First off, I gotta preface this by saying I am an archer through and through. Hunting with a gun, is just the means to getting me in the woods more. That said, this was one of the most enjoyable gun hunts I can remember. It was my Dad, Wife, Son, and I at the cabin. We ended up bringing home 3 bucks and a doe, and giving the pass to 5 other bucks, and quite a number of does and fawns. The area we were hunting was a 32 minute walk from the truck, for me during archery season. Having a 7 year old, and a 65 year old added to the equation jumped that time a fair amount longer. So although getting up before 4 am, and only having a 5 minute drive it was still breaking light when I got my wife and son situated for the opening morning hunt. As I covered the 200 yards to my stand, I chastised myself for being late, although it was worth it to get them to their opening morning stand. After scaling the tree, and hanging my stand, I descended, finished dressing, then headed back up the tree. I stepped on to the stand, and hung up my gun. I reached to zip my jacket when I heard the distinctive footfalls of a buck crunching leaves down the scrape line, headed into the bedding area. I reached for my gun, and spotted the buck at the same time. I mouth grunted him to a stop in the last opening I had, at 80 yards. He dropped in his tracks, with a high shoulder shot. So here is my 7 second stand time, 2010 buck.
November 22, 2010 at 5:54 pm
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That has got to be some sort of record. Thanks for sharing these sucessful stories! 
and congrats on your buck! 
And congrats to your wife too! 
Great job getting the entire family involved!