Buckeye Bowhunter
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It’s been a rough couple years. I’ve had some self inflicted issues (target panic) that led to poor form and some rushed shots. Anyway, we’ve had at least 15” of snow for about 2 weeks, and temps have struggled to get over 20°. A week ago I picked up 80 pounds of a deer feed mixture at a local shoe store and put out a bag to help out the local deer on my own 16 acres. I had noticed that they were digging through the deep snow to get down to the clover and turnips that are there already. Within 24 hours I was having 4 to 6 does show up regularly during daylight hours. So I decided it’s time for a freezer filler mission. About 4:40 PM Friday, January 28, they started coming in. The first one was a button buck so I held off. The second deer was a doe fawn from this year as well. The third one was a good bit bigger so I let one fly. My arrow zipped through right behind the shoulder. She Took off and stopped about 70 yards away trying to figure out what happened. And then she started wobbling and I saw her go down. Fresh venison! I honestly kinda hate the idea of hunting over bait but in these late season conditions it seems almost necessary. First saddle kill, first late season deer, and first self filmed deer kill as well.
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