Williamsburg Bow Hunter

Well, I’m still playing cat and mouse with a mature buck- one of the best I’ve seen this year. My experience with him really defies everything I’ve heard about mature whitetails. I have already had at least 5 up and close encounters with him this season and yet he continues to come to this one particular stand, albeit when I’m not there of course. I’m getting all kinds of daytime photos of him and have several of him just before daylight basically looking at me as I approach the stand. I’ve busted him off of the stand in the morning at least four times. Bottom line is, he’s definitely smarter than I am, at least so far. I realize I’m going to have to get creative if I expect to get a shot at this bruiser. I’m setting up a couple of “ambush” stands away from the bait in hopes of maybe catching him off guard. However, I’m not holding my breath. If you want to see him go to Trailcam 2012 in the Photo Gallery. Later…

Let me update you on my Kentucky trip to Riverbend Whitetails. The owner, Marty Smith, called a couple of days ago and said they found the buck I shot the last day( found him 2 days after we left ). He said he was an eight point and he would send me the horns. That’s got me wondering because I had assumed the one I shot was the ten pointer they had trail cam pictures of. However, it was very late when I looked at him and I really couldn’t count the points. Or, it could be that I shot the wrong buck – remember the eight I passed on came back in with the other buck and they were standing side by side when I shot. Maybe I shot the wrong one. Guess I’ll know when I see the horns. I will be happy to have the eight as well because I was tempted to shoot him all along. I also hunted in Georgia for three days ( October 20-22 ) at Swamp Hunts in Marshallville, GA. Now this is bowhunting in its purest sense- no bait or food plots, just hunting over acorns in the river bottom. Saw a shooter on the last day but had no shot opportunity. Came close to a shot on a hog. One of my buddies did get a shot on a good buck but apparently hit him high and was unable to find him. Not sure yet whether I’ll go back next year. They do have some great deer on the place and I like the style of hunting but most of the stands are 12-14 ft ladders and I really prefer to hunt at least 20 ft up. Two days after we left the outfitter killed a great buck that rough scored 130+. Bucks are chasing around here pretty good. Hope to get an opportunity on a hitlister. Later…

Got back from my KY trip late Thursday. Had a great time. Killed a couple of does and saw some good bucks. Had a really good 10-pter come in late on my last sit. Could see him with the binoculars but not with my naked eye. Took a very iffy shot and must have grazed his belly because all I got was some white hair and a tinge of blood on the blazer vanes. Don’t think I did any real damage. I did manage to take a buck yesterday afternoon. A big cul buck I had been getting trail cam pictures of all season. He actually was an 8-pter weighing 190 lbs. Had heavy main beams, good brows and 1-2 inch tines. We estimated him to be 5+ years old. Video is posted. Later…

Looks like the third time was the charm! Yesterday afternoon I finally got the buck that had eluded me twice already this season. Needless to say, I was pumped. Hope to have video of the hunt loaded in a couple of days. I’m heading to Kentucky Sunday for a few days of hunting at Riverbend Whitetails. Later…