Ohiobuck25
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It was November 29th, and with Ohio's shotgun season two days away the pressure was building to get it done with my bow before all heak breaks loose. Hunting a new, but great piece of land this year the rut was very exciting! But, as with any new property it takes a season or two, to really figure things out. I had a number of close encounters during the rut with some "book bucks", but just couldn't get a clear shot or within bow range.
The extended forcast for the weekend of Nov. 29th was shaping up to be a good one for dear movement, and it proved to be just that. The winds were consistant all day, and allowed me to hunt my favorite stand "the double set" both in the morning and evening. About a 100 yards away from the main bedding area, the double set is situated 20 yards off of what I call "the finger". The finger is a thick strip of brush that jets out of the bedding area and into the hardwoods. This "finger" has allowed deer to feel safe walking through the timber without leaving what feels and looks like security cover all season. I also filmed myself shoot a doe out of this stand in October.
After a quick lunch at home, I got settled for the afternoon's hunt around 1:30, and about 30 minutes later the action started. Unfortunately, it was shaping up for what I have come to call "another night yoga hunting". This is when all you see is young bucks, does, and fawns, but you're still required to freeze and hold a yoga like position to the point where it's painful, and you find yourself praying that the deer would just leave! Well, now it's about 4:40 p.m. and I'm just about to get to that point, when I noticed all the deer turned their heads and looked in the same direction. To a hunter this is good news, as you know a more dominant deer is on it's way. I look up and about 75 yards out, I see a nice 8 point working right into me on a string. He came in and nudged does and younger bucks for about 10 minutes before I was able to get a shot off. After a minute or two I realized I had several cuddeback pictures of this deer and wanted to harvest him even more at this point. Had there not been about 10 sets of eyes all around me this entire time, it would had been over a lot sooner. Finally giving me a good quartering away shot, I pulled back on him, and immediately 8 out of the 10 deer scattered instantly. The only two that stayed frozen was a 1.5 year old buck and the one I was drawn on. After calming down after the noise of all the deer scattering, I found my pin perfectly settled on him and released, sending my 2.5 inch rage broadhead on it's way.
I gave him about an hour and 15 min. before my buddy and I pursued him. Being color blind, I let my buddy do his thing and find the blood trail. Interstingly enough, as my buddy was following the blood, i found myself not only following blood, but also individual pieces of corn. After about 150 yards, we recovered him and the celebration began! Upon further inspection, it appeared that the arrow had entered the stomach and exited the off lung, this explained all the corn we were finding on the ground. By the time we got him back to the truck we were too tired for pics and video so we took some the next morning in daylight conditions.
Not only was the pressure building due to the upcoming gun season, but also the fact that my wife was due with our first child on December 18th. Needless to say she is thirlled! Not that I arrowed a beautiful buck, but rather that I can now give her my undevided attention. Well......we'll see, I still have one more doe tag in my pocket. j/k.......Hahaha
Good luck and be safe to all of you out there still filling those tags, and Happy New Year to everyone!
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The highlight of my season!!!
Kensie DeAnne
6lbs 11oz.
19.5"
12-18-2008
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The extended forcast for the weekend of Nov. 29th was shaping up to be a good one for dear movement, and it proved to be just that. The winds were consistant all day, and allowed me to hunt my favorite stand "the double set" both in the morning and evening. About a 100 yards away from the main bedding area, the double set is situated 20 yards off of what I call "the finger". The finger is a thick strip of brush that jets out of the bedding area and into the hardwoods. This "finger" has allowed deer to feel safe walking through the timber without leaving what feels and looks like security cover all season. I also filmed myself shoot a doe out of this stand in October.
After a quick lunch at home, I got settled for the afternoon's hunt around 1:30, and about 30 minutes later the action started. Unfortunately, it was shaping up for what I have come to call "another night yoga hunting". This is when all you see is young bucks, does, and fawns, but you're still required to freeze and hold a yoga like position to the point where it's painful, and you find yourself praying that the deer would just leave! Well, now it's about 4:40 p.m. and I'm just about to get to that point, when I noticed all the deer turned their heads and looked in the same direction. To a hunter this is good news, as you know a more dominant deer is on it's way. I look up and about 75 yards out, I see a nice 8 point working right into me on a string. He came in and nudged does and younger bucks for about 10 minutes before I was able to get a shot off. After a minute or two I realized I had several cuddeback pictures of this deer and wanted to harvest him even more at this point. Had there not been about 10 sets of eyes all around me this entire time, it would had been over a lot sooner. Finally giving me a good quartering away shot, I pulled back on him, and immediately 8 out of the 10 deer scattered instantly. The only two that stayed frozen was a 1.5 year old buck and the one I was drawn on. After calming down after the noise of all the deer scattering, I found my pin perfectly settled on him and released, sending my 2.5 inch rage broadhead on it's way.
I gave him about an hour and 15 min. before my buddy and I pursued him. Being color blind, I let my buddy do his thing and find the blood trail. Interstingly enough, as my buddy was following the blood, i found myself not only following blood, but also individual pieces of corn. After about 150 yards, we recovered him and the celebration began! Upon further inspection, it appeared that the arrow had entered the stomach and exited the off lung, this explained all the corn we were finding on the ground. By the time we got him back to the truck we were too tired for pics and video so we took some the next morning in daylight conditions.
Not only was the pressure building due to the upcoming gun season, but also the fact that my wife was due with our first child on December 18th. Needless to say she is thirlled! Not that I arrowed a beautiful buck, but rather that I can now give her my undevided attention. Well......we'll see, I still have one more doe tag in my pocket. j/k.......Hahaha
Good luck and be safe to all of you out there still filling those tags, and Happy New Year to everyone!
The highlight of my season!!!
Kensie DeAnne
6lbs 11oz.
19.5"
12-18-2008
