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John's Journal... Entry 126, Day 3

WHERE TO FIND THE BIG BUCKS

Immediate Success

EDITOR'S NOTE: This week we'll look at the deer hunter's Valhalla. The state of Kansas has produced some of the biggest bucks in the nation, and this week we'll look at the stories and photos of hunters who've hunted with Brad Harris and Tad Brown, members of the Outland staff, which produces Lohman's and M.A.D.'s game calls.

Carl Allen Mitchell, of Lebanon, Missouri, took one of the first big bucks of our hunt in Kansas. By 9:00 a.m. on our first morning, Mitchell's hunt had ended. Here he tells the story. "I got in my tree stand before daylight, and by 7:30 a.m. I still hadn't seen anything," Mitchell says. "Bob Mussy operated a camera in a tree stand with me, and he spotted the buck first. I saw this big buck go behind some trees and brush and then vanish. I grunted to him with a M.A.D. grunt call. When I looked up from grunting, I saw a doe looking straight at me. I stopped grunting, afraid to move. I didn't want to spook the doe because I knew if I spooked her, she'd probably spook my buck. The doe finally turned and went back away from me and toward the buck. However, the buck didn't follow her. Instead, he turned and started coming right to us. I don't know if the buck thought the doe had seen another buck, but for whatever reason, the buck came out boldly toward us."

The buck ran to the spot where the doe had stood, which was less than 60 yards from the stand. The buck brought his head up high as though he were testing the wind, and when Mitchell saw the buck coming, he mounted his rifle. "As soon as he stopped and raised his head, I fired," Mitchell mentions. "I shot a 270 Remington with Remington core lock shells. I shot a Leuopold scope with a dot reticule. I feel that the dot allows me to aim faster, especially on moving deer. When I fired, the buck went down, and my hunt ended. I had barely hunted an hour and a half before I bagged this really nice buck. I had a dream hunt. Although I had planned to stay for three or four days, I went home that night with a great story and a big buck. Kansas hunting doesn't get any better than that."

For more information about Outland Sports, call (417)451-4438, or see the website at www.outlandsports.com.

TOMORROW: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY



 

 

Check back each day this week for more about where to find big bucks ...

Day 1 - The All Day Buck
Day 2 - Kansas's Big Deer
Day 3 - Immediate Success
Day 4 - A Missed Opportunity
Day 5 - Phillips Gets His Buck


John's Journal