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Kat
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My buddy Kevin (Quad4hunter) asked me to post the story of his handicap season hunt...
IT WAS A INTERESTING HUNT THIS YEAR. I HUNTED ABOUT 9
DAYS ALL TOGETHER JUST IN THE EVENING. FIRST DEER I
SAW WAS ON THE FIRST DAY IT WAS A 8 POINT IN VELVET.
HE WOULDN'T STOP TO GIVE ME A SHOT. SAW A 4 POINTER
ONE DAY BUT LET HIM WALK. HAD MY SCOPE ON A FEW DOES
BUT LET THEM WALK TOO. WAS WAITING FOR A 10 POINTER
THAT WAS SEEN IN THIS SPOT ALOT BUT NEVER SHOWED UP
FOR ME TO SEE HIM. DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE SAME AREA
WHERE I SHOT MY 6 POINTER LAST YEAR. THIS WAS ON THE
LAST SATURDAY OM MY SEASON. SAW A DOE BUT NEVER TOOK
HER. THE LAST DAY OF THE SEASON WENT TO THE SAME HAY
FIELD. SET UP MY POP UP BLIND BUT THIS TIME TOOK A
DECOY AND SOME DEER HORN RATTLES. SET THE 6 POINT
DECOY ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM MY BLIND. PUT A WHITE RAGE
AND SOAKED WITH DOE SCENT AND PINNED IT TO THE BACK
SIDE OF THE DECOY IT BLEW IN THE WIND GREAT. THE
REASON I DECIDE TO TRY SOME RATTLING WAS THE EVENING
BEFORE I HEARD A COUPLE OF DEER RATTLING. MY BROTHER
STEVE DID ABOUT A HOUR AND A HALF OF RATTLING ON AND
OFF AND THEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE TO MY RIGHT ALL I SAW
WAS A LARGE BODIED DEER BUT DIDN'T SEE HIS HEAD. THEN
HE WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE DECOY HE WAS A VERY NICE 8
POINTER. HE HIT THE DECOYS HEAD AND JUMPED BACK 3
FEET. I TRIED TO GET MY GUN MOVED SO I COULD GET A
SHOT BUT I NEVER GOT IT ON HIM. THEN THE DEER WENT TO
THE BACK SIDE TO SMELL THE SCENT. I STARTED TO MOVE
THE GUN TO GET A SHOT BUT THE BUCK HEARD THE MOTOR
THAT WAS TURNING MY GUN. HE WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME.
ALL I HAD WAS A CHEST SHOT. WHEN I WENT TO BITE ON MY
TRIGGER PULLER IT WAS TO FAR TO PUT MY TEETH IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SWITCH AND NEVER GOT A SHOT. THE DEER
HAD SEEN ENOUGH AND HEARED ENOUGH AND OFF HE TROTTED.
I SHOULD OF SET MY BLIND ABOUT 75 YARDS AWAY INSTEAD
OF 30. ANY 12 YEAR OLD WOULD OF DROPPED HIM IN HIS
TRACKS. I NEED TO FIX UP A BETTER TRIGGER PULLER.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ONE THAT WORKS ON SIP AND
PUFF. I HAD A GREAT TIME EVEN WITH NO DEER. HERE IS A
PICTURE OF THE 8 POINTER THAT GOT AWAY. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME TO GET OUT IN THE WOODS.
KEVIN
IT WAS A INTERESTING HUNT THIS YEAR. I HUNTED ABOUT 9
DAYS ALL TOGETHER JUST IN THE EVENING. FIRST DEER I
SAW WAS ON THE FIRST DAY IT WAS A 8 POINT IN VELVET.
HE WOULDN'T STOP TO GIVE ME A SHOT. SAW A 4 POINTER
ONE DAY BUT LET HIM WALK. HAD MY SCOPE ON A FEW DOES
BUT LET THEM WALK TOO. WAS WAITING FOR A 10 POINTER
THAT WAS SEEN IN THIS SPOT ALOT BUT NEVER SHOWED UP
FOR ME TO SEE HIM. DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THE SAME AREA
WHERE I SHOT MY 6 POINTER LAST YEAR. THIS WAS ON THE
LAST SATURDAY OM MY SEASON. SAW A DOE BUT NEVER TOOK
HER. THE LAST DAY OF THE SEASON WENT TO THE SAME HAY
FIELD. SET UP MY POP UP BLIND BUT THIS TIME TOOK A
DECOY AND SOME DEER HORN RATTLES. SET THE 6 POINT
DECOY ABOUT 30 YARDS FROM MY BLIND. PUT A WHITE RAGE
AND SOAKED WITH DOE SCENT AND PINNED IT TO THE BACK
SIDE OF THE DECOY IT BLEW IN THE WIND GREAT. THE
REASON I DECIDE TO TRY SOME RATTLING WAS THE EVENING
BEFORE I HEARD A COUPLE OF DEER RATTLING. MY BROTHER
STEVE DID ABOUT A HOUR AND A HALF OF RATTLING ON AND
OFF AND THEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE TO MY RIGHT ALL I SAW
WAS A LARGE BODIED DEER BUT DIDN'T SEE HIS HEAD. THEN
HE WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE DECOY HE WAS A VERY NICE 8
POINTER. HE HIT THE DECOYS HEAD AND JUMPED BACK 3
FEET. I TRIED TO GET MY GUN MOVED SO I COULD GET A
SHOT BUT I NEVER GOT IT ON HIM. THEN THE DEER WENT TO
THE BACK SIDE TO SMELL THE SCENT. I STARTED TO MOVE
THE GUN TO GET A SHOT BUT THE BUCK HEARD THE MOTOR
THAT WAS TURNING MY GUN. HE WAS LOOKING RIGHT AT ME.
ALL I HAD WAS A CHEST SHOT. WHEN I WENT TO BITE ON MY
TRIGGER PULLER IT WAS TO FAR TO PUT MY TEETH IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SWITCH AND NEVER GOT A SHOT. THE DEER
HAD SEEN ENOUGH AND HEARED ENOUGH AND OFF HE TROTTED.
I SHOULD OF SET MY BLIND ABOUT 75 YARDS AWAY INSTEAD
OF 30. ANY 12 YEAR OLD WOULD OF DROPPED HIM IN HIS
TRACKS. I NEED TO FIX UP A BETTER TRIGGER PULLER.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ONE THAT WORKS ON SIP AND
PUFF. I HAD A GREAT TIME EVEN WITH NO DEER. HERE IS A
PICTURE OF THE 8 POINTER THAT GOT AWAY. I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME TO GET OUT IN THE WOODS.
KEVIN