CarJunkieLS1
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As the title states deer season is over here in Alabama. I wasn't as successful as I would've liked, but I was able to bag me a big doe this past Friday. I am a relatively new hunter w/ only 3 years experience of serious hunting. I had a long time friend and a co-worker, that are very experienced hunters take me under their wing to give advice and help me all along the way.
I am forever grateful for their help and I hope that one day I can pass on the knowledge I've gained to someone else to keep the tradition going. As I said I have been seriously deer hunting for the last 3 years. I was successful in my first year and bagged me a big mature doe. At 28yrs old shot my first deer.
That story can be found here...http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=736207
Last year I ended my second year of deer hunting empty handed, but it was a great year as my wife got her first deer. I however, never got to pull the trigger so my season ended empty handed.
Fast forward to this year and although it wasn't as successful as I'd had liked it was a great year and I sure did learn alot and several first time experiences...
This year was the first time I've had a deer "blow" at me. When it happened I had no idea what it was as I never saw a deer, it scared the crap out of me honestly.
This 3rd year was the first time I have ever seen an owl in the wild...WOW what a beautiful creature, just wish those dang blue jays would have left him alone. He eventually flew off and I never saw him again.
This first is gonna be hard to believe guys, but I am just gonna come out and say it. I saw a black panther! I was sitting in a stand one evening watching a crossing along a barb wire fence that deer will use and come up the hill right towards me. All of a sudden I saw a very large animal that looked walked and acted just like a cat. The tail was as long as its body, I saw it for 3-4 seconds at around 100 yards away, by the time I realized what I was looking at it was gone. Never to be seen again.
This other first for me was a bang/flop on the doe that I shot. The area I was hunting was pretty thick. I had to watch her in my scope for several minuted till she finally gave me a good shot to the vitals. I am proud of myself as I was a cool as ice and kept all my emotions under control (for now). Distance was 117yds and I hit her right at the base of the neck clipping the point of the shoulder. The bullet went on to hit the offside lung and came to rest just under the skin on the offside. The deer never took another step. I shot her with a 7mm 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at an estimated 2750fps. WHOA seeing that deer fall like made me just like a lil child that can't sit still. I was literally shaking and couldn't get myself under control. I got "buck fever" on a doe
Thankfully it was after I had pulled the trigger.
So there was my year firsts, Hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed experiencing it. CHEERS!!! Here is to next year.
I am forever grateful for their help and I hope that one day I can pass on the knowledge I've gained to someone else to keep the tradition going. As I said I have been seriously deer hunting for the last 3 years. I was successful in my first year and bagged me a big mature doe. At 28yrs old shot my first deer.
That story can be found here...http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=736207Last year I ended my second year of deer hunting empty handed, but it was a great year as my wife got her first deer. I however, never got to pull the trigger so my season ended empty handed.
Fast forward to this year and although it wasn't as successful as I'd had liked it was a great year and I sure did learn alot and several first time experiences...
This year was the first time I've had a deer "blow" at me. When it happened I had no idea what it was as I never saw a deer, it scared the crap out of me honestly.
This 3rd year was the first time I have ever seen an owl in the wild...WOW what a beautiful creature, just wish those dang blue jays would have left him alone. He eventually flew off and I never saw him again.
This first is gonna be hard to believe guys, but I am just gonna come out and say it. I saw a black panther! I was sitting in a stand one evening watching a crossing along a barb wire fence that deer will use and come up the hill right towards me. All of a sudden I saw a very large animal that looked walked and acted just like a cat. The tail was as long as its body, I saw it for 3-4 seconds at around 100 yards away, by the time I realized what I was looking at it was gone. Never to be seen again.
This other first for me was a bang/flop on the doe that I shot. The area I was hunting was pretty thick. I had to watch her in my scope for several minuted till she finally gave me a good shot to the vitals. I am proud of myself as I was a cool as ice and kept all my emotions under control (for now). Distance was 117yds and I hit her right at the base of the neck clipping the point of the shoulder. The bullet went on to hit the offside lung and came to rest just under the skin on the offside. The deer never took another step. I shot her with a 7mm 120gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at an estimated 2750fps. WHOA seeing that deer fall like made me just like a lil child that can't sit still. I was literally shaking and couldn't get myself under control. I got "buck fever" on a doe
Thankfully it was after I had pulled the trigger. So there was my year firsts, Hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed experiencing it. CHEERS!!! Here is to next year.
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