Today was the last day of the Maryland Firearms season and got into my stand early (5:30am) and the weather was cold but clear so I decided to do an all day sit. Of course the weather as predicted changed but I hung tough and at around 4:15...pm (didn't have my cell on for the time as it was raining that hard) this big boy steps out chasing about a 60lb yearling doe and was running around crazy after her. Finally mouth grunted him to a stop at 50 yards and he was facing me directly so he got a .50 cal muzzy round dead center in the bread basket. Tough but rewarding hunt today and goes to show you never know when it can happen in the deer woods. Hunting hard in any weather condition can pay off big time. Sorry about the quality of the pictures but it was still raining hard and didn't want to mess my camera up.
Stoner
Stoner
Well another great day in the woods today and a very special hunt for me as this is Veterans Day and being a 21 year USAF Security Police Vet made this one memorable hunt. Got this great buck literally in my back yard less than 150 yards fr...om my house in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia. He came in with 10 minutes of shooting light , grunting and looking for a fight. Only shot I had was a neck shot at 80 yards but I felt confident of the shot and what my smoke pole can do. Got him good with the first shot in the neck and then finished him of with a quick reload and center mass second shot. I have learned big mature bucks don't usually give you allot of time so you got to make it count and sometimes fast. Just a great big bodied mature buck and not my biggest buck by far but a great buck for this neck of the woods.
