The past 5 years have been frustrating, to say the least. I dedicated an enormous amount of time to a world class deer, finding sheds and having only one daylight encounter in hundreds of hunts. Unfortunately a poacher put an end to not one, but two, of my target bucks and I lost most of my interest in deer hunting. This year, I didn’t get out for my first sit until Oct. 15. I had two weeks of vacation starting in late October and I figured in the meantime I’d work on patterning a good buck and hopefully connect before someone else could. This morning, after almost a month of watching him, I was able to get a shot on an absolutely stud of an 8 point. With an outside spread of almost 25 inches, this isn’t your run of the mill buck. This guy was the boss on the property I was hunting and was about fifty yards behind a doe when he gave me a shot this morning. I heard the arrow hit, but lost sight of him quickly and spent the next eternity shaking uncontrollably as I wondered if I had just ruined my opportunity for the season. I eventually began looking for my arrow and found a blood trail that clearly indicated a solid hit. I was ecstatic when I found this guy at the end of it. Good luck to everyone as the season continues!
