Met up with some TBH'ers this weekend at 3 fingers. Had a blast. Didn't have a specific species picked out when I got there, but knew it would probably be a fallow or Sika. First sit had Fallow come in, but nothing I was wanting to take....until just before dark. Saw one I would like to have shot, but he was being bullied by a smaller racked buck and kind of stayed out in the distance a little, then walked off. Wasn't worried, it was my first sit. Then, on the way back in we saw the Sika. Well, that made me glad I didn't shoot the fallow because now I wanted one of the Sika. So, I sat in a different blind in the morning and no Sika, but a ton of rams and fallow (no, not the one from the previous night). So, the evening hunt comes and not 5 minutes after they drop me off I'm covered in animals. I mean, covered. There were probably 15 rams, 4 fallow, a few whitetail, heck even a donkey and a horse. But then who shows up? One of the Sika. It was crazy because I had to wait a while. With so many animals I had to wait until I had a shooting lane. Well, finally (all of about 5 minutes later 
)I get my shot. Take it and drilled him. Passthrough and off he runs. However, he didn't go down. Surprised the heck out of me, but he made it back in the woods and disappeared. We looked and couldn't find any blood. Checked the video and the shot was great. Couldn't figure it out, but decided it would be best to look again in the morning when we had plenty of light. Never did find a blood trail, but did find the animal. Not even a pool of blood where we found him. It was strange, but nonetheless, we found him. He is going to make a great mount. You can see in the picture the entrance wound right behind the shoulder. Anyways, it was a great hunt and a great weekend. Ben and Ryan took care of me again (like they always have) and got to meet two more TBH'ers "TravisMears.net" and "Bu2herndog". Great guys. I saw plenty of animals out there and will be making a return trip again. Just glad I finally got my Sika. Been wanting one for a couple years now.
)I get my shot. Take it and drilled him. Passthrough and off he runs. However, he didn't go down. Surprised the heck out of me, but he made it back in the woods and disappeared. We looked and couldn't find any blood. Checked the video and the shot was great. Couldn't figure it out, but decided it would be best to look again in the morning when we had plenty of light. Never did find a blood trail, but did find the animal. Not even a pool of blood where we found him. It was strange, but nonetheless, we found him. He is going to make a great mount. You can see in the picture the entrance wound right behind the shoulder. Anyways, it was a great hunt and a great weekend. Ben and Ryan took care of me again (like they always have) and got to meet two more TBH'ers "TravisMears.net" and "Bu2herndog". Great guys. I saw plenty of animals out there and will be making a return trip again. Just glad I finally got my Sika. Been wanting one for a couple years now.
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