Finally got last years buck from the taxidermist!

Finally got last years buck from the taxidermist!

Anglingarchitect [Member]

11/2/2011 5:37:16 PM

I shot a heavy bodied 7 pt last year and got it back today.

It is the only deer I have ever taken, that I shot at more than once.

He jumped into the road fist thing in the morning, and froze at maybe 140 yards and I got buck fever, usually I can calm myself down and turn into an assassin, not this time. He was standing still broadside looking right at me, in a little ground blind. He looked like he was going to continue on across the road so I hurried my shot, and maybe tried to lead him and it was a clean miss. Amazingly he froze and just stood there still looking at me, while I chambered another round. I took aim again, and hurried to get another shot off with my heart pounding, and he turned and ran back from where he came.

I though I must have missed again and went to check the road for blood and found none. Then I checked the woods where he entered still no blood and returned to the blind as it was so early, to beat myself up and I didn't want to push him if I had made a poor hit on him. I went through all the second guessing possible how could I miss at that range? unless my gun was off, and twice no less. Then I had a yote come out a little further still moving and torched another round off missing him. Now I'm convinced it's the gun or I have lost all ability to shoot accurately.

When it was time to walk out about 10:30 I made another trip into the woods where he went in, went down hill and found him about 75 yards piled up, The second shot was a good double lung shot but high so no blood came out until he was down. He is not my best deer as far as antlers but he is about 17 3/4" wide inside which is my widest. I felt very lucky to get a second shot and take this deer.