Smoke pole belches

[weekender]

Thursday evening in the rain things were slow. I had been seeing deer pretty good at this spot. Ten one evening, 11 another, 3 bucks chasing but I had not shot. I would have bet a months pay that this rainy evening with a decent wind direction would have had the deer on the move. It was getting late and I hadn't seen a thing. I hadn't heard from Kay either so I know she wasn't seeing anything. About sunset I catch movement and see a big body deer slip out of the thicket. I only takes one glimpse of that sagging belly and I'm trying to get the cross hairs lined up. I slip the safety off and try to squeeze the trigger. The ole black Knight belches and the smoke roles. I can't see anything down range. I very slight SW wind moves the smoke away. The deer is gone, down I hope. Before I can get reloaded another deer is slipping out. I grab my bonoculars and this one has short spikes that will keep him safe from me. The buck traveled about 100 yds with both lungs leaking. Not too much of a rack but probably the biggest body dear we have taken on our place. I love the wrinkles in his neck. He is at least 3 1/2 yrs old. The older I get, the more I love a little brushed in ground blind. Seems to add something being eye level. Had a gray fox 3 steps yesterday hunting on the ground.

[WAHOONBOX]

NICE STORY TO GO WITH THE DOUBLE LUNGER!!!

[NY Bearhunter]

THATS WHATS CALLED HAVING A GOOD TIME...

[offshore]

Nice buck!! I have a few places I would like to try a ground blind. Never been in one whitetail hunting....Mark

[Bking]

Congrats!!!!

[thoffman]

nice, looks like he'll have one hell of a neck roast come off him. I hear ya on hunting from the ground, doin it old school.

[clt_capt]

nice buck

[merry marlin]

That is one Dandy Buck... Pretty Work Greg!
MM

[Bird Dog]

Nice - what a fat boy he is