My son got a picture of this really nice buck about 4 days ago. We have since been trying to pattern him and figure out a way to get him. We hunt our family farm that is only 125 acres and are surrounded by other leased land so it makes it very difficult to be selective. Lots of times we will let a buck go to grow another year just to have him killed on the neighboring land. Makes it tough sometimes.
Well so much for the patterning. Took Mel hunting this morning and as you can see she had a great time. Not her first deer but her first really nice buck. Buck was trotting across a pasture and she made an excellent double lung shot. She thought she missed because the deer never slowed down. Ran about 150 yards and left a great blood trail to follow. This is what it's all about. She was so excited when we found blood. She really thought she had missed. She learned a lot today about deer behavior after the shot and how to track them. We waited about an hour before we started looking and then tracked the 150 yards in about 40 minutes. I actually thought he was gut shot and that is why I moved so cautiously.
Anyway, a great ending to a great morning. Not bad for a Chattahoochee County, GA deer. 9 point with a sticker off the right burr. Weighed 138 lbs. we just don't have a lot of 200 lb deer in our area.
I sure am proud of her.
