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Editors Note: Wildgame Nation is a reality hunting show on the Outdoor Channel that takes an inside look at a dad and two sons who run a real American outdoor company named Wildgame Innovations. This show documents the lives of Bill, Matt and Ryan Busbice with a reality-style approach that shows them hunting, traveling and working together. Today Big Bill gives us a look into a hunt with his CVA Accura V2.
I was once crossbow hunting in early October right when the mosquitoes are as thick as Mississippi mud. After seeing nothing but young bucks and does I caught a glimpse of a mature buck with a monster body. As he came out of the bushes I could immediately tell he was an instant shooter, probably a good 5 to 6.5 years of age. As I begin to raise my crossbow, I am discovered by a doe and any chance I had of getting a shot was now gone. I walked away feeling discouraged but knowing that he may of won the battle but the war is not over.
Fast forward a couple of weeks to the beginning of Muzzleloader season in Louisiana, I begin to plan for an evening hunt and started to think of which spot to go to and all of a sudden I remembered “the one that got away”. It had been a slow season thus far and I knew this buck was still in the area. As I got into the stand after pouring out some Sugar Beet Smash, 3 does came walking out and headed straight to my attractants. In no time, my hunting spot had turned into a doe play ground. A few hours passed without any sign of my buck or any big shooter buck for that matter. Just when I was about to pack it in I caught a glimpse of antlers moving up and down in a thicket 200 yards out. As I look through my scope, I could not believe what I was looking at, it was him! The one that got away has returned and I knew right then and there it was time. After checking a few scrapes he slowly makes his way to a clearing about 100 yards out. This old wise deer was quite skittish and I knew my window of opportunity was closing. With the deer in my sights, I cocked the hammer on my CVA Accura Muzzleloader, took a deep breath, and let one burn. After the smoke cleared all I saw was horns and white belly.
That was one of the most rewarding whitetail hunts that I had ever made. It is not very often that you get two chances at a mature buck, and even more surprising was that I dropped the largest bodied deer I have ever taken in Louisiana with one shot. This buck had a live weight of 247 pounds shattering the property record by 14 pounds. All I got to say is that this buck really ate his WHEATIES, or in this case, his Sugar Beet Smash! This hunt will always be a great story to tell, and it is all thanks to my CVA Accura muzzleloader.
