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so it wasn't too bad. The woods I was sight I set the trigger and squeezed. I
hunting had a lot of trees blown down heard the hammer strike, but the gun
in an earlier storm. There was this very didn't go off. The buck stopped and
large tree down about 50 yards from looked in the direction of the sound.
I cocked the hammer again. As the
my stand.
Around 8:30, I thought I saw some- buck started to walk off, I set the trigthing move behind the fallen tree. ger again and squeezed and the same
Then I saw a squirrel and figured it is thing happened. The buck looked in
what I had seen, but when I looked the direction of the sound again, as
again something didn't look right. It I cocked the hammer for the third
time. The buck started
was a shape that did not
walking away again. As
blend in with the things When the buck
I set the trigger a third
around it. I realized I
time he stopped and I
was looking at part of stepped into
pulled the trigger; this
a deer antler. I stood my sight I set
time the gun fired. The
up to get a better look
buck turned to his left
at a different angle and the trigger and
and took off as fast as he
spotted a deer ear. As I squeezed. I heard
could go. I stood up as
watched, it moved.
the hammer
I watched him running
At that point I knew
I had a buck lying in strike, but the gun and saw that his tail was
not up, so I figured I hit
front of me at no more didn't go off.
him. I watched him run
than 50 yards. It was
out of sight. I sat back
so thick, though, that
I wasn't sure if he had been there all down and reloaded the flintlock.
After about 10 minutes I decided
along, or if he snuck in after I got in
my stand. I couldn't tell if it was a legal to go see if I could find him. I slowly
buck, but finally I got a better look and headed in the direction of where I last
saw that, although the left side of his saw the buck, glassing as I went. After
rack had some broken points, the right not finding him, I went back to the
place he was when I shot. As I started
side had at least three.
He was tucked in that downed tree down over the bank, he was piled up
so tight there was no way I could get a in a small creek. Looking him over I
shot at him. I'd have to wait him out. saw that I had made a heart shot and
If he got up he would either go out the he had traveled about a hundred yards.
I have taken some nice bucks over
bottom and I wouldn't get a shot, or
he'd cross in front of me. At 10 o'clock, the years but this deer was all about the
he stood up. I cocked the hammer back hunt. At one time, he was an 8-point.
on the flintlock and got ready. Without He must have been a fighter because
any hesitation, he decided to cross in all but three of his points were broken
front of me. I picked a spot that I knew off. He was a wary buck, but I got lucky
he would cross and held the sight there. and not only filled my freezer but had
When the buck stepped into my a fun hunt.

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