dogdoc Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I was hunting a new tripod stand I put up late summer. It is between a doe bedding area on my land and a thick CRP area that is on the neighbors land. I did not hunt this stand early season just waiting on the early rut when bucks were cruising looking for early estrous does. The stand is in a natural funnel with a deep creed behind me which kind of forces the travel in front of the stand. So I waited till the wind was just perfect. I have to have a NW wind to hunt this and I thought it would never arrive. Finally had a cool front move in with a NNW breeze so I headed out for an afternoon hunt. I had a 3 day weekend and was going to spend the entire weekend out at my place. I climbed in the stand at 2pm and within 30 minutes I saw a small doe traveling through the trees. The trees are still full of leaves so visibility is very limited if the deer are in the trees. At 4:20 I hear crunching of leaves just inside the tree line and notice a doe walking through a major trail about 10 yards inside the trees. After the doe passes I hear something behind the doe and all I can see is a large bodied deer behind the doe with very dark stained tarsal glands. I knew it was a buck but didn't know if it was a shooter. There was no shot so I grabbed the grunt tube to see if I could turn him away from the doe. After a soft grunt he stopped for a few seconds then I heard him walking away toward the same path the doe took. I grabbed the tube again and gave a more aggressive grunt. I immediately heard him turn around and start walking my way. Leveled the crossbow where I thought he would enter the shooting lane. He popped out at a perfect 23 yard broadside shot. Place the crosshairs behind the shoulder and let the bolt fly. I saw the bolt enter perfect and he took off. Waited 30 minutes and found him 50 yards away. The Rage Hypodermic broadhead put him down quickly. A very cool non-typical buck that dressed out at 185#. God Bless America todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 Nice buck Todd. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Nice NT Todd! Good job with grunt call too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Congratulations Todd...nice NT buck! You're patience to hunt that stand sure paid off nicely for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 The accuracy of those crossbows is amazing. Congratulations on a great buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 That is a cool deer. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Now THAT dude has some serious character !!!!! CONGRATS !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted December 2, 2016 Report Share Posted December 2, 2016 Congratulations on a nice buck. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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