Big blacktails are some smart old deer. I shot over one once at a smaller buck not knowing there was a big one hiding under my feet, while I was shooting! He didn't jump up until I took a step forward and almost stepped on him. That's what makes hunting them exciting. Nerves of steel and balls of brass!
I was still hunting down a trail one day. Got kinda warm and stopped to take my jacket off. Stood there for several minutes to see if anything stirred, then set my rifle down and unzipped my jacket. Darned doe broke out of the brush about ten feet away and bounded off into the scrub.
Okie John
