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Author Topic: Opening Day...  (Read 167 times)

Offline Rustic

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Opening Day...
« on: October 02, 2015, 11:44:00 AM »
I went out last nite just for symbolic purposes. I dont like to miss "opening day"...lol.  It was windy and I did'nt expect to see much. My path didnt hav many leaves on it and I was pleased to find several deer tracks on it. Most were small but there were some large ones, too. Near my pine trees ground blind, the  North Easternly wind was swirling alot. So I decided to head down further into the valley and set up my Hunters Seat with the wind in my face and my NW shooting lane to my left.
 As I settled in,  a couple of squirrels were nearby and I was glad I had tipped one of my arrows with a 145 gn blunt.
About an hour into the hunt, I saw some movement in the valley. A red fox with a white tipped tail was coming up the hill towards me.
I had time to put  tension on the string and waited. He bounded passed me but was not alarmed.  Then he stopped about 10 yards away. He was quartering away and I could see his rib cage. It would have been an EZ shot but I decided to passs and watched him walk cat like on top of a log and disappear into the woods. All in all it was a good nite on opening day...

Dave
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Offline bowhuntingrn

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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2015, 10:23:00 AM »
Sounds like a good evening to me    :)
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Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2015, 08:15:00 PM »
Very nice. Thanks for bringing me there with you, ( well it felt like it from reading). Sounds to me like you had a great evening.
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Offline Stump73

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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2015, 08:28:00 PM »
Anytime to be in the woods with your bow is great time. Even if you dont have sucess in killing your prey.
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Offline maineac

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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2015, 08:49:00 PM »
Sounds good to me!
The season gave him perfect mornings, hunter's moons and fields of freedom found only by walking them with a predator's stride.
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Offline ron w

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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2015, 10:55:00 AM »
I'm jealous..........
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

Offline joe ashton

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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2015, 11:01:00 AM »
Souds like a great day.
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Re: Opening Day...
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2015, 07:23:00 PM »
Good luck to you the rest of the season!

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