TheMadCatter
Well-Known Member
151"
Woke up this morning, had a busy day yesterday but knew I had to drag myself out of bed. Drove forever away...that 2 mile drive really gets to you. Finally the wind was to the east and I could set up on the other side of the corn field where I know my target buck is. Long story short, the buck I passed up the first week of October pokes his head out from the brome at 200 yards and works his way to me. At the time I didn't know it was a buck, I was fine until he was about 50 yards away and saw his rack. I couldn't pass him up a second time, he started working a scrape 7 yards away from me and I took my time. Shot him broadside Liver/Lung, waited an hour and found my arrow covered in fat? I had no idea why is was covered in fat! I then found an empty bed with blood. I sat there for a bit looking at the blood, it was normal lung blood. But the arrow had fat on it. I waited until noon (5 hours) headed back out and started tracking. 20 yards from the bed he was sitting there still breathing, put another arrow in him at 20 yards shooting down at him. He went right into the corn, I waited 25 minutes and went after him. He had crashed in the corn 75 yards away on the terrace. I was thankful because the blood trail quit right after that first bed! If he would have moved, there's no way I would have found him. Overall, he's a great buck and the first one I'll be mounting! Biggest Archery deer, went into town and bought my LOT. Time to get back after it! Today was my 18th Birthday, so I couldn't have been more pumped. Let's hope tomorrow morning the buck of my dreams makes a mistake
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