Well, you can't imagine how glad I am to post this. Big Buck Down! I took off from work on Monday November the 7th and decided to hunt. The weather was really not very good for this time of year. The morning temperature was 52, and it was a little breezy, but what are you gonna do, it's November 7th and I needed to be in the woods. Anyway, Dave had to work, and my kids were at school so I decided to try to not only hunt, but film myself. I headed out, and on my way to my stand jumped 2 deer. Needless to say, I wasn't happy. I got to my stand and got everything strapped to the tree with plenty of time to spare. Right at first light, I had a small 6 pointer come within 10 yards in front of my stand. My spirits lifted a little, and I thought maybe this would be a good morning after all. At around 8:00 I decided to do a little rattling with some grunts thrown in. At around 8:15, I heard something in front of me and to the right. I immediately saw a deer across a little drainage ditch in front of my stand. He raised his head and right away I knew he was a shooter. He was 80 yards away but slowly quartering to me. I was trying to get the camera on him, but I was more concerned with trying to actually shoot the deer. At about 40 yards, the buck started to turn away from my stand. I frantically reached for the grunt call and gave a couple of short quick grunts. The buck stopped, and immediately turned toward me and came trotting in. I moved the camera hoping I was getting some footage, and at 15 yards I stopped him. I released the arrow and thought I hit him a little far forward. The buck ran about 40 yards and piled up, a double lung shot! I watched the footage, and there he was right in the middle of the screen. I had not only shot a great buck, but got it on film to boot! I couldn't believe what had just happened. God had answered my prayers. Moments before I saw this deer I had prayed my usual prayer, and ended my prayer with, "God, if you see fit to have a big buck walk in front of me this morning, that would be great". That's exactly what happened! Well, I got down, and after a short trailing job found the buck, and he is a beauty. A main frame 8 pointer with two stickers off of each main beam. I gross scored him at 145, (give or take a couple of inches). He's an absolutely great buck, and I got it all on film. Just an unbelieveable day that I will never forget. God continues to bless me way more than I deserve! Good luck to everyone!
