Post by copengrizz01 on Nov 19, 2012 8:58:27 GMT -5
Well ive been hunting since i was in 3rd grade and i am now almost 21 and i finally harvested my first deer Saturday morning around 11:00am at monroe lake in indiana! It was a pretty interesting hunt. At around 8:00 am saturday morning i had a doe walk down the hill in front of me and i could have had a perfect shot at around 75 yards but she just disappeared. I think she got down in a ditch on the hill and walked it the rest of the way until she was out of distance. Then at around 10:00 am i had 2 coyotes come in within 40 yards so i just sat there and watched them for around 20min and they finally left. i figured my hunt was over after seeing the coyotes but i decided to set in the stand a little longer. At around 11:00 am i heard something behind me, it sounded like a squirrel so i just slowly looked behind me and there he stood. i couldnt tell how big the rack was at first but i got my new england single shot 12ga ready and stood up and turned around waited for a decent shot. he walked out in a clear spot at around 75 yards. i took aim and fired but he just jumped a little and walked about 10 yards and stood there. so im trying to reload but forgot to take my shells out of the box so it took my like 30secs to reload. at this point he had actually gotten closer to me at about 50yards up a short hill. after the first shot i was already shaking of buck fever! lol but i try to take aim again but i cannot hold it still so im trying my hardest to keep still and i fire and i hear nothing and see nothing. almost as if he just disappeared. so i figured i missed again and he just took off out of sight after i shot. i ended up setting in the stand for another 2 hours. i got down and figured i better go check for blood just in case i hit him. i was walking up the hill to where i shot at him the second time and theres a big dead tree laid down so i step up on the tree and there he was. he didnt even run 10 yards! it was a bad shot right in the stomach but im happy with it! been waiting since i was in 3rd grade and it was well worth the wait!
