day 225 11-29-2009 140 to go

Day 225-140 to go
11-29-2009 Sun
9:00AM-3:00PM

Weather: NW5, overcast, 36°, 29.33 steady (The ground had a light covering of snow until about 12)


Bagged

Small six point buck

Location

Moose Junction hunting shack

Partners

Tom W.

Comments

The key to my success today was the overnight snowfall that was barely covering the ground. It was not much, but it was enough to be able to look for fresh tracks. The morning started out as a four-wheeler ride to if we could cut some fresh tracks in the snow. The biggest track we saw was directly behind and to the east of the cabin. The track did have snow in it, so it was at least several hours old. From the direction the track was going I had an idea the deer would bed down on the edge of swamp and stay put for awhile. I knew this area and how the deer may react when pushed and thought the deer may pass through a necked-down area if pushed.
I put Tom on the track and I took a stand a couple hundred yards away in the bottleneck. Well the plan worked perfectly. Tom said he found the deer’s fresh bed about seventy yards off the trail from where we found the track. Tom was able to follow this guys tracks right to where I shot him. I caught the buck trying to sneak through heavy cover about forty yards from where I waited in ambush. One shot would have been all that was necessary, but he was still running after the first and I followed up with a second to anchor him.
The buck was a small one and a half year old six pointer. It was not a trophy deer, but it was a rarely seen north-woods buck!