First deer from the swamps!

[robw]

I've been hunting the Iroquois Wildlife Refuge for a couple bow seasons now, and finally put it together.  In my tree all morning, only seen 1 doe run by, and I finally see a deer moving slowly about 35 yds away.  Where I am that's about as far as I can see in any direction.  It slowly feeds it's way towards me, and at 20 I can see its a buck.  It lifts it's head up and stares in my direction for a good 30 seconds, then starts walking right at me. By now I have my bow in hand, but haven't had a chance to draw.  He comes in to 15 yds, watching me, and doing the head bob, and I think he busted me.  Can see he's an 8-point. He doesn't spook though, just turns and walks behind a big ash tree, and turns back straight at me again to watch from next to it.  After a 60 second staring contest, him probably wondering just how that fat guy got way up that tree, he slowly walks past another big ash, and I finally can draw.  He comes out from the tree broadside, 15 yds looking ahead of himself, away from me, and that's where he got a rocket through the lungs.  Ran a wobbly 30 yds, went out of sight, and heard the big crash a few seconds later! 

 

It's a pretty unique place to hunt, but I definitely will be back now!

 

 

[NYBowhunter]

Real nice, congrats!!!!

[grampy]

Way to go! Congratulations! You stuck it out and it payed off,great job. And a very nice buck!

[monkeyman2269]

Nice deer I hunt that area pretty frequently

[Cabin Fever]

Congrats! Big neck on that buck! 

[deerpassion]

Congratz !!! Passed up a real nice 2 y/o 8 out there last weekend at 10 yds , hope I don't kick myself for that one.... Some big bucks out there though, some 4 n 5 year olds I've got pics of, haven't seen em yet but time will tell, Congratz again !!!

[greg54]

Nice buck!!

[landtracdeerhunter]

Very Nice!

[Red]

Nice job congrats

[Lawdwaz]

Well done! Hard earned buck for sure........

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Nice. Congrats brother. I saw that you said it was morning was it later in the morning or still early?

[Geno C]

Congrats!

[robw]

Thanks Everyone!

 

He showed up about 1030 AM  Only saw one other run through around 830, not sure what it was

[incognito]

Congratulations.

[Hunter716]

Nice!! I shot a decent 5pt there 2 weeks ago. Up by sour springs

[genesee_mohican]

Nice buck, congrats!!  Good shooting and I like the pic out where you found him. You'll enjoy that for years to come.

[Big Indian]

Great story and really nice buck. Congrats

[Fletch]

Cogratz

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[FX62]

Nice job!

[f3cbboy]

excellent. 

[Kujo48]

Great job!! Congrats!!

[fasteddie]

Nice story . Excellant buck .

[Lisa M Simmons]

Congrats nice buck