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#10 Shoot? Pass?
or Wait?
Ringggg! You click your
alarm clock off and immediately hear the wind blowing outside. It's a late
fall, cold and windy morning. You're feeling sleepy and would like to grab
some shut eye instead of being blasted by the frosty wind. The last two
morning hunts you saw a bomber, heavy antlered buck from one of your treestands,
but it was 50 yards away and out of bow range. You moved your treestand
yesterday afternoon and feel you are optimistic. So you're not missing
today's morning hunt.
All is well as you step
onto your tree stand platform 40 minutes before day break. In minutes you
hear a group of deer walk through the area. They are close but it's too
dark to see them. The wind settles. Perfect. Two more times you hear a
deer walking around under you in the dark.
Daybreak comes and as the
area slowly fills with daylight you notice two bucks in the distance. You
watch them intently. Suddenly, a movement on the ground, 14 yards from
the base of your tree draws your attention. The first thing you see is
the antlers ... and you follow them down to the body of the buck. Wow,
it is the buck you are looking for! Do you Shoot? Pass? or Wait? (1024x768)
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#9 - Shoot? Pass? or Wait?
This last bow season I I
got this picture while I was bowhunting at the Bucks Alley stand. I took
several pics of these 4 deer; two does and two young bucks -- as they browsed
around my area. Later, when I saw this pic I thought, "This is excellent
for Shoot? Pass? or Wait?" The deer are 10-15 yards from the stand. Look
at each deer individually and judge for yourself if you have a shot at
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#8 - Shoot? Pass?
or Wait?
Through the limbs of the
tree your treestand is in you notice a nice buck has slipped up on you
and is standing inside the edge of the cover, looking the area over. You
are ready to shoot but you need the buck to walk another 5 yards for a
clear shot. Unexpectedly, the buck turns and begins walking back into the
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#7
- Shoot? Pass? or Wait?
You've got one doe tag to
fill and you wait patiently in your treestand, 16 feet above the ground,
for an opportunity. There was a heavy morning dew and the damp woods is
unusually quiet. You don't hear a sound but when you look to your far left
you see two does 12 yards away. Do you Shoot? Pass? or Wait? (800x600)
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#6
- Shoot? Pass? or Wait?
It's mid October and the
weather is finally cooling off. Some of the bucks are already chasing but
it is all for show, so far. Deer aren't moving too good in the morning
so you make a change and hunt from 11 to 2, just to see what happens. But
nothing moves and you are antsy at 1:00. Getting down early sounds like
a good idea so you reach to take your arrow off the rest. Crunch!! You
look to see what it is, knowing that "it ain't anything". But it is, 10
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#5
- Shoot? Pass? or Wait?
Deer season starts off with
hot weather and this afternoon is no exception. In spite of all your efforts
to reduce your scent you feel sweat beads dripping down your lower back
and on your forehead. You hear a grunt and a deer's foot steps close by.
You look in that direction. Antlers, it's a buck!!! Do
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#4
- Shoot? Pass? or Wait?
Rinngggg! The alarm wakes
you and you get ready for your morning hunt. One of your buddies arrives
late and when he drops you off near your stand you can already see a faint
band of light on the distant horizon -- even though it is over an hour
before sunrise. You pull your bow up and as you nock an arrow you hear
a deer's footsteps coming toward you. You see it's shadowy movement in
the low light as it gets closer. Below you, the ground is still dark and
you just can't make it out clearly. But when it is 10 yards away the deer
turns just right and catches the faint light just enough to illuminate
it. Antlers, it's a buck!!! Do
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#3 - Shoot, or Pass
... or Wait? - After your morning deer hunt you walk along in the
woods, looking for deer trails, rubs and other deer sign. Something up
ahead catches your attention. You look through the trees to see what
it is. How many (of what) do you see? You have all the proper tags and
licenses to harvest all legal wild game and it is bow season only. Do your
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#2 - Shoot, or Pass
... or Wait?
Your treestand is in a tree
right on the edge of a woods road, a one laner that is 6 yards wide. Your
side of the woods is heavily wooded but the opposite side has a small clearing.
As the morning fog begins to lift you hear noise in the leaves on your
side of the road, heading in the direction of the clearing. Then you hear
steps in the road and the sound tells you a deer is crossing it.
You peer intently through the limbs and leaves, trying, unsuccessfully,
to see it. Suddenly, movement in the opening catches your eye. You look.
1. What and how many do
you see?
2. Do you shoot? (If so
at what?) Or do you Pass? Or do you Wait?
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#1 - Shoot? Pass? or
Wait?
You're getting restless
sitting in your treestand. So you slowly stretch out your right leg. Ahhh,
it feels good. A deer snorts at you! Loudly, but only once. You freeze
and use your eyes to scan the area the sound came from, hoping you weren't
identified. Once you locate the deer, do you shoot right now? Pass this
shot? Or wait and see what the deer does next? Look it over, decide, and
find out if we agree.
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