Opening Day Success

[turkeykirk]

Congratulations! Way to close the deal!

 

[whitetailfreak]

Looks like a dandy to me. Congrats!

 

[Madsnooker]

Congrats elfiii!!!
You done good!

 

[Back40hunter]

Congratulations

 

[elfiii]

Are you now done for the season?

Just getting started good.

Congrats! Very slow on our side

I've had hundreds of pics on my cams until last week. They seem to have vanished.

 

[Jim Thompson]

Hunted back on my swamp this afternoon. I had two does and a fawn come in and hang for a good long while. All of a sudden the fawn spooks and the two does lock up and they are looking up the hill behind me. The mama of the fawn didn't twitch a muscle for probably 5 minutes. I'm thinking OK what's up the hill behind me that they are looking at? Could it be?

They finally all spook and ease on down to the swamp and I figured the show was over because by now it's around 6:45 or so and we're running out of daylight. I heard that slow crunch, crunch, crunch and I knew it was a deer. He passed me off to my left easing down the hill and he was screened by some saplings but I could see bone.

He stopped with his head behind a pine tree and that gave me the opportunity to get my gun up. He poked his head out from behind the tree and I got a 4 on one side count and flipped my safety off. He stepped out right into my crosshairs and it was say goodnight Gracie.

He's a 2.5 year old scrub 8 but I'm out of venison and he'll eat just fine. Good opening day hunt and one of the best in a long time.

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My man! Congrats Lee. Fire up the grill!

 

[jbogg]

Outstanding! I love it when a plan comes together. I don’t believe i’ve ever shot an opening day Buck.

 

[bany]

Congratulations! Looks delicious

 

[Mason Jar]

Nice Buck, Congratulations !!!

 

[godogs57]

Fantastic! Know you had a great time.

I had a good evening hunt myself.

 

[Deerhead]

Elfiii getting it done!!!

Congrats!

 

[gacowboy]

Nice ! Congratulations !

 

[Meriwether Mike]

Looks like someone is going to be eating well. Congrats.

 

[Dirtroad Johnson]

Getting it done early, nice.

 

[01Foreman400]

Enjoyed the read. Congrats on a nice buck and some fresh venison.

 

[stringmusic]

Congrats elfiii!!!

 

[Hoss]

Just seeing this today. Congrats on the buck. Thanks for the story.

 

[Rackmaster]

Heck yeah , congrats ! That’s a fine opening day buck .
I hunted near you this morning , didn’t hear a shot. My dad texted me around 9:30 and said , Are you sure rifle season came in today !

Same thing happened to me opening morning I had a lot of texts asking me if it was gun season

 

[Rackmaster]

Congrats @elfiii fine buck!

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

Hunted back on my swamp this afternoon. I had two does and a fawn come in and hang for a good long while. All of a sudden the fawn spooks and the two does lock up and they are looking up the hill behind me. The mama of the fawn didn't twitch a muscle for probably 5 minutes. I'm thinking OK what's up the hill behind me that they are looking at? Could it be?

They finally all spook and ease on down to the swamp and I figured the show was over because by now it's around 6:45 or so and we're running out of daylight. I heard that slow crunch, crunch, crunch and I knew it was a deer. He passed me off to my left easing down the hill and he was screened by some saplings but I could see bone.

He stopped with his head behind a pine tree and that gave me the opportunity to get my gun up. He poked his head out from behind the tree and I got a 4 on one side count and flipped my safety off. He stepped out right into my crosshairs and it was say goodnight Gracie.

He's a 2.5 year old scrub 8 but I'm out of venison and he'll eat just fine. Good opening day hunt and one of the best in a long time.

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"Goodnight Gracie."
Not gonna lie, I've said that to a few deer over the years as I've watched an arrow disappear behind their shoulder.

Congrats Lee!