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Skylighted

Tr33_n1nj@

Tr33_n1nj@

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I accessed my spot down a creek between 2 ridges. Climbed up my tree right at the bottom of the hills were 2 creeks intersect. Right at grey light a young buck comes in behind me on a trail that parallels the same creek I came in on. He rounds a cane break about 30 yards away facing me head on, looks dead up at me, stops, snorts, stomps, and turns around and takes off like I shot at him. He was perpendicular to my wind so he didn’t smell me, I was confused. After getting down I walked back to where he was standing and looking up at the stars, realized I was perfectly framed between the ridges/ hills. Had he been 10 feet off either way he would not have seen me. 5 feet lower in the tree he would not have seen me. 10 minutes earlier and he’d have been blinded by the sun. So close.
 
That’s why I love big ol trunks. Hard to get skylined with only your head popping out.

I understand there’s times that is all that’s going to work but it seems like I get pinned every time.
 
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Yes bigger trunk would have helped. And had I been standing against the tree like I should have instead of sitting at that time of day I might have been a little harder to see.
 
Roadkinglsu said:
It seems like here in N. LA our deer walk around with cricks in their necks! All they do is walk around looking up!
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Same in SC.

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That’s Big Nose Kate. You won’t drive by this property without her busting you.
 
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