On October 19th, Steve stepped out into the crisp autumn air to hunt a nearby swamp. The frost covered leaves and thin ice in the swamp made it difficult to keep quiet.

Not too long after settling in Steve heard some noise behind him and looked to see a doe making its way towards him. The doe began snorting and then ran away after figuring out that something was up. As day continued to break another doe appeared and was headed right for Steve. When the doe got within 30 yards she turned and started walking away from the hunter.

Suddenly a buck appeared where the doe had just been not more than 35 yards away. The buck slowly made its way down the same trail the doe had used, nibbling on some browse along the way. As the buck turned to leave Steve used his grunt tube to let out a soft grunt. The buck turned and started coming right in to see what was up.

At 25 yards with his head behind a tree the buck stood broadside giving Steve the perfect shot. Steve's arrow flew true and the buck crashed through the swamp and made its way back up towards the field edge.

Steve waited in the stand to give the deer time to bed down and climbed down 40 minutes later. When he recovered his arrow he only found half of the arrow shaft and was having trouble finding a blood trail. However, with half an arrow in him, this buck was not going far. As Steve approached the edge of the field he saw a sight that makes every hunter jump with joy - the deer he had worked so hard to get was lying on the field edge, not more than 70 yards from where he was shot.