stephen_g22
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I admit it, I got buck fever last Friday. I saw him about 80 yards away running across the pasture, head down, after a doe. The adrenalin was pumping, my heart began to race and I got the shakes. The buck moved around to the right side of my blind and was still in some brush maybe 90 yards away. I am still excited looking at a nice 6 point or 3x3 for non-Texans. The buck steps into the clear and I have him in the cross hairs, I think to myself "squeeze the trigger" as I jerk the trigger back and flat out miss the buck. He jumps and runs off showing no sign of being hit. My hunting partner and I check for blood, hair or any signs of a hit for about two hours and see nothing. We found his tracks, where he jumped at the shot and where he ran off. I am embarrassed.
As a consolation, I saw a medium doe later that afternoon about 80-90 yards away and dropped her in her tracks with my .243. It's amazing what squeezing the trigger and not being dazzled by antlers can do for you.
The backstrap I cooked Saturday night sure was tender.
Maybe the 6 point will be a 10 point next season. And maybe I won't be as whacked out when I see him.
As a consolation, I saw a medium doe later that afternoon about 80-90 yards away and dropped her in her tracks with my .243. It's amazing what squeezing the trigger and not being dazzled by antlers can do for you.
The backstrap I cooked Saturday night sure was tender.
Maybe the 6 point will be a 10 point next season. And maybe I won't be as whacked out when I see him.