Debray
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It all paid off, the turnip patch, sighting the muzzle loader in for 75 yards, and moving my hunting shed to the middle of the 10 acre field.
I walked into the back field at 6:30 AM and there were 9 or 10 does and a nice buck already there but heading for the woods as soon as they saw me. I acted like I didn't see them and continued on to my shed. About 9:30 I saw a nice buck out about 75 yards walking with his nose to the ground. I put the muzzle loader out the window and hit the side of the shed and the buck stopped and looked my way. I aimed at his shoulder and squeezed the trigger. He spun and ran to the edge of the woods and disappeared over hill toward a very thick area above our pond.
I walked over to where the buck was last seen and there was no sign of blood nor hair. I went over the hill and walked back and forth along the edge but found no sign. I then heard two shots down the hollow and wondered if he made it off the property and onto the neighbors.
I kept looking and couldn't find any sign of a hit, but I have seen many deer hit and found no sign before finding the deer. I went to the base of the hill that I figured the buck disappear over and stared walking parallel to his escape route. I finally noticed an area where the leaves were disturbed on the bank ahead of me. I found a small amount of blood and was able to trail it to the buck.
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I walked into the back field at 6:30 AM and there were 9 or 10 does and a nice buck already there but heading for the woods as soon as they saw me. I acted like I didn't see them and continued on to my shed. About 9:30 I saw a nice buck out about 75 yards walking with his nose to the ground. I put the muzzle loader out the window and hit the side of the shed and the buck stopped and looked my way. I aimed at his shoulder and squeezed the trigger. He spun and ran to the edge of the woods and disappeared over hill toward a very thick area above our pond.
I walked over to where the buck was last seen and there was no sign of blood nor hair. I went over the hill and walked back and forth along the edge but found no sign. I then heard two shots down the hollow and wondered if he made it off the property and onto the neighbors.
I kept looking and couldn't find any sign of a hit, but I have seen many deer hit and found no sign before finding the deer. I went to the base of the hill that I figured the buck disappear over and stared walking parallel to his escape route. I finally noticed an area where the leaves were disturbed on the bank ahead of me. I found a small amount of blood and was able to trail it to the buck.
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