To close for comfort

[Super Star!]

Tonight I had something very weird happen. I was in my ground blind with my heater cranked on high (im a wuss). There they were 6 deer heading right at me. There was a nice 8 pointer in the bunch and a small spike. I think the 8 pointer knew something was not right as he stayed to the end of the pack. I pulled out the range finder to see how far he actually was. He was at 122 yards. (only if you could have a scope on a muzzle  loader) well that was to far for me, so I sat and watched as all the does filled in  right in front of me, hoping he would come in to about 60 yards. As I was watching all the does I noticed one doe had her eye on me. I did not want her to blow at me and scare the buck off, so I stayed as still as I could. She kept coming at me and at me the next thing I know, her and I are almost in touching distance. If I did not have the shoot through screen down I probably could have touched her. As I sat there with her about 4 feet away I was thinking, I do have a all season tag with 2 doe tags why not take her. The 8 pointer had gone down into a swamp so there was no hope at getting him. I decided I was going to attempt to take this doe. I figured the first sound or movement I make and she would be gone. Wrong picked up my gun, grabbed my rest stick (don’t want to miss this 4 foot shot now) clicked the hammer back and jump she went, this time she was at about 15 feet with her butt facing me. I waited for her to finally turn broad side; witch now puts her at about 20 feet (I am thinking if I miss, I will never hunt again) Well in the end here are the results.

 

[repoman]

NICE 
ID GO BACK FOR THE BUCK

[JackpineRob]

Unpressured deer can freak you out.

A few years back we were turkey hunting in good ole' SD, and we had a massive herd of turkeys on the run.  The winter groups hadn't split up yet, and we busted a flock of about 150 birds at a dead run, hoping to scatter them.

The gobblers peeled off, and the footrace was on.....

My buddy and I took off like scalded apes, running over hill and dale, hoping to beat the turkeys to where we figured they would re-group.

As we came over the last hill and into the coulee, we slowed a bit, and as we pulled the facemasks into place we ran down a cowpath, checking each other for anything shiny......  My buddy did the "cluck" sound with his voice, and I went down like a baseball guy sliding into second base, on a steep downhill, landing with my left leg on a tree and my right leg kinda at an angle, leading downhill.....

My buddy clucks again - I realize that we landed in the middle of a bunch of turkeys and a whole freaking herd of deer - and I freeze in a most uncomfortable position....

A minute goes by.  Another.  And yet another...

We are totally surrounded, and the gobblers are coming down a trail that should lead them into range.  Deer are everywhere but downwind.

A young doe walks down a cowpath, and comes right up to me.  Her head comes towards my face, and I try reeeeeeaaaaallllly hard to quit breathing.  I hear my partner trying not to laugh - and his noise alerts the doe.

The gobblers are coming - slow, sure, but they're coming.

My gun is ready, the doe's nose is about 6 inches from my face, and my partner is now practically gasping.  She turns uphill, and puts her left front hoof right down on my thigh, and now I'm the one gasping.

Chasing turkeys, and being stepped on by deer!

OK, I lost it.

"%$@%^!!!!!!"

It freakin' hurt!

Doggone doe stands there grinding down, with her nose in my face - the turkeys exit stage left - my partner starts laughing - and then I started laughing.

Never did get a shot off, but I was mighty tempted to go for some venison.

[GuideGirlsMom]

What a story--LMAO---can just picture this!!!   GGM!!

[Grute Man]

Hey Jack Pine, I thought I saw you out there one day.  Is this you?

[repoman]

  NICE