area 05 checking a scrape in the open hardwoods ..never thought he would come in the same way i did..i use the ridge to hang a stand and over look a big thicket...he came out of a sage field and into the open heardwoods..i havnt talked to my wife all day and she started texting me around 5:00 and about 5:30 i sent her a text and turned around he was standing 15 yds looking dead at me..i thought i was busted and he eased off and stopped to scrape..i shot he ran about 50 yds and i shot again and he ran about 100 and i shot again..i searched for blood until 7:30 and came out with nothing so i figured anthor miss..this morn back to same tree and i stood up and replayed everything in my head and sure enough i spotted a down tree and i remember he ran out around it after the 2nd shot ..i got down and turned on my gps and it showed the trails i left and sure enough there was a empty spot when i was standing about 20 yds from the down tree and i kept looking and finally found alot of blood and track him about 50 more yds..i hit him twice one was a gut shot and the other was a little back..the bullets were still in him and it took about 70 yds to pick up blood..3 1/2 hour drag and thanks to wayne (super8) he hooked me up with a cart ..i would drag for 20 yds ,smoke a cig and rub horns then repeat..lol
Great buck, its about time you finally got the one you wanted...You have put in the time the past few years, you certainly earned this one...Congrats
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