Being fairly green when it comes to big game hunting, I figured my work was cut out for me when I decided to hunt the intelligent whitetail. During archery season, I managed to harvest a beautiful doe but did not have enough experience to seal the deal on a buck.
On November 3rd, luck was in my favor. My husband Tyler and I started off to find a vantage point where we could set up and patiently wait to see if a nice buck would show up. Not long into our hike, we spotted a nice buck about 600 yards away. We decided almost immediately to go after him. We hurried to close the distance between us and the deer. Just as I laid the gun over the Crew Cab backpack and clicked my safety off, the big fella fed behind some trees. I could see he was bedding down through a small opening in the timber. While the deer was chewing his cud and falling asleep, Tyler and I plotted my next move.
Ninety minutes later, I decided to take the difficult shot through the trees because I did not think he would move until well after dark. I … READ MORE >
