bamaranger
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On 6Jan, while bowhunting a favorite area, twice in the same morning, I saw a huge P&Y class whitetail. First time he was passing through on his way to cover. A grunt call (produced after I dug through about 6 layers of clothes!!) brought him back about 45 minutes later, but downwind....you know how that worked out.
On 10Jan, I saw him again, vaguely in the predawn light, working his way down the same ridge face, but leaving cover at daylight. Had I been in the same tree as 6Jan, I may have had a shot, but I had changed trees. Oh well......
As I've seen the rascal 3 time I've named him Trey. And several hunts /trees in and around "his" ridge have yielded no sightings. Did he get wacked while chasing does elsewhere....is he still there but nocturnal, did he get poached by nighthunters, who knows? I'm on the verge of spending the rest of the season (10 days) on this deer.....likely a mistake. But he is indeed fine.
An interesting side note is that since finding this hardwood bench&tree about 10 years ago, I have seen two other P&Y bucks there, one of which I was able to take. (No, I have not entered him). Also took a nice 3 yr old off of it, not a book deer, but still not bad.
Wish me luck.
On 10Jan, I saw him again, vaguely in the predawn light, working his way down the same ridge face, but leaving cover at daylight. Had I been in the same tree as 6Jan, I may have had a shot, but I had changed trees. Oh well......
As I've seen the rascal 3 time I've named him Trey. And several hunts /trees in and around "his" ridge have yielded no sightings. Did he get wacked while chasing does elsewhere....is he still there but nocturnal, did he get poached by nighthunters, who knows? I'm on the verge of spending the rest of the season (10 days) on this deer.....likely a mistake. But he is indeed fine.
An interesting side note is that since finding this hardwood bench&tree about 10 years ago, I have seen two other P&Y bucks there, one of which I was able to take. (No, I have not entered him). Also took a nice 3 yr old off of it, not a book deer, but still not bad.
Wish me luck.