The first year hunting this property i hadn't seen much during my scouting trips but October 6th I went out and this buck came in downwind of me and circled around me to a shooting lane i prepped in the preseason. I let my arrow go as he dropped his head to eat some acorns. My arrow hit lungs and he ran off into the woods. I waited to hear the crash come from the timber but heard nothing. I sat for an hour to give him time and started to track him. He zigged and zagged through the woods and into a cornfield and back to the woods again. I finally called my brother for reinforcements, we spent 2 hours back tracking and renewing our steps. When I stopped I heard an unusual noise, it was the sound of running water breaking over something. I hadn't heard that in the other times id been in that area, so I followed the sound through the darkness and came to the edge of the ravine. I shined my light down the hill and there laid my buck in the middle of the creek. I dragged him up the bank and thankfully my brother was there to help me drag him 3/4 a mile back to the truck through the woods and an ag field. I was so grateful to have him there to help me because I probably would have croaked if I had to drag him alone. All in all it was a great hunt and a good birthday present on a property I wasn't very familiar with.

A Successful Birthday Hunt

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A Successful Birthday Hunt

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