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Wayne's Day - A Buck A Day Keeps Billy Don Happy

Wayne Dobson:  Wayne hunted View Point and was "covered up with bucks." At day light one buck and 3 does were in the area. By 8:15 he had seen 11 deer, 5 were bucks. The second buck he saw was an 8-point. Wayne tried to draw but "couldn't get 'er done." He let down and didn't get busted.

Five minutes later a larger buck came in. Wayne tried to draw again and couldn't get the bow to break over. He let down and sat quietly in the treestand and watched the deer. Then an another even bigger buck came up and, again, Wayne could not get his bow back. He let down and prayed. Suddenly he realized he was enjoying himself, his heart was pounding, he was having a great time, and in the big picture whether or not he got this buck wasn't a big deal.

Wayne felt better and said one more prayer. He adjusted his sight to 30 yards and  pulled his bow back, no problem. The buck was quartering away at 30 yards. Wayne put his pin on the right side and shot.

The buck trotted up the hill to the right of the stand. It stooped in 50 yards and laid down.  One of the other big bucks ran with him and stood by him. Thirty seconds later Wayne's buck got up and disappeared into the cedars a few yards away. The other buck walked back down the hill toward Wayne.

Wayne felt really relaxed, he was not sure that the hit looked right, he could not see his arrow but felt certain it had been a pass through. He was elated. He took out his cell phone and called Billy Don, his wife and his neighbor. Billy Don told him to wait until he got there.

He packed up his gear and waited in the tree for half an hour. Then he climbed down and found his arrow. It was covered in blood. But he could find no sign of blood. Wayne sat down and waited. Another young 8-point came into the area wan walked within 25 yards from Wayne. The buck was still there when he saw Billy Don's truck coming down the hill.

I stayed in camp this morning to take pictures of the Duck and his buck. At 8:25 Billy Don answered his cell phone. When he hung up he said, "Wayne shot his monster buck. Lets go." We jumped into the truck and drove to Wayne. A young buck ran off when we got close.

Wayne told me, "The fact that the other deer were not spooked was attributable to having my bow set up quietly. I use moleskin and Mini Limb Savers on my rest and bowsight plus the Limbsaver's for the bowstring, and the original limb savers. My bow is a Matthews with harmonic dampeners and that helps also."

Wayne Dobson with his 11 point buck.

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