Normally I only film deer that I'm not going to shoot, due to the difficulty in getting the camera in the correct position and still getting my bow drawn in time. I decided this year that I was going to attempt it.
I took a doe on opening morning. She was the last in a string of five that caught me off guard. By the time I saw them, got the camera positioned and hit the record button, it was too late to draw on the first couple. I then attempted to draw on the third on, only to have my safety harness tether snag on my vest, preventing me from getting far enough from the tree to draw. By the time I got everything taken care of, four does had already passed, and the last one was lagging behind. It then took off trotting to catch up with the others, so I mouth bleated it to a stop and got the shot off.
October 1 doe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQhD78k-cM
The next evening, I went to a different farm, and happened to see this 3 1/2 buck coming in. I'd passed him up in the same stand on the same day last year. Sadly, instead of turning broadside in front of me like they usually do in that spot, he passed off to the side, and unbeknownst to me, got out of camera view at the shot.
I got a great hit on him and watched him run a short distance, stop and stagger, then drop kicking. He field dressed at 180 pounds even at the processor's shop. To say that I was disappointed when I reviewed the camera footage is a major understatement.
October 2 buck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tM4buumLks
I took a doe on opening morning. She was the last in a string of five that caught me off guard. By the time I saw them, got the camera positioned and hit the record button, it was too late to draw on the first couple. I then attempted to draw on the third on, only to have my safety harness tether snag on my vest, preventing me from getting far enough from the tree to draw. By the time I got everything taken care of, four does had already passed, and the last one was lagging behind. It then took off trotting to catch up with the others, so I mouth bleated it to a stop and got the shot off.
October 1 doe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQhD78k-cM
The next evening, I went to a different farm, and happened to see this 3 1/2 buck coming in. I'd passed him up in the same stand on the same day last year. Sadly, instead of turning broadside in front of me like they usually do in that spot, he passed off to the side, and unbeknownst to me, got out of camera view at the shot.
I got a great hit on him and watched him run a short distance, stop and stagger, then drop kicking. He field dressed at 180 pounds even at the processor's shop. To say that I was disappointed when I reviewed the camera footage is a major understatement. October 2 buck:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tM4buumLks
