First buck of the season

[jdavis]

I decided to go out hunting yesterday morning to try and get a doe. The woods I went in has never really produced any good bucks for us. We pass on 8-10 year and a half olds every season and when gun season comes very few make it to the next year, but it's always been an excellent area to get a few does. Right at first light I see movement in front of me about 50 yards away. After it comes out from behind some brush I can see that it's a buck and he has a really bad limp. He followed the edge of the swamp on a trail that would bring him about 15 yards broadside. As he got closer I saw an arrow sticking out of his back leg which would explain the limp. I noticed he was the decent four point that I had seen all summer and a few times this fall; only a year and a half old but he had good potential. He was having trouble getting around with his bad leg so I decided to take the shot. I really don't think he would have made it thru winter and I could use the meat. After the shot I heard him splashing thru the swamp. Then it got quiet for about 5 seconds and I heard a big splash so I new he was down. I waited about 45 min and climbed down, met my brother at my house and we headed back out. He only went about 60 yards. Went thru the front shoulder and lodged in the opposite side shoulder. I skinned him down when I got home and his back leg was infected. The meat around the arrow wound had a green tint to it, there was a circle about 5" of the green meat around the wound, pretty disgusting. I'm glad I decided to take him after seeing that. The rest of the meat looks fine, should be good eating this winter.

[arrow32]

Congrats!

[The Kid]

good one to shoot with no brows,, congrats hes a dandy, this gets me excited for tonight!!!

[tp793]

Congrats on the buck. I probably would have done the same thing.