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Author Topic: 2023 review / summary  (Read 1848 times)

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2023 review / summary
« on: January 06, 2024, 07:26:32 AM »
Was a busy season and didn’t post much but hunted a lot. 
Here’s a little summary:
Second day of the season sep 16, nice buck comes down logging road just before dark - I’m about to stop him in the opening and he stops short.  I lean WAY out from the stand trying to clear the one limb and maybe I focused on it too much….CRACK….I hit that limb square and the buck runs off….the arrow is still up in that tree to remind me to focus…..

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2024, 07:45:03 AM »
Not sure why that pic is sideways…..

Anyway I continued to hunt a lot over 3-4 farms I had access to.  On Oct 8 I was back at the logging road and couldent hardly believe it when the same buck showed up.  The buck was quartered away when I let the arrow fly and it hit about the last rib and stopped in off shoulder.  Buck ran out of sight.  I sat taking it all in.  Arrow didn’t exit the deer, and with the quartered away entry I knew there wouldent be much blood if any.  I waited an hour.  No blood…it was just a visual search, but only lasted a few minutes as I found the deer 75 yds away. I was thrilled. 

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2024, 07:47:12 AM »
Well that was suppose to be diff pics

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2024, 07:49:31 AM »
Made a bunch of sausage and got back to hunting

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2024, 08:01:54 AM »
One evening I was in one of my short stands.  It’s only 8 ft maybe, but I zip tied some big leafy branches up there to break me up, and I wear my goofy homemade guhlie hat. 

Well here comes a lone doe, perfect.  She’s heading right at me, but there’s a trail about 5 yds away where she will probably turn.  I’m already at 1/2 draw and on the edge of my seat.  As she starts to turn I hit full draw and awe or hits low in the heart. 40 yd dash and it’s over.  And now I see the fawn, dang, I would have preferred to just shoot the fawn, it comes through just a little farther but easy range, the second arrow flies, solid double lung.  25 yards and a few seconds later it’s over.  Time to get to work

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2024, 08:06:01 AM »
Continued to hunt into the fall.  Tried again to kill a duck w my bow to no avail.  Tried the turkeys too but no luck. 

Still a week or so left in the season. 
Hope everyone has had a good season
This year I was shooting my 1959 Bear Polar. 
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2024, 09:26:53 AM »
Congratulations on a fine season Tim.

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2024, 10:19:42 AM »
Congrats on a great season Tim! I was wondering how your season was going.
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2024, 02:50:36 PM »
Congrats on your season.

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2024, 03:02:07 PM »
Great season  :thumbsup:

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2024, 10:31:56 PM »
Great, thanks for the stories.
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2024, 06:01:42 AM »
Thanks boys, hopefully I can add to this before the season closes. 
I’ll try to post more regular…..sometimes to technology get to me, know what I mean?

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2024, 11:48:26 AM »
Nice jobs Tim!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Good luck , we are looking at 14-16" of snow and below 0 temps in the next few days!!
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2024, 02:08:22 PM »
Pretty awesome, nice going!
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2024, 09:54:37 AM »
Nice jobs Tim!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Good luck , we are looking at 14-16" of snow and below 0 temps in the next few days!!

We won’t get all that snow but for the last day of the season the WUG says -5. 

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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2024, 12:05:50 PM »
Nice jobs Tim!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Good luck , we are looking at 14-16" of snow and below 0 temps in the next few days!!

We won’t get all that snow but for the last day of the season the WUG says -5.


I've done that before but not anymore if there's any wind to speak of!!

Now they say - 11 on last day!  Brrrrr
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2024, 03:16:51 PM »
Way to Tim!  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:  I've got one more sit tomorrow and my deer season will be over for me.
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Re: 2023 review / summary
« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2024, 06:12:28 PM »
Congratulations!

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