Kansas Archery Buck
Nov 10, 2015 5:34:22 GMT -5
Post by Dave W on Nov 10, 2015 5:34:22 GMT -5
My youngest got his first archery buck on his next to last day out there, only his second year bowhunting, late bloomer. 
Conditions were warm and they were seeing no rutting activity in the area that he and the others in the group hunted. The bigger bucks they got on cam were at night, were only seeing small bucks moving in daylight. Saturday brought a little cooler weather and he almost got to loose an arrow Saturday evening on a larger buck than the one he took.
On his next to last sit, leaving the next day, Sunday brought a frosty morning for the first time during their time there. He wasn't in the stand long when this buck came in from the same direction as the bigger one Saturday evening, but this one came that little extra distance to give him a clear shot. Piled up in less than a 100yds.
Not a KS monster by any means, but a good first buck. Proud of him for hunting hard and not throwing in the towel like some of the others had. Goes to show how much a little change in the weather can flick the switch for rutting activity this time of year.
Conditions were warm and they were seeing no rutting activity in the area that he and the others in the group hunted. The bigger bucks they got on cam were at night, were only seeing small bucks moving in daylight. Saturday brought a little cooler weather and he almost got to loose an arrow Saturday evening on a larger buck than the one he took.
On his next to last sit, leaving the next day, Sunday brought a frosty morning for the first time during their time there. He wasn't in the stand long when this buck came in from the same direction as the bigger one Saturday evening, but this one came that little extra distance to give him a clear shot. Piled up in less than a 100yds.
Not a KS monster by any means, but a good first buck. Proud of him for hunting hard and not throwing in the towel like some of the others had. Goes to show how much a little change in the weather can flick the switch for rutting activity this time of year.
