Hunter hunting along a marsh

Brandon Ostrowski

Information

  • Date Taken: 12/21/2024
  • Time Of Day: Evening
  • Method: Compound Bow
  • Number of Points: 7
  • County: Hillsdale County
  • Property: Private
  • Dressed Weight: 165

I have had this buck on trail camera since August but never seen him in person. Played cat and mouse with him all season long until Saturday evening. It was a cold and calm hunt that evening. Had a few does and several yearlings in the food plot that I was watching. Around 5pm I looked out the side window out of my box blind and saw him working his way to me. He walked into my food plot at 25 yards, I turned on my camcorder to get some footage of him. When turned broadside, I drew back, then he immediately turned to face me. I held my bow back for 45-50 seconds before slowly letting back down. He then pushed a few does off, walked back to 25 yards facing me, turned broadside so I drew back again. As soon as I drew back he then turned facing me again. Finally he turned just enough slightly quartering to me and I tucked the arrow right behind the shoulder. He went 120 yards and was done for. Happy to be be tagged out on two self filmed bucks this year!