Shawn and I just recently returned from hunting down in KS with the White brothers for a few days. Things were pretty slow with the rut winding down and with the KS rifle season opening on Dec. 1, we didn’t stick around too long. We did have a couple encounters with a good 6.5 year old buck, but unfortunately we left empty handed.
After getting back from KS we checked the Reconyx cameras here in MO and were still seeing decent movement. We waited for the right wind, and last night Shawn and I slipped in to one of our haybale blinds. I have been getting pictures of this 5.5 year old cull buck that I call Half Rack and we thought we might have a good chance at him. He did show up right after sunset, but unfortunately he was on the other end of the field. He made it pretty clear that he wasn’t going to head our way, so when a doe stepped out at last light, Shawn and I switched up and he helped thin the herd!
“Half Rack”
We are going to stay after it these next few weeks and see if we cant catch up with ol’ Half Rack or one of the other bucks on our hit list as they start transitioning back to the food sources. You can also bet that we will continue to shoot does the rest of the season, as we are a little behind on our management program!
-Mike
Off the subject, and just out of curiosity, I watched the “Sticker 8” episode Wednesday night on the Outdoor Channel and was wondering – Shawn’s shot on Sticker 8 looked like a good shot….did he draw any blood? I thought I saw the arrow stuck in the deer’s side as he ran off. How long was it after Shawn’s shot that Hunsucker killed him?
Thanks!
Hey Brad – It was a pretty crazy deal actually. Shawn’s shot was still a pretty good shot even though the deer ducked so hard. We did find a little blood, but not a lethal amount. After looking for several hours the following morning we ended up jumping him and he acted completely fine. About two weeks later I ended up getting pictures of him, alive and well. Two weeks after that (one month after Shawn shot him) was when I ended up killing him. When caping him out I found Shawn’s broadhead in his opposite shoulder. The arrow had gone all the way through his body cavity and was below the spine. Obviously every situation is different, but this deer made me a believer in “no mans land”
Mike
Unbelievable! and thanks for the response.
Sticker 8 was one of my favorite episodes!
Especially when Mike was like, “Oh yeah, I saw him fighting the other day; I bet I know where that broken tine is….yep, here it is!” haha simply amazing.
Ol’ Sticker 8… what a story!