Hi all;
Out before daylight and had a weird crosswind. Chose a fence line tree stand that would blow any scent across a field behind me (open bean stubble) and not into the fence row or a nearby woods. Shooting time starts around 710 so got in the stand around 630. No sound or anything going on. 710 heard two shots south of me then nothing else. Saw a coyote way out but nothing else. Was watching the coyote and saw something down the fence row out of the corner of my eye. Turned slowly to look thought it was probably a couple birds flitting around. Then something else moved (its a darn brushy fence row w trees) and saw brown movement. Hmmm. Got the gun ready just in case. Looked some more and sure enough, pieces of a deer coming right at me. Can't see the head but now have the gun mounted and am trying to find a hole to shoot through just in case. Found a hole but its going to be tight and real close. Set the scope on 2x real quick, mounted the gun and kept peeking around the scope to see what kind of deer this is. Finally see a glimpse of antlers and decide, yep, I'm shooting. Got my scope sighted in this narrow gap at about 15 yards. If he's moving faster than a walk or smells or sees me, I'm toast. I see he's maybe ten yards from the gap, cock the gun (we're a shotgun slug state), verify the sight picture a I'm as good as this will get.
His nose hits the crosshairs and as the neck passes, boom. Flop.
I'll post more when in out of the field, but needless to say I'm pleased.
Dewey
Out before daylight and had a weird crosswind. Chose a fence line tree stand that would blow any scent across a field behind me (open bean stubble) and not into the fence row or a nearby woods. Shooting time starts around 710 so got in the stand around 630. No sound or anything going on. 710 heard two shots south of me then nothing else. Saw a coyote way out but nothing else. Was watching the coyote and saw something down the fence row out of the corner of my eye. Turned slowly to look thought it was probably a couple birds flitting around. Then something else moved (its a darn brushy fence row w trees) and saw brown movement. Hmmm. Got the gun ready just in case. Looked some more and sure enough, pieces of a deer coming right at me. Can't see the head but now have the gun mounted and am trying to find a hole to shoot through just in case. Found a hole but its going to be tight and real close. Set the scope on 2x real quick, mounted the gun and kept peeking around the scope to see what kind of deer this is. Finally see a glimpse of antlers and decide, yep, I'm shooting. Got my scope sighted in this narrow gap at about 15 yards. If he's moving faster than a walk or smells or sees me, I'm toast. I see he's maybe ten yards from the gap, cock the gun (we're a shotgun slug state), verify the sight picture a I'm as good as this will get.
His nose hits the crosshairs and as the neck passes, boom. Flop.
I'll post more when in out of the field, but needless to say I'm pleased.
Dewey
. Congratulations on a great hunt thank you for the story with photos.
