A little late to post but opening morning I was out like most of you reading this. I got into the stand an hour before the feeder went off. Like most mornings I could hear animals moving around below me but couldn’t see anything. When the feeder went off there were only a couple of deer moving around me but nothing below me. I turned to watch the small buck downwind from me to see if he was going to bust me. I kept noticing him look back to the south through the trees below me but couldn’t see anything, I looked back over my left shoulder and watched several other deer moving around in the trees eating the acorns. About that time I noticed a deer moving through the branches below me, I watched and waited to get a glimpse of what was going to show up. With no intention to shoot I got my bow in position to film the deer moving around like always. The deer jumped into the feed pen and started eating around with his head down. After a few minutes of watching him feed he raised his head up to look at the deer downwind from me. I was finally able to get a good look at him and began counting points (.4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12.... etc.), my heart started pounding and mouth breathing after I knew was below me. After he turned I was able to stand up and hook my release, he began walking as we turned away from me I pulled back and got steady. He took another step forward and I let the 100 grain Slicktrick fly getting a complete pass through, he jumped straight up and ran into the trees. I could hear him crash behind me, I decided to wait while I pulled myself together. Other deer and bucks started moving in to feed while I waited, after waiting 30 minutes and go down and followed the blood trail. Approximately 30 yards from where I shot I found him piled up, it took me a few more minutes to grasp what I’d just shot and had to recount several times to be sure I was correct. 18 points scoreable points is what I had finally come up with. This is prolly the best deer I have taken with a bow and will most likely be the best for ever 15 minutes of any future opening mornings.
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