Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 30, 2017 14:53:35 GMT -6
A good friend of mine and I went up to the Parkers Prairie farm yesterday after the Vikings game. Got settled in fairly early, some deer moved right away. After seeing a few small bucks, I heard some antlers crashing to my east. I never saw the bucks, but shortly after a doe came trotting through, so I figured bucks were chasing a bit.
Then I heard a slow walk, and here he came along the edge of the swamp, right at my stand, he walked literally within 2 feet of my ladder stand. I looked at him, yeah I think I'll take this shot. 8 yards, I hit him good through the lungs and into the opposite shoulder.
He went 50 yards and crashed.
Not my biggest buck ever, but guessing 3 year old (8) with some junk/extra on base. Really fun hunt...tough to get that big body out of the woods. He weighed around 200 lbs field dressed.
Excited to take a buck off the new farm!! Beers after words, I still have a tag for Iowa, hunt starts this weekend!
Then I heard a slow walk, and here he came along the edge of the swamp, right at my stand, he walked literally within 2 feet of my ladder stand. I looked at him, yeah I think I'll take this shot. 8 yards, I hit him good through the lungs and into the opposite shoulder.
He went 50 yards and crashed.
Not my biggest buck ever, but guessing 3 year old (8) with some junk/extra on base. Really fun hunt...tough to get that big body out of the woods. He weighed around 200 lbs field dressed.
Excited to take a buck off the new farm!! Beers after words, I still have a tag for Iowa, hunt starts this weekend!
