What a day it was today! Windy as all heck, but they were moving. Saw 14 deer in total.
I took the muzzleloader for one last trip, knowing all the while that my firearms buck tag already filled and it was does only, which I figured I'd fill another MTag.
About 8am, a decent 4 pointer comes in to 35 yds and feeds for 45 minutes. I wanted to work a particular direction up over a little ridge. Not caring about what the buck does, I get up and start to move along. Super crunchy. He looks up at me for a minute, then keeps feeding parallel to me not caring, and eventually moves off. His lack of reaction was Pretty unexpected this late in the season.
Next was what blew me mind. I move another 10 yds toward the hill, look up, and there's a wide 8 pointer standing just 30 yds in front of me! He just looks at me and does nothing! Starts feeding and taking a few steps here and there for the next 20 minutes. I'm curious now, so I walk toward him. He knows I'm there and let's me crunch in to 20 yds. I start fumbling with my phone trying to take pics and video. I was completely blown away that this monster doesn't give a crap that I'm there. He eventually slowly moves up onto a rocky outcropping and to my surprise, there's the 4 pointer walking in right next to him, like buddies. I notice the bed at base of ledge, so he was apparently there alI morning. I keep moving up hill to get an even better look, and this big 8 let's me crunch right in to 15 yards! Very Up close and personal and he didn't care one bit. So bizarre! I don't think I've ever had that happen while on the ground that close in my 30 years of hunting.
So that was my very odd but super cool experience today. What an adrenaline rush looking eye to eye that close with a stud buck.
I let them move off and I went to find some does.
Half Hour later 10 came by me 100+ yds through the timber, no shot. 2 more ran up to me 30 minutes later, added another one to the freezer making it 4 total for the season.
One more week of Bow to go. Good luck to those finishing it out this week.
Its time to start getting the ice fishing gear prepped.
