Trying to capture your hunts on film can be a real let down at times. Had a chance to get a few stands in last night and ended up taking this big female on my second stand, trying to slip in the back door on me.
First stand was uneventful...I should have known it would be a bust when I saw all the deer feeding out in the field I overlook. I've never had any luck on fields that have deer calmly grazing about, but I decided to give it a try...and once again no luck. After about 40min of harassing the deer I decided to head off to stand number two.
Stand two has me backed up into a crp strip that divides two fields and there is a section over my right shoulder that I can see through to the other field. This stand started the way my first stand started...minus the deer. Absolutely nothing was stirring....no howls or barks in the distance...nothin. After another 40min of calling I figured it was a bust but decided to play one more string of baby cottentail..and what do ya know...I finally have a taker! Over my right shoulder in the field on the other side of the crp strip I see eyes bouncing my direction. I swing myself around and get into position...flip the switch on my dvr to record and settle in behind my scope. She is about 80yards out and headed right to my down wind. She must have caught it because all of a sudden she stops and decides to turn tail. I let out a few barks which gets her to stop and turn broadside for one last look. It was her last look alright
First shot from the .22mag dropped her.....legs stiff and straight up in the air, Im thinking that was easier than normal....then no sooner it crossed my mind she stands back up! Pull trigger again and...click...dud rimfire round! Quickly ejected dud and racked another into chamber. Gave her two more lead coyote treats and she was down for the count.
After all the action I was thinking I had some great footage on the dvr and was excited to replay the video once I got back home. That excitement turned to disgust when I plugged the sd card in to find nothing. I could have swore I saw the red light flashing signaling it was recording but there is absolutely no file. It was 16 degrees here last night so I am wondering if the cold may have affected the dvr somehow? Funny how a little thing like that can bum you out. Here I had a successful hunt and should be happy...but not catching on film brings the happiness down a few notches for me. Oh well...theres always next time I suppose. How I ever hunted before without all this fan dangled technology I will never know..
First stand was uneventful...I should have known it would be a bust when I saw all the deer feeding out in the field I overlook. I've never had any luck on fields that have deer calmly grazing about, but I decided to give it a try...and once again no luck. After about 40min of harassing the deer I decided to head off to stand number two.
Stand two has me backed up into a crp strip that divides two fields and there is a section over my right shoulder that I can see through to the other field. This stand started the way my first stand started...minus the deer. Absolutely nothing was stirring....no howls or barks in the distance...nothin. After another 40min of calling I figured it was a bust but decided to play one more string of baby cottentail..and what do ya know...I finally have a taker! Over my right shoulder in the field on the other side of the crp strip I see eyes bouncing my direction. I swing myself around and get into position...flip the switch on my dvr to record and settle in behind my scope. She is about 80yards out and headed right to my down wind. She must have caught it because all of a sudden she stops and decides to turn tail. I let out a few barks which gets her to stop and turn broadside for one last look. It was her last look alright
After all the action I was thinking I had some great footage on the dvr and was excited to replay the video once I got back home. That excitement turned to disgust when I plugged the sd card in to find nothing. I could have swore I saw the red light flashing signaling it was recording but there is absolutely no file. It was 16 degrees here last night so I am wondering if the cold may have affected the dvr somehow? Funny how a little thing like that can bum you out. Here I had a successful hunt and should be happy...but not catching on film brings the happiness down a few notches for me. Oh well...theres always next time I suppose. How I ever hunted before without all this fan dangled technology I will never know..
