First Muzzy Hunt!

I had a heck of a time on my first muzzy hunt! I had always wanted to try hunting with a muzzleloader so I put in for a tag and drew out. I didn't care to try to deal with the crowds of the rifle hunt again so I figured this would be a better route.

I decided to buy a CVA Optima for pretty cheap on midwayusa.com and slapped a Traditions 1x scope on it and found that it loves a 300 Grn SST over 2 Triple 7 pellets. Anyways, on to my hunt:

I had access to some land in the Cache unit and that is always full of loads of deer. I scouted around a few times and found a few nice bucks roaming around. Opening morning was busy with trucks driving the roads and fields surrounding the property I was on and the deer were on the move! A group of bucks came running in only to spot me trying to lay down for a prone shot. Bad move, and they were gone! I was sick to my stomach.

To make a long story shorter, over the course of the first 4 days I had a few shot opportunities that I ended up blowing. I missed a nice 3 point and a fork horn on the same day, so I headed out to the range to double check my zero. 3 shots later at 100 yards confirmed what I thought was wrong all along: I was the problem!! :oops: Apparently I still suffer from buck fever. I know he's a young buck, but man I am happy to fill the freezer this year. I thought muzzy hunting would be a lot easier than it turned out to be, but I feel like I really improved my hunting skills. He is going to taste great and I can't wait for next year to roll around! I think I may be hooked to hunting with a muzzleloader!