It was the first week of November and where else would we go but to OHIO! But it wouldn’t be just me and Levi going. You see, in previous years Levi and all his buddies would make the annual guys trip to Ohio but this time it would be the guys and me! I didn’t have to go but of course I wanted to because I had been hunting since Oct. 1st and hadn’t killed a thing. So here’s the story that outlines my hunt to the family farm in Ohio…
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The first morning in the stand we were hunting in a little strip of woods between a food plot and standing corn. Levi rattled a little bit and about five minutes later we had a nice buck headed our way. As he got closer we realized it was a pretty nice 9 point! As luck would have it he came within 25 yards and didn’t give me a shot. And then I’m pretty sure he smelled us, because the wind always swirls in Ohio, and he turned around and left. Gosh I was so close, which has been the story of my hunting life! It just doesn’t come easy for me. I use this example for the difference between me and Levi … ”Levi is the type that walks down the sidewalk and finds a 50 dollar bill and I walk down the sidewalk and find a penny on heads”. It’s so funny how different we are but boy do we have a blast hunting together! We have tons of bloopers!
Anyway, we got down from the stand about 9:30 and headed back to the camper. About 10 o’clock I grabbed my phone and we had a text from our friend Brandon that he had just shot a monster! So already the weeks hunt was off to a good start! The next morning we hunted in a completely different area on the farm. Right after daylight we heard something, turned and looked, and it was that same 9 point. This time he got within 20 yards and didn’t give me a shot! Geez, how close can I get!
Nov. 3rd, our third day in the woods, we were headed to the same stand that I killed my first buck out of. It was about 3 o’clock when we got up in the tree. Levi was still setting the camera up and I hadn’t even put my hat on when all of a sudden we heard a deer walking towards us. The buck came walking into the shooting lane, working a scrape and I knew this would be my only shot. I drew back my bow…Levi kept saying “wait, wait” cause he wasn’t focused on it. As for what happens next, tune in next fall to Mathew’s Life on the Road. After Ohio we’re headed to Illinois so keep us in your prayers and we’ll keep you posted. Samantha!
