Matt ~ Kodiak Island, AK - Ultimate Predator

I have hunted Kodiak several times for Blacktail, and have had mixed results with distress calls and bleats. Some come slow and some don’t at all. Purchased a Ultimate Mule deer decoy, and a Mt Goat. Will be getting a Moose and Caribou in the near future. I moseyed within 35 yards of a feeding doe with her full knowledge of my presence. She accepted me as a deer and bedded right in front of me. That was fun, so I left the doe bedded and left the decoy on my bow. Skirting the mountain a few hours later I caught a buck sun bathing on a grassy knoll at 300yd, starring right at me! Fortunately I had been holding my bow with decoy facing down hill like a shield. I again moseyed toward the buck, but he was far to observant of me. I decided to find a good intercept spot and give a distress call with the decoy as visual aid. He jumped right up and moved quickly down the knoll to the left. I though “shoot he doesn’t like the call either”. Until….OHH my… he came back in sight almost charging at me, up and down though the Kodiak terrain. Realizing this was happening fast. I scrambled to get some distances on the range finder. he came into 18 yards and continued to circle me for my wind. I anchored an arrow..shaking like a leaf! A very convincing tool, ill always have one in my pack.So happy U.P. thought of this!