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timothymarks
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down in Texas on vacation seeing some family and killing some deer. hunted on my uncles small lease in north east texas. there is about 4 people regularly hunting this piece including myself. My uncles friend joe is the only other one who has bagged anything. he got a spike. We can kill 2 does and 2 bucks 1 of which can be a trophy.
So last sunday on my first morning hunt a spike came across the field right at daybreak, i couldnt tell whether he was a spike or not, and since we can only shoot does from thanksgiving until the sunday afterwards i was hesitant to take him. when i did finally see somthing above his head that wasnt ears, I let him have it. I dunked him, got him in the spine. so I went and picked him up and carried him back to the tree i was sitting under. (he weighed 60 lbs) it was only 5 minutes later when i spotted my big one. he was "alert" looking in my direction. i pulled up my binos and decided he was a shooter, he ran horizontal across the field. I pulled up my rifle to shoot, but no! blood had covered my lens from when i carried the spike back. while he just stood there i frantically cleaned the lens. when i was satisfied that i could see somewhat through it he started running. I said "mehhhhh" really loud and he stopped. I dunked him right there. tagged out on bucks in 15 minutes. I explained to the other guys that there are hunters, and gatherers. I said I am a hunter, and you all need to gather me a beer.... lmao!
So last sunday on my first morning hunt a spike came across the field right at daybreak, i couldnt tell whether he was a spike or not, and since we can only shoot does from thanksgiving until the sunday afterwards i was hesitant to take him. when i did finally see somthing above his head that wasnt ears, I let him have it. I dunked him, got him in the spine. so I went and picked him up and carried him back to the tree i was sitting under. (he weighed 60 lbs) it was only 5 minutes later when i spotted my big one. he was "alert" looking in my direction. i pulled up my binos and decided he was a shooter, he ran horizontal across the field. I pulled up my rifle to shoot, but no! blood had covered my lens from when i carried the spike back. while he just stood there i frantically cleaned the lens. when i was satisfied that i could see somewhat through it he started running. I said "mehhhhh" really loud and he stopped. I dunked him right there. tagged out on bucks in 15 minutes. I explained to the other guys that there are hunters, and gatherers. I said I am a hunter, and you all need to gather me a beer.... lmao!
