My first day of deer hunting.

[CarJunkieLS1]

This morning was my first day to ever deer hunt. Here is my story:

Myself and my "mentor" Brett were out at his hunting place about 5:10 this morning. We cross the gate to the hunting spot and walk about 1/2 mile to the shooting house and by 5:30 we were in the house waiting on daylight. It was a COLD morning my phone said 22*F with zero wind. Daylight comes and about 7:00 am I see a coyote coming across the field. The coyote has no idea we were even there (I guess we did something right) he is trotting across the field and stops at 3:00 to my position I'm guessing about 150-175 yards out.

I ask Brett if I need to shoot him and he said that if it wasn't so early in the morning then I could, but it would ruin our chance for a deer. As much as I wanted to he was right so I lowered my rifle off the coyotes shoulder and clicked back on the saftey. The coyote after a minute just trotted off into the woods never to be seen again. The rush I felt was unbelievable the few moments I had that crosshair trained on the coyote, and I can't wait to shoot a deer.

That coyote was the only thing we saw all morning. This story isn't particularly exciting but for that brief moment it was. Hope ya'll enjoyed it. I sure did living it and I had a great time on my first hunt and I will be trying again in the morning. I can't wait.

 

[courtgreene]

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

Thanks and tomorrow if that coyote comes out again he won't get lucky again.

 

[jrdolall]

I have killed plenty of deer within an hour of shooting a coyote or bobcat. I have shot deer that came in 20 minutes after I shot another deer.

I don't know how good a memory deer have as it relates to rifle shots nor am I sure they can pinpoint where the shot happened. It will certainly scare any deer that are in the immediate area but deer that are moving around will still move around. This morning my buddy shot a big doe and, as often happens, after the shot he saw two other deer that were within 20 yards of the one he shot. Both of them slowly walked away as if they were confused about what was going on and one of them was a small buck. He was only about 250 yards away from me and I almost jumped out of my stand when he fired. 3 doe were eating acorns near me and they barely even looked up when he fired.

 

[gspn]

Thanks for posting your story! I love to read the stories of new hunters. Hunting opens up a world they never knew existed and it's great that these stories allow us to travel down that road of discovery with them.

Good luck on the next hunt, and keep us posted!

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

Thanks gspn I'm not new to hunting as I've shot countless dove,squirrel, and rabbits as a teenager, but that was over 10 years ago. I'm definitely new to deer hunting though and I was on Bretts hunting property he told me not to shoot so I didn't shoot. I think he thinks that a 150-175 yard shot is a little far for a new hunter. Though I am 100% confident in my skills to 200 yards. My rifle is way more than adequate at that range and is only .91 inches low at 200yds. Hopefully I'll get me a shot at one in the morning. If I shoot one I will have pics and a full story posted.

 

[Patocazador]

Good luck CarJunkie, I hope you smoke one soon.

Don't be like me and hunt for 4 years before getting a deer. There are many more deer now so that shouldn't be a problem.

 

[22250Rem]

Interesting story... Thanks, but if you want a better unbelievable rush than the 'yote just wait till you're in that shooting house and a real nice buck shows up. Watch out for buck fever when Mr. Big appears; you may notice your crosshairs suddenly aren't steady anymore and your brain may lock up. When I used to get buck fever I found that mentally talking to myself helped me out a lot. My brain used to tell me; "Here we go! Relax! You know you can make that shot". Anything to help you concentrate on dropping that deer. Good luck and if you score don't forget to let us know.

 

[Flintknapper]

Great story, glad you had a good time (that is what it is all about).

There are exceptions to everything, but I believe your com-padre gave you sage advice (not to shoot the coyote that early into the hunt).

Whether or not it would have effected your hunting (in that area) is unknown, but best to have as much in your favor as possible.

Best of luck... your next time out. We'd love to see pics if you harvest a deer, but another great story would be good too.

Flint.

 

[41 Mag]

Sounds like you had a great hunt.

To me the hunt is usually more fun than pulling the trigger. Don't get me wrong I like to shoot, but I also like to simply sit hidden and observe all critters doing what they do on a day to day thing. I have watched yotes hop and chase rodents around in thick grass for seemingly hours only to look down and find it was but a few minutes. I love to see owls or hawks when they are hunting as well as a rare sighting of a bobcat when they are on the hunt.

These are the things which bring me back time and time again. Just to go out and shoot something every time would get very tiresome to me in short order.

I had a huge mature tom bobcat, walk within 15 feet of me one evening just below me on a creek bank all the while talking to a big fox squirrel which was shadowing him from the tree limbs just a bit too high for him to reach. The tom had no idea I was even in his world as all of his attention was on that loudmouth squirrel, and he was talking right back to him, tail twitching, and those lips and whiskers just a working as he barked and lightly growled at that squirrel. (If you have ever seen a house cat talkin to a bird out of a window, magnify that times 10.) It was one of the best experiences I have ever had while out hunting. Talk about an adrenalin rush after they passed on by.

Good luck on your deer, look them over and pick a good one, once the hammer falls though the work starts....

 

[dpowers311]

I have noticed that when you see coyote's you won't see deer so you might as well shoot them when you have the chance. Only time I have seen both was when a young buck taking a nap and a coyote came in, it was a stand off both were surprised. It did not end well for the coyote.

 

[AKElroy]

That's a great story. I will say that yotes are a must shoot on our place. We are trying to get the turkey and quail established, so they are high on the list of shooters.

As for deer fleeing a shot, my son shot his best buck two weeks ago less than 5 minutes after I took a bobcat.

 

[Agsalaska]

On the second weekend my neighbors son shot a coyote right after dawn only to see an 8 point that was watching on the edge of the woods that he did not see run off after the blast.

I shot a coyote about three hours later and shot that 8 point last Sunday.


Coyotes need to be controlled. But dont let them get in the way of your priorities.

 

[BP Hunter]

That rush you felt will never get old. Wait till you see a deer through your scope.

My first kill was a javelina. I thought my heart was going to pump out of my chest even after I came out of my stand and pulled it out of the brush.

Welcome to hiunting. I hope you have many more years of hunting!