will do my best to recall everything that happened in a coherent manner. Went to the blue river wma friday afternoon. Got there in time to go out and scout the area i had found while hunting spring turkey. The place had changed a lot since then, but surprisingly little undergrowth, probably due to the fire about 3 years back. Grasses were perfect height, 4-5 feet, for the evening's scout/ still hunt. I saw lots of traces of activity so i decided to sit at the base of a tree, with good grass cover from several angles. I sat for about an hour, then decided to snoop around a bit more. As i was turning to get up... i saw a doe, she had snuck in behind me and was staring right at me, at about 15~20yrds. I quickly realized she hadn't made me, probably because the sun was in her eyes. I sat still for probably 15 mins before she relaxed and continued feeding. I was able to get my legs under me and turn, but she had moved out of range. Since I was hoping to come back in the morning, I decided not to stalk. I enjoyed the past events for a few minutes, then started the ~mile walk back to the car. The next morning I was up in a tree not far from where i was the evening before. Nothing but crows and squirrels until 8:40am, when i saw two does directly in front of me. Three more were right behind them, and along side them was a little lady who probably lost her spots not long ago. They grazed as they walked right toward me. At 8:50, the front two does were ~15 yards from me, but the others were still too far out. I picked out the one I thought was bigger, drew, and hit. I waited 30 mins and found her ~40 yrs away.
Cleaned her and realized she must weigh 80-90 lbs (not sure how accurate my guess was).
Adrenaline was still rushing through me, so i got her on my back and started walking. By the time I could see the truck, I was ready to fall over, but ended up getting there somehow.
Thanks for reading bout my first deer, which is also my first trad kill.
here she is
Cleaned her and realized she must weigh 80-90 lbs (not sure how accurate my guess was).
Adrenaline was still rushing through me, so i got her on my back and started walking. By the time I could see the truck, I was ready to fall over, but ended up getting there somehow.
Thanks for reading bout my first deer, which is also my first trad kill.
here she is
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