The Adventure of Hope and Faith Stalker

[Bivyhunter]

Hey you Faith and Hope shooters, send me your pics to [email protected] and I'll get them on the '011 poster.

[huskyarcher]

Dang man, with all that mojo im going to be ran over by deer in October     big shoes to fill!  

[RC]

Well my run with Hope has bout come to its end. Lord willing I`ll hunt with her maybe a couple more times then she`s off to North Carolina for Dalton to enjoy. Here are a few pics from a romp through the swamp the other day.
 This is a big Public land bottom I have not hunted in several years.

 

 

The Altamaha just below where it is made by the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers running together.

 

[RC]

And here is a small doe that came by alone at 14 yards. I was lucky enough to make a good shot and the best backstrapps of the year are cooking now. RC

 

[rastaman]

Way to go again RC!  Great job of putting some serious mojo on this bow for the rest of us! God's country down there!  

[Guru]

Way to go Robert....

Terry's goal every year with these bows is to get them into the hands of "real deal" trad bowhunters that will hunt hard, and document the trials and tribs of the hunts. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen...truthfully, a lot of guys "drop the ball"...

We talked about how happy we were to have the bow in your hands, we just knew you were the guy to get things started and set the bar high...you didn't disappoint my friend!

Thank you for your efforts    

[Mudd]

Originally posted by Guru:
Way to go Robert....
...you didn't disappoint my friend!

Thank you for your efforts      

IMHO...an understatement for sure!!...lol

More like totally, awesomely, way....cool!

Thanks RC for the "Ride on the F&H Stalker Express"!!

Try this out for an RC hunting logo/mantra:

"This ain't gonna take very long but it's gonna hurt a bunch...but not for long!"

God bless,Mudd

[straitera]

Mister RC, great pics as usual. Just read a few comments re Faith & Hope. Don't read all posts & must have missed this one entirely. You are THE go to guy for instant mojo & credibility. You carry the F&H banner well. Thanks.

[Apex Predator]

Robert is one of the finest people I know, and that swamper can hunt!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

:eek:  you tagged out yet   :confused:  

Congrats RC well done    

[RC]

I still have 9 more tags and a whole lot more arrows. I forgot to say I killed the small doe with an arrow I fletched using Turkey feathers from a gobbler I killed with my hill bow in the spring.I`m blessed to have quality affordable hunting nearby.RC

[Bivyhunter]

Don't let RC loose in my state, I want some deer and hogs to hunt too!

[RC]

Very much enjoyed my round with "Hope". Its a very fine bow and is very easy to shoot.Other than a squirrel or two it drilled all the critters I shot at with it. I got it boxed up to send to North Carolina. Would have already sent it but have been very busy ,my Wifes Sister and Aunt passed away in a three day period so it has been busy. The rain sat in here for about a week so I have been using the Hill bow and killed one with it. Its nice to be able to shoot different bow equally as bad.lolYou`ll have to check the Hill bow thread for deer number 4. Thanks guys for letting me hunt with this bow . You had better save your money for the auction because I will be bidding high.RC

[pdk25]

I think you might need to buy another freezer. Great season so far, RC.

[huskyarcher]

Looking forward to recieving it! im ready to whack and stack with her

[recurve_shooter]

A little late, perhaps, but I wanted to toss in a little account of Faith's hunts.  I had intended on keeping an updated account as they ocurred, but never could seem to find the time.

I was out of town on opening weekend (9/10) and managed to come down with a cold/sinus infection upon returning, and didn't really feel like getting after it much until the 2nd weekend.  

I finally got a chance to take Faith out Sunday evening for a little while.  Even with the cooler weather, I managed to work up a sweat on the way in, I'm just thankful it was a more tolerable 73 degrees instead of the normal 85 degrees this time of year!  A slight eastern breeze quickly cooled me down and even kept the mosquitos at bay, which was nice considering I managed to leave my thermacell at home.  Nothing like the first hunt of the year to help you "remember" all the things you "forgot"!

Here's Faith paitently waiting.  I have no doubt she'll do her part if I can do mine...

 

[recurve_shooter]

Sorry about the image size.  I thought I had resized it to 640.  I'll try again on the next picture.

I put up a climber in a small hardwood draw that is surrounded by 6 year old planted pine.  The plantation is covered with browse, droppings tracks and trails, but with the recent heat and the worst drought we've had in 25 years, it's hard to tell how fresh it is.  The droppings dry uot and lose their shine in a couple of days, and it's nearly impossible to tell if a track is 2 hours or 2 weeks old....they look about the same.

Fairly well used trail that runs along parrallel to the younger pines.
 

[recurve_shooter]

After an uneventful first evening, it was a couple of days before I could get out again.  

Still fighting the lingering effects of my cold, I was able to get out for a couple of hours Thursday morning.  This ridge is just about 200 yards behind my house, so it makes for a good place to go on those mornings when I don't have a lot of time due to work or oversleeping....not that I ever oversleep!

 

I never get tired of watching the sun come up and start filtering through the canopy.  Some of these red oaks are dropping pretty good, although there isn't a ton of sign under them.  The white oak crop looks like it will be very thin this year.  I have killed a couple of deer in this area over the last several years and missed a few more.  There is even a Zwickey head stuck in the base of one of the trees near the bottom of the hill.  Another one of those "just a hair too high" shots that I seem to have too many of.

[recurve_shooter]

The images still seem large, even though the last on was resized to 400 x 400.  I'll try them again later.

As RC said, these are great shooting bows.  Faith is on her way to Wisconsin and shouold arrive mid afternoon tomorrow.  

Well, it's after 5 and the front is passing through, so I'm going to see if I can shoot something this evening.  I'll post more later.

[Mike Theis]

Wow RC - you go for a walk in the swamp, something ends up dead!

Thanks for your hard work in breaking it in. I'm sure it's a start in making that bow famous. More for the kids, way to go!