Opening Morning Success!!

[12gauge]

Yesterday morning was opening season of ML here in Virginia. Me, my brother and sister inlaw hit the woods. We own our own 20 acres of land where we hunt, and our neighbor gave us permission to hunt his 100 acres, as long as we let noone else on the land but me and my family and one of our neighbors (who is our friend..)

Well yesterday morning i didn't see anything at daylight, i sat on the stand about to drift away in sleep when i heard leaves rustling 15 yards to my left. I looked up in time to see two does. I cocked my hammer to my dad's traditional muzzleloader and they jumped, one doe ran about 10 yards behind a tree and stopped, then the other one just looked at me broadside. So i pulled the set trigger and raised up and fired. The doe hit the ground and didn't get up until the smoke cleared, then she ran!

She went maybe 40 yards before dropping dead! My sister in law then shot 10 minutes after i did at a 6 point, she had rear end shot him and found blood for about 4 miles, but no deer...we finally figured he would eventually die some days later or live. But i found my deer and it is my first ML kill!

I will try again on Monday after school and hunt the evening, where we've been seeing a huge buck! I want him bad!! lol!

I will post pictures of me and the doe when i get them developed..

wish me luck for tomorrow evening!!

[A Far Cry]

Congrats on your first! That's always special.
Don

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Great job... looking forward to seeing the pics! tomorrow!

[12gauge]

Thanks!

Once i get those photos developed i will post em! She was a nice doe!

Can't wait til tomorrow...

God bless

[Scott Kirsch]

Very good story 12gauge. Very nice to see some more hunters redcuing the doe population. The more does you take out, the more those monster bucks will compete for the does in heat. Great job and whack a few more! - :)Sloopy_Snood

[12gauge]

sloppysnood said:

Very good story 12gauge. Very nice to see some more hunters redcuing the doe population. The more does you take out, the more those monster bucks will compete for the does in heat. Great job and whack a few more! - :)Sloopy_Snood

I totally agree! We've been seeing nothing but small spikes, and an occasional 3 or 4 point...

Just the other night, as a matter of fact, the night i killed the doe, my mom and I seen a huge buck crossing our car while going to get something to eat! That's the huge buck i posted in my first post..

We couldn't tell how big his horns where, because we caught a quick glimpse of him in the headlights..

Last night (Monday) i seen 2 does, but i didn't want to kill them, because they were little babies, and i am not much into killing "Bambi"

Well i am off of school today, i slept in this morning but i will make another evening hunt...

Wish me luck this evening fellas!

[Scott Kirsch]

12gauge said:

sloppysnood said:

Very good story 12gauge. Very nice to see some more hunters redcuing the doe population. The more does you take out, the more those monster bucks will compete for the does in heat. Great job and whack a few more! - :)Sloopy_Snood

I totally agree! We've been seeing nothing but small spikes, and an occasional 3 or 4 point...

Just the other night, as a matter of fact, the night i killed the doe, my mom and I seen a huge buck crossing our car while going to get something to eat! That's the huge buck i posted in my first post..

We couldn't tell how big his horns where, because we caught a quick glimpse of him in the headlights..

Now you have purpose! Find out where he's moving and get setup. Good luck. -Sloppy