Posted By Camo on December 20, 2008

I arrived at the cedar blind about 2:30 in the afternoon and already had several does within 15 yards. I would have taken one of them but I had already shot one that morning. I watched does the rest of the afternoon until my buck finally showed up. Rick had shown me some video footage of some deer he filmed earlier of some deer that were coming into the field, so I was ready for anything. The buck strutted on the field at 5:42 and took his time, or so it seemed. At that time my heart started pumping double time. When he presented the shot he was 21 yards away. I released my arrow at 5:48 and sat there replaying my shot over and over again in my head hoping I made a good shot. I sat there for about 10 minutes and decided to go find my arrow. I could not find it, so I went back to where I shot him to look for blood and I could not find any blood either. I thought I might have missed him, but I knew heard the arrow hit him. I decided to go back to camp and tell Rick what happened. He then called Tammy and told her to have Pebbles the “tracking dog” on stand by just in case we needed her. Then Cody and Larry showed up and we decided it was time to go track my deer. We started tracking the deer and at first we could not find any blood, so I thought I missed. Then Cody yelled “I see blood.” The blood trail started off small then gradually got bigger, at that time I knew I made a good shot. We finally found my deer about 120 yards from where I shot him. I was overwhelmed with excitement and gratitude for all their help. Because without Rick, Larry, and Cody, I never would I found that buck. This was my first buck with a bow and it was by far my biggest buck ever. I want to thank Rick and Tammy for the opportunity to be able to take such a magnificent animal. Tammy thank you for the quesadilla, it hit the spot. I look forward to hunting with ya’ll next year. Jason Simpson

Category: Deer, Hunting Stories
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