Post by scrub-buster on Oct 31, 2014 19:14:43 GMT -5
I'm posting this for my Dad. I helped him with his 2014 buck this morning. I was enjoying a warm house this morning since I got my buck yesterday. I got a call and was told to meet him at his stand. I knew what that meant. I didn't even have to ask what stand. I knew he was hunting from what we call the Halloween Stand. We have killed several nice bucks from there on Halloween over the years. Just seems to be the lucky day each year. My mom picked me up in the utility truck and we headed out. He met us in the field and led us to where the deer was standing when he took the shot. We couldn't find the arrow but quickly spotted blood everywhere. We hung back and let him take the lead. We spotted the white belly way up ahead but didn't say anything. He was so focused on the blood trail he never looked up. He finally saw it and turned around with a big smile. It wasn't quite as big as he was hoping but he was happy with it. The side of the rack facing him as the deer walked by had good tine length and 5 points. The other side was a little weaker and a little crooked. I remembered getting pictures of the buck a couple weeks ago. He was the first one to start the annual scrape under the cedar tree. When he field dressed the buck we found the cause of the short and easy blood trail. He had center punched the heart. It was a long shot and he uses an old heavy Martin bow. It was pretty cool to get our bucks one day apart.
