Monday Morning hunt - Success

Over the weekend, the rifle season opened up in North Carolina.  I was in Myrtle Beach on opening day, so I was unable to hunt.  This morning, I got up at about 5, got cleaned up, and went into the woods.  It was about 45 degrees, clear, and with a slight breeze in my favor. 

I put out some Tinks 69 about 50 yards from my stand, then I got in my lock-on stand (I usually use a lock-on before work because it is much quicker to get in and out of) about 5:45.

I did not see a single thing (save 2 squirrels and a small bird) until about 7:25, when I saw a fat doe running through the woods about 150 yards away, with a buck hot on her heels.  I quickly put my ear plugs in and got ready.  As the buck got closer, I saw that he was the buck I have been hunting since the beginning of the year.  Not the biggest buck, but he had out smarted me about 3 times prior.

The doe ran right under my stand.  The buck slowed down for a second, I took a 20 yard shot with my 30.06 and layed him down.

Here are the pictures: