Great Six-Day Season

[njdeerhunter54]

I had a very good season. I hunted every day except Friday. Killed a seven point at noon on Monday that cam in with a smaller buck and four does. They came running into the hardwoods I was watching yet there had been no shooting .I realized why after shooting the buck. They were being chased by a sow with two cubs. I did not go back out after dragging the buck out that day. The next morning I saw several does and a small buck , but did not shoot. I found that the bears cleaned up my gut pile ,including the stomach contents. I  went  back in at 2PM and had eleven deer come in . The little buck wandered off and then came running back then the whole herd took off . A couple minutes later a bear appeared , sniffing where the guts had been.

The next morning a bear came into my bait and laid down shoveling whatever corn he could reach into his mouth. He would lay for ten minutes ,get up ,take a couple steps and lay back down gorging himself. Some deer came up the hill ,saw the bear and took off. That evening when I came back I saw another big herd of does but they were very spooky and would not come to the bait. I think the bears in the area has them on edge.

Saturday morning I only saw a few deer at a great distance and they busted me as I was opening a thermos for a warm drink as I was freezing my butt off. I left the stand at 9 AM. I came back for the evening hunt at 2PM. At 4 PM a button buck came into the bait at 4:30 the button buck looked up the hill past me and was staring intently at something. I turned my head and saw movement ,but I was 100 yards away and I could only see the white tip of a reddish tail. I thought it was red fox that I had been seeing daily. Moments later a large buck stepped out from behind a tree. I could see a rack with my bare eyes, but when I raised my binoculars I gasped . It was a very large buck ! I lifted my Savage 220 picked an opening in front of the buck and when he stepped in , I squeezed off the shot. The buck dropped in his tracks and never got back up as the 2-3/4" AccuTip did its job. Now I had to walk nearly 3/4 of a mile back to the car, get out of my heavy clothing and grab the Jet Sled.

I was quite worried about a bear being on the deer when I got back ,but luckily there was not. An hour later I was art the vehicle ,drenched in sweat but quite happy.

[BHC]

Congratulations 

[Booner]

Awesome. Great week you had. Congrats

[Merkel]

Congratulations, you had a very good week! 

[BowhunterNJ]

Nice!  That's a heck of a week!

[Rusty]

What a great season 54, congratulations.  That buck is a beauty.  

[_X7]

Dang!Good week indeed!

 

[The Buschman]

Great week/buck … congrats!

[Russ 11]

Great week for you . Second buck is a beauty . 

[BillW0323]

Congrats 

[JHbowhunter]

you had a great week!      Feel like we only hear you once a year! (when you connect).  Come on you are a good hunter, lets see more of you please.    Congratulations - that 11pt (I think 11?) is a real nice buck.    Well done sir. 

[Nighthawk]

That’s a perfect way to end the week. Congrats on the beautiful buck. 

[Devil Horns]

Wow. Hell of a week. Congrats!


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[Swamprat]

That's a stud. Congrats. 

Nick

[YurytheRed]

Congrats to you. I dare say I'm jealous. This was my first hunt and I came up empty. Learned a lot ( in particular from many on this sight) but admit I truly enjoyed the time and effort. I can say even though I started out late compared to many I'm hooked. I intend to try bow next year.