re: IST 10/29/17

Simsboro, La
32* and calm
Box stand looking down 2 lanes and a feeder in a pine thicket. Propane heater keeping it warm in here.

Had a pretty interesting hunt on the pipeline yesterday. Saw deer all day. Probably over 20 all between 250 and 400 yards away. Finally 30 minutes before dark, a rack buck and a spike come out at about 350. There’s a couple small hills where they’re at. So I climb down and ease along the edge of the woods about 150 yards and get propped up against the feeder.

I look up and the spike is coming out of a draw walking towards me. I don’t know where the other buck is, but I had a feeling the spike was about to bolt by the way he was acting. So I went ahead and took him at 75 yards. I hated to shoot him head on, but the bullet entered center of his chest and came out behind his shoulder not messing up much meat.