I am trying to shoot a doe asap because I am in an earn-a-buck area because I am in a herd reduction area. I have scouted this one area for roughly a
month and a half now and found a really nice spot. I was set up over a
waterhole about 20 yards from the stand. I had two doe come right down the
trail and just before they get into my shooting lane, they stop and start
looking at a small grass field directly behind me. So I look back and the
next thing I know, here comes two guys walking down the field. They stop at
the edge of the field, which is only about 35 yards from my stand and start
talking. After about a minute, they start walking down toward the waterhole.
Well the does had enough of this and bust out of there. One of the guys says
really loud, look, there's a deer. They then continue down to the waterhole
and are looking at all of the tracks by the water. Might I say, these guys
are now about 18 yards from me in my shooting lane and I have my bow in my
hand.
One of the guys starts talking about putting up a stand in the area.
Well I had enough of this and I whistle to the guys. Both of them, not
knowing I was there, spin around and start looking for me, but can't see me
because I am still behind the tree. So finally I whistle again and start
waving my right hand around and they spot me. They both wave at me and say
rather loudly, "Sorry". Instead of leaving where they had come from, they
continue on the trail that the deer left on. Might I add that all of this
occurred at about 6:45pm. PRIMETIME!!! To top it off, I hear one of them
saying "I'm going to put a stand in that tree" and points to a tree next to
the trail that the deer entered the waterhole area. I now have no clue what
I am going to do. That was the spot where I was hoping to shoot a doe real
quick and then start hunting bucks. Back to the drawing board. I'm going out
tonight and do some more walking to try to find another spot. Sorry this is sooo long, but it really helps me to vent.
Thanks for listening!!!
month and a half now and found a really nice spot. I was set up over a
waterhole about 20 yards from the stand. I had two doe come right down the
trail and just before they get into my shooting lane, they stop and start
looking at a small grass field directly behind me. So I look back and the
next thing I know, here comes two guys walking down the field. They stop at
the edge of the field, which is only about 35 yards from my stand and start
talking. After about a minute, they start walking down toward the waterhole.
Well the does had enough of this and bust out of there. One of the guys says
really loud, look, there's a deer. They then continue down to the waterhole
and are looking at all of the tracks by the water. Might I say, these guys
are now about 18 yards from me in my shooting lane and I have my bow in my
hand.
Well I had enough of this and I whistle to the guys. Both of them, not
knowing I was there, spin around and start looking for me, but can't see me
because I am still behind the tree. So finally I whistle again and start
waving my right hand around and they spot me. They both wave at me and say
rather loudly, "Sorry". Instead of leaving where they had come from, they
continue on the trail that the deer left on. Might I add that all of this
occurred at about 6:45pm. PRIMETIME!!! To top it off, I hear one of them
saying "I'm going to put a stand in that tree" and points to a tree next to
the trail that the deer entered the waterhole area. I now have no clue what
I am going to do. That was the spot where I was hoping to shoot a doe real
quick and then start hunting bucks. Back to the drawing board. I'm going out
tonight and do some more walking to try to find another spot. Sorry this is sooo long, but it really helps me to vent.
Thanks for listening!!!
