Nov 24 in Iowa set up on a ridge to start the morning. Got too cold so slipped into the bottom around 8:30am and didn’t see anything. At 11 am I decided to do some tending grunts. Next thing I see a buck to my left coming right to me. He came to the base of my tree. I shot him and the arrow buried 6” in the dirt he walked 65 yards and fell over
The OverKill Samurai 150 grain Single Bevel Broadhead killed him so quickly even with a weird shot placement and angle. Got a complete passthrough but not much blood. He was full of blood when I opened him. Blood or no blood trail doesn’t matter when they fall over 65 yards from the stand.
Mississippi Traditional Record164 3-8” 6 x 5 Magnolia Monarch – “I was only 8' up in my tree and he walked right under me. At 15 yards out, he stopped perfectly broadside and I let it loose. The arrow disappeared at impact but it was a little high and back. Even with that arrow placement, I wasn't too[...]
It was a calm morning with no wind. Very cold 15 degrees. I went early in the morning into the timber to climb up my treestand. He came by my treestand 20 minutes into legal light. I shot him at 20 yards broadside. I watched him for about 10 minutes before I shot him. Couldn’t have been a better way[...]
