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The
Moretti Buck
© By Shawn Moretti
 My
passion for bowhunting started about six years ago. In order to
increase my chances of success, I started to seek the advice of the
pros. I read anything I could get my hands on. I was mostly interested
in learning more about the land I hunted on and how deer behave. There
is a lot of valuable information out there about bowhunting tactics. I
believe that I came across one of the most vital tips from an avid
outdoorsman/hunting strategist by the name of Othmar Vohringer.
I shared the various aspects of the land I hunt to Othmar. The major
concern I had was that the hardwoods on this land experienced some
drastic windfall about 10 years ago. There are not a whole lot of
options for placing stands, due to the lack of mature trees. Most of
the woods now are made up of young poplar trees going up a high ridge,
which makes dense cover for the deer. There is a small swamp that joins
a narrow funnel of small, thick hardwoods as well. This is the area I
wanted to focus on. However, the concern with stand placement becomes
another issue because it was later in the season and I did not want to
spook any deer by placing a stand. Othmar pointed out the possibility
of making a natural ground blind that was just enough to break up my
outline. His way of thinking surprised me. I always thought that bow
hunters had to be either in a tree stand or in a ground blind that is
manufactured. This backwoodsman technique was some of the best advice I
have ever gotten, and I tried it one October morning this past bow
season. It paid off!
It was the morning of October 29th, 2009. I sat in my ladder stand
overlooking a swamp in complete darkness on a well used doe trail. I
have seen many does in this area and I was hoping to catch a trailing
buck worth shooting, as the rut was heating up. By 8:30 a.m., I had
seen a few of the does come out of the swamp, with little bucks chasing
from behind. I had already grown impatient, with my conscience telling
me that the bigger bucks still had to be nocturnal.
I made the decision to leave that ladder stand at about 8:45 a.m.
Before heading back to my vehicle, I wanted to check on a trail camera
that I had placed in that narrow strip of woods behind me. As I walked
along the tree line, I heard a grunt come from down in the wooded
ravine. It sounded like a grunt that would come from a mature buck.
Deep, desperate and loud. I did not have a tree stand in this section
of the woods so I pondered my options.
The only option I had was to set up on the ground and hope that the
action would come to me. I took Othmar’s advice and chose a
spot that had already offered natural cover, behind a huge oak tree
that was surrounded by downfall. I snuck in, stood there and waited
with my PSE bow, and carbon express arrow nocked and ready. Fifteen
minutes after, a monster 10 point walked 10 yards in front of me.
Completely off guard, I did not have the opportunity to shoot until he
walked through the thickest of brush. I passed up a shot and actually
spooked the buck by making a few snort wheezes, in hoping that he would
walk back my way. He ran off.
I quickly decided to clear a shooting lane to prevent that from
happening again if the situation were to arise. I broke branches, tore
away brush and returned back to the oak tree. Another fifteen minutes
goes by and the buck dropped into the ravine and walked the same path
he did the first time! But this time I had a clearing. He walked behind
some deadfall and I drew back my PSE bow. He entered the clearing, I
made a grunt sound and he looked my direction. I sent my slick trick
broadhead into his lungs from twenty yards away. Eighty yards later, he
lay.
This magnificent kill would not have been made possible without the
help of Othmar. I would have overlooked hunting from the ground with a
bow and arrow. I have come to realize that sometimes hunting is about
doing what you have to do to get the job done. I give credit to Othmar
and the work that he does. I will continue to seek advice from
professionals in this sport, like Othmar Vohringer, because their
tactics are proven effective and they make sense. Thanks Othmar! Best
wishes in your own hunting adventures.
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Addition to the above story by Othmar Vohringer
 Three
days after this report Shawn called to inform me that he had shot
another buck during Wisconsin’s gun season. Shawn claims that
this buck, a massive 11 point, too is the result of the advice
I’ve given him.
Images courtesy of Shawn Moretti, Wisconsin
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