The one night trip to Pearsall that yielded a doe didn't quite quench the thirst. That following Monday morning found me at the lease in Spicewood, atop a big elm tree overlooking an 1800s era rock wall and corn feeder (circa 2005). Between deer coming in early and attempting to post updates on a live hunt, I felt like I was doing 100 things at a time, all with little to no movement.
Live hunt here...
Doe and unspotted fawn were in at first light. In fact, I had to wait some 15 minutes to get reasonable filming light. I drew when she was quartering away and the fawn blocked her view. Slam dunk, it appeared. However, as soon as I anchored, she faced directly away. I held and held. She was not cooperating. She walked right out of my filming frame.
With the grace of a drunk walrus, I managed to pan the camera over twice with my right elbow (lefty here) to keep her in view. When I leaned back to re-ready myself for the shot, she caught the movement. At this point I had held for one minute and five seconds. I had a split second decision to make and dropped the hammer. It's the first quarter-to shot I have taken on a deer in many years and I got away with it. Arrow entered through her lower neck and broke the opposite shoulder, taking lungs with it. She bull dozed out of there on her knees and laid down for the last time some 50 yards away.
Click LDP for the video...
Live hunt here...
Doe and unspotted fawn were in at first light. In fact, I had to wait some 15 minutes to get reasonable filming light. I drew when she was quartering away and the fawn blocked her view. Slam dunk, it appeared. However, as soon as I anchored, she faced directly away. I held and held. She was not cooperating. She walked right out of my filming frame.
With the grace of a drunk walrus, I managed to pan the camera over twice with my right elbow (lefty here) to keep her in view. When I leaned back to re-ready myself for the shot, she caught the movement. At this point I had held for one minute and five seconds. I had a split second decision to make and dropped the hammer. It's the first quarter-to shot I have taken on a deer in many years and I got away with it. Arrow entered through her lower neck and broke the opposite shoulder, taking lungs with it. She bull dozed out of there on her knees and laid down for the last time some 50 yards away.
Click LDP for the video...
Nice going, Trey!
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