Good sit tonight

**willk** · 11-19-2013, 08:59 PM

Didn't pull the trigger tonight but they were on the move. Not two minutes after I sat down in the stand I had a doe come running under the stand. I instinctively turned around and had the gun up only to find a little four point in hot pursuit. A little while later three does came out in the upper food plot straight ahead of me. I watched them for a little while then I heard those oh so familiar footsteps that aren't the pesky squirrels. A little 2 1/2 year old eight comes in on the same line as the first doe and four point. At one point he looked straight up at me but was more interested in the does that had at this point, made their way to the lower food plot. He marched around in sneak mode checking checking them out and ended up heading off into the woods looking for something else. Not long after he left, big boy stepped out in the upper food plot. As I was picking the gun up, the stand creaked and the does spooked. He of course stopped in a not so good spot for me. I never got to count points on him but he was a shooter, first one I have seen this year. I had him in the scope but his head was behind a tree and I wanted to get another look at his rack. Big body, 180-200lb deer. I ended up not taking the shot. Best hunt of the year probably and the first deer I have seen in six hunts. Maybe I'll get another shot at him.

**codeman216** · 11-19-2013, 11:33 PM

Hope you get another chance at him! I came home tonight to see a shooter buck in the field next to the house. Gonna see what happens in the morning.

**loud1** · 11-20-2013, 12:35 AM

Brother killed an 8 tonight. Said it was the third 8 pt to hit the big buck corn around 5 15.

**Duckman#1** · 11-20-2013, 10:05 AM

Saw 6 bucks and 5 does myself. Killed a nice 8. Good afternoon.

**carolinaboy06** · 11-20-2013, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by willk

Didn't pull the trigger tonight but they were on the move. Not two minutes after I sat down in the stand I had a doe come running under the stand. I instinctively turned around and had the gun up only to find a little four point in hot pursuit. A little while later three does came out in the upper food plot straight ahead of me. I watched them for a little while then I heard those oh so familiar footsteps that aren't the pesky squirrels. A little 2 1/2 year old eight comes in on the same line as the first doe and four point. At one point he looked straight up at me but was more interested in the does that had at this point, made their way to the lower food plot. He marched around in sneak mode checking checking them out and ended up heading off into the woods looking for something else. Not long after he left, big boy stepped out in the upper food plot. As I was picking the gun up, the stand creaked and the does spooked. He of course stopped in a not so good spot for me. I never got to count points on him but he was a shooter, first one I have seen this year. I had him in the scope but his head was behind a tree and I wanted to get another look at his rack. Big body, 180-200lb deer. I ended up not taking the shot. Best hunt of the year probably and the first deer I have seen in six hunts. Maybe I'll get another shot at him.

Patience is a virtue! His day will come!

**redfox** · 11-20-2013, 11:10 AM

Sometimes you don't kill squat on the best hunts. In my opinion killing a deer's messes up a good hunt.

**loud1** · 11-20-2013, 11:27 AM

I agree with Redfox. Whenever you shoot a deer at night it can be a pain in the ass. Plus you bugger your spot all up with flashlights loud talking etc. In the morning i tend to have an itchy trigger finger though.