| The count down to the end of bow season was | | | | off course. Then she finally made her move into |
| upon us and I still had tags to fill. With snow | | | | the woods. The other 2 doe were circling behind |
| already on the ground and the temperature at 8 | | | | me so I slowly repositioned my bow and was |
| degrees it began to snow lightly. I had been sitting | | | | moving with them. I saw an opening in the brush |
| in the house all day and decided it might be a | | | | where I could shoot so I was following the doe |
| good idea to go bow hunting. So I opened a | | | | hoping she would get to that opening when bang, |
| package of hand and toe warmers and started to | | | | my bow hit the tree my stand was on and off |
| get dressed, this will be a good time to try out | | | | they ran. |
| my new winter hunting cloths I thought to | | | | Time to go back to the house once again empty |
| myself, after getting all bundled up I jumped on | | | | handed. There is nothing I hate worse than to get |
| the 4 wheeler and headed out. I could see all | | | | snorted out after sitting out in cold for so long. |
| kinds of tracks in the snow around the field near | | | | However, the thrill of bow hunting was still there. I |
| the middle stand, 'Davy's stand', so I decided to | | | | was able to see the deer and almost had a shot. |
| go there. | | | | On Thursday, January 14 about an hour before |
| I hooked my crossbow onto the pull rope and | | | | dark, I decided to go back to my tree stand. |
| climbed up the stand. After pulling my bow up to | | | | After sitting in my stand for 15 minutes I heard |
| me I took off the quiver and hung it on the tree | | | | movement behind me. The snow was still on and |
| next to me. Birds were the only thing I saw for | | | | I could see 2 deer coming off the hill. I lost them |
| the first hour. I thought to myself, "I am getting | | | | as they were coming up the hill and then there |
| down it is too cold for the deer to move, no I'll | | | | she was. She walked towards the back of my |
| stay a few more minutes". Then I saw them, 5 | | | | stand and stopped. Than the other doe came up, |
| deer just coming out of the woods across the | | | | she was walking towards the lane directly beside |
| field. The first three went straight across the field | | | | my stand. I leaned forward to hide behind the |
| and the other two went to the left and worked | | | | blind that is around my stand. She stood beside |
| their way around the field. They were heading | | | | me for about 5 minutes finally she went into the |
| towards 'my stand'. Please come this way I | | | | lane. However, I was afraid to move because I |
| thought, not happening, darkness began to sit in | | | | knew the other doe was some where behind me. |
| and it was time to go to the house. | | | | The front doe finally made a move for the field |
| On Thursday night the weather was about the | | | | and the second doe started moving up. As the |
| same but the snow was coming down hard and | | | | front doe was working her way down the tree |
| the wind was blowing. Once again I bundled up and | | | | line I was trying not to move so she wouldn't |
| headed out to bow hunt. This time I went to 'my | | | | warn the second doe. Finally, the second doe |
| stand', it has a roof on it. However, on this day it | | | | came our and started heading for the field. Turn a |
| didn't help the snow was blowing directly into my | | | | little, I thought, so I could get a shot, that's it, a |
| face. The view from this stand was perfect. With | | | | little more, I have you. I pull the trigger on my |
| the snow on ground I could see both hill sides and | | | | crossbow and heard a thug. She jumped and ran |
| down the lane. While scouting the area I saw 2 | | | | into the field, with every step I could here a |
| deer at a distance, no wait 3, no 4, wow 5 deer. | | | | gushing sound, I said to myself "I hit her good" |
| They were hanging out next to a fallen tree. I | | | | when down she went. |
| watched 2 deer, they were both does, head for | | | | I was finally able to get a late season bow hunting |
| the field but I lost the other 3. The 2 doe that | | | | kill now it was time to field dress her. When I |
| went into the field were heading my way so I got | | | | came around the corner of the house my |
| my crossbow ready. I turned off the safety and | | | | husband was just pulling in from work. I told him I |
| pointed it towards the opening in the trees. Slowly | | | | finally killed a deer for your friend at work that is |
| they made their way down the tree line when | | | | in need of the meat. He said, "I could tell you got |
| out of the corner of my eye I saw another doe | | | | one, you are gleaming". No matter how many |
| in the lane. I was trying not to move, my bow | | | | times I kill a deer with a bow I feel the sport just |
| was in shooting position. One more step and she | | | | keeps getting better and better for me. Bow |
| is mine when the deer in the lane snorted and | | | | hunting is far better than gun hunting if you have |
| they all jumped and ran. The doe I was getting | | | | never tried it you should give it a shot. To all you |
| ready to shoot only ran about 20 yards stopped | | | | bow hunters out there, never give up, you will get |
| but she was standing in some brush so I couldn't | | | | your shot. |
| shoot because the brush would throw my arrow | | | | |