Frustrating But Exactly Why I Love Bow Hunting

[bowaholic]

Friday morning I hunted a piece of property and saw some action, a spike, some does and a six or basket 8.  Was a good morning minus the pounding headache that kicked me out of the woods at 930.  I went home warmed up and got some dry cloths on and decided to pull the card from a camera I have behind my grandfathers across the road.  I was shocked to see a nice 8 had been hitting the scrapes in the middle of the day!  I had missed him by two hours that morning. Needless to say my headache went away really fast.  I went back got a hang on and set up in a big maple overlooking the scrapes.  Sat from 1 to dark and only a doe.  Saturday morning two more does and then at 1015 here he comes right from where I knew he would but instead of going to the scrapes directly like all the pictures showed him he turned and went to my right and stopped behind a scrub apple tree at 28 yards.  When I put my quick release on the string loop it made a metallic click that he heard.  He walked away not spooked thankfully.  Sunday morning was going to be a short hunt because of my nephews baptism.  Couldn't believe it 815 and here he comes! Comes from the exact same spot and does the same exact thing but he stayed 60 yds out this time.  Never acted spooked or anything.  Im going to be trying tomorrow morning for a couple hours but going to sit on the ground inside the woods and see if I can't get him before he makes that pain in the A$$ left turn haha! Hopefully Ill have a picture to post of him on the ground!

[josephmrtn]

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!

[bowaholic]

[F-150]

GOOD LUCK !!!!!!!      

[NYbuck50]

sounds like hes scent checking the scrapes, and not actively freshening them up. Try getting setup 40 yards down wind of the scrapes you might get lucky