A buddy and I hunted some public land this past weekend on the Tombigbee River in west central Alabama. I finally got an oportunity at a small buck. I was easing around Sunday morning around 9:30 through a travel corridor made up of young saplings. I kept my nose nose facing into a strong northerly wind. I had already seen a small doe, but let her pass, when I stopped, looked up and saw a deer coming towards me at 30 yards. Immediately I saw it was a buck and positioned my 50. cal Knight Elite against a sapling. The buck kept coming and I was praying that he would veer off to my right, which he did. He came to a stop at 15 yards when I whistled and placed a 300 grain XTP right behind the near shoulder. At the shot he whirled and ran back the way he came and as he did I noticed a 5 inch blood spot on the exit side of the deer midway back of the ribcage. I checked where he stood and saw a tremendous blood trail. After giving him about 30 minutes I took up the blood trail. It was the most I have seen in over 30 years of hunting. It was spraying out of both sides, 2 to 3 feet sprayed on saplings he passed. He made it about 75 yards which suprised me. He is a 2 1/2 year old and weighed about 130
pounds, which is about average. I am looking forward to the peak of the Alabama rut which usually occurs around the middle of January.
pounds, which is about average. I am looking forward to the peak of the Alabama rut which usually occurs around the middle of January.
but you look like your off to a great start.
