I was in a bind. I had stands scattered all over the place and didn’t know which one to hunt. However, when a family situation left me with only one day to hunt, I headed straight for the bedroom.
A doe bedding area, that is.
I was only in the stand for a few minutes when a family group of does appeared and bedded nearby. They eventually got back on their feet and browsed out of sight. Then I heard the unmistakable sounds of a chase.
A big doe was the first to appear. She blew through the bedding area, hotly pursued by a no-doubt shooter buck. With the odds being so low of stopping him in my shooting lane, I allowed both deer to pass, hoping the doe would loop around and bring the buck with her.
Before she had a chance, I heard another buck approaching. Already prepared for the shot, I waited for him to hit my shooting lane. As luck would have it, this second buck stopped in the perfect position to sniff a doe’s bed. The shot was true and the buck was mine. Although he fell well short of the bigger one, with just one day to hunt, I was thrilled that the doe bedding area had produced.
Experiencing a hot-to-trot rut is a thrill like no other in the hunting world. Unfortunately, for as many unbelievable hunts as the rut produces, it can
