GOOD BUCK RIDING IN THE TRUCK!

[Danny Roberts]

Nice one ! Congratulations ! How much does it cost an out of state guy to hunt there ?

[kennym]

Nice one Jon!      

[bowhunterfrompast]

Congrats  

[longbowben]

Congrats i knew you would get a big one.          

[Hot Hap]

Hey Jon-Nice one. Good story. Congradulations!! Hap

[Lost Viking]

Impressive deer and a good story to boot.  "hunted hard with not much to show"?  Look again, Jon, you hit a grand slam.

I am going to start hunting a public area close to where I live.  Need to expand my options so I don't put so much pressure on my small private property option.  Looking forward to the challenge.

Todd

[Curveman]

Nicely done!      

[paleFace]

now i know why you didn't want to come down here to Virginia to hunt this year. i know i know, you told me you had a spot for me.... i will be there next year for two weeks!  since you will be a newly wed you won't have time to hunt so just show me your stands and i'll hunt them for you.....

great job bud!
   

[PastorSteveHill]

Your Dakota bow, is that one of Rick Welch's Dakotas? Or is it from another Bowyer?

If from Rick, how do you like it? I've shot with Rick before and his bows seem to be very smooth and quick...

[jonsimoneau]

Thanks so much guys!  Sorry I took so long to get back to this thread.  I was out hunting for a few days, using up my vacation fund.  It's hard to believe but last night I shot another decent buck!  I could not tell to much about him because he came in so fast and hard.  Quartering away shot 5 paces off of my tree.  When I hit him he made a weird groan.  Never had one do that.  Problem is there is no exit hole. Due to this and the difficulty of tracking in the dark with this situation, I decided to leave him alone and backed out.  I cannot look for him until I get off of work today which is killing me.  It's cold here so the meat should be good as long as the coyotes don't find him.

[jonsimoneau]

Oh sorry, PastorSteveHill.  The bow is one that Rick Welch made for me. I can't say it is absolutely the prettiest bows I've ever owned (although it is nice looking) but I can shoot this thing really well.  I normally switch back and forth between this bow and a Habu recurve, but I have been shooting this Dakota exclusively for the past 2 seasons.  Fits me really well.  The bow is fast, packs a punch, no handshock, etc.  I really like it.

[jonsimoneau]

I already updated this on another thread, but I found my second buck.  Took either 16 or 18 hours of tracking and unfortunately, the coyotes found him first.  no exit hole.  He went nearly 300 yards.  So I am done for this season.  He's a nice 4x4 and I was happy to let him wear my second buck tag.  I'm on doe patrol now.

[buckster]

Jon,

That is a FINE trophy.  I hope I can shoot one like that with my Rick Welch Dakota hunter some day.  

Congratulations buddy!!

[Killdeer]

Thanks for resurrecting this, how in the world did I miss THIS? Terrific season, and wondrous good luck.
Yup, the harder you work, the better your luck gets. Funny, that.

Killdeer~Most folks don't recognize opportunity when it knocks, because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work.

[doug g]

Great job Jon, I hope someday to get something of that size. Did once come to think of it huge deer monster buck 10 point then my damn wife woke me up cause I was kick and breathing to hard. Man what a dream it was! Congrats to ya!!