The morning of December 3, 2004 was the second day of shotgun season. It started out like any other day of hunting as I was up and ready at 4:00 A.M. After setting all day on the first day, I was feeling kind of lazy. So, I turned on the weather channel and rested on the couch. I awoke to my wife's question, "Karl, it's 6:30... are you going hunting?" The next few minutes are a blur... A bit later... Not wanting to spook any deer on my way to the stand, I opted to sit on a high bluff overlooking the creek bottom, where I had hunted as a boy with my father. At about 7:15, I saw the buck working a scrape line at 150 yards.
--- Continued on the next page--- |