December 26, 2007
We were given the opportunity to hunt a new place close to home. I was feeling pretty optimistic and excited since we had not yet harvested anything from our lease in Kyle.
We headed over to the place and arrived right about 3:45 and had to wait for a couple of does to leave so we could get set up. They finally left and Donnie set up the lucky tent blind, lighted a Tinks Smokin' Stick and we both crawled into the blind and started to get settled.
I began to joke around with Donnie saying that watch this a nice big buck is going to come out I will make the perfect shot and you don't have the video camera. Just my luck that we would only have the camera rolling when I miss!
Well in the process of saying this joke, I look up and all I can see are some horns coming over the hill. We had not been in the blind more than 15 minutes. This nice 8 point buck came in and began to eat some corn, not off the ground but licking the corn off the spinner of the feeder. We watched his backside for quite a while and then another buck joined him for supper.
This nice 8 point finally turned and gave me a shot so I took it! Perfect placement! He ran about 30 yards down the hill and crumpled up. I was glad to finally get something but sad that we didn't catch my perfect shot on film.
We were given the opportunity to hunt a new place close to home. I was feeling pretty optimistic and excited since we had not yet harvested anything from our lease in Kyle.
We headed over to the place and arrived right about 3:45 and had to wait for a couple of does to leave so we could get set up. They finally left and Donnie set up the lucky tent blind, lighted a Tinks Smokin' Stick and we both crawled into the blind and started to get settled.
I began to joke around with Donnie saying that watch this a nice big buck is going to come out I will make the perfect shot and you don't have the video camera. Just my luck that we would only have the camera rolling when I miss!
Well in the process of saying this joke, I look up and all I can see are some horns coming over the hill. We had not been in the blind more than 15 minutes. This nice 8 point buck came in and began to eat some corn, not off the ground but licking the corn off the spinner of the feeder. We watched his backside for quite a while and then another buck joined him for supper.
This nice 8 point finally turned and gave me a shot so I took it! Perfect placement! He ran about 30 yards down the hill and crumpled up. I was glad to finally get something but sad that we didn't catch my perfect shot on film.
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