whitedog
Senior Member
At 6:24 last night, I got the call from my youngest son, "Dad, I just shot JZ". JZ is a buck he had only seen in pics for the past 3 years. There were other bucks he wanted to arrow but JZ was on top of his list.
Though not hunting, I was close by so it didn't take me long to get there. He was still in his stand and he was grinning. "I had just rattled and grunted and a nice young 9 ptr popped out right on top of me. I was videoing him with my phone and heard leaves rustle to my right. JZ was coming out at 10 yds! I still had my phone in my hands! He walked right under me and headed straight away. I got my bow and drew as he walked away. I grunted. He stopped, turned his head and then started walking again. I grunted a 2nd time and he stopped again but then continued to walk away. The 3rd time I grunted, he turned at 28 yds and gave me a shot! I hit him good dad! I saw blood as soon as it hit him. I saw those big thick tines and knew it was him!" We hugged and high fived.
After fooling around and going to the store for fresh batteries, an hour and 20 minutes had passed. We took up the trail. We slowly followed good blood through really thick cover for 100 yds as we scanned ahead. "There he is"!! G was beside himself!
Though not hunting, I was close by so it didn't take me long to get there. He was still in his stand and he was grinning. "I had just rattled and grunted and a nice young 9 ptr popped out right on top of me. I was videoing him with my phone and heard leaves rustle to my right. JZ was coming out at 10 yds! I still had my phone in my hands! He walked right under me and headed straight away. I got my bow and drew as he walked away. I grunted. He stopped, turned his head and then started walking again. I grunted a 2nd time and he stopped again but then continued to walk away. The 3rd time I grunted, he turned at 28 yds and gave me a shot! I hit him good dad! I saw blood as soon as it hit him. I saw those big thick tines and knew it was him!" We hugged and high fived.
After fooling around and going to the store for fresh batteries, an hour and 20 minutes had passed. We took up the trail. We slowly followed good blood through really thick cover for 100 yds as we scanned ahead. "There he is"!! G was beside himself!
