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First TN Deer!

Congrats. Nothing beats scouting, putting in the work, and reaping the rewards. He'll eat just fine. When do I pick up some jerky!
 
I got one this morning! First deer in my 6 years in TN, and first time really doing this solo. I have been scouting a spot on the Wolf River WMA near Piperton since last fall and it finally paid off around 8:15 this morning when a young buck wandered out in front of me. He was just a spike, about 6-inch spike on his left side, lost his right at some point apparently. Nothing I'm mounting on a wall, but I'm really proud of being able to put in the time, about 2 dozen sits and learning a lot to finally have a freezer full of meat.

Shot looked like it was behind a bit and a gut shot, but amazingly it wasn't. He was quartering away, and it went right through the heart and left lung. He was dead, but his body didn't realize it for about 15-20 yards of running in a circle.

Sorry for the brag post on a not amazing deer, but it was huge for me and my motivation to keep hunting!
Congratulations, Huge for you is what matters on the hunt! The trophy lives between the hunter's ears, not the deer's!
 
I got one this morning! First deer in my 6 years in TN, and first time really doing this solo. I have been scouting a spot on the Wolf River WMA near Piperton since last fall and it finally paid off around 8:15 this morning when a young buck wandered out in front of me. He was just a spike, about 6-inch spike on his left side, lost his right at some point apparently. Nothing I'm mounting on a wall, but I'm really proud of being able to put in the time, about 2 dozen sits and learning a lot to finally have a freezer full of meat.

Shot looked like it was behind a bit and a gut shot, but amazingly it wasn't. He was quartering away, and it went right through the heart and left lung. He was dead, but his body didn't realize it for about 15-20 yards of running in a circle.

Sorry for the brag post on a not amazing deer, but it was huge for me and my motivation to keep hunting!
Well I can't brag about anything cause so far I haven't been able to get anything on WMA. The deer I've been watching disappeared, vanished, left, moved on, we're taken by aliens, etc. I'd be happy with a nice tender young buck.
 

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