A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
Well I climbed up in my tree early Saturday morning in hopes that a blacktail would wander my direction. About 8 a.m. a doe with no buck in tow. So at 9 a.m. I decided to give rattling a try and with in minutes I had a buck coming my direction. He stopped in the littlest of windows from my stand I drew and shot. He jumped and ran to my left and out of sight. It looked like he was having trouble with one leg on the opposite side. So I was sure I hit him, or did I?
A minute went buy and in the same location my deer just ran steps out a four point buck. Was this my buck I just shot at? Did I miss him clean and now he was coming back? I never study the antlers of a deer before I shot. I just knew he was a shooter and a four point. So I knocked another arrow as this buck walk directly in front of my stand. Was this my deer? I keep playing the shot back in my head and what I saw. I knew that deer I shot at had acted hit. Don't shoot I keep telling myself . The buck continued to circle my stand area for a half hour giving me a hundred ways to shoot him. Then to my left again another deer appeared. A forked horn.
After a half hour of these two buck under my stand they finally wandered off. I was either going to be the butt of my buddies jokes because I just let a four point blacktail walk after a second shot opportunity or I had called in 3 bucks and mine was laying dead where I saw him last..
I happy to say it was the better of the two endings.
A minute went buy and in the same location my deer just ran steps out a four point buck. Was this my buck I just shot at? Did I miss him clean and now he was coming back? I never study the antlers of a deer before I shot. I just knew he was a shooter and a four point. So I knocked another arrow as this buck walk directly in front of my stand. Was this my deer? I keep playing the shot back in my head and what I saw. I knew that deer I shot at had acted hit. Don't shoot I keep telling myself . The buck continued to circle my stand area for a half hour giving me a hundred ways to shoot him. Then to my left again another deer appeared. A forked horn.
After a half hour of these two buck under my stand they finally wandered off. I was either going to be the butt of my buddies jokes because I just let a four point blacktail walk after a second shot opportunity or I had called in 3 bucks and mine was laying dead where I saw him last..
I happy to say it was the better of the two endings.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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Re: A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
Cool story, sweet buck.
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That's a dandy Blacktail.....congratulations! A lot nicer than the one I arrowed this year for sure.
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Re: A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
riht on ! you probably should just quit hunting after this year, your never gonna top it, so time to hang it up;)
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killerbee wrote:riht on ! you probably should just quit hunting after this year, your never gonna top it, so time to hang it up;)
I still have a Willamette tag to fill and a late cow elk! Yes, It has been a great year. I'm trying to make up for all those dry ones.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
Re: A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
I am so jealous right now! You've having a heck of a year for sure! Congrats on a great looking buck and I'm looking forward to hearing how the rest of the year plays out for you!
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Big time congrats on the restraint you showed in not pulling back on the second buck, not knowing for sure!
And what a great blacktail
And what a great blacktail
It ain't the size of the gun but the placement of the bullet.
Re: A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
great blacktail man what a year for you.
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you did great..
Re: A Good Opening Morning Blacktail
Thats a great blackie.Congrats