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Title: Got my first trad kill this evening pics included
Post by: bowkevin on July 19, 2011, 07:36:00 PM: Although not a trophy, I'm proud non the less. Afetr target shooting awhile tonight I got the unsatisfied feeling of having to wait til October for bow season to start. I really dont have a good place for groundhogs here so I figured I'd improvize.
I started roaming my backyard and shooting at bees. I got my first one after about a dozen shots and my second one right after. The third took a few more tries. Not too bad 3 for 24. The shots ranged from 3 ft to the furthest kill at 12 feet.
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/bowkevin1/beekill.jpg) (http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa391/bowkevin1/beekill2.jpg)
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Post by: lpcjon2 on July 19, 2011, 07:44:00 PM: congrats are you gonna get it mounted? Good shooten
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Post by: ckanous on July 19, 2011, 08:00:00 PM: Good job!!! Looks like the meat is still good!
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Post by: fmscan on July 19, 2011, 08:05:00 PM: I'm sure you aimed at the bee and took out both lungs for a quick kill, you are quite a shoot!
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Post by: mwosborn on July 19, 2011, 08:46:00 PM: Bee Jerky - yum!
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Post by: GWV on July 19, 2011, 08:50:00 PM: You have got to BEE kidding me! Good shot!
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Post by: ermont on July 19, 2011, 08:51:00 PM: Nice rack.
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Post by: on July 19, 2011, 09:20:00 PM: good thing you got him before he charged...... :p

thats a tiny kill zone :thumbsup:
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on July 19, 2011, 09:30:00 PM: A hunter hunts!
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Post by: OS on July 19, 2011, 09:42:00 PM: Ok I've fly fished and bee bopped but never bee bowhunted Sweet congrats!!!! :-)
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on July 19, 2011, 10:45:00 PM: Harvesting honey is done differently i think.

Congrats on the good shooting :thumbsup:
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Post by: BoonRoto on July 19, 2011, 10:48:00 PM: Hehe funny stuff.
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Post by: jamesh76 on July 19, 2011, 11:16:00 PM: Wow! that is some good shooting right there.
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Post by: Archie on July 19, 2011, 11:25:00 PM: Must have been a honey of a shot! So, just how hard is it to track a wounded bee? And when you measure distances, do you measure in bee-yards or people yards?

:clapper:
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Post by: BrownA5 on July 19, 2011, 11:33:00 PM: I see you "winged" him!?? Very nice shooting!
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Post by: 2madjacks on July 20, 2011, 01:06:00 AM: That's some dang good shootin', no matter how close/far you are!!

Nice Shootin'
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Post by: joekeith on July 20, 2011, 01:22:00 AM: Just tuned in.....What's all the buzz about ? :laughing:
You've got to bee kiddin'. What were you shootin' .. Stingers ? Oh well, good shootin' none the less. :archer2:
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Post by: Ari on July 20, 2011, 03:13:00 AM: I remember my first butterfly he required a second finishing shot, them guys are tough!

Dunno if I'd risk taking on one of them guys without carrying a back up firearm. :laughing:
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Post by: saumensch on July 20, 2011, 03:25:00 AM: do they have a season? how much is the tag for non-residents? :thumbsup:
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Post by: americanhunter7 on July 20, 2011, 03:33:00 AM: Great shooting there fella, :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clapper:
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Post by: bowkevin on July 20, 2011, 04:43:00 PM: Someone on another site just informed me that honeybees numbers were declining. I had no idea. He seemed sincere. Anyone here have any info. I feel bad if I do something unethical but of course I probably kill more with my riding mower. My shooting just aint that good.
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Post by: bowkevin on July 20, 2011, 05:55:00 PM: Just heard on the other site that he was correct. I can honestly say I never killed a thing I didnt intend to eat until now. Was it the newness of the sport or was it something primal? I cannot say.
For those who were aware of the declining population of honey bees I apologize. I will refrain from shooting anymore of them. Sorry. :(
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Post by: graybarkhunter on July 20, 2011, 06:18:00 PM: AIM SMALL < MISS SMALL!!!
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Post by: bolong on July 20, 2011, 06:24:00 PM: :thumbsup: BEE careful hunting that dangerous game!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on July 20, 2011, 08:43:00 PM: Shoulder mount or full mount . Good shot.
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Post by: LA Trapper on July 20, 2011, 11:09:00 PM: A complete pass through. Good penetration. Heavy FOC?
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Post by: KevO on July 21, 2011, 03:39:00 AM: I don't see a leg tag. How did you haul him to the check station?
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Post by: KevO on July 21, 2011, 03:41:00 AM: Where's your tag? I don't see a leg tag & it's obvious you move the carcass prior to tagging.
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Post by: on July 21, 2011, 04:21:00 AM: i wouldnt worry about it bowkevin,just start shootin skeeters out of the air,(please) oh..get some video of it this time.... :thumbsup: :biglaugh:
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on July 21, 2011, 09:09:00 AM: Kevin, don't appologize to us here, we are all kindred spirit.

Check my response on Bowsite. Some of us got your back and won't put someone down just to make ourselves feel better.

Good luck in the upcoming deer season!

Dave
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Post by: Doc Nock on July 21, 2011, 01:13:00 PM: Watched a TV special on the 'hive disorder" or whatever it's called... the research team thought it was a cataclysmic combo of mites, infection and a 3rd factor I can't remember.

When whole hives go missing, one bee isn't a catastrophe. There is nothing they've found to stop it.

They showed folks in Europe hand pollenating olive trees and fruit trees...talk about labor intensive!

That is an amazing feat right there and you should apologize to nobody! Thanks for sharing!

I won't tempt you :) by saying you probably can't do it again... so did you get him on the "wing" or sitting? :) :)
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on July 21, 2011, 01:19:00 PM: "They showed folks in Europe hand pollenating olive trees and fruit trees...talk about labor intensive!"

Doc, hand pollenating? I just got this vision of workers rubbing dead bees on olive and fruit trees! LOL
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on July 21, 2011, 01:40:00 PM: Everything taste better on a Ritz!!!!! :goldtooth: :dunno: :nono: ...diffently a kill shot...
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Post by: rluttrell on July 21, 2011, 05:53:00 PM: wow, I didnt see a tag on it. Have fun tying it on....
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Post by: bowkevin on July 21, 2011, 07:49:00 PM: I have to be honest and tell you I shot them sitting. Quite a feat for me. I should probably try some wing shooting, surely my success rate would drop alot.
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Post by: cedar on July 23, 2011, 09:44:00 AM: Good shooting Kevin.
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Post by: huntmaster80 on July 24, 2011, 09:04:00 AM: sweet shooting Kevin! are you heading up to Denton?
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Post by: bowkevin on July 25, 2011, 05:08:00 AM: Hope to go up Sat morning.