Louisiana Sportsman reported 1st: I could count on one hand with a couple of fingers to spare the stories I’ve heard about a hunter taking a shot at a trophy buck, actually nicking the deer and then weeks later getting a second chance to finish the job. Success in these instances is indeed rare.
But Hunter Black, of Bossier City, gave credit to the Lord for exactly that scenario earlier this season on family land in south Bossier Parish.
After an errant shot to the brisket area failed to stop a big 12-point, Black found proof that his bullet had done very little damage because the buck started showing up again on trail cameras, seemingly none the worse for the ordeal.
And on Dec. 8, a second opportunity presented itself when the buck stepped out at 55 yards. This time, a single shot from his .300 Weatherby dropped the big deer in its tracks.
“My dad and I identified this deer last year on our cameras, and it was impressive enough for us to target as one we wanted to take,” Black said.
The 1,200-acre family property is located in a prime area near Red Chute Bayou, the Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area and the Red River, with good soils capable of producing big deer. Food plots and protein feeders are kept active all year on much of the property, which keeps the deer in the area.
The first time he encountered the big buck, Black took a hurried shot.
“Three weeks ago, I was hunting a stand I’ve taken big deer from before. I was watching several deer on the food plot when a 4-point buck stopped, looked back in the woods and took off. I felt he was probably looking at a bigger deer and sure enough he was, because this big buck walked out onto the plot at 200 yards and started walking straight across the clearing,” he said. “I grunted to try and make him stop but he kept walking. I got on him just before he stepped into the woods, took a quick shot and saw him flinch before he took off.”
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