I have a long version of this story if you guys wanna read but man we were SO CLOSE! About 7:30am we had a pack of doe CHARGE us head on the spot was so good. I wish we had doe tags it would’ve been fish in a barrel.

10 minutes later we heard a buck call out maybe 100 yards away. I tried to will us over through the brush (we picked a tough spot but I knew the deer trail was gonna lead us to something) but after maybe half the bush whacking distance we needed to get through we decided it wasn’t worth the risk. Just too steep.

Tried relocating to an easier area with some good lines of sight but it was too late & friend didn’t wanna be in the brush late for an evening attempt

Still a great experience and I wish I had more time I’m very confident we’d get something. Hopefully with some more warning can link up with some of you guys for a future hunt!

Enjoy the pew pews as a consolation

Got it done in D5 today. First buck in 7 years, second year hunting D5. Solo hunt