Swanny Scores On A Great Michigan Buck… In A Very Unexpected Way!

Andy's 2011 Michigan Muzzleloader Buck

On November 18th, Prostaffer Andy Swan rushed out to his stand with only an hour and a half of daylight left to hunt. Getting out of work later than expected, Swanny knew his chances of scoring on a good buck were minimal, but also knowing his chances of scoring was zero by not heading out, he decided to creep to his stand as quietly as possible.

As Andy and Justin were tip-toeing to their set for the night Andy caught a glimpse of a bedded buck a mere 80 yards from the two. Immediately Andy and Justin dropped to the ground. As Justin scrambled to get the camera ready, Swanny kept a close eye on the buck.

Soon after getting a better look at the buck through the scope of his TC Encore, Andy knew it was a shooter. The two planned to stay put and wait for the buck to stand. After an hour or so of waiting, light started to fade. Not knowing if the buck was wounded or just exhausted, Andy positioned himself to take the shot at the bedded buck if necessary. The decision turned out to be a good one because with only minutes of quality camera light left, Andy settled the crosshairs behind the shoulder and squeezed the trigger.

As the smoke cleared, the buck was nowhere to be seen, but after a closer look the buck lay dead in his bed! Swanny never made it to his stand but killed his best Michigan buck to date! What an incredible hunt!

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