Post by Professor T on Nov 14, 2011 17:15:11 GMT -6
October 1, 2011 @ 6:38am
From the Penthouse Stand
After not sleeping much during the night I got up and went to the Penthouse Stand. 5:41 am I baited with rice bran and corn next to the feeder. I then went into the box stand and arranged things. I set the camera up for the video as close as I could in the dark. I sat down to wait for dawn. I was there about 5 minutes when I remembered my bow was still on the ground. (That's mistake # 1). I pulled up my bow, hung it on the door knob and settled in once again. 6:04 am the TC flashed. I didn't see anything at first but then noticed a shadow of a deer near the feeder. I never saw it leave.
A little later I was leaning forward to look to my right when I saw a deer between me and the feeder. Immediately I saw it was a decent buck. It moved directly toward the feeder and started eating corn and rice bran. The first TC pic was at 6:34am. Then I saw a doe coming down the road. She stopped and looked my direction for a while then joined the buck that was feeding. In another minute there was another buck that had walked down the road and joined them. I was picking up and folding my chair and leaning it against the wall. I then picked up my bow and an arrow and loaded it up. A coupe of more TC pics were taken in the mean time. As it was getting more light I grabbed my binoculars and tried to see which buck was better. They both looked the same.
I tried to turn on the camera but the batteries were completely dead. (Mistake # 2).
By this time the light was a lot better. I knew they were both 8's or 9's and were almost identical. I decided to take the one that presented the best shot. One of them turned broadside and I moved to my left out of the window to draw my bow. When drawn, I moved back into the window and put the pin on him and "WHACK!" It sure sounded good. The deer rand straight away from me and mixed up on Kolton's Korner which is on the other side of the feeder. I saw them enter the cutover through the small trees that were blocking most of my view.
I calmed down a little and then went to see my arrow. I have never seen an arrow with this much blood on it. Everything was solid red. I then walked to Kolton's Korner and found real good blood in the middle. Then I walked the edge of the cutover looking for where they went in. No blood at all. I didn't want to press him even though I heard him crash. I turned around to go back to the 4 wheeler to return to the camp and wait and there he was at the end of the plot. He didn't go 25 yards.
Recovery before 7:00 am on opening morning. I took a couple of pictures with my cell phone and got my camera and went back to the camp. I filled out my tag then went to get my deer.
I tried to do a photo shoot of the kill but the pictures were not to my liking so I waiting on my brother before cleaning the deer so he could help me get some good pictures.
When I went to retrieve the deer and my stuff out the stand 2 does and 2 fawns came out of the BT Road.
From the Penthouse Stand
After not sleeping much during the night I got up and went to the Penthouse Stand. 5:41 am I baited with rice bran and corn next to the feeder. I then went into the box stand and arranged things. I set the camera up for the video as close as I could in the dark. I sat down to wait for dawn. I was there about 5 minutes when I remembered my bow was still on the ground. (That's mistake # 1). I pulled up my bow, hung it on the door knob and settled in once again. 6:04 am the TC flashed. I didn't see anything at first but then noticed a shadow of a deer near the feeder. I never saw it leave.
A little later I was leaning forward to look to my right when I saw a deer between me and the feeder. Immediately I saw it was a decent buck. It moved directly toward the feeder and started eating corn and rice bran. The first TC pic was at 6:34am. Then I saw a doe coming down the road. She stopped and looked my direction for a while then joined the buck that was feeding. In another minute there was another buck that had walked down the road and joined them. I was picking up and folding my chair and leaning it against the wall. I then picked up my bow and an arrow and loaded it up. A coupe of more TC pics were taken in the mean time. As it was getting more light I grabbed my binoculars and tried to see which buck was better. They both looked the same.
I tried to turn on the camera but the batteries were completely dead. (Mistake # 2).
By this time the light was a lot better. I knew they were both 8's or 9's and were almost identical. I decided to take the one that presented the best shot. One of them turned broadside and I moved to my left out of the window to draw my bow. When drawn, I moved back into the window and put the pin on him and "WHACK!" It sure sounded good. The deer rand straight away from me and mixed up on Kolton's Korner which is on the other side of the feeder. I saw them enter the cutover through the small trees that were blocking most of my view.
I calmed down a little and then went to see my arrow. I have never seen an arrow with this much blood on it. Everything was solid red. I then walked to Kolton's Korner and found real good blood in the middle. Then I walked the edge of the cutover looking for where they went in. No blood at all. I didn't want to press him even though I heard him crash. I turned around to go back to the 4 wheeler to return to the camp and wait and there he was at the end of the plot. He didn't go 25 yards.
Recovery before 7:00 am on opening morning. I took a couple of pictures with my cell phone and got my camera and went back to the camp. I filled out my tag then went to get my deer.
I tried to do a photo shoot of the kill but the pictures were not to my liking so I waiting on my brother before cleaning the deer so he could help me get some good pictures.
When I went to retrieve the deer and my stuff out the stand 2 does and 2 fawns came out of the BT Road.