Seeing Eye to Eye

My husband went on his yearly hunting trip into the woods, nearby, and set up his sitting area. He had old logs stacked up, surrounding him on three sides of the area. He sat on a stump waiting, patiently. Wind was blowing, birds were singing, but no signs of deer passing by.

He purchased a new toy and thought about trying it out. It was a Rattle Bag. It makes the sound of two bucks fighting. (This is supposed to bring in other deer to see the grand fight or if there is another buck in the area, it lets him know there are other males in his stomping ground.) Really?

He brought out the bag and began to rattle it. He stopped and listened...nothing! Rattled again...nothing! He put the bag down and just sat there listening to the breeze in the trees. He took his eyes off the trees and area, and focused on his bow and arrows.

All of a sudden he heard a crunch, and slowly looked through a crack in the logs. There were a pair of furry legs on the other side of his hunting blind. He slowly lifted his head to see what it could be.

As he was lifting his head, the buck on the other side was lifting his head. Eye to eye, they met! My husband said his heart was pounding fiercely and about to jump out of his body. It was an 8-point buck, looking back at him. My husband said he was mesmerized by this deer just staring him down. Face to face, eye to eye! ( I think it was soul-bonding time)

My husband set his bow aside as the deer walked away. The deer turned his head and looked back at my husband and snorted. Almost to say...'Thank you!'