Daily Hunt Pics and Stories 2008

[John3]

South Dakota Antelope longbow chase- 08/2008.
I had a buck and an extra doe/kid tag. A couple of does coming in...
 
 

I just could not shoot a doe with kids so I let them all walk. This was the wettest spring/summer in memory in SD. 23" of rain year to date and normal for a year is 13". The Antelope just did not need to come to water. We geared up and went after them spot n stalk. 90 degree plus with bugs eating us alive. FUN and more fun.. I got close to making it happen twice but of course all must be perfect to sneak within 25 steps of a mature buck Antelope. I thought to myself this is the most fun I've ever had bowhunting. I didn't even shoot an arrow. Getting close was good enough.

I played a bit of tourist on my way home.
 

[Frenchy]

This summer,a red fox and I.
Longbow-bamboo-ipe 57 #
Approx. 64" tip-to-tip (without arrow rest)


     

[J. Holden]

Cool, was it happenstance or were you looking for him?  That'll be a neat mount!

Jeremy

[Frenchy]

"was it happenstance"

Yes, I was waiting on the edge of a gloomy woods  when a fox arrived (roe deer hunting)
The little fellow was busy with burying a mouse and he didn’t saw me at all (he was against the light)
I shooted him on a small opening through the edge of the wood.
The grass was too dense (and high) and it was a difficult thing to follow the blood and to make matters worse the night began to fall.
I lost the last bloodstain near a field of wheat and worried I decided to call a friend with his blood tracking dog.
“Shanz” the labrador made a good job and after a while found the dead fox in the field of wheat
(109 yards blood)
   

[LEOPARD]

Very nice fox, Frenchy! Well done!    

[fireman_3311]

Gotta love Wyoming!!!

 

 

[curlis]

Very cool! I used to shoot 3D at the Marshall shoot.

[kibok&ko]

Bravo Frenchie, doctor Max i presume ?

Is that a home made bow ?

[Frenchy]

Originally posted by kibok&ko:
Bravo Frenchie, doctor Max i presume ?

 

Himself          

Greetings to you Kibok.

This bow has been made by Pierre Lansac (a geek of primitive archery)

Here on his website (French language,sorry) :
 
 web page

[fireman_3311]

Originally posted by curlis:
Very cool! I used to shoot 3D at the Marshall shoot.

The budshoot was over the top hot this year!!!  Holler at me if ya make it back this way to shoot!

[bearbowfan]

this was my first animal bigger than a rabbit with my bear montana longbow(and my brittany trooper who helped me retrieve my bird)Please feel free to leave comments
 

[Bowspirit]

Excellent!!!

 A turk was my first "big game" too...even took him with a Montana...

Again, congrats...

[j yenney]

Good job, way to start working your way up!!!!!!!

[Osagetree]

A friend of mine said "Awe come on,,, let's go fishing". I thought he said "Bow fishing".

Ohio river carp/york 70lb glass bow

 

[kibok&ko]

Originally posted by Frenchy:
 

Originally posted by kibok&ko:
Bravo Frenchie, doctor Max i presume ?

 

Himself            

Greetings to you Kibok.

This bow has been made by Pierre Lansac (a geek of primitive archery)

Here on his website (French language,sorry) :
 
 web page  [/b]

it's look like a constructive hobby ! very nice bow

[kibok&ko]

Originally posted by bearbowfan:
this was my first animal bigger than a rabbit with my bear montana longbow(and my brittany trooper who helped me retrieve my bird)Please feel free to leave comments
 

Bravo !

[yellow bow]

real nice John,congrats.  

[KentuckyTJ]

Had a great evening.  Went to my "A" stand as the internet weather was calling for a perfect wind for it. After 30 minutes of the wind blowing in the opposite direction and directly into the bedding area I climbed down and went to the other side of the farm to my "C" or what I thought would be my third string stand. Got settled in a 6:00.  At 6:30 a velvety six point was coming up the hill toward me on his way to the clover field. I was swatting at a mosquito at which point I noticed him as he was noticing me.  He did the old head bob a few times trying to figure me out and I knew I had to do something or he was going to bolt and possibly spoil the evening.  I mouth called like a yelping hen.  My trick worked as he immediately relaxed thinking there were turkeys already ahead of him on the watch. He made his way up right in front of my stand. At 7:00 a group of bachelor bucks made their way up the hill and right through my set.  The back one was the pick of the litter of course. The two front bucks a small 6 point and a nice 8 stopped suddenly when they saw a racoon that was close by.  The got spooky and bounded off about 15 yards. The buck in the back just stopped to watch for everything to calm down.  The first two bucks then came back to the trail after a few minutes and proceeded to the clover field.  The target buck then came on down the trail right in front of my stand.  He stopped broadside surveying the field for danger but didn't know it lurked right above him.  My Whisperstik Mojo stick sent the arrow perfectly right behind his front leg.  I knew I'd made a great shot and immediately got down and called two friends to come and join in on the recovery.  As we walked about 10 yards down the trail one of my buddies chimmed in with "Ray Charles could follow this blood trail" Haha. We found him at about 80 yards.

58" Whisperstik Mojostick.  400 grain gold tip 3555 with a 50 grain brass insert and a 100 grain Magnus Stinger. Thanks to J.D. Lund at Whisperstik for making a shoot where you look bow, it performed flawlessly as usual.

 

 

[Frenchy]

"this was my first animal bigger than a rabbit with my bear montana longbow(and my brittany trooper who helped me retrieve my bird)Please feel free to leave comments"

A promising start    
Sounds like you had a great time chasing this bird
Good little doggy !
Bravo for both of you.

[BRONZ]

KentuckyTJ, that is a great looking deer!! Way to go!!