Team 8 - rutnstrut, Jwest, Swintonator, Obsessed, and Soil
I got us on the board last night (10/27/17) with a BIG bodied mature landowner buck. I live on a little less than 12 acres that boarders Des Moines and 2 other cities. I haven't been annexed YET, but with all of the development around me, it won't be long. I hunt my 5 acres of Eastern hillside timber that bottoms out at a creek with the neighbors alfalfa pasture on the other side of the creek. Horse boarding to my North and cattle to my South. There are many deer in this area, but mostly does, yearlings and small bucks. When a mature buck presents its self, I don't mentally score it or even age it. I shoot it. Because it's probably the ONLY one I'm going to see here this season.
I was covered up with deer last night starting as soon as I got into my stand at 5. This guy came across my neighbors pasture toward me and started walking south, away from me, close to 6:20. I ranged him at 37 yards and shot. It was already a little dark, so I didn't see my arrow hit, but it felt like a good shot, I heard a good smack, and he stammered before taking off. I could tell I hit him good by the way he took off back across the pasture. He stumbled and tumbled in less than 100 yards, in the middle of the pasture. Easiest tracking and pickup job I've ever had.
Not sure on the score yet. He might break 140, but I'm not holding my breath.View media item 110393View media item 110392View media item 110391View media item 110390
I got us on the board last night (10/27/17) with a BIG bodied mature landowner buck. I live on a little less than 12 acres that boarders Des Moines and 2 other cities. I haven't been annexed YET, but with all of the development around me, it won't be long. I hunt my 5 acres of Eastern hillside timber that bottoms out at a creek with the neighbors alfalfa pasture on the other side of the creek. Horse boarding to my North and cattle to my South. There are many deer in this area, but mostly does, yearlings and small bucks. When a mature buck presents its self, I don't mentally score it or even age it. I shoot it. Because it's probably the ONLY one I'm going to see here this season.
I was covered up with deer last night starting as soon as I got into my stand at 5. This guy came across my neighbors pasture toward me and started walking south, away from me, close to 6:20. I ranged him at 37 yards and shot. It was already a little dark, so I didn't see my arrow hit, but it felt like a good shot, I heard a good smack, and he stammered before taking off. I could tell I hit him good by the way he took off back across the pasture. He stumbled and tumbled in less than 100 yards, in the middle of the pasture. Easiest tracking and pickup job I've ever had.
Not sure on the score yet. He might break 140, but I'm not holding my breath.View media item 110393View media item 110392View media item 110391View media item 110390