stroker
12-02-2003, 02:14 PM
The day broke with a steady rain, very few hunters in the woods, many camps were awake, but noone moving.
After I parked the truck and got my gear together, I headed out to a five finger valley to get ready. I know the rain was going to stop about midmorning and want to be ready for when the fair weather hunters started in. The rain started to fade about 8:30 am, and I could hear the 4 wheelers starting I knew it would not be long until things would start happen.
I had already seen three doe slip by in the mist. The only shots that I could hear that morning were very far off. As the hunters were moving along the ridges, I held tight down in the mouth of the valley, I have hunted this valley for over thirty years and it never fails to produce the same way every year.
After about half hour, I had counted seventeen shot at nearby ranges and I saw more that twentyfive does on the move, five still had little at their side.
But it's not a doe I wanted, I was after the big ten point that I had seen during bow season. He is a very large body deer, quessing about 225 lb., well shaped rack.
At about 10:am, I saw him standing on the ridge, he seemed to be watching me, but I'm not sure of that, the stare down lasted for a short time, he then turned and went down the backside of the ridge, I knew the valley he went into was very thick and he was going to lay down.
About noon I came out and was heading back to my truck. I was thinking about a roastbeef on a home made roll that awaited me. I heard a sound behind me, and slow to turn I looked around to see what it was. There standing about 20 yards watching me, head down, was a large ferrel hog.
I looked very hard at this hog, to be sure it was wild, by not having any tags in it's ears. I set the crosshairs between the eyes, the hog then turn his head for a better shot and I placed it in his ear, he drop and layed still. It was them I looked to see what made him turn his head, it was the ten point, I locked on to him with my scope, was ready to shoot , and he was gone, no sound , no movement, just gone.
I have been hunting a long time, and this is the first time this has happen to me.
When I open my eyes I knew I had fell asleep on my stand. It was a great hunt for me.
There are two types of hunter's, those who have fell asleep on their stand and those who are going to.. Which are you?
After I parked the truck and got my gear together, I headed out to a five finger valley to get ready. I know the rain was going to stop about midmorning and want to be ready for when the fair weather hunters started in. The rain started to fade about 8:30 am, and I could hear the 4 wheelers starting I knew it would not be long until things would start happen.
I had already seen three doe slip by in the mist. The only shots that I could hear that morning were very far off. As the hunters were moving along the ridges, I held tight down in the mouth of the valley, I have hunted this valley for over thirty years and it never fails to produce the same way every year.
After about half hour, I had counted seventeen shot at nearby ranges and I saw more that twentyfive does on the move, five still had little at their side.
But it's not a doe I wanted, I was after the big ten point that I had seen during bow season. He is a very large body deer, quessing about 225 lb., well shaped rack.
At about 10:am, I saw him standing on the ridge, he seemed to be watching me, but I'm not sure of that, the stare down lasted for a short time, he then turned and went down the backside of the ridge, I knew the valley he went into was very thick and he was going to lay down.
About noon I came out and was heading back to my truck. I was thinking about a roastbeef on a home made roll that awaited me. I heard a sound behind me, and slow to turn I looked around to see what it was. There standing about 20 yards watching me, head down, was a large ferrel hog.
I looked very hard at this hog, to be sure it was wild, by not having any tags in it's ears. I set the crosshairs between the eyes, the hog then turn his head for a better shot and I placed it in his ear, he drop and layed still. It was them I looked to see what made him turn his head, it was the ten point, I locked on to him with my scope, was ready to shoot , and he was gone, no sound , no movement, just gone.
I have been hunting a long time, and this is the first time this has happen to me.
When I open my eyes I knew I had fell asleep on my stand. It was a great hunt for me.
There are two types of hunter's, those who have fell asleep on their stand and those who are going to.. Which are you?