Sunday morning 11-13-2022 I was hunting a saddle on top of a ridge. 1 hr into the hunt I notice a buck checking does that we hadn’t seen since July. He was 200 yards away in thick brush staying near a thicket. There was no way I could get to him with out getting busted so I eased out and went home to get a game plan for the afternoon hunt. After looking at wind directions and stand locations. I decided to come in from the opposite side of the thicket that I assumed he was bedded in. There is a buddy stand that is near a foodplot that I thought he might come by. After settling in for the afternoon hunt almost immediately he came out with a doe about 200 yards away but she slipped back into cone and he followed.  I done a bleed can and grunt sequence but nothing. 30 minutes later a younger buck appeared in the foodplot and the big buck reappeared to walk the small buck off. Once he closed to 150 yards I knew this was last chance. I squeezed the shot off and boom he went down. What a night and finally a planned worked in my favor.

Successful Buck Hunt: Planning Pays Off on Top of a Ridge

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Successful Buck Hunt: Planning Pays Off on Top of a Ridge

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