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Deer Hunting.
Scott Crider
Hunter's Name: Scott Crider
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State of Harvest: Arkansas
Closest City: Little Rock
County of Harvest: unknown
Were Deer Calls Used?: Yes
Were Lures Used?: Yes
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Weapon Used: Rifle
Number of Points: 8 Point
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Year of Harvest: 2001
Time of Harvest: 10:00
Story and Comments.: I, too, hate the farm raised, feeder hunts that most of the big bucks on the Web come from. My cousin Dave and I have hunted together every year for 10 years now and we only hunt wild deer on the same 300 acres of timber in central Arkansas. No bait. No feeders. Just basic good stand placement and the usual scent attractants, etc. We are both "trophy" hunters, so many years neither one of us takes a buck. We pass on many small bucks to wait for one worthy of a shoulder mount. Three years ago, my cousin got a beautiful 8 point. I hunted my heart out for three years...often staying on stand from dawn till dark...trying to catch up to him. Finally, last November, after I had hunted hard for 4 full days of muzzleloader season and another 4 full days of modern gun, I was fortunate to be in the right stand when this beautiful 8 point finally followed a doe into his staging area. It was 9:45 AM...but the best part is that we were ending our hunt FOR THE SEASON at 10:00 AM that morning! I had already resigned myself to yet another year of being behind Dave in bragging rights with I heard a very slight rustle in the leaves behind my stand. I got up, turned around, and looked through a fork in the trunk if the big whiteoak my ladder stand was attached to but could not see anything because of a big stand of cedars. After several minutes a doe stepped out and I was very disappointed. She hustled on up into the woods and I sat back down to feel sorry for myself some more. Then I thought I heard another rustle from the same area. I stood up again and looked but there was still nothing to see because of the cedars. Several minutes passed and there were no more sounds. I started to doubt that I had heard anything in the first place. Then, from the direction in front of my stand, I definitely heard a deer coming...fast. I turned back around (to face the front again) and got my shotgun up and ready. The deer was getting closer and coming fast but I could not see it yet. THEN from BEHIND me again I heard another light step in the leaves. And then I heard another one. So now, after 8 hard days of seeing very few deer, I knew I had one in front and one behind me at the same exact time (isn't that the way it always is?). I had to make a decision. I decided to wait for the fast-approaching deer in front of me. I waited. I could hear the deer behind me start to walk away. Finally the deer in front of me ran into view. It was a doe. I quickly spun around and looked through the fork of the tree to try to get a look at the deer behind me but I was already sure I had missed my opportunity. But I was amazed to see a nice, perfectly shaped rack heading away from me at a trot about 60 yards out. He was maybe three steps from getting away..I had maybe two seconds to get a shot, so I threw my shotgun into the fork of the tree and drew a bead on the shoulder-blade area and pulled the trigger, praying that I didn't screw it up. Happily, he went down in tracks. I was so excited I almost fell out the stand trying to get down the ladder. As I was running to him, I yanked out my radio and called Dave to tell him I needed help. He thought I was joking. I think he started to believe me while I was counting points for him over the radio.
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