Daily Hunt Pics and Stories 2008

[Son of Texas]

Nice job Andy!!!      

[Robert Honaker]

My best deer with a bow.

 

I found a mega scrape and some nice rubs 2 wks ago on top of a mountain in a nice saddle. I tried to get my son to hunt it, but I don't think he likes to climb too much. Since he didn't make the effort to go up there, I hauled my stand up the mountain one evening. Anice six pt and a spike came in before I even had an arrow nocked. I left with a good feeling for the next morning's hunt. Settled in just before shootin light the form of a deer passes just behind me. About 30 min later footsteps are coming from my right down the mountian. I stand and get ready as they are coming on a rope. The buck goes to the scrape and works it over. I can see he's a nice one and my heart pounds harder. I pretty sure he's gonna come under my stand when he suddenly turns and starts back up the ridge. I don't carry a grunt tube, too much to keep up with, so I gave him my best snort wheeze.
He turns on a dime, ears laid back starts a stiff legged walk towards and below me. He's on a mission and won't stop. He walks past me at 18yd. I'm about to panic when he pics up my scent where I had walked in. He goes on alert and back peddled about three steps, right into an opening. It's all a blurr, I didn't see my arrows flight, but heard the impact. He drops right there. I grab another arrow cuase I know I spined him. He rolls down in a ditch with a tree top in it, completely blocking a shot. I figure if I stay still he die shortly.Well, five min later and he's still not out, but he had squirmed into a very small opening. He's about 30yds now, but I know I have to try. My arrow deflects on a limb and smacks a rock next to him. Nocking another arrow, I draw and release...thud. I got him...angling up thru the liver and into the lungs. On the drag out, all I could see was a picture of one of the Wensel boys dragging a big buck with bow in hand that I had seen as a kid. Awesome feeling!
The guys at the outdoor shop totally amazed with my recurve kill.

[tradtusker]

Nice shooting Alan i like the over the shoulder pic    

[Frenchy]

Great pictures !         :eek:

[Rangeball]

tradtusker, is that a shrew you're shooting?  Beautiful animals, but really that's one sweet looking bow...

What's the specs?

[tradtusker]

thanks. yip its a super shrew deluxe 56" bow bolt take down 63lbs at my draw. love that bow

[David Brent]

Honaker and Bullwinlke, nice work and great pics! Gotta love a smooth, accurate Bob Lee.

[Jerry Jeffer]

Just had a chance to scroll through this thread. Kudos to every one so far. Lots of great memories being made, lots of great meals ahead.

[A.S.]

Here is my best bow kill to date! Got him 10/21, with my Morrison Cheyenne. Shot was all of 4 yards!

 

[Nook]

Had Allen Above take this Picture of a doe I killed 10-22 evening:
 

~10 yards with a 55@29lb, 62" Blacktail Elite recurve using Gold tip Traditional 55-75 arrow with 150 gr Wensel Woodsman. Total wt. ~530 gr.

 

[Cove-Creek]

Saturday 10-25-08

Hunted in rain all morning, only deer sighting was a small spike.

The weather broke at about 2pm so I went to the truck and put on some dry gear. I was set up on two red oaks that had the ground covered with acorns, the hottest feeding sign in the area was under them. Some decent buck sign in the area too.

This was the first deer to come in. 18 yd shot, 100 yd recovery.

Bear Grizzly 60@28" 29.5" 2314s 145 grain snuffers

 

[Robert Honaker]

Good buck Cove.
How do you like that Grizzly? I was thinkin of tryin one, wasn't sure if it would handle a 30in draw though.

[Cove-Creek]

Robert,

I'm drawing 29.5" and it shoots well for me.  As far as it stacking at a longer draw length im not real sure, its the only recurve Ive ever shot.

It's iron tough too, ive hunted with it for 6 or 7 years without any problems, and I am hard on gear.

Zach

[Kingwouldbe]

Nice kills guys, thanks for sharing  

[ddauler]

Jonathan Dauler 10 yrs.
Lake Oconee GA

[Guru]

That's so cool....how old is he?

[Budog56]

Been hunting 4 years with recurve this is first big game kill. Super Kodiak #65 with bow hush and wensel woodsman tipped wooden arrows made by Guru purchased through St. Judes Auction. There is a story in PowWow to but im not sure how to put the link to it in here.

 

 

 

[BOFF]

Originally posted by Budog56:
[QB] Been hunting 4 years with recurve this is first big game kill. Super Kodiak #65 with bow hush and wensel woodsman tipped wooden arrows made by Guru purchased through St. Judes Auction. There is a story in PowWow to but im not sure how to put the link to it in here.

Here's your link to:

  STORY

Nice First!! Congrats

[Budog56]

Thanks..thanks for linking the story for me to!

[Lost Viking]

My story.  Nov 1 2008.  First day in the woods this year.  Haven't even scounted, but I am hunting property I've hunted for years.  By sunrise the woods are noisy...birds and a very irritated squirrel.  About 0830 I see a buck coming down my trail.  Heart jumps when I see the rack.  He gets off the trail and parralles it walking thru honeysuckle.  Thought I'd have to pass or try to thread a shoot if he hit an opening.  Well he for some reason he hooks out of the honeysuckle and stops about 10 yards in front of my stand, virtually broad side.  I draw and shoot - took out lungs and heart!  Down in 50 yards.  My best ever.

A funny side note. A lady who also hunts the property with her husband came over and was admiring the deer. She said you're the one that "hunts with that funny bow"  and you "don't use ScentLock"...another victim of too much advertising.

My "funny bow" is a beautiful takedown longbow - Firefly from Jim Jones.  First shot at live game with this bow.

 
 

Todd