We saw a number of bucks every day we hunted. My wife Amy got a nice 3 ½ year old 9 point in muzzle loading season and thinks she messed up on a deer opening morning because I was fishing and not home to help her. At daylight she had two 8’s, a 9 and a big 10 in her food plot. It was so early in the morning and with me gone she didn’t realize just how good the 10 was. That was October 13th and she never saw that deer again. Later in the week (after I got home) she got the good 9.
My daughter loves to hunt also. Her name is Lindsey and she’s 23 years old. On November 15th, it was cold, with a North wind, which was perfect for Amy’s stand. Only problem was Lindsey forgot to mention she was going to Mom’s food plot. Anyway at 4:45 out walks the big 10 to run off a smaller buck. Lindsey made a perfect shot and got a 153 6/8” 4 1/2 year old monster as she put it in her phone call to me seconds after the shot. It’s a monster, I got a monster she said and indeed it is. In Van Buren County Arkansas, a chocolate horned perfect 10 is very rare. In fact, in our area I’ve only seen one buck that scored better in 40 years of hunting here. That shows that age and good food are the main ingredients for big bucks. It takes a lot to hunt hard and not shoot till you see a deer of age, but that’s what it takes to get a true trophy.
Amy’s very proud of Lindsey’s deer, but told her she better not get in her stand again without permission! I was told to keep out too. Ha Ha.
