Re: My most memorable hunting moment
my most memorable hunting moment was this past november. when i took my biggest buck. it was November 5th. we did 3 chases that morning, and we were just about to head back to the hunt camp for lunch, when Murray suggested that we may as well chase the swamp while we were in the area. we all agreed so we went to the area, Murray was the chaser, so he went to where he was going to start the chase, then Wayne was the last watcher, so he dropped us all off on our watches, i was the first watcher. he showed me this one spot, and said "i dont know if you want to sit here or not, its kind of thick". it was an area right on the edge of a creek, with lots of brush, but it did have a couple clearings where a good shot could be made. he said there was another spot about 40 yards up where i could watch, and i could pick whether i wanted to come back down to the creek or not. we got up to the other spot, it was a wide open marsh, perfect! but something told me to go back down to the creek, so i listened to my conscience and went back down. it was about a half hour in and i knew Murray would be coming out of bush soon, he would be coming in my area. so i put the butt of my gun on my boot and was holding the barrel. i heard one stick snap. i thought it was Murray. all of a sudden all i see is a huge set of horns coming straight for me down the swamp. i put the gun up quick, and waited for him to come into a clearing. he stopped about 15 or 20 yards from me, i put the crosshairs on the front shoulder and let that Remington 700 .300 Win Mag howl. BOOOOOMMMM! he jumped about 5 feet off the ground, and landed and over he went. that's a hunt i will never forget!