Success for Dad

Our hunting season in Kansas has been tough, to say the least. Unusually warm weather mixed with a weak rut has made our encounters with mature bucks few and far between. However, there were a few bucks that we had our eyes on before the season started. None of which were big scoring deer, but were very mature bucks. One of the bucks disappeared shortly after shedding it's velvet. One of the other bucks is still around and we are still getting pictures of him, but he keeps giving me the slip. Another buck is one that I nicknamed "Tank" because of his enormous body size. He was a very old deer that was probably going down hill.

We all love to hunt and kill bucks with huge antlers but it can be just as trying and exciting to hunt an old, wise whitetail that has made it though his fair share of hunting seasons by outsmarting us humans. However, on December 2nd my dad got the best of Tank. It was one of the colder afternoons that we had had so far this season and Dad was in a stand that we new could produce a good buck if the weather was cold enough to get them on their feet early. We were getting a lot of pictures of Tank near this stand but all of them were at night. However, Dad thought he might get a shot at him b/c of weather. After getting in the stand, it didn't take long before he started seeing does. After 5 or 6 does passed by his stand, he noticed a big bodied deer coming up the trail. Immediately he grabbed his bow, hoping it was a big buck. The buck got closer and closer. Dad eventually realized that it was Tank and got ready to take a shot. The buck made his way to 15 yards, Dad drew his bow and sent an arrow flying. The buck went crashing through the trees and disappeared out of sight. Dad knew it was a good shot but decided to go back to the house so that we could recover him together. It was beginning to rain, so we went out quickly incase it would turn into a long tracking job. It wasn't. The buck made it barely 100 yards from the stand. We were both ecstatic to have taken such an old buck.

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-Bowtech Destroyer

-Ramcat Broadheads

-Sitka Gear

-Ameristep Treestands

-Seemz Technology

-Mystery Ranch Packs