This was the second young buck to come in real close to me this season and with hunting opportunities down to a few remaining weekends, I decided to take him. He walked in from the north, picked up the doe trail and headed towards me on my left about 30 yards out, lots of trees obstructing a shot(S wind,10km). He walk over to where my foot prints had crossed the doe trail and stopped to sniff. I had coon urine scent on my boots, and I had placed some Code Blue buck urine on one tree limb beside me and some doe in estrus on another limb. The buck followed my foot prints to within 10 yards of the stand slightly quartering to me. I had just one lane to get a clear shot through some fallen tree limbs,so I stopped him with a meee... and realized I had forgoten to take the safety off, the deer looked to the north turning more broadside, I squeezed off the shot, looked like a good hit. I watched his departure to the north and he disappeared into the cedars but I didn't here him crash. I waited an hour before climbing down to check my arrow which was covered with bright red blood and a lot of white hair. I waited another 1/2 hr before taking up the blood trail that was very easy to follow in the snow. I found the buck about 70 yards out just about where I had last seen him. You could tell by the melted snow that he had bedded down right there.
Recently got my 7point mount back from the taxidermist.
