Been 2 years since I have killed a deer. Work, family and life in general kept me out of the woods as much as I like. Friday morning I went into Henderson Park, part of the Nature Conservancy which I got permission to hunt again. I was on the west border along a ridge that funnels from the crop fields to the south into the heavy timber and the cave fed stream in the middle of the park. About 9am a small doe came down the ridge crunching on acorns walking straight towards me. At about ten yards she looked up and realized there was something different about the tree in front of her, me. After 20 minutes of walking circles and playing the headbob gotcha game she finally gave up and droped her head to start munching acorns again. At about 18 yards I let loose the string but she turned to the left just as the arrow was released. She ran 20 yards and stopped. Then she did a double reverse, ran 20 yards downhill and crashed into a tree. Finally the drought was over.
My arrow hit a little far back on the right side but I hit the liver and the left lug because of the angle as she turned.
She wasn't very big (about the size you like Dennis),but there is venison on the table and I have filled the requirements of hunting in the park by taking at least one doe.
I went out this morning behind the house and got busted by a doe while checking one of my cameras, but I did find some rubs and small scrapes. We had a little rain today and the temps dropped so I'm back out in the morning to try again. Hopefully this is just the start of my season.
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That is a great place to hunt. I used to hunt to the East of that creek. They came out and crossed onto Georges land. Lot's of deer back then. Congrats on getting permission in there. I would try and take another doe from there to keep them happy.
Steve, there is something about them Elburg bows. I have two kills with two different Jaguar Magnums. I hope I can get another kill this fall with my "new", very old, Cherokee.
