The Hunter

 Early morning 

Cool, crisp air

The moon is still out

Fog from my breathing 

Here I sit with my back to a tree

Been stalking deer all morning 

Have not seen any

Following tracks on the ground

Just as the sun was coming up

I hear something in the bushes behind me 

I turn

First a rabbit 

Then another

At last a deer appears 

10 no 15 point rack

Massive build

I aim

I fire

The deer limps away

I follow the trail of blood

About 20 yards from where it was shot

I find it dead 

I go back to the edge of the woods

And grab my ATV 

I drive it to where the deer lies

I load the deer on the ATV and drive home