I was running late getting to my stand yesterday. Finally about 7:30 I got settled in. At 7:55 a big mule headed doe walks right to the base of my tree. I pull back, line the sight pins right down her spine and let the Shwacker broad head fly.

The arrow hit just left of her spine and zips thru her brisket. Immediately the leaves turned red. I stayed seated for an hour and had a few more deer pass by but nothing worth messing with.
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I follow the beautiful red leaves to the dried up creek bed at the bottom of the hill. There she laid. The broad head did its job and made a 3" slice on its way out.

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So I've got her deboned and I'm down on my knees stuffing meat in the backpack when something moves beside my thigh. I glance over and a see a really nice looking copperhead. Pretty sure I jumped about 8 feet backwards.

He crawled under my backpack to hide his face while I cleaned out my underwear. If you look close you can see him at the bottom of my pack.

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