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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Mike Vines on June 22, 2013, 06:00:00 PM
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A good friend, Roger Norris, and I put in for Mule Deer tags in Wyoming, and just found out today that we were drawn so we will be representing the MLA on our excursion to the "Cowboy State". We have been haphazardly planning in anticipation, but now the Adventure really begins. All the "getting in shape" and shooting practice we have been doing will hopefully pay dividends in a little over 2 months.
For those of you NONresidents who are still waiting till 25 June (like I was), the results are already out (thanks for the tip Steve O). You all probably already knew this, and I'm just late to the game. LOL
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Congrats Mike. I have been accumulating points in WY for both Deer and Elk to one day hunt there...just got to pick the year. Almost went this year but ran out of time trying to figure out where to Elk hunt. Maybe 2014 since AK Moose is pushed back to 2015.
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Congratulations Mike... :thumbsup: You couldn't fine a better man to partner up with than Roger. I've hunted with him at Shrew Haven for many years and he's a man you can depend on.. :campfire:
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Good luck!
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Those are kind words Ron. Thanks.
Mike and I are going to give it our best shot.....he is a darn good planner, has the map details all worked out. We are both "ex" Army MP's....so we will have plenty to BS about on the 30 hour drive :eek:
Stay tuned!!
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Best of luck, Mike and Roger! Can't wait for the After Action!
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Congrats and good luck guy's!
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30 HOUR DRIVE??? :scared: :eek:
I like you Roger but I don't know if I could listen to you for 30 hours.... :biglaugh:
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Congrats guys...
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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
30 HOUR DRIVE??? :scared: :eek:
I like you Roger but I don't know if I could listen to you for 30 hours.... :biglaugh:
Thats a lot of Johnny cash !
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Congrats guys!
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I was wondering about this Mike V.... Great stuff mate!!! Get Some!!! Train hard hunt easy.
MOOSE
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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
30 HOUR DRIVE??? :scared: :eek:
I like you Roger but I don't know if I could listen to you for 30 hours.... :bigsmyl:
Hard to believe these 95* and humid as all get out days are so close to cool mountain mornings.
Now to see if I can find someone to make me some arrows for the occasion. :biglaugh:
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I bet Ron could make it in less than 20 hours in tha bad a$$ new truck of his...
Good luck boys, let me know if you need anything.
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I've never been to Wyoming, so the first thing I need to do is find out about what type rock is available to be knapped. I plan on returning with as much as the Tahoe can hold. I know of at lease 3 youngins who could put it to use.
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Naaah Steve. That truck is too pretty. He just takes it to McDonald's and back. He wouldn't even let me try and drive it across the St Joe River last weekend!
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That just gave me an early morning visual and a good chuckle right before I clocked in and went to work. Thanks for that Roger I needed that today.
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Congratulations on the draw guy's.
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Good luck. :archer:
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Awesome! I look forward to watching this thread and hearing these stories around a campfire!
I would love an S2 debrief for my 2014 DIY so please don't spill any hummus on the maps :)
Thom
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Congrats Roger! Going to be a blast no doubt.
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Congrats Roger! Going to be a blast no doubt.
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Originally posted by sticksnstones:
Awesome! I look forward to watching this thread and hearing these stories around a campfire!
I would love an S2 debrief for my 2014 DIY so please don't spill any hummus on the maps :) don't spill any hummus on the maps :)
Thom
From that day forward I have laminated every aerial photo I have of hunting spots. I'm laughing about that as I'm writing this. Blew me away what that hummus did to the ink.
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Bowhunted the Bighorns last year. It's beautiful country. You'll have a great time. Wish I was going along. Roger is a fine fella to ride the river with. We've shot arrows and hunted whitetails and rabbits together. He's a heck of a good shooter and I'd say those muleys are in a heap of trouble if they let him get within range. G. Fred Asbell
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Have fun guys, I have hunted Wyoming 3 times and all I can say is it spoils you for hunting back home.
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Your always welcome to join us Fred. :bigsmyl:
All you got to do is pick up a left over license, if there is any.
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I can't wait to see the stories on this one. Mike, you drive on the way back and let Roger use the 30 hours and his mobile technology to post the story on the way back. ;)
Roger is as good as they come in camp-heck, I'd invite him before I invited myself. :eek:
When Roger said he was taking time out from the Shrewhaven gang hunt to do other things I knew I'd miss him, but he said he wanted to do some of these out west hunts while he still could (Idaho last year, Wyoming this year).
We're pulling for you buddy. The only question is will it be a Northern Mist or a Super Shrew in his hands?? ;)
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Congrats Mike and Roger!! I hunted Region R on the west side of the Big Horns for Mulies last year. It is beautiful country.
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As much as I love my Shrew bows Ray, it's going to be the "Big Green" Northern Mist this fall. I'm shooting it as good as I can shoot a bow right now.
Lots of good guys posting up here....thanks for all of the "good luck".
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You are correct Roger. There are some great guys chiming in here. It gets the positive Mojo flowing on the adventure.
Speaking of bows, I will be hunting with my Tall Tines longbow and wood arrows. My Two Tracks Ambush will be coming along as a "just in-case" backup.
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As much as I love my Shrew bows Ray, it's going to be the "Big Green" Northern Mist this fall. I'm shooting it as good as I can shoot a bow right now.
That wide open country of Wyoming will give you plenty of room to swing that looong bow. You'll do well Sledge.... :D
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Roger, I'm just yanking your chain a little. I had a pretty good hunch that the Northern Mist was the go to. I had a chance to chat with Steve Turay for about 5 minutes at the Michigan Traditional Bowhunters Jamboree on Saturday. Of course I would have liked to have sat around the campfire with Steve all night like we used to do. Steve says he can hardly take a stock bow to a shoot any more because he's so busy and he was just there at the shoot to visit. Of course G. Fred's excellent article in TBM and Steve's long awaited recognition probably had something to do with it.
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Congrats guys.
This is going to make me wish I had put in for my Antalope tag, But this will help lessen the blow.
"Congratulations! You are successful in the 2013 Bear Drawing.BARAGA - 1ST PERIOD"
I wish you all the luck, will watch for the pretty pics.
CTT
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Fred and I were joking about that article at Compton...."Wouldn't it be funny if that article made him so busy he went out of business?" :bigsmyl:
Not really....Steve Turay was well established and on the map before GFA wrote about him. He is one of our great bowyers, 20+ years into it.
Chuck, that's awesome, good luck up there. I mentioned in your other thread, Steve Osminsky is someone to talk too....
I love this time of year. The planning is underway, the practice is FOR REAL, and hope is in the air!!
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Right on Roger.
SteveO's hunt is a CLASSIC for sure. great inspiration for anybody going to the woods. Or Mountains.
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Congrats guys, looking forward to the story!
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Roger,
I'm going to bring the map tube to lunch on Thursday. Inside with the maps is all my notes from the talks I had with the Biologist and Game Warden for the area. Keep them for a couple weeks, and by then the other maps should be near completion.
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Sounds great Mike!
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Good luck guys I will be looking for the update when you start hunting
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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OK boys, here is a teaser pic. We just got in from camping and this is the view I had to put up with in the Bighorns. Don't know where you are going to be hunting, but this is the type of place that holds a few deer and elk, not to mention trout. Enjoy your time in our great state, and if I can be of assistance, feel free to holler at me.
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Thanks for that pic....awesome!!
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Yeah, that right there gets the juices pumping. I'm ready to quit these 12 hr days and start walking to get there on time.
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It's going to be an epic adventure for sure!
Not sure exactly where you will be, but I spent a month west of Burgess Junction a few years ago. I was after elk rather than deer, but would share what I know if you will be in that area.
Good luck guys! Planning is all part of the fun!
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Sounds like you have hunted just about everywhere Joe.
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Good luck and enjoy the mountains fellas. I am already in camp here in CO. Came here in 1965 and fell in love. This makes 49 consecutive years so beware as you can see it is very easy to become addicted.
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Congrats! Good hunting.
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Congrats Mike, You and Roger should have a great time!
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Just had lunch with Roger, and it is now a reality. Major details worked out, now on to the finer points with constant leg and lung conditioning, and not to mention plenty of shooting practice.
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I can't believe how squared away Mike is with regards to planning this hunt. Everyday I get a text or email with something simple yet brilliant. Today he was tweaking out his pack list a bit, he called me to check out redundant "stuff". Awesome.
For my prep today, I did 30 minutes on the stairs, and then went immediately to shooting my bow while I was panting and heaving. Big fun...
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For my prep today, I did 30 minutes on the stairs, and then went immediately to shooting my bow while I was panting and heaving. Big fun...
So Roger, after 30 minutes on the stairs what floor did you end up on? :biglaugh:
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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
For my prep today, I did 30 minutes on the stairs, and then went immediately to shooting my bow while I was panting and heaving. Big fun...
So Roger, after 30 minutes on the stairs what floor did you end up on? :biglaugh: [/b]
Ron, that got a chuckle out of me.
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Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
For my prep today, I did 30 minutes on the stairs, and then went immediately to shooting my bow while I was panting and heaving. Big fun...
So Roger, after 30 minutes on the stairs what floor did you end up on? :biglaugh: [/b]
Bottom floor...face up, on my back. I was whipped. :eek:
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Wow.
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:biglaugh:
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Roger and Mike, you guys are smart to get in shape for the hunt. I don't know what elevation you'll be hunting at but I know the first time I went west many years ago I was a smoker and the thinner air where I hunted, just about did me in... :deadhorse: In hunts after that I had quit smoking and before every trip I built up my legs by jogging every day with a heavy backpack (they didn't have Stair Masters back then)....it paid off.
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I didn't know you were a runner Ron. When did you quit? 3rd or 4th step???
All I'm doing right now is Legs and Lungs. It's better to over prepare then to under prepare.
Here is my July time challenge...Do this for time on the 1st and then on the 31st of July.
50 squats
25 crunches
15 burpies
My time was 3 minutes 49.4 seconds. (Plenty of room for improvement)
I thought I was doing good in the lung department, but I was sucking air like a fat kid does eating cake.
I'm interested after training harder for a month what my time will be on the 31st.
Anybody else wanna try this with me. No prizes, not even bragging rights. All your going to get out of this is healthier.
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I didn't know you were a runner Ron. When did you quit?
After my first knee replacement 13 years ago I quit running. After my 2nd knee replacement 12 years ago I quit walking fast... :D
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We just met for lunch with a well rounded hunting friend and learned some excellent information about hunting as a team using a simple flagging system to get the hunter where they need to be. Sometimes the simplest things are simply brilliant.
The days are starting to drag, must mean hunting season is fast approaching.
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really wish I could figure out why these double posts keep happening.
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Get on the bike and ride the hilliest areas you can find. It will build your lungs and it is easier on your knees.
And, don't forget the hard candy for altitude sickness if it comes on.
Keep an eye out on the eastern slope of any hill or mountain that is near a creek. ARROWHEADS
Have a good time!
I have been out there twice and had a ball. You guys will enjoy it.
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Just a couple more days. Final prep done today, all that's left is 3 days of work (My mind is already in Wyoming), then pack the truck and pick up Roger.
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All the best Mike!
Look forward to your pix and stories on your return!
chris <><
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Mike, don't give Roger any keys :knothead:
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Mike, don't give Roger any keys :knothead:
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Ha! There aint no gates where we are going! :D
Sledge
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Ha! There aint no gates where we are going! :D
Sledge
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Good luck guys, have fun ! I got to hunt Wyoming for 3 years straight about 10 years ago. The memories of that beautiful part of our country are burned into my mind.
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I know my past with keys, so Roger having a set is going to be a pretty good idea. Sledge or no Sledge.
Long story short...My truck idled on the boat launch to the St. Clair River for about 2 hrs during the peak of Walleye season holding up the rest of the boat launchers while my boat and trailer were in the water and keys for the truck were safely locked inside the RUNNING truck.
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Good luck Mike. Hope you guys have a great hunt.
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The keys weren't the problem. Ron gave me easy access to a sledge hammer and a locked gate. It was his fault. :goldtooth:
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The keys weren't the problem. Ron gave me easy access to a sledge hammer and a locked gate. It was his fault. :goldtooth:
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Good luck guys, I'm expecting a good story or two out of this adventure.
Roger, I'm putting the blame on Ron for the key incident. Had he had them labeled and color coded like your Grrr-animals hunting clothes are, there wouldn't have been any need for the sledge. Of course, we could always mention the word combination of 'canoe' and 'Armstrong Creek' if we want to cast a few pebbles inside of glass walled cabins. ;) :p :laughing:
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ha! I jut think Ron should know better than to let me have a sledge hammer. Who among us would open a gate with a key, when you can bash it open with heavy steel?!
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ha! I jut think Ron should know better than to let me have a sledge hammer. Who among us would open a gate with a key, when you can bash it open with heavy steel?!
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Roger, it must be getting close to you leaving because you've got a twitch in your trigger finger with all those double posts. :archer:
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Roger, here at work I call that the master key if the bolt cutters don't work.
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Originally posted by Ray Lyon:
Roger, it must be getting close to you leaving because you've got a twitch in your trigger finger with all those double posts. :archer:
I was thinking the same thing Ray.
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OK, to bring this back on track a little, the banter is really about getting ready and anticipation. I think G.Fred talked about it in one of his TBM columns a few years ago. How great is it that the preparation and anticipation of the hunt or the trip adds to the length of time we're actually enjoying our hunt experience.
Ron LaClair was just up north here visiting for a few days and of course there was bow shooting, good food and talk of the upcoming work bee next month and hunt week at camp a month after that. The excitement for the Shrewhaven hunt is building and so all of us understand and feel your anticipation. Good luck guys, be safe and make some memories. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Banter is what guys do. It makes life fun. Everyone knows there are limits, but if we can't laugh at our selves,then who can we laugh with.
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The keys weren't the problem. Ron gave me easy access to a sledge hammer and a locked gate. It was his fault.
I gave Roger a ring of keys, on one of them was marked, "E Gate" for east gate. Roger came back and said none of the keys fit. I thought the lock had been changed so I gave him a sledge hammer and told him to knock it off. :scared: and a little embarrassed :o . So, that's how SLEDGE got his nickname :D
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it wasn't a very big "E" on that key.... :rolleyes:
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it wasn't a very big "E" on that key.... :rolleyes:
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Lol, well, I wish you guys the best of luck! Take lots of pictures!
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Godspeed guys. I know you'll do us proud!
Ray
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Good luck and have a great and safe adventure Mike and Roger!!! Can't wait to hear the stories and see the pics.
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All packed, just waiting on Roger to finish work today and we will be out of here.
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I'm from Wyoming. Good luck fellows!
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Happy Hunting Guys!
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About 300 more miles to go. Just got thru the Badlands of S. Dakota. What a beautiful place, but we both agree that there needs to be trees if we are to live out here...
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go get um guys!
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300 miles to go...
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Good luck guys we're all pulling for you! It sounds like you Shrewhaven guys have way to much fun!
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Let's just say that Motor City Machetes don't break by accident.
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We are now headed home on a 24+ hour drive and will finish the story once we get some well deserved time with our lovely families first (Priorities 1st).
I will say that there are 2 less Mule Deer in the State of Wyoming due to the lethality of the Michigan Longbow Association members.
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I can't wait to hear this story!!!
Thom
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Oh man
I can't wait :thumbsup:
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:campfire: :archer2:
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Looking forward to the stories!!
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Boom!
Safe travels gentlemen.
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What an adventure. I'm awaiting a story,and some good pics. Congrats gents! rat'
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Congrats guys!
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I love reading these post,can't wait for the story!
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WAHOO, we just made it to Iowa. Roger being the ever watchful mentor that he is says that me being jacked up on Mountain Dew is funny to experience, but is fearful the "Buzz" would wear off while driving. Little does he know I just killed the biggest critter of my life and this "High" ain't going away.
So, I guess I just gave another little hint as to what is to come, but we are still 12 hrs from home and my awesome camp mate is wanting some rest. Well, I have the weekend off and the only thing on my agenda is spending time with my wife and kids, so Roger is absolutely correct. Take it slow and make sure we get there in one piece.
If you ever get to share a camp with Roger, you had better not hesitate the opportunity.
Have no fear, pics will be coming along with a quick explanation of our over flowing coolers.
What an adventure the last week has been...
There was a closer than I wanted and unexpected encounter with a MASSIVE cow moose at spitting distance. Who would have known they share the same wilderness as Mule Deer? That very same evening, Roger had a moose encounter of his own that he can explain, but it made for a VERY interesting campfire tale. A couple mornings later when walking in, just as we were getting ready to split up a little after 5AM, another Moose was standing on the same path we wanted to go, and in pitch black darkness, the pucker factor at that moment was indescribable. A slow and steady retreat had me under the nearest log, and Roger heading south down a prominant cow trail . Whole different experience for this Michigan Boy. As the morning started to bring the woods to life, the moose decided to walk past my holed up spot and just gave me that look of "You owe me some money". I have never felt so small in my life and wanting somehow to get smaller. This is the kind of adventure I have only dreamed about. It only gets better from here on out.
More to come in a while. Thanks for bearing with us as we make the trek back East. Now I know why the people who headed West didn't come back. It's to damn beautiful.
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Mike, I predict that sometime in your future you will be suffering from 'mountain air withdrawal' and will need to go back. Watch out, I have found that infects you on an annual basis. :) :)
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If you didn't get pics looking up the nostrils of those meeses it never happened. Looking forward to this thread.
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Heres a pic of the doe I killed Thursday night. mike just dropped me off. He has MUCH better pictures to share!
It was a 10 yard shot, slightly uphill, I was on my knees. My NM Baraga finally made meat! I was shooting Axis 500 carbons with Vintage single bevel heads. It was a complete pass thru, and the arrow was stuck deeply into a stump on the other side.
That last part was important....om Tuesday a.m I mmmmmmissed a whopper, 6 points on his left antler...
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Awesome! Congrats, that's a fine looking doe!
Ray
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It happened Izzy. Here is the upset cow, after i backed into the timber, and she decided to go around. I was preparing to stalk a mule deer, and moved from the timber, heading 2 draws over. I looked to my left, and thought, "Wow, what a cute calf".....then I looked to my right to see upset Mom. I scurried back into the timber until she calmed down.
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Sorry the big one got away Roger, but I'm sure that doe will eat a whole lot better than some big stinky buck! Congrats on the deer and breaking in your NM right!
I got a feeling it's time to pour a fresh cup :coffee:
Thom
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Mike's a little bushed and very happy to be back to his family, a hot shower, and a soft bed. He asked me to post this picture and blurb on his behalf:
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"Hero shot of my 4x4 Wyoming Mule Deer. Long story short...hunt included a 1/2 mile sprint thru deadfalls headstrong into the timber the moose came from before. I let eleven does pass along with two 2x2's in velvet. Picked my spot at 30 yards, I honestly do not remember drawing reaching anchor or the release. Shot was from the ground at 13 FEET, all I remember seeing is my white nock hitting exactly what I was focused on. Double lung, busted arrow and 250# of awesomeness before me. I have experienced ground shrinkage before, but this one just kept getting bigger the closer I got."
Looks like we'll all need to wait a while more to hear the long version of his story. :campfire:
Thom
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Thank you for the help Thom. Here is the quick equipment notes and I'm logging off to spend some quality time with my wife and 2 little boys...
50# @ 28" Tall Tines longbow, and 620 grain Motor City Machete tipped with 125 grain Eclipse head.
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Awesome pics fellas. I've been thinking of you boys since the road trip started.
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This just keeps getting better and better!
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Great job fellers!
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Excellent job men!
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Very proud of my Michigan friends! Great job boys :thumbsup:
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Congratulations Mike and Roger great job!!!!!
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Sounds like you guys had a great time. Congratulations to both of you!
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Wow nice pictures guys. Cannot wait to hear more. :clapper:
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Somebody ask Mike about his new nickname...."Fryin' Pan Mike".... :bigsmyl:
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Fryin' Pan Mike, how did you have the honor of receiving such a name????
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Stan has been asking Mike for awhile now and we still haven't heard anything about it Roger. I think you may have to tell us.
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Hint.....what would you think of a guy who used a frying pan as a hunting stool?
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It depends on if the frying pan was cast iron or not? hot or cold?..... lots of questions and speculation involved.
I wish I would have been following this thread a little closer this summer. You two drove right through Spearfish and would have loved to extended some hospitality out to you two.
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Awesome! Congrats to you both!
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Originally posted by CRS:
It depends on if the frying pan was cast iron or not? hot or cold?..... lots of questions and speculation involved.
I wish I would have been following this thread a little closer this summer. You two drove right through Spearfish and would have loved to extended some hospitality out to you two.
We would have gladly stopped on the way home. Next time, we should plan on it.
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Alright, I have had my 3 hrs of sleep for this week now, and the skull is just about boiled out, so I can now fill you in about the Frying Pan. I sat in this ground blind I hastidly made up, and the "Banana Hammock" stool I brought, cut off ALL blood flow from my tail bone down, but it was to good of a spot to skip and nothing else to sit on (I will resort to my knees or bottom as a last resort {NO JOKES about my POOR choice of words, I'm TALKING HUNTING here). I decided I needed something to relieve the pain. So I spent untold hours sitting on top of this here Frying Pan and watched at least a dozen different bucks and quite a few does from it, some were less than 10 feet, just no shot opportunities and I wasn't about to rush anything. Roger thought it was flat out hilarious that I would even consider the thought of sitting on a frying pan to hunt deer. I like to Improvise, Adapt and Overcome any and all obstacles, and some of my ideas (read that as MOST of my ideas) only make sense to me. So here was just one way I was able to make Roger smile on this hunting trip. Believe me when I say, I had him laughing at quite a few things I did.
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Mike it makes all sorts of sense to me to sit on a camp frying pan that is that clean...next time maybe you could try using it to cook with...good to see you both got deer and you got a nice buck...you obviously sorted out a new hunting situation very quickly...the Bush Baby Bow is ready for a mulie doe any day now...I was going to hunt with a different bow this year but it simply will not allow it...then after that I will have to decide which way to turn...I could still shoot another Mulie, a whitetail and an elk within about a half hour of my house
DDave
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First I would like to thank everybody for the kind words and positive Mojo that was sent our way. We had an absolute blast doing this hunt and I am in the process of writing an article for Trad Archers' World (A Sponsor of Trad Gang) and the deadline is quickly approaching, September 15th. I'm hoping it gets accepted and you can read about it in there.
Now to show you how I spent my day. I have never done a Euro Mount before and decided I would do it on this head. Here is what a few hours and some improvised tools can get you. I didn't screw the arrowhead plaque to it yet. I want to wait till it dries.
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Congrats on your success Mike!
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I think "Frying Pan Mike" could be a legend in the making.
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Glad you guys brought home some Wyoming venison. Sounds like a great hunt. Come back and see us again!
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Mike,those seats are rough buddy!! :biglaugh: I gotta say,that frying pan seat must have felt like a LazyBoy in comparison. I like the Euro-mount. Big congrats to you and Roger. rat'
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Congratulations to both of y'all! That euro mount looks great. Glad to hear y'all made it back alive.
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Congrats Mike and Roger. Thanks for taking us along on your hunt.
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Here you go IZZY. I took this picture after this moose decided to just walk off after appearing out of nowhere and stood just a few yards from me. It took me a few to get my camera out of the pack and focused in after the shock had worn off after what just happened. Simply amazing how something so BIG can make such little noise when they want to.
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Good deal mike, everyone should get to experience the emotions of being the guy with the nice buck in the back of their truck, well done.Congrats to roger on a successful hunt as well.
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Sounds like your trip was a blast. Congrats on your success and thanks for sharing in this thread... :thumbsup:
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Great story and pictures!
Congratulations!!
Thank you for sharing your exploits with us.
"Frying Pan Mike" I hope your high stays with you for months to come.
I applaud the both of you!
:archer:
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Frying Pan Mike, awesome pics and hunt. Thats the way a hunt is supposed to go down.
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congrats to both of you! :clapper: :clapper:
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Nice buck Mike. :thumbsup:
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Congrats guys! Great stuff!
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Mike and Roger, Looks to be an incredible hunt. Congrats on your trophies, I look forward to your article.
Your pictures are awesome!
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Way to go guys!
OK, Mikey....next round of shrimp'n'grits is on me!
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Congrats to both of you!
Loved ready your story's and looking at the pics.
We leave on our elk hunt in two days and I am just wound tight.
Thanks for the great read.
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Way to go president frying pan! You guys started the MLA family off right for the season we leave for Missouri Friday and will try to keep the streak alive!
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Congratulations guys! It's nice to start reading some hunting threads! It's also hard to beat Wyoming for beauty. Thanks for sharing your stories and pictures! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Good luck to you all Jordan. You guys are extremely lucky to be hunting with a guy allergic to deer. He is the BEST hunting partner to have, not to mention a pretty good guy too.
Thank you for the offer Julian, and I will take you up on that offer next time we are in town.
Roger and I really do appreciate all the kind words everyone. All it takes is some proper planning, and persistence and just about anything is possible.
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Way to go guys!! Congrats!!
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So yesterday morning one of my coworkers walks into my office in North Dakota and tells me about helping this traditional archer load a mule deer into his truck in Wyoming. It was Mike's deer.
It's a small world, isn't it?
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Originally posted by Cootling:
So yesterday morning one of my coworkers walks into my office in North Dakota and tells me about helping this traditional archer load a mule deer into his truck in Wyoming. It was Mike's deer.
It's a small world, isn't it?
Yes it is. I walked 1/2 mile out to the main road and waited about 45 minutes for a vehicle to pass, Why would I do that? I'm from Michigan, and I flat out refuse to leave anything laying around outside. Too many things can happen, coyotes, bears, wolves or someone even just by chance driving by and because I physically could not lift this brute of a deer up into the back of the Hitch Haul I had on the Tahoe. So I decided to leave the buck at the truck and head off on the quads god gave me.
I flagged down the 1st truck to pass and had a nice chat from a distance. I couldn't ride back to my truck with him (Who could blame him, here is a guy, covered in blood from the elbows down, some on my pants, camo face paint and still on an adrenalin rush). His reason..."My dog is up front".
I'm not gonna argue with a guy willing to help, so I kindly said "Yes Sir. I will be right there in a few minutes". He drove down to my truck as I ran along singing the Survivor song "Eye of the Tiger" as if I was making my own Rocky movie (I think that would make it Rocky 38 by now).
I was so thankful for his help. We shook hands, said our goodbye's and we both moved on. Who would have ever thought it was such a small world.
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Lunch today...Backstraps done similar to Monty Browning's. There is only about 6 people in our shop of about 30 that hunt, but everyone was lined up to sample some of this. Glad I got the 3rd bite, or I would have missed out on some awesome eats...
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Originally posted by Cootling:
So yesterday morning one of my coworkers walks into my office in North Dakota and tells me about helping this traditional archer load a mule deer into his truck in Wyoming. It was Mike's deer.
It's a small world, isn't it?
Thats amazing! Tell the guy thanks!!
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Congrats Mike and Roger.
A well planned and successful hunt couldn't have played out better. Well done guys.
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Congratulations Mike and Roger! Super buck Mike! Those backstraps look good buddy!
God Bless!
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Congratulations Mike and Roger! Super buck Mike! Those backstraps look good buddy!
God Bless!
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Congrats to you both and thanks for sharing the hunt and trip with us!
Mike, thanks for the euro mount how-to in your other thread. Looks easy if you have the time. Your mount looks great!
Gary
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Congratulations on the deer and the adventure! Great stories and pics!
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That's too cool about the co-worker story.
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Finally catching up on this one. Congratulations to both of you guys! Sounds like a fantastic trip. I'm betting it won't be the last!
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Congrats to both :clapper: :clapper:
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Congratulations guy's and thanks for taking us along on your hunt. Mike I don't think you could have had a better hunting partner. I was fortunate enough to share in a Idaho Elk hunt / camp with Roger last year and he has to be one of the finest guys I have ever hunted with! Hopefully we get a chance totry it again some day. Hey Roger how about some Mulie stew at Compton? :bigsmyl: Nice shootn guy's.
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Awesome pics fellas. I've been thinking of you boys since the road trip started.
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You got it Steve! I think I owe you a bowl of stew!!
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Congratulations guys. Glad to hear you had a great hunt. Thanks for the entertainment. Very nice.
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Double post from a few days back, weird!
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Awesome hunt guys. Mike, is that a kifaru I saw in the frying pan pic?
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Good eyes you have there. Yes, it is a Kifaru "Late Season" G2. Best pack I have owned. Sold my Kifaru Spike Camp to help fund the purchase of this one. I see no need to own anything else.