Stinger-Hunter
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It took me four months to find this deer. I looked for hours on two separate days and wouldn't you know it he was about 80 yards south of where I looked.
What I love about this deer is that he came in on the first time I actually got into a tree with a saddle. I missed him at 10-12 yards. However, I watched him trot off and repositioned my set-up 200 yards away. He came in on a string after laying out some Tinks 69 and Code Blue. He thrashed some bushes for about 20 min and then walked 12 yards away again.
No blood, no hair - He ran 150 yards and then walked casually. I thought I missed him again and it weighed on me hard. Confidence down!!!
I am super happy that I found him - this is a young eight pointer and not huge, but my first deer taken while saddle hunting. It has been seriously bothering me since October. Missing once at 10-12 yards is bad enough. Glad I found him!