Zooming In 2 (Season 2)
Show 2 – Jake in Texas
Jake’s successful Texas bowhunt took place here, in the very northeast corner of the state. Trust me, this is NOT the type of environment most people envision when Texas whitetail hunting is mentioned. Rather than the brushy, flat, desert type environment typical of South-Texas, this area is open, hilly and boasts an abundance of lush green winter wheat fields.
As this satellite view shows, a thick creek bottom snakes through the property where we hunted. A large winter wheat field can be seen right here, on the west side of the creek bottom. The large, acorn producing oak tree where Jake arrowed the big 8-pointer is located right here, just a short distance northwest of the field.
Based on the Reconyx photos he’d gathered in previous days, Jake knew the buck’s routine was to first stop at the oak to check for fallen acorns before eventually heading to the wheat field. More importantly, however, Jake noticed that the buck’s arrival at the oak was getting earlier and earlier as the days went by.
On the fateful evening, the 8-pointer and another mature buck first appeared right here, approximately 100 yards north of Jake’s stand site. The two bucks then circled a bit to the west before eventually turning and heading straight toward the giant oak.
Jake waited until the buck had closed the distance to 15 yards before taking the shot. After the hit, the 8-pointer ran to the edge of this dense cover and stopped. As light was fading, the big whitetail walked into the cover and disappeared. Jake waited until the next morning, and then recovered the dead buck right here, just a few yards from where he last saw the deer.
Congratulations Jake–and a big THANK YOU to cameraman Brach Pulver and outfitter Steve Roortvedt for helping to see that this hunt had a very happy ending!
Hey, I don’t know where on earth we’re going to be Zooming In next week, but I do know that you’ll find it interesting. See you here!!
