Hunt whitetails long enough, and you soon learn to prepare for action whenever does stop feeding and focus their attention in one direction. Two of them and their nearly grown fawns had been leisurely nipping clover along a powerline in front of my elevated blind when they suddenly froze, staring toward thick broomsedge that marked the transition point where the terrain sharply dropped off 100 yards to my left.
Late-afternoon boredom evaporated in a rush of adrenaline as a big buck charged into view, his head low in full “I’m coming to getcha” posture. He bird-dogged and whirled, trying to pinpoint which female was delivering a heady snootful of estrous scent.
The buck refused to slow down long enough to allow a full measure of his size. He had to be at…
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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2024