Thought I would give a shout out to you all since I have not posted much lately. I have been bow hunting some but have not seen a shooter I wanted to let an arrow fly on. Decided since this was opening weekend to our Modern Gun deer season I would take any decent legal buck that came my way. A legal buck in Arkansas is three points on one side. Went down to my camp in south AR near the big town of Fordyce. I have hunted there for 39 years so it is fair to say I know the woods there. One area I like is very dense with low hanging tree so hunting in a stand has you up in the low hanging trees which hampers your sight distance. I set up a ground blind on a ridge over looking a bottom area. Saw a couple right off but could not see well enough to tell if they were a legal buck. About an hour after sun up I caught sight of a large forked buck making my way. I could not have had him come in on me any better if I had him on a rope. At about 25 to 30 yards I confirmed he was legal and dropped the hammer on him. With him coming at me at that range he never knew what hit him. He is a fat one as you can tell from the picture. Large deer for just a 6 point.
That evening two of the other guys with me dropped a 7 pt and an 8 pt. Funny thing was both deer were smaller then mine. emoTongue They ragged me on my smaller horns but I shot back at them that you cannot eat the horns and my deer was larger then theirs. emoHungry There were six of us hunting with three of us getting a deer. Not a bad start. emoDance
Here is my six point after I dropped him and also the other two guys bucks after they loaded them up in a truck and brought them in to camp. Got to say I love this cold weather. It has the deer really moving. emoThumbsup Jmax
That evening two of the other guys with me dropped a 7 pt and an 8 pt. Funny thing was both deer were smaller then mine. emoTongue They ragged me on my smaller horns but I shot back at them that you cannot eat the horns and my deer was larger then theirs. emoHungry There were six of us hunting with three of us getting a deer. Not a bad start. emoDance
Here is my six point after I dropped him and also the other two guys bucks after they loaded them up in a truck and brought them in to camp. Got to say I love this cold weather. It has the deer really moving. emoThumbsup Jmax
