Brandon Drumheller: “ Wildly enough, my only history with this deer was the 15 mins I had to watch him thrash a few trees all while a small doe stood 20 yards from me feeding. As he worked his way through the overgrown cut, I could only glance at him. Every time I tried to get a good look at him, my heart rate would go through the roof. As he made his way toward the doe feeding,I prepared to stand and draw my bow. Then I heard something coming through the woods and it was a spike that started to chase the doe. Thankfully she ran in the direction she did so he kept coming into an open spot. I was able to stand and draw back, quickly after I let the arrow fly. I hit him a little further back than I hoped but I saw good blood on his side. He ran into some thick stuff so I wasn’t able to see him go down. Out of caution I backed out and a couple of hours later I had a buddy help me get him out of the woods. A humbling hunt for sure.”
Albemarle County, VA
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