Bowtech_archer07 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 (edited) Well, I had to sit out first shotgun season here in IL due to having my tonsils removed. I was able to go out the last night and saw a small doe but chose not to shoot. Second season hadn't treated me much better until last night (Fri. Dec 3). Let's start from the beginning. Thurs morning: sat all morning, did not see any deer. I knew a buck was working the area as he had been seen coming into this area several times in the last few weeks. I was basically hunting 2 hillsides seperated by a draw and enclosed by 2 other draws. Thursday afternoon: I hunted the same area and again did not see a deer. I thought Friday morning I would move south and east about 500 yards and try it down there overlooking a creek bottom that fed into the area where I had been on Thursday thinking maybe I could catch a deer sneaking his way through the bottom. That didn't work. Well Friday afternoon I head out to the same area I had been in on Thursday. I did not see a deer during the entire hunt. Well for the past few years I have been heading back to my truck a few minutes early during gun season in case there was a deer in an area that I could not see from where I was sitting and it finally paid off! I began easing back to my truck and got to the draw that separated the hillsides and I heard a buck grunting coming down the hill. I dropped to one knee and looked for him and saw a tall frame of a deer. I decided if he gives me a shot I'm going to take it. He kept coming down the hill grunting all the way then all of a sudden, while quartering to me at 25 yards, he put the brakes on. He had seen me. I decided it's now or never. It's not the shot I wanted, but I didn't have a choice. I put the crosshairs of my muzzleloader right in front of his shoulder and squeezed one off. He went two jumps and piled up tail over antlers. I haven't scored him yet, and it really doesn't matter to me. He is only the second shooter I have seen since our deer season began on Oct. 1. I still have a muzzleloader tag to try to fill next weekend, but I am jacked about getting this buck! Here are some pics: Edited December 4, 2010 by Bowtech_archer07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Congrats again Kyle of the buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 He's a good looking Illinois buck! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 awesome Boy, I need to hunt your state ! LOL. Congrats on the beauty :gun2: too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseasl Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Nice buck. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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