Day 2: My First Doe
Daniel, my brother, and I got in the tree around 2pm. It was a windy day. Fortunately the wind was in our face and not blowing in the direction the deer had been entering the field the past few days. It was a bit chilly so we were expecting some good movement. Just as the night before, the sun started to drop close to the horizon when one after one, 3 deer piled out into the field not 60 yds from our set. As they came out I set my sights on the biggest doe in the group. Knowing there was some good sign of the chase, I decided to wait to shoot until they were in the field for a good little bit to make sure nothing was following them. As I watched them walk further and further away I wondered what to do. Knowing I was loosing light and watching the deer continue to head down the hill I decided it was time.
I put the crosshairs on her shoulder and waited for my shot. Just before shooting I looked the edge of the field over one last time and seeing nothing I reshouldered the gun and BOOM!!!! Deer number two dropped in her tracks! The two others ran 10 yds, looked around and went right back to eating. As Daniel and I smiled with excitement he told me to chamber another shell and shoot another. Shook from all the excitement I chambered another but could not steady myself to shoot again. Finally, the sun set and we climbed down.
What a great two days!!! Thanks to my brother and the rest of the 704 Outdoors crew for putting me in the hotspots for my hunts.
David Gunderman
To be continued…
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