- Feb 2, 2017
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I was sitting in a ladder stand with 3 shooting lanes that crow foot, left middle and right. Had a doe cross left going west just feeding. Few minutes later to my right a doe crossed to the right, just feeding.
About 830 a doe scoots into the left lane, squatted and urinated, tail sticking straight out. The doe is fidgeting, looking back, circling, etc. So, I get the rifle up on the trigger stick, brace against the shooting rail and wait. A few moments later, last year's fawn pops out. I think, no way that fawn is causing that doe so much anxiety.
Then I see 4 legs under some tree limbs. Finally ol big boy clears the tree, turns at a good angle and I line up the shot and let it rip. Buck reacts and I know I have a good shot placement, but does take of running, towards me. Just as I bolt another round in the buck ducks into the brush and weeds. I wait 15 minutes to calm down, climb down and go find my buck laying 10 yards off the lane.
About 830 a doe scoots into the left lane, squatted and urinated, tail sticking straight out. The doe is fidgeting, looking back, circling, etc. So, I get the rifle up on the trigger stick, brace against the shooting rail and wait. A few moments later, last year's fawn pops out. I think, no way that fawn is causing that doe so much anxiety.
Then I see 4 legs under some tree limbs. Finally ol big boy clears the tree, turns at a good angle and I line up the shot and let it rip. Buck reacts and I know I have a good shot placement, but does take of running, towards me. Just as I bolt another round in the buck ducks into the brush and weeds. I wait 15 minutes to calm down, climb down and go find my buck laying 10 yards off the lane.