Went up Thursday set up my stand did a little scouting, same Friday. Saturday morning was cold as F, 7* with 15-25mph NW winds. I was spent by 10 I was freezing, went back to camp with reports of -15* wind chill. Went back out to stand at 1 after a big bowl of chilli and putting more cloths on. I turned my climber so the wind wasnt hitting me head on. I was sitting about 150-200 yards off a swamp the deer like to skirt. About 3-300 I picked up movement at my 10 I'm looking thru hardwoods with a lot of saplings sticking up. I was tracking two deer thru this for about 10-15 min every time I'd catch a glimps I wouldn't be able to pick them up In my scope. Finally she stepped into a pretty open lane (still a poke) raise the gun up, sh!t I can't shoulder it very well with all these cloths on....... End up getting alil ghetto and hold the gun kinda cocked now I can get a clear shot. I fired 3 times either the 2nd or third shot dropped her, they had no clue where I was shooting from I just stopped when I couldn't see brown no more. Last month I installed a MI muzzle break I really like it follow up shots where very easy, took out some recoil too.
Sunday I hunted in the afternoon, we had got 7 deer on Saturday my motivation to freeze was low.
Monday I slept In, I was taking my time at the cabin everyone else was gone. Walk out the door with my bibs and back pack open the front door my truck, start truck, open back door throw my poop in slam door. Turn to go back and get my gun and here is a buck 20 yards from me sniffing the deer hanging. I freeze, he goes back around the back side if the cabin I run up the hill to the cabin open the door shut off the lights, he's right by the window by the door that over looks the bait pile, I belly crawl to my gun, get it load it crawl back to the window and peak out he's got his ass too me he starts meandering away I sneak out the door he's on the knoll standing broad side to me so I give him some what for. After 20 years of hunting I finally bagged my first horns I was stoked!! Then I find out the reason he never bolted was the stupid fucker down the road feeds the cocksucker by hand, actually got attacked by it a few weeks back. Thee are a bunch of dirty hippies that live in a row out there and they don't understand how they're fucking up nature by doing this. Owell I'm proud of my bag!