ArcheryAddict
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Opening day went from bad to good in a hurry with this kill. The day began with deer being really scarce. It was going on 2:00PM without a shooter buck being seen anywhere. My dad and I had seen a few bucks feeding away from a quaky patch on the evening before the opener, but weren't sure how big they were. I figured my only chance for the day was to take a gamble and head off the mountain down to where we had seen the bucks the evening before, hoping a good one would show himself, and hoping I wouldn't spook them or get winded. As I closed in on the quaky patch I peaked up over a rise and saw this guy browsing in shoulder high sage. He had no idea I just came down the mountain towards him. The evening wind was good. I took off my pack, belly crawled behind some large sagebrush, and ranged him at 65 yards. There was sage covering his vitals, but I figured at 65 yards I could arc my arrow over it. It worked out great, my spitfire worked perfectly with a complete passthrough. The buck only travelled 20 yards and went down. He green scored 170 2/8. Great Day After All!!!