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Author Topic: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group  (Read 22380 times)

Offline JC

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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #120 on: March 17, 2007, 07:54:00 PM »
Like Doc, along the way I took the time to appreciate the gorgeous flora as well as the copious fauna.

   

 
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Offline vermonster13

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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #121 on: March 17, 2007, 07:59:00 PM »
Those pics remind me of a few women I've known over the years. Nice to look at, but real painfull to get involved with. hehe
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #122 on: March 17, 2007, 09:09:00 PM »
Final stalk of the day........
   


See em now?......
   


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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #123 on: March 17, 2007, 09:18:00 PM »
This is NOT a stool!!!!!!!

   
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #124 on: March 17, 2007, 09:51:00 PM »
Here's a clip of the end of Jeff's stalk at the windmill....

   Angora Stampede
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #125 on: March 17, 2007, 09:52:00 PM »
The storm clouds began to gather and the wind picked up a bit. I started to make my way off the plateau, but not before I made a couple more imaginary shots with my bow then with the camera.

I found this one feeding towards a stunted juniper so I  circled and made my way to see how close I could get. When I got to the juniper, the goat had changed direction, out into the open but facing away from me. The cross wind held steady so I pushed my luck from this...    

To this....
   

Again, the goat was fortunate I just wanted a close picture.

On the way out of the rim I stumbled onto a small group feeding right at the edge of a cliff face. I slipped close again to see just how close I could get. These two were young and fairly oblivious as they munched on this bush.

   

But my pretend shots and then the camera was just too much movement...they bailed over the edge and another ran from behind the bush to see why his companions had vacated. I was left with another parting shot...

   

I came down off the mountain, just as it started to rain. There were goats still moving but I wanted to get off the top before potentially worse weather moved in. I had no desire to come down off this terrain in the rain.

   

Tired but elated that I had been so close so many times with multiple real shot ops. It was as good a day of stalking that I can remember.
I really don't know why I didn't take any of the shots, but for some ethereal reason, it felt right not too...and of course the hearts of all the trad bowhunters in camp understood completely. Sometimes, being there IS good enough.

I rounded out the afternoon with a few small bass caught on the flyrod while Charlie and Gary lounged by the river. It was a great day but I was tired, not just from the terrain but also from the over abundance of adrenaline throughout the day.

A great meal, a few cold Tecates and lively recounts of all the team's events rounded out the evening. I slept well that night despite my own and Rick's (the camp skinner) snoring....
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #126 on: March 17, 2007, 10:44:00 PM »
Guys....just went back and read the thread....been busy being gone for a week....so I'd like to address a few things.....

First......many thanks for the comments guys, its fun to share our experiences, but it is a job, so you comments are much appreciated, and makes the work that much more enjoyable.

Second,...I couldn't find my insoles for my regular boot....took them out to dry..so I wore those low top ourdoor 'shoes', and it worked out pretty good.  Luckily I didn't tear up my ankles.

Third,...about the blood being ketchup...not hardly.  Tom can attest to these pics being taken moments after the animal fell. The 1st thing I notice is that goat blood is kinda watery and much more pink than most animals...here's a few close ups so you can see what I mean.....

     

     

     
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #127 on: March 18, 2007, 01:05:00 AM »
GREAT stuff guys. Hoping to get back to the Del Rio area again this year with Curtis. Keep it coming! And congrats to all of you on a great trip...

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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #128 on: March 18, 2007, 04:40:00 AM »
Thanx so much guys for the story telling and the pix...I know how time consuming it is and I really appreciate the effort    :notworthy:  

This is awesome!!!
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #129 on: March 18, 2007, 06:00:00 AM »
great goin guys!
seems like you gotta spent as much time looking out for thorns and spikes as you do looking for animals.

keep it up
p.s. love the long flat photo terry! its tops
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #130 on: March 18, 2007, 07:10:00 AM »
What a tremendous group of stories and pics. The pics of the Cactus blooms are just awesome. Where else can you go to see the variety of images captured in a place I've never been, and yet feel like I was there. Nowhere but Tradgang!!
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #131 on: March 18, 2007, 07:26:00 AM »
Good stuff JC and Tippit!  Lookin forward to the next few days of story tellin.
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #132 on: March 18, 2007, 07:30:00 AM »
Congrats on a successful hunt great pics and stories guys. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #133 on: March 18, 2007, 09:00:00 AM »
Guys the story has been fantastic so far, I just am hoping others jump in.  Terry the stalking shots are really great, they make me want to crouch over when looking at them  :D .  JC great photo essay you can tell how close you were from the shots, photos usually make things look further away, but wow it looks like you were at a petting zoo!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #134 on: March 18, 2007, 09:52:00 AM »
This thread is a welcome relief from the snow piles.
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #135 on: March 18, 2007, 10:48:00 AM »
Terry's film clip of me stalking was just the end of the stalk.  Terry & Tom were behind me having a good laugh as I crawled on my belly in the open to get to a little clump of scrub mesquite.  Not the easiest place to crawl due to these little rascals   :scared:
 

Terry was also kind enough to omit this picture from that stalk   :(  
 
 
Both Terry & Tom were great guides to show me the land of the White Woolly Buggers (I actually brought a WWB fly to try and catch some carp...more on that later).  
Terry lead the way...
 
Tom followed probably to pick up the pieces if I had a miss step...
 
It was a superior day with a lot of stalks and great friends.  The Woolly Buggers were safe for another day  :)
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #136 on: March 18, 2007, 02:04:00 PM »
Not a story, just some comments:

Thank you Curtis and Gary for putting such a fine hunt together. I can only imagine the amount of work it took to coordinate everything; just supplying the food (very good BTW) for 14 guys was a major accomplishment.

Guys, All Doc's knives are very nice but I think this one is "special". I think the winning bidder at the St. Judes auction will need deep pockets to get this one.  

For all that were wondering about Terry's shoes I can tell you they never slowed him down. Him and Kryptonite were always on the move.

This was the first time I met any of the guys on this hunt; what a fine group of guys they are. I feel very lucky that I had the opportunity to share a camp with them and consider each one a new friend. I look forward to sharing a camp with them again.
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #137 on: March 18, 2007, 02:20:00 PM »
dont stop there we want more. more pics more stories. this is just getting good  :notworthy:    :campfire:    :campfire:    :archer:
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #138 on: March 18, 2007, 03:41:00 PM »
Im guessing that one didnt go very far at all!
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Re: Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group
« Reply #139 on: March 18, 2007, 04:59:00 PM »
ok guys,let's get on with it....this is too long to wait even for me    :p

 so much more to come.....
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