Halloween Weekend Results Thread

Well this was a good weekend for me down here. Headed up to the camp at noon on Friday and was in the stand by 4:00 that evening. The wind was HOWLING! I knew it was unlikely to see anything but it was good to be out there.

Saturday morning I saw 2 doe and 2 yearlings come running through as if something was chasing them. I assume it had to be a coyote because our rut doesn't happen until late December - early January.

Saturday afternoon I sat on this plot:


wind was still blowing but was supposed to slack off. It did so around 5:45. At 6:15 (sunset) I see a deer walk out of the pines in that tiny gap where my pins are pointing in the picture above. I just can't believe it. I've seen so many deer this season but haven't gotten a shot on many. She walks off. I'm upset. Then all of a sudden I see her again; she turned around! She fed towards me and I finally got the shot when she was in the smaller gap to the right between the little pines.





Now I'll be honest, I am not proud of the shot, but it got the job done. The 2 3/8" cut of the rage xtreme may have bailed me out on this one. She ran 30yds max. I must have severed the main artery that services the liver. My mistake was not stopping her because she was unaware of my presence. She must have taken a step as I shot causing the shot to be back. But I'm thankful I made a clean kill. I heard he crash within 5 seconds of the shot.





And now for the trip I have been waiting for! Saturday morning around 2am my dad and I are hitting the road for Illinois! We are going to be hunting public land for a week. This is our first trip up so if yall have any tips and pointers they would be greatly appreciated.