I was in a treestand, needed a sw wind to hunt this fence crossing. The deer were going to a clover field 200 yards behind me.
I had a trailcam on the crossing, so I knew there were several nice bucks, this one was my preferred visitor though!
It was lightly raining, and I was late 6:00 pm getting in the stand. The wife didn't want me to go, but the wind was right!
3 bucks a small 8, a big 8 and this ten came up the wooded side of the fence about 15-20 yards apart towards the jump.
The two 8s jumped and started pushing one another around, the big guy hung up behind some trees for a while.. I was concerned as these two were working into my wind. The 10 was either going to the south and visit the corn feeder on the OOS hunters lease next door or jump. he finally jumped and I had a 10 yard broadside shot.
If he'd jumped back across the fence and ran like he did I would have had to bon him out like an elk, 250 foot drop in elevation and treetops from timber harvest... wheew! I'm glad he took the field option!
