Today was my day after a very slow start to my rutcation. I am sure the warm weather has not helped. I went to one of the properties that I am hunting in a management doe hunt where I've been seeing pretty good action on the trail cameras, mostly at night. I pulled in at 2:00 and got settled into the stand and by 2:30 already saw three cruising bucks.

At 3:30 I heard some noise over my right shoulder and I turned and had a half rack staring at me from 20 yards. I've seen him before. He had me pegged but kept looking behind me. It was then that I heard the steady footfalls in the leaves of something coming directly behind me and towards my left shoulder. I quickly grabbed my bow and swung to the left and saw dark chocolate antlers already even to me and walking briskly. With no time to look at him closely I knew he was a heavy frame and big bodied deer. He had that mature buck swagger to him.

By the time I got on him he was about 25 yards quartering away and I stopped him with a mouth grunt and let one fly. I heard the hollow thunk we like to hear and off he took with tail tucked between his legs. He dropped over a hill and I lost sight of him but did not hear him crash. I could see my arrow sticking in a tree so I climbed down to inspect it and the blood looks good. I gave the buck about 20 minutes and slowly took up the trail. When I got to where I thought he would be I couldn't see him and started to get a little nervous. After 10 more steps I saw him. He died in a little depression. It was a perfect double lung shot. Shot him with the Excalibur Twin Strike which for those that don't know has two limbs, two arrows and two triggers. I thought I pulled the first trigger which is the top limb which is the one you are supposed to shoot first but after I looked at my bow I realized in my excitement I pulled the back trigger and shot him with the lower arrow which will hit about 2 inches lower than where you're aiming. It worked out well though.

Pretty darn stoked about this buck. It looks to be a nice mature Allegheny County buck and I really like his dark antlers. His brow tines are long and thickly bladed. I thought he was an 8-point when I shot him but he turned out to be a 9 point.

Good luck to all of those still out there trying to punch their tags. It's going to get really good over the next week. Hang in there and I look forward to the pictures. Thanks for reading.

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  When I was a kid selling bows at a sporting goods store a mechanical trigger release wasn't even lawful for hunting or fiberoptic sights in Pa. 
 
 Back to one of your questions, google the pros and cons on the difference between a single and double cam. That can help you decide what you are looking for.
 
 Was looking for some Muskie lures a couple weeks ago at my sons place up north and came across over 60 new trail cams and some large totes of archery hunting razor tips Rage ect. all new in the packages looked very nice selection. Told him to sell the trail cams for Christmas. He said he is not allowed to sell the hunting tips doing his tackle shows. All those totes will be taking up room for the next 20 years.
 
 Nice deer guys.