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I thought we should start a new thread for stories and pictures from the Wisconsin Bunny Romp. This is the first of what I sure hope will become an annual event.
A great time was had by all, and the cold weather was not a problem in the least. In fact, maybe it actually helped a little to keep us from overheating. Busting bunnies out of snowdrifts is hard work!
Although we might were apparently not quite as efficient as the foxes and coyotes, the furry critters did not escape unscathed. I've got to go work on my pictures. Be back in a bit......
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Many thanks to Paul for providing the club house. Also thanks to the guides: Ohne and Joe. The food was great as well. I sure ate my share. The jalapeno venison sausage was awesome. My son and I enjoyed getting out and chatting with all the other trad guys. Hope to do this again (we did leave some seed for next year). Thanks to all and nice talking to everyone.
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I'm glad you guys had a great time... I think a gathering like this a month or so after deer season is a great way to visit with all your Wisconsin neighbors and break up the cabin fever... Every state should do it!
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"There's a race of men that dont fit in, A race that can't stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will" Robert Service Posts: 3506 | From: dansville ,michigan | Registered: Jan 2007
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Paul did a great job organizing this thing and getting it all put together. And the door prizes were all donations from his business, Badger Arrow. Many thanks to him for the generousity, and mostly for pulling this all together so that we could all have a good time.
My buddy Ohne Raasch was great in allowing one group to traipse around his land. I think it was his first time actually carrying a traditional bow with the intent of doing harm to animals. Hopefully we all showed him how much fun it can be without hurting anything!
The group at my house really got into the rabbits. Some may call it unfair baiting practices, but hey, I put all that feed out for the birds - not the rabbits! They just hang around the house to clean up the spilled seed.
Our group started out by sending some standers down below while some of us worked around the buildings to chase bunnies down toward the marsh. We got some running right away, and the arrows were flying and rabbits running in all directions. Some made it past the standers, and others doubled back toward the homestead.
Tom Colstad of the Bowyers Journal magazine (soon to be Traditional Archers World) was there with his camera instead of his bow trying to capture the action.
The snow was deep, and those with snowshoes outpaced the rest of us who slogged through the sometimes knee deep drifts.
But jumping creeks with snowshoes can be hazardous to your health!
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Man...those pics get my heart pumping.... i'll be heading out in the morning for some bunny stompin!
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"There's a race of men that dont fit in, A race that can't stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will" Robert Service Posts: 3506 | From: dansville ,michigan | Registered: Jan 2007
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There were some briars but mostly small pines and brush thickets. Those photos are misleading, the snow was really deep in spots, especially in the areas I was told to walk.
These bunnies are mean. At least two of us were charged and very nearly run down by those monstrous beasts. Why, they are the meanest bunnies in the land.
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I'm glad that everyone had a great time. Next year? You bet! Not sure how to make it any better. At least the weather held and we did not get the wind that was supposed to happen.
quote:Originally posted by ChuckC: These bunnies are mean. At least two of us were charged and very nearly run down by those monstrous beasts. Why, they are the meanest bunnies in the land.
ChuckC
We almost lost a hunter this afternoon. I'll tell you, that white rabbit from Monty Python was tame by comparison. How Chris survived the near attack I'll never know.
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Paul, Joe and Ohne my son and I would like to thank you for such great hospitality! Dominic did not want to quit chasing the rabbits! I think we created a bunny chasin' monster! He's gonna be like a puppy tonight, chasing rabbits in his sleep!
I gotta admit, he did manage to get a pretty nice buck today....
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Wisconsin Traditional Archers Ojibwa Bowhunters Posts: 3462 | From: S.E.Wisconsin/N.Michigan | Registered: Jan 2008
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thats awesome guys guys!! but i dont see anybody bleedin, or cut to shreds, or tangled in the thorns????? hope everybody had a great time, bunny huntin's the deal!!
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