I hunted the edge of the swamp today in the rain!

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I hunted the edge of the swamp today in the rain!

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I got to the swamp stand at 2:30pm in a light rain. I was 16’ up looking at a runway coming out of the swamp and I had a field in back of my stand. I wasn’t expecting anything on the field but at 3:30 pm I looked at the field and saw him coming right at my stand. He walks in at 7 yds and looks up at me in the stand for 5 minutes. My bow is on my shoulder waiting for him to take 1 more step. I start getting Shakey and then he jumps and stops at the edge of the field, he then looks at me and starts to walk parallel to the stand, I pick an opening and at 20 yds I shoot my lighted nock executioner and hit him in the front part of the deer. He bolts away and at 80 yds I see him like jump up and disappear. My nock never lighted and I never found my arrow. I wait 45 minutes and have good blood right away from the trauma 3 blade 2” cut head. I find the deer where I saw him jump. I had a fun hunt in the light rain. At 3:50 I have 5 doe coming at me in the field but they took a left just before my opening.
It has a nice body and a big noggin! Heart shot.
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great buck
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Congrats
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Nice buck Congrats
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Nice buck!
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Good work! Congratulations on a fine trophy!
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Well done, congrats on a nice buck!!
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Good Buck!! Congrats on the harvest! :thumbup:
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Wow nice mass on that rack Congrats on the late season buck your persistence paid off.
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Great buck! I usually don't hunt in the rain, maybe I need to reconsider..
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Congratulations your patience really paid off.
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That buck looks heavy. Congrats on the foul weather buck!
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Congrats :thumbup:
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Very nice Deer! Congrats!!
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its not the easiest hunting in the rain but it pays off.
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