kennym lease hunts begin!!

[Holm-Made]

I love that place.  After going the last two years, it will be hard not to go this year.  Good luck, all.  Chad

[Bodork]

The next morning I just couldn't decide where to go. David wanted the tractor blind so I just decided to sit the gap stand. Nothing moving in sight for me but David saw several does and the spike again but just out of range.
 When I left the gap stand I walked the tree line towards the creek and found a clearing in the woods where Kenny had been blazing a trail with his skid loader earlier in the year. Looked like a good spot for a portable stand that Kenny said we could use. A few good trails cris crossed and the clearing made for good shooting lanes.
 After lunch we went to the spot and picked out a tree for the stand. The portable ladder strapped to a tree four sections high then the stand itself was strapped to the tree. This was not an easy task for a first timer who is not crazy about heights! We dubbed it the pucker stand because it tends to make your rump pucker to help hold on.
 I was sitting the stand that evening when we all got a text from David at the tractor blind "OK I got him...think it was a good shot! I'm shaking so bad 19 yards"
 Now I'm not gonna lie. I was a little jealous at that moment because I have been shooting a longbow for over 20 years, although I only hunt once or twice a year tops, and David was on maybe his third year with a longbow and he gets one first-from the blind I hunted first! Just wasn't fair! As I sat in the stand I came to my senses and realized it wasn't all about me and I became anxious to help trail the deer he had shot and share his joy. I also prayed that if and when it was my turn I would make a clean shot. I did have a doe and a small fawn pass directly under my stand that evening but they turned too far to my right for me to draw my bow and take a shot. Felt pretty good to hang a stand and have deer pass under me the first time out!
 We went to help David and unfortunately found his arrow about 10 yards past the spot he thought he had hit the deer. Looked to be a clean miss. No hair or blood on the arrow.

[Terry Green]

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
I know that tractor....

I'm the one that parked it there...

You're welcome    

[bow loving man]

Gotta be a story behind that Terry? Why there?

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Originally posted by Terry Green:
 

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
I know that tractor....

I'm the one that parked it there...

You're welcome        [/b]

Gee Terry, It kinda looks like you broke it there    

Only time near it, I was monsooned outta there. We picked up Gatekeeper on the way out, almost couldn't get out of the field as it tuned to deep slime in seconds.  Tom was soaked head to toe.

Good times for sure. Definitely a week I will never forget.  Thanks again Terry, you were responsible for that.

[kennym]

Charlie dropped by today ,then back to his other honey hole for the night, said he will be back tomorrow.

Saw 2 bucks at the crossroads stand this AM. Had to go sit it in the morning hours, and it didn't dissapoint!!  

[Terry Green]

Just joking guys    

I have threatened to hunt there myself many times...especially when that oak on the corner is raining....grocery bag in the funnel.

[kennym]

Are you gonna make it Terry? Got deer with your name on em.....  :D

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Kenny, do you have a story to tell?

[kennym]

Nah, not yet........

[kennym]

Posted this on the other thread but , a good friend told me if I go a chance, he could use another doe, so I got one for him this morning.

No, I can't just go get one, just got lucky today.

Passed 2 bucks earlier, and another doe after , she was edgy because she smelled blood and I like to shoot deer that have no idea I'm on the planet. And some fawns too.

Walnut stand 20 yds north of rock crossing on north lease.

[kennym]

Well, Charlie texted me earlier that he saw some deer and turkeys, but were a bit too far. Haven't heard anything since, so........

[CraigC]

Craig here...back on TG after many moons.  I've been meaning to write this post all week...A quick summary of the Kenny MO hunt.   This was our third year at Kenny's.  This year we hunted the 2nd week in Oct.  The temps were slightly on the warm side, but I'm guessing that's typical of Oct weather patterns these days. We did have a frosty morning in the 30s.(note to self.."bring cold weather gloves even when the forecast would suggest otherwise"). Having said that the foliage was still a healthy green and there was little sign of fall.  As usual the hunting at Kenny's was great and plenty of deer were seen. With the exception of one evening hunt, I saw deer every time I went out. I saw a couple of nice bucks and had an encounter with a small 8pt that didn't go my way.  Towards the end of the week I started to see more rutting activity (small bucks moving and fresh scrapes). I would guess the big boys are going to start showing up soon. We left MO with no deer and good memories. There is nothing better than getting away from daily life and getting to focus on hunting and the real world.  Many thanks to Kenny for putting together a top notch hunt and the effort he puts into making it happen.

[kennym]

Thank you Craig for the kind word. Was great seeing you guys again. Hope Macs shoulder is better!

[Mac Hicks]

Thank you again Kenny!  We did have a great hunt and Craig is so right...just being out there was great even if I couldn't pull the bow for the last few days.   :(

It was very different hunting mid-October vs. the mid-December hunts the first two years, but the deer were more active than I expected with the warm temps.

The issue with the shoulder appears to be related to the cervical spine surgery I had a few years back.  Have an appointment with a neuro doc for evaluation in a couple of weeks.  Hope my bow season is not over for the year?

Good luck to all the other KennyM hunters this season!

[kennym]

Thank you Mac! Hope you get the shoulder fixed up to hunt. Hate it gave you trouble while on an out of state hunt!

[Terry Green]

Just finished up the one act play schedule...now to region....wish I was there now....but would have to be back Thursday.....get em Charlie!!!

[Gatekeeper]

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Only time near it, I was monsooned outta there. We picked up Gatekeeper on the way out, almost couldn't get out of the field as it tuned to deep slime in seconds.  Tom was soaked head to toe.

Good times for sure. Definitely a week I will never forget.  Thanks again Terry, you were responsible for that. [/QB]

I remember that day

[kennym]

Last bunch (2 hunters)before the guns pop arrived this morn, they sat tonite and both saw bucks, one on the ground and other (guy, not buck) in a tree stand.

In fact same stand I took the doe from awhile back, the walnut stand.

2 more days at work and the games begin for me!!

[kennym]

Both hunters saw bucks today and we had a swing and a miss. String caught on armguard(or sleeve)and missed clean!