorns (bumper crop this year) but only for just a few minutes then he’s gone.
Yesterday was opening day here…
I saw a doe come out about 200 yards out and she was standing very still and looked like she was on alert! Then out he came she turned towards my direction and ran about fifty yards and darted into cover with him catching up fast. With only a head on shot I opted not to (big mess to clean a dear if shot like that). Dang gone…thought for sure my one chance had come and gone.
Then about 10 minutes later out comes the doe again back where I saw her the first time, and she keeps looking back as if something was there… She started heading my way again just walking in a steady pace angled right to left. Stops and looks back again that’s when out he comes this time just walking in a slow pace. He keeps raising his head a sniffing the air she must be in rut! Then she turns away and keeps walking at a steady pace heading towards out fence line he gets closer suddenly she does an about face and runs off full speed ahead. He stopped right where she had been sniffs the ground then throws his head back up in the air. Now he is at about 150 yards out now.
I was hunting with my dad’s old 1960’s 740 Remington 30-06 it was topped with his original Redfield Wide View scope. Well I lined up the cross hairs on him and eased down on the trigger…..the buck stumbled forward about 10 yards and dropped like a rock! What an exciting day!
I hunted the last two years and didn’t shoot anything seen many but mostly young or not legal. Patience paid off and we all get a lucky break now and then.
We live in cattle country so very little cover here at my dad’s old place. We keep an area along with the joining property mostly all natural. We enjoy watching the deer and nature it’s our evenings entertainment watching the wildlife and a nice sunset.
Good luck to all this season and we hope y’all enjoyed my exciting hunt.
