I had been watching this “Buck” for over a week, but could not get the timing right on being there be for him. I would see him coming to the stand or when I was leaving. One day I had to take my father to the doctor, so when we got back to his house; it was about 3:30 in the afternoon and I told him, I’m going to get that “Buck” today.
He said you will not have time to go home, get your hunting gear, and make it back to the camp in time. I said oh yes I will, and I had an hour to do all this.
I made it to my climbing stand and had just got settled in when I looked to my left and on top of the levee stands this “Buck”. I could not believe I had gotten there in the right time.
I hunt with a bow; with him standing on the levee and me in a tree straight across from him we were eye level. So, as he started down the levee side I knew it was my chance, so I stood up and got ready to shoot, and he walked right under my stand and that was it.
It was getting dark by now, so I called my “Father” to tell him, I got that big “Buck” and I need help! He says “No, you didn’t.. you did not have time to get back!” and hangs up the phone on me!
I’m in shock that he just hung up on me, so I call back and this time he says “It’s dark, I will meet you there in morning to look for him,” and hangs up again. So, the next morning he called me at daylight to ask, did I really kill the “Buck”!
We met and found him!
