Dad says he went in the ground blind (which is a little 3 sided wooden lean-to just tall enough to sit in) at 3:30. 5 minutes later there was a doe and he got a good feeling about it. That doe left and at 4:45 7 does showed up and stayed for a half-hour, all within 20-yards. They walked off without being disturbed. Dad saw a small tree moving in the far right corner of the view and heard the buck rubbing its antlers. He got ready. The buck he saw twice earlier stepped out but instead of going into the shooting lane it came right up to the blind. Facing head-on at less than 10 feet Dad decided he could make this happen. If the deer went right or left two or three steps it would be out of view. If it walked down the lane there would be just a butt, and if it didn't stop or turn it would be gone. Dad said he put the crosshairs on the white patch and let the bolt go. The buck actually flipped over then got up and moved out of sight. Dad said the luminock was lit and in the deer. He waited a little while and got out of the blind to see. He couldn't see the deer but could see the orange light from the nock. He aimed at the nock and realized it lit up just enough of the deer to make a leg through the scope. He sent another bolt through the shoulder and it passed-through. The deer ran and Dad went straight to the bolt and picked it up. He backed out and came around to an opening to see if he could see the deer. It was staggering in the opening. Now this is a tight property with a public park on one side and a lot of populated stuff around it. Dad wasn't messing around this time. He loaded the bolt that had passed through, folded the blades and sent it through the deer again. The buck ran into the woods. Dad called the neighbor and asked "can you bring the dog right now"? Again, Dad was not messing around. The dog was there in 5 minutes and he put his nose up and starting going crazy right out of the truck. The owner let the dog track while dragging a really long orange flat lead. The dog found the deer about 20 yards where Dad saw it go into the woods. It was dead by then. Dad said this is his biggest crossbow deer, a 9 point. This deer had some nerve not growing both G3's - he could have been a 10-point! By midnight Dad had the whole deer butchered, wrapped and in the refrigerator, head caped and skull/antlers salted.
This morning my Dad got up early and went to look for the first deer again!
