Back from the cabin, had a great time , got in some hunting of course. Went down early Monday morning and seen nothing until about 9:30 then this nice 6 point came in a about 6 yards , hit him high, their is good and bad when you do that, the bad is having to get down and finish your job, the good is no Tracking, I would rather track but it happens sometimes, he was 131 lb, field dressed , probable 2 years old, very happy with him!!! skinned and took care of the hide and meat so didn't hunt the evening.You can kill 2 bucks in Tennessee season but only 1 a day , I will show why that matters in 4th picture, this guy cam in after the 6 was down and wouldn't leave, 5 or 6 yards several times , I waited until he finely decided to leave, about 30 minutes to get down and finish my job, hated that.
The next morning I went up above the cabin to a stand we call the honey hole [everyone has one of these] been more deer killed from this stand than any on my place, lots of first time bow kills have taken their deer from this stand, just a good flat in oak wood where 3 ridges come together and deer are always moving through there.This was my first set in it this year. I hadn't seen anything not even a squirrel until about 8:45 then a nice little 7 point cam in, he got by me the first time and I hit my grunt and he came right in under my stand, less than 3 yards, i put a good shot on him, he ran 150 yards or so but sister made the track easy, he was 101 lbs field dressed with only 1 brown tine, I needed a 7 for our TwinOaks grand slam so i was very pleased, you have to take a doe/spike/3/4/5/6/7 and 8 plus to win, I like a 4 and 5 but that will have to wait till next year because I am all bucked out for this year, you can kill 3 doe a day in Tennessee so still plenty to hunt. That's my story and I am sticking to it.
Pappy
