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We got those 30% off, and I've got some new Croppy shirts dangler shirts for all y'all meet-gatherers or maybe you just enjoy the look of a crappie I don't know I've got one on my wall behind me in the shape of a guitar Croppy the other white meat new shirt and sweatshirts 30% off at the store right now Link is in the top of the description help support the channel craziness going on at the Googles right now I just got my channel Remodeled ties back in action, but the majority of my support currently comes from you guys and the merch sales Now let's creep out into the woods, and let's get done It's gonna be a good morning Had now Something is going down Research has been done It's about six o'clock in the morning. It's still pitch black And what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna go set up It's some cedar trees. There's a feeder back in there a ton of does some small pucks come in There's also been some turkeys coming at about 10 o'clock. So the action is gonna be good I'm talking tons of deer. We're coming to this thing. I can set up in a tree See what comes out We're in the rifle season now And I'm yet to put a buck on the ground with my 6.8 caliber gun. It's an AR platform gun I've never killed a deer with an AR platform gun And I figured this be a good time to put it to the test this property hasn't been hunted very much So there's all sorts of crazy things coming out of the woods and new deer showing up on the cameras every day I set up on the ground right here about 70 yards from this feeder And I already have had a buck come in behind me and run off. I quickly realized I'm sitting on a game trail After the sun came up But it's the best looking tree I could find at 5 30 in the morning with no light And the wind is perfectly in my favor quickly some does and a little buck start coming in and I am fully ready to take down a doe. This is what I came here for I'm ready to get some meat There's only been a few Big shooter bucks show up on this camera So I'm really not expecting to see one another doe comes up from a weird angle behind me smells me blows And then runs off And then that triggers another doe to come around and just take a look. She can't see what's going on I'm blended in I got good background cover But she sneaks around and then she gets an angle on me and then she runs off Now I'm left with a little 4.2 and a half year old buck And I'm just sitting there waiting. I hope these does are going to come back in and then there is a crazy deer coming in from my Right that's got its left antler just bent down over its face I'm so shocked by that. I'm looking at that. I'm turning the camera and then all of a sudden there is a Mature buck that steps out. It caught me totally off guard. I mean these other bucks They literally started posturing down to this other big buck and he wasn't he didn't have a huge rack He just was mature and by mature. I mean, he's probably five and a half This is that one buck that I'd already seen on the camera that I knew I'm probably not going to see him But dang if that sucker steps out, I will shoot him I freak out and put the camera down the sun is coming into the scope I get lined up on this deer. It is perfect if he takes two steps to the right He's going to line up where there's no glare at all. All he's got to do is turn broadside and what does he do? He turns beautifully does one of these neck motions just I pull On the trigger ever so slightly. I mean did that seriously just happen The unexpected mondo buck and I'm not talking about huge rack or anything He's just definitely a mature buck and that's the kind of bucks that I want to shoot Now I don't know how many of y'all have ever pulled the trigger and a gun not fire when it's calm out in the woods But let me tell you something That little spring inside of that gun It sounds like a dagger. I'm sticking dynamite going off when there's nothing moving I mean every animal just turns and looks every squirrel every armadillo's like What is that? This old big boy is just staring in my direction. He can't quite put a bead on what's going on He doesn't know what my shiny gun is. I'm lean behind the tree and then he starts walking towards me Just like the doe did just to investigate the area. See what that was. So what did I do? I slowly started slouching down onto the ground like please don't save me, please And eventually I was laying flat on the ground watching the deer Wondering what should I do? Should I rack another bullet in? He's definitely gonna run off. I don't want to shoot a deer running I just sat there and I watched him turn around He lightly flipped his big fluffy tail and he went back into the cedar trees Now it's time to pick myself up off the cactus infested west texas ground And go find another spot. I just shot like five minutes ago. Yeah You didn't hear it. I hope so You just I rattled in a buck He came in five yards from me. He stared at me in the face. I was like And he just went bolted and then I called in a coyote on accident I was rattling and he come darting into at the same time. We have blood. It it kind of looks a little frothy like I might have got some lungs between the both of us Probably some of the coolest white tail Uh hunting on the ground that I've ever seen. This is the first deer I've ever shot from the ground Good blood good blood He's going this way. Usually they go Path of least resistance is that way path of least resistance There's blood on the tree right there He's running into trees and stuff. It's a good sign And look for blood on the road just so if he crossed the road, but I'm on last blood Yep more blood here Steven's got blood Looked like he slowed down there for a second. Now we're starting to get the juiciness I've never shot a deer with a six eight. So it's not like an arrow No an arrow is You know Oh, yeah, it's back on the road. Let's see which way did he turn Now it's This is what we're like and he's almost we're almost there We're almost there Man, he did go away I'm in a little trouble right now. I'm picking up last blood Got some right here boys. That's good blood there I have no idea where I hit him really no idea It's been a long time since I've shot a deer with a rifle. So I kind of forgot how uh, how the blood trail is different than bow hunting With bow hunting you're you're putting a big old gash with rifle hunting. Sometimes it just kind of spurts out It does a lot of damage, but it just it takes longer to Take effect whereas a bow is just immediate just A blowout we are a ways away from where I shot this deer He's he was right in front of us There he is Oh, yeah, good shot Yep, there's the old rifle shot. I was worried. I didn't know that's a good old buck We recovered him went a pretty good ways made a really good shot on him. I wasn't sure That's one of the main things. He always want to make sure you make a good shot on an animal I've killed two low fence bucks this year. He's just a nice nice buck It'll eat this is gonna eat It is time to clean this deer. It's still pretty cold outside and we want to get back to hunting So I'm basically just gonna gut it. I'm gonna throw some ice and it's uh And it's chest cavity and uh, it's gonna be freezing tonight So we should be fine to hunt the rest of the day just to keep it in the shade Y'all my hands are so bloody right now bloody with success though It feels good to get another deer for the freezer I'm probably gonna do mostly deer sausage because everybody that has tried the deer sausage that I got from my last deer Has loved it osg said she wants some more of that Unfortunately, we don't have any water right here or a creek. So I'm kind of just stuck with this blood on my hands I don't know if you've ever had blood on your hands for a long time. Hopefully you're not a murderer of Swords, but it just feels like I have an extra layer of skin on and it's Smells like success, but then again, I like smelling fish hands are bloody cleaning is done I'm gonna throw some ice onto that deer and we're gonna continue hunting. There are some turkeys We saw them as we were coming out back here So we're gonna hunt for those and then uh, I think Rob's gonna continue the stalking Deer are running around everywhere during the middle of the day right now But I am going after turkey. I went around in the woods and hunted turkeys in the afternoon Let me tell you something when there's 20 or 30 of them gathered together They are a doozy to sneak up on I got fairly close enough to film But not enough to sneak up on them and get a good clean shot and shoot one during this fall turkey season They start getting nervous and then they just Flap those big beautiful wings that you hardly ever see them use and let me tell you something turkeys can fly Long ways it's like watching a herd of butterballs just get off the ground Say see you later And I ended up sitting at that feeder again in the evening and I wanted to see what was gonna come out Was a big buck gonna come out because that was gonna make me feel bad if I shot a younger buck And then this big nasty mature buck comes back out But he never did so that made me feel better about my decision Now truthfully, I don't think I shot the right deer y'all still shot a great deer Nice three and a half year old deer But there was another buck with that deer that I think I should have shot that was Five and a half years old probably Mature but had no antler growth at all And I chose the deer that had the antlers That was a little younger rather than the mature buck And as a hunter and as I get older and I'm more patient I don't think that was the right decision to make. Is that good for my ego? Does that make me feel good? No, but I'm telling you guys that because I think that's the right thing to do If you're a young hunter and you're getting into hunting. That's what you should do You should look to shoot the mature animal always Like the first buck of the season that I shot Was probably six and a half years old beyond its prime a great deer to take out Even though its antlers are even smaller than it was the year before as I get older and as I hunt more That's what I realized. It's not about the antlers. It's about shooting the mature Animal that one that is the dominant buck. I saw that buck in the morning. My gun didn't go off Unfortunately, and when you see that buck step out, you know immediately the other animals know That's the big boy in the woods right now. My meat's still gonna be great And I'm proud to bring meat home and feed my family. The point is in my opinion It's not about trophy hunting. It's about shooting the right animal And I just want to say that as a learning lesson from my experience because I think that's the right thing to do And on that little life lesson outdoor note We are going to close out today's video y'all and I've been doing this Since 2009 I think is when I started my channel and some of you guys have been here since then So thank you to all you dedicated fishing freaks out there that have been watching the channel for a long time And to all you new peeps out there. Thank you for being here. So until the next time I see you I hope you're having a very blessed day in the outdoors. Go enjoy it, man Good old fall weather. Just put you some flan alone. Dig up Enjoy the harvest and I'll see y'all on the next one. God bless you