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0700 I heard some walking behind me, but there was a couple squirrels chasing each other. But, a slow walking doe had gotten around me and was walking towards the bedding area a few hundred yards behind me. Just 15 minutes later, more crunching in the leaves and 75 yards away to the NE, three does were browsing. Then another doe at the edge of field to the East. Was looking good for at least one of them to walk in front of me. After waiting forever, half hour anyway, the three slowly made their way to me. Two big does and a fawn. I think it's the three that I passed on a few weeks back because the fawn was so small. Mom and auntie were targets today.

Pretty sure it was auntie that finally came within 20. Then 15, then 10. As she walked broadside behind a tree I drew my recurve, and when she came out from behind it broadside, I released. Hit was pretty good center chest, but didn't realize she was slightly quartering to. She didn't know what happened and only trotted 10-15 yards, stood there and looked around. She walked into the second field, then her tail started twirling. I knew she was terminal. She laid down at 25 yards, not fell down. That told me I hit liver, maybe gut. 20 seconds later she got up, bounded twice and dropped back down. Now I could see the weeds shaking, she was kicking. A few gurgled sounds later she was still.

The other three does stuck around for half an hour or so before finally walking off. Great day to be in the woods. Both my phone and my camera died, so the pics aren't great, cut my own head off. lol.