Bad Weather Hunting, Sure Thing! - Part 3
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The next morning we woke up early and crawled out of our sleeping bags to see how much snow we had gotten. We looked out the door of my camping tent and almost a foot of fresh snow covered the ground. The trees were absolutely beautiful covered with the fresh white powder. It was ideal morning for deer hunting. This was going to be the day to get our bucks if it was going to happen this year. We dressed properly for the weather conditions, grabbed some hot coffee and headed down the hill with our deer rifles. The guys were going to head to the north side of the forest where they had spotted the deer the night before. I was going to head over to my favorite spot, a large group of oak trees to the west. I was positive that after all the fresh snow fell the deer were going to be looking for food.
It was still dark outside and it was hard to find the acorn feeding ground. I found it about an hour before daylight and set up my deer blind about 300 yards away. I didn’t want to spook the deer off before daylight so I crawled in my deer blind and waited for the sun to rise. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop but right at first light the woods came alive with the sound of all kinds of critters. I could hear many strange noises in the woods. If you’ve ever been there at that time, I’m sure you know just what I’m talking about. I pulled out my new buck grunt caller and got it ready to go. I also checked my gun to make sure it was loaded and ready for action. Now all I could do was wait for the big one. With all the fresh snow, I knew he would show up today.
As soon as daylight came, I heard a shot from the direction where my friends were hunting. Maybe they had gotten one! I tried using my grunt caller to call a buck in but had no luck. Just about then I saw a doe walking around some brush. She was moving straight for the acorn feeding ground. Then I saw several more big doe coming down a hill beside me and they were also heading to the feeding ground. That was a sure sign that a buck would be around soon. During the mating season, the bucks will follow the doe around and check to see if they are ready to mate. The buck always stays behind the doe and appears last. At this point there was nothing to do but wait so I grabbed a sandwich from my picnic backpack and ate while watching the doe.
A little later I heard crashing and loud noise coming from the woods on the back side of the feeding area. There was no doubt, it was sure to be a buck. Then suddenly I saw a huge deer emerging from the thickets and heading straight toward the doe. As the deer got closer I could see antlers! It was an 8 point buck for sure. Then another deer came out behind the 8 pointer and he looked like a monster. I counted 12 points. Today was going to be my lucky day. As soon as the two bucks got to the feeding area they began fighting. It was a spectacular sight that I had never seen before in the wild. The 8 point buck lost his war with the monster buck and started to leave the area. Now was the time to shoot the 12 pointer that I had been waiting on. I had an open shot so I raised my rifle, aimed for his chest and pulled the trigger. The monster fell to the ground right in this tracks. I had bagged a 12 point buck and had a great story to tell my children and grandchildren.
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