wtnhunt Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 The wife heard so much shooting over the weekend she was disheartened and was ready to give up, so she did not go Sunday afternoon. She wife had hunted hard most of the day Saturday and Sunday morning over this field but she did not go Sunday afternoon, so I sat out and all I saw was a little one point buck(antler on one side was busted off), got some video of him coming into a tinks 69 scent rag. Well, yesterday morning it was pretty cool, had a north wind about 8-10, making the wind chills feel like it was pretty cold. I got out pretty early. Was the wife any my 13th anniversary yesterday and I really had wanted for her to go, but she just did not want to. About 7:40 or so caught some movement in the woods to my left going down the hill away from me. Looked like a little chasing might have been going on, but was just in the woods enough I could not make out much more than a few bodies. The wind from the North was not a good wind for me, but I knew when the frost burned off there was a good chance the deer would move and with my scent precautions, and my rifle, there was a good chance they might come out on the edges and give me a shot. I had been hearing a lot of shots, which seemed unusual for a Monday morning. About 8:10 or so a single doe comes across the back of an opening straight in front of me right in my wind where a finger juts out into the field and she heads to a brush pile as she goes through the sorghum plot slowly feeding along the way. Few minutes later I see a good mature doe standing in our sorghum and she is looking back, and another doe comes out. They all head towards this oak tree where there is a scrape, and then on down towards the brush pile where they would eventually later on go out of my view. The does were looking back and I knew there was a good chance this time of the year that a buck might be behind them so I got my rifle up and ready. I knew there was a good chance it would be a good buck coming in on these 3 does, and hoped it was the buck I have been hunting so hard. The does had kept looking back as they headed across the sorghum. I looked back to the very back again, and there was a buck and he was not too far behind the 3 does when he stepped out and I had my rifle ready where the does were coming out from in the sorghum. I saw antlers with my eyes, when he turned as the sun hit them as he was raking his antlers on a limb and I thought he was better than he really was, never looked through the binos. I saw antlers with my eyes at that distance, put the crosshairs behind the shoulder with the scope on a lower power(4 or 5). Squeezed off the shot from the .270, what was probably the longest shot I have taken on any deer, at just a little over 200. He went 15-20 yards and piled up. Then another buck smaller came out right after he went down and went over to the dead deer and jumped around and acted kind of weird. Not the deer I thought or maybe was hoping he was, but it is meat in the freezer, I have kept my streak from this stand alive killing a deer there in each of the past 6 seasons, and now the pressure is off and I can hunt for a mature buck only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congrats on your buck !! I hope you rubbed it in to your wife that she should of went....lol That's cool that your streak is still alive !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt congrats William Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congrats on your buck! Getting some meat in the freezer sure takes the pressure off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Good job! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2hunt Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congrats on a great deer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congratulations!! Good eating!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congrats on the buck!It's nice to get some meat in the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Nothin wrong with that deer!!!! Congratulations!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMSD5 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt congrats will....and yse the deer were on the move yesterday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckslayer Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Thats a great buck William! I wouldn't have passed on him! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Way to go William. Thanks for the story too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congrats, points for our team, just what I like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Good buck, yes, meat in the freezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congratulations!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt [ QUOTE ] Congrats on your buck !! I hope you rubbed it in to your wife that she should of went......... [/ QUOTE ] Yeah...Rub It In Good....LOL We're on the same team Nice shooting! I'd be happy to have that buck in my freezer too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Great story and nice buck William, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt [ QUOTE ] Nothin wrong with that deer!!!! Congratulations!!!! [/ QUOTE ] DITTO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Congrats on your buck !! I hope you rubbed it in to your wife that she should of went......... [/ QUOTE ] Yeah...Rub It In Good....LOL We're on the same team Nice shooting! I'd be happy to have that buck in my freezer too [/ QUOTE ] LOL. Yeah she is out now. She said she was not sure if she would have took a shot that far out, but she usually punches paper better with her .243 with how I set it up for her than I do with my .270 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt CONGRATS !! on a SUPER fine buck William.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt Congrats, William. Looks like some great eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted November 24, 2006 Report Share Posted November 24, 2006 Re: first morning rifle hunt William--congrats. A well deserved buck! todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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