Post by: kennym on September 15, 2019, 06:43:15 PM
Would love to have stories and pics from all your hunts in one spot for folks to look at .
The first group of hunters started this morning with some lightning early and just a slight rain shower.
They are from TX and this is their 4th trip here I believe.
Temps are gonna be pretty warm for the first few days, but they ARE from TX so they are after it tonite.
GOOD LUCK GUYS!!
Post by: Gator1 on September 15, 2019, 09:27:38 PM
Post by: Darrell M on September 16, 2019, 10:56:55 PM
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Post by: kennym on September 17, 2019, 07:30:56 PM
I need to tell them I put this thread up too ! LOL
Oh and Barry saw a big buck coming out one evening. :)
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 19, 2019, 01:42:56 PM
Post by: kennym on September 20, 2019, 03:59:32 PM
Next hunt is starting on the 28th...
Post by: modr on October 07, 2019, 10:59:26 AM
Post by: kennym on October 09, 2019, 02:11:06 PM
A few years ago bro and I went to NE to muley hunt, when we rolled into camp the truck showed 106 *
It stayed that way all week, 80 plus at night in the tent was kind of miserable but that was the week we chose months before. Still enjoyed it immensely thru the sweat!
Post by: Huntrdfk on October 09, 2019, 03:54:42 PM
David
Post by: Jayrod on October 09, 2019, 03:59:44 PM
Post by: kennym on October 10, 2019, 05:49:49 PM
I saw some bucks near an hour after daybreak yesterday morning!!
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 10, 2019, 06:59:52 PM
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Post by: Jayrod on October 13, 2019, 08:28:48 PM
Post by: Huntrdfk on October 13, 2019, 09:57:03 PM
myself to shoot that deer only two hours into my hunt, not after driving for 22 hours. Then he came back and stood there broadside at 8 yards, tempting me more, and I let him go again. Kicker is, if I hunt there tomorrow night and he does that again, he’s most likely going to get an arrow!! Bright spot, if I had killed that buck I wouldn’t have seen the bigger one I saw this morning!
I’ll post pics when I get better cell coverage.
David
Post by: Yellow Dog on October 18, 2019, 12:56:16 PM
Shoot straight and good luck........looking forward to the update.
Post by: kennym on October 30, 2019, 09:37:27 AM
Luke , David ,Darrel, and Noah had a good week!!
They will be along when they get home to post a bit and they have some excellent pics to go with...
They put in the footwork to see what the deer are doing. The stands I have up are in pretty good spots, but food sources and other things can change movement patterns. They capitalize on that by scouting and hanging their stands. I can't scout and move 8 ladder stands with the changes but they are there to hunt when you want and be able to be in a stand first day!!
Rock on Razorbacks!! :)
Post by: Bvas on October 30, 2019, 07:29:14 PM
Post by: Darrell M on October 31, 2019, 09:46:21 PM
We sure made a lot of memories.
Pics and stories soon to follow.
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Post by: David Flanrey on November 01, 2019, 12:25:20 PM
When I revisit this picture posting process today I will post some eye candy.
Post by: David Flanrey on November 01, 2019, 02:05:41 PM
We set a few stands up and went to the cabin to get some lunch. That afternoon I hunted with my grandson. We saw 5. Saw another really nice buck but he was just a little too smart for us and came to within about 40 yards.
Post by: Roy from Pa on November 01, 2019, 02:15:09 PM
Post by: David Flanrey on November 01, 2019, 02:34:50 PM
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Post by: David Flanrey on November 01, 2019, 02:42:16 PM
Last year Kenny gave Luke a grunt call. Boy we’ve been hearing that used a lot in two years. Haha. This year he game him some rattling horns to go with it. Think I may let Kenny sit with him a hunt or two to repay him. LOL
I made all the bows taken on this trip. Three longbows and a static recurve. The first to fling an arrow was grandpa. I shot a little doe Sunday morning.
The next to let one go was Luke on Monday morning.
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Post by: kennym on November 01, 2019, 04:45:00 PM
Post by: Roy from Pa on November 01, 2019, 05:35:40 PM
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Kenny phone text me the pictures too...
Post by: Joeabowhunter on November 01, 2019, 06:14:19 PM
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on November 01, 2019, 08:34:01 PM
Post by: Darrell M on November 01, 2019, 09:47:06 PM
Bet he will get back to story telling soon.
KennyM. Luke says he will take you up on that offer. Lol!!!
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Post by: Roy from Pa on November 02, 2019, 08:14:23 AM
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Post by: David Flanrey on November 02, 2019, 09:26:31 AM
At 5:00 it started raining sleeting and snowing. I looked straight ahead and coming over the hill was my buck. Grunting and trotting he came right to where the doe had entered the woods earlier. Instead of coming on into the woods he turned and headed to where the little buck had walked by me. He came broadside at 23 yards and I let it go. I had just gut shot the biggest buck of my 56 years. I was sick!!
We decided to wait till morning to look for him. Not wanting to push him. Didn’t get much sleep to say the least. We went out the next morning way before daylight because I had used an arrow with a lighted nock. Didn’t find him. So we got on our stands for another set.
Post by: David Flanrey on November 02, 2019, 09:34:08 AM
Post by: David Flanrey on November 02, 2019, 12:02:45 PM
I was shooting my 64” three piece using a Grizzly 145 grain single bevel with 100 grain brass insert. And the lighted nock was still burning inside the buck after 18 hours.
Post by: David Flanrey on November 02, 2019, 12:06:33 PM
Post by: Roy from Pa on November 02, 2019, 12:18:00 PM
That's how he does it.
See that Pap, I dropped her right there:)
Post by: kennym on November 02, 2019, 12:46:10 PM
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Post by: Bvas on November 02, 2019, 09:47:10 PM
Glad you didn’t give up and found your buck. Dedication/persistence are most important when they don’t fall within “selfie distance” like Luke’s.
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Post by: redwolfarcher on November 04, 2019, 03:32:35 PM
On the first day of the hunt Dad and I saw a small buck in the area that he would later shoot his big one, while we were riding the 4-wheeler. That evening I saw another buck in that area as I was riding the 4-wheeler back to the cabin. The next morning we saw more deer in that area and I said, "We need to put a stand in there." We put off hanging a stand there as we were looking at other potential hunting spots. At one point while looking at other spots Dad and I looked at one another and we both agreed to go back to where I had been seeing all the deer from the 4-wheeler. I'm glad we did! We looked it over for a few minutes and found a split hickory tree that seemed to be in shooting range of the deer sign. Darrell and I hung the stand and cut a shooting lane. The rest is history. That afternoon Dad shot his big buck.
When we found it the next day, Dad was so excited and I was too. I remember him saying, "This is everyone's deer. Noah found the spot, Darrell and Noah hung the stand, I did the shooting, and Luke did the talking!" :biglaugh: The last part of that couldn't be any more true. I've never tried to move or drag a bigger deer it was enormous. The pictures really don't do it justice.
My deer was small, but I was happy to be able to take it on the next to last day of the hunt. It sure will taste good. I had some close encounters with some nice bucks (none as big as Dad's) but none would offer me a good shot. When the small 5 pointer came in just right and offered a fairly easy shot, I just couldn't resist. I feel like I made a decent shot, but it sure did run a long way and didn't bleed very much. Good thing we had Luke's young eyes on the blood trail! It ran a 200 yards or so and upon inspection, I had gotten 1 lung on the shot instead of 2. Either way, he expired and we were able to make the recovery.
Luke is going to have to teach me how to drop them like he did. :biglaugh: Good job Luke. I didn't take my first deer with traditional gear until I was 16 or so. I'm impressed.
Post by: rastaman on November 04, 2019, 04:01:11 PM
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 04, 2019, 09:32:30 PM
Things are heating up here at Kennys......And as always Kenny is the ultimate host.
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Post by: Huntrdfk on November 07, 2019, 12:53:04 PM
Looking forward to the rest of your story Mike. And you are right......Kenny is a great host!
David
Post by: David Flanrey on November 08, 2019, 11:51:01 AM
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Post by: kennym on November 09, 2019, 11:13:31 AM
The best part for me is meeting like minded folks !!
PS - still have a hunt open after gun season when the deer move in due to no pressure...;)
Post by: David Flanrey on November 09, 2019, 03:35:29 PM
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 07:41:40 PM
Rolled into Missouri Saturday evening. After hitting Walmart in Brookfield to buy our tags and provisions for the upcoming week it was on to the cabin. This was our 7th year hunting the lease and it’s always a pleasant surprise to see what updates the owner has done to the cabin in the previous year. What a great setup and it’s hardly recognizable from our first stay in September of 2013.
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 08:17:43 PM
What a leg saver, most of the North farm can be hunted by foot but to reach the western reaches of the South farm require a mile and a quarter hike. Not to sound like a softy, a hike of that length is no problem. Getting a deer out is a whole different story.
North farm
South farm
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 08:24:49 PM
I’d been there in January of 2014.......brutal to say the least.
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 08:38:31 PM
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Post by: David Flanrey on November 12, 2019, 09:06:28 PM
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 09:32:23 PM
I can’t tell you how excited I was when the call came in the spring from Kenny and it was our turn to pick a week. The rut/pre-rut week was available. Didn’t take much thinking about that one other than making sure it fit everyone’s schedule.
It turned out to be perfect timing......big bucks cruising during daylight hours on the hunt for willing ladies. Not in lock down mode but just enough hot does to keep them on the prowl. The best time to be in the woods.
This guy was just chillin in the field, wind to his back and facing downwind on the lookout for any danger. Not too concerned anyone was watching, he knew he could quickly get to safety if needed.
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Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 10:36:38 PM
Three soft grunts and I saw a pair of legs through the brush immediately stop, change direction and start heading my way......
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 11:00:47 PM
Post by: Yellow Dog on November 12, 2019, 11:12:16 PM
As the deer continued in my direction and closed the distance I could finally identify him as a 1 1/2 year old buck. At 12 yards broadside I drew and released. The arrow struck him and he dropped in his tracks.
I lowered my bow and climbed down to put a second arrow in him. 12 yard shot, 8 yard recovery.
My 2019 Missouri buck.......
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Post by: Huntrdfk on November 13, 2019, 11:35:13 AM
David
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Post by: lt-m-grow on November 25, 2019, 01:57:03 PM
I’d been there in January of 2014.......brutal to say the least.
Not only brutal cold, but brutal gas mileage too. Won't get into the fact that you don't have a seat belt on either...
Just kidding, thanks for sharing and congrats.