Time to PowWow......? 2017 Oct. 28th Iowa 8pt (Story Page 5)

[KAZ]

Folks, I'm not gonna lie to you... It's been a churn on whether to post up Personal Success / Seasonal Updates for awhile now. Then Photobucket made an easy excuse to shutdown. I never want to be seen as bragging or consuming the oxygen around the fire. Rather, simply add a little oxygen to keep the fire lit brighter that all might enjoy and together be a beacon to grow the community...

 

KAZ

[KAZ]

You may notice in the previous pic, the computer is closed, that pic was taken a couple of hours ago... Churn... As I contemplated whether to post, I took a moment to remind myself how many "New Personal Threads" I've created so I did a search:

 

It's been awhile...

[KAZ]

So, while I was churning & surfing I stumbled on the "Gate" to PowWow...

 

I decided to enter...  

[drewsbow]

very nice

[23feetupandhappy]

It's a good day to kick back while sitting by the fire and spin a thread I'd say  

I know some of the details but will fallow along and enjoy a well told story      

[Matty]

  funny you should say this... I have some things to post too but not knowing how to upload photos as easily anymore has kept me on "read only" mode....
I'm reading... Type away brother...

[KAZ]

Unfortunately my churn has burned my “personal” early morning time... I have some folks I get the blessing of helping but I will return to the fire later. The thread will be more of a PowWow than a one hunt paragraph. May it be worthy of your time & add oxygen to the virtual campfire, not consume it...  

 

Originally posted by Matty:
     funny you should say this... I have some things to post too but not knowing how to upload photos as easily anymore has kept me on "read only" mode..

Matt,
Pics are a easy!!  KAZ just got the hang of it this morning on a thread in the computers and tradgang forum:

     http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=129;t=000346

[KAZ]

By the time I was "ready" to post, I looked outside....

 

November 18th in Iowa. Almost 5 years to the date from when I harvested my biggest buck to date. "Rainbow", I call him Rainbow because the Thread I put together was:

"2012 Season of Dreams & A Journey To The Other Side Of The Rainbow"

What a Dream Season & Blessing on November 17th, 2012 Praise God for it all    

 

 

 

 

Photobucket couldn't keep "Rainbow" Hostage...    

[kennym]

   

[KAZ]

I think I have the IMGUR basics down now so I'll carry on...

My last personal thread highlighted with my 2015 Iowa 10 Point Buck. A wonderful blessing, Praise God  

He's hanging on the wall to my left as I type:

 

[ARCHER2]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.  

[KAZ]

If you have followed my threads in the past, you'll know that just prior to that 2012 Dream Season, I lost any private land access for whitetails or turkeys that I once had... Kind of tough to take considering this is one of my passions. Oh well, I refuse to let Satan steal my joy and completely distract me from the many blessings God bestows on me each and every day...

God is Good, All the Time God is Good    

These bucks are two of those Public Land Blessings  

[KAZ]

Going into the 2016_17 Season, I was riding high with enthusiasm as I had "earned" a bonus any-sex tag for a Special County Park Hunt. I was one of 5 folks that harvested two does the previous year & I was drawn for the special permit.    

This really extends my hunting opportunities as it's a place close to home... Most of my public opportunities are a fair drive away. To say I was excited, is an understatement. At the same time, I'm always looking forward to hunting does in hopes that I might "earn" another bonus permit for the following year!    

Let the games begin!  

[KAZ]

My Hunting Buddy Ben Holtz - "23Feetupandhappy" and I went to work at the County Park and we just plain struggled on the does....    The downside of that is one of my most promising Public Land areas, is an area that I only hunt when we're in the area together... That means limited options.

I'm sticking & moving all over my zone to try and make something happen... Here's a couple of the deer I had opportunities on but ultimately passed:

 

 

 

A wonderful time in the woods, some incredible encounters but no venison, yet........

[South MS Bowhunter]

   

[KAZ]

On one of Ben's evening hunts, he was walking out and bumped into a Mature Unique Buck. I remember Ben describing him as being a Stud with a Large Typical Left Side with a Goofy Right Side that's either deformed or broken...    

I surely wanted a look at him up close, if you know what I mean  

[KAZ]

To give you a feel for one of the sets, I was hunting, here's a pic of a buck that came into my calling...

 

[Altiman94]

This is great.  Just what I need!

[KAZ]

Despite my best efforts I just could not lay eyes on a mature animal. I was starting to feel the clock of my short window in the County Park winding down... My mind started shifting towards the "Cliff" of LOCKDOWN    This is especially true on Public Land where pressure is high and you're sharing the land with the masses. Don't get me wrong, it still only takes one opportunity/encounter for a Big Boy to make the wait all worth it. Much easier for me if I had at least one doe in the freezer!

So even with a few days left in my season, I started praying and wondering what God had in store for me...