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I was able to sneak down Friday afternoon last week as the weather was showing 32 degrees for the low and mid 60s for the highs. I wasn’t planning to go as I had to go to Houston for work on Sunday but I couldn’t pass up those temperatures and a shot at hunting opening rifle morning. I saw four bucks Friday afternoon and a bunch of does, but they were not really in a good location for a bow shot so I did not take a shot. Saturday morning I got back at it with the 270 for opener. Had a 4-point and a nice tall 8 come by at first light, but it was not wider than the deer I harvested last year so I let it walk. Saw a momma doe and yearling come by that I could have taken, but I let her walk because of the fawn. Later a 4-point came right to my stand and looked at me for a while (I don’t think he knew what I was, but never spooked). Later the momma doe and yearling came back, and had about 4 does skirt me far off to the left with no shot. About 11AM I saw a lone doe at the end of my shooting lane that started to come in. She got about 75 yards out and I decided to take the shot. It knocked her down but after about 3 minutes she started to get up and straggle away. I should have shot here again. Well I waited about 20-25 minutes and decided to track. Had okay blood, but as I’m tracking, the deer jumps up and runs. I waited a little and decided to track again. Again same result, jumped up and ran. Waited and then tracked a little further to my neighbors land, lost the trail but picked it up on his road. Walked a little further and she jumped again. I decided I did not hot her in a good spot and retreated. Well, as luck would have it, I get a call from my neighbor who I had been texting and he got pictures of the deer in front of his feeder struggling. I decided to pack up at camp and giver her some time. About 45 minutes later, I snuck over to where his camera was and I found her just off the opening. I put another round through her and was able to take her to the processor. Very lucky to find that deer. I unfortunately pulled my shot and gut shot her. I tried a couple of target shots at camp and it was on. Feel bad that the deer had to suffer for a little bit, but I’m happy I was able to find her and harvest her. It looks like I will be horn hunting the rest of the year.
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