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Perfect hunt! What more can I say! Sometimes the hunt is destined to happen. I had been in the woods about 30-40 minutes, and I had five does come straight to my location. One shot.... BOOM! Doe ran fifty yards and fell over! Perfecto! Awesome, but then it all went wrong! I looked up, and a monster eight point came bouncing into my sights! I squeezed the trigger, and I heard a click! My Shotgun misfired! I guess sometimes you win, and I guess sometimes you lose.

I was running late, but the excitement of the hunt kept me pushing forward. While practically running to my stand, all at once I come to a tumbling stop on the ground. You may ask why. Well, the reason why was because a monster eleven point stood sprawled out in the distance about a hundred yards. As I watch this monster play right in front of my tree stand, I sweat away ten pounds from the heat of over dressing. After half hour, the mighty buck prances into the thickets. Then I, the miserable,… Continue

The most important part of any hunt happens before the hunt takes place. The whitetail deer are allusive animals in which they like to be hidden at all times. In order to kill a whitetail deer, you must be able to break the code that keeps the deer from falling prey to the anxious hunter, but most hunters look for the wrong things. For example, should a hunter set up stand over a scrap or a rub? Well, both are indicators that a deer is working an area, but one of the two is a for sure sign that… Continue

After an unsuccessful hunt, the cold and aggravated hunters make there way back to their home for lunch. Since the morning hunt brought no chance of even hearing a deer in a two mile radius, they decide to tackle another hunting location, but they decide after lunch to drive the little woods sitting directly behind their home. So after cramming their face full with awesome snacks, they begin the short hike back to the thin little woods. Two hunters circles around on the far side and set up… Continue