We had an amazing week. Six folks hunting and all got "meat" deer on the first or second day.
Then it was on to Buck hunting. The game cameras set up around the property showed some amazing bucks roaming around. Not a day went by when I didn't see good bucks. But hunting "Old School" this year with a 1906 Winchester 94 and iron sights or a TC Contender pistol, the big ones were always too far away to take a good clean killing shot. I'd hate wo wound a nice buck and not be able to find it. This reservation did not hold on the meat deer as I shot my doe at 117 yards, off hand, with the Winchester. One shot...dropped in her tracks.
We shot two does and a near record buck in the exact same spot, from the same tree stand in a two day period! They all died within 6 feet of each other. I saw 13 deer in that exact same spot over the course of the week.
We never saw deer before 9AM......All deer were shot between 11am and 1:30pm.....Strange deer patterns this year.
My buddy Steve shot this 173 3/8 monster in a field at 275 lasered yards
A couple days later I was at one end of a powerline and my buddy Paul is usually at the other end. A huge buck walked out right in front of his "unoccupied" stand. About 350 yards from me. Way to long for an iron sighted rifle in my estimation. I watched it feed for 15 minutes.
I left my stand and found Paul and told him to get back into his stand and "STAY THERE!"....not 10 minutes passed when the buck showed up again not 100 yards from Paul.....BOOM! ..done! Scored 163 1/2
On the last day of the hunt, Beverly, Steve's lady friend, shot a nice buck for her first deer. Nice work. She's hooked!
The fourth record buck was shot by another buddy with a bow the day before rifle season. He hasn't sent me pictures yet. But it is a monster and scored 175+!
What a great week! Everyone went home happy and safe. What more can you ask for!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
