putting together a small hunt

[Shawn Leonard]

Should also said, I could place 15-20 guys on the 130 acres I hunt and all would have a good wind, may only be 20 yards apart in some areas but all would have a good wind, that is why i place all the stands I do, many are only 20 yards from each other but than I can hunt an area whatever wind I happen to get. Shawn

[ron w]

If it was strictly about killing something I would have quit a long time ago. I have have been doing this for over 43 years and have yet to kill anything with a Traditional Bow, partly due to where I hunt and deer numbers. But it's not all killing!! One of the best hunts I ever went on was in Illinois {Pike co.}. Never took a shot but saw 5 trophy bucks in 3 days { all over 150 }. That was a real hunting thrill. But everyone has their own thoughts and ideas on what is a good hunt!

[horatio1226]

I hate to speak for Ken here, but I get the feeling he doesn't view this hunt as a sacrifice at all.  

[ron w]

Originally posted by horatio1226:
I hate to speak for Ken here, but I get the feeling he doesn't view this hunt as a sacrifice at all.    

Well put........horatio1226!

[adkmountainken]

well lets see if i can explain. to get everyone together, all like minded and traditional is a GREAT thing and i really enjoy it. if you are my friend you know that my friends mean the world to me and i would give ya the shirt of my back. i enjoy this kind of hunt, YES it will be difficult to put a deer on the ground whith so much movement, people and wind but it is by NO means immposible. i do plan on making a couple 2 or 3 man pushes to get the deer moving.  i really look forward to this, i will be hunting alone or with 1 and 2 guys the rest of the week. the are we are hunting is roughly 3000 arces of state land, public land and posted of which i have a ot of permission.

[adkmountainken]

not sure how to word it but this area is NOTHING like hunting the Southern zone, it is work to SEE a deer and this is the hunting i LOVE.

[Izzy]

I dont believe theres a single deer on that mountain (I Think Ken And His Lacky, Domestic Death put out the tracks and made the rubs) but Im starting to consider that hunt a kick off to the best time of the year. Serious deer hunting is around the corner. To me it isnt much more than a stump shoot with some good dudes with a 1 in a million chance at a deer. Almost got a biiiiig old gobbler last year and brought home a bushy tail which I would never have shot if I thought there was a chance of a deer strolling by but the thing I remember most is being surrounded by a bunch of hill billies with stickbows in hand on top of a beautiful mountain in some beautiful country, it was cool! Come along Shawn, Im driving this time.    

[horatio1226]

I am coming from Coxsackie Friday afternoon if anybody wants to ride with me and my son.

[adkmountainken]

this will be the 4th time i have held the hunt. on the first hunt i missed a big doe at POINT BLANK! on both of the next hunts i believe we saw around 10 deer with a nice buck trotting by Woodchucker. it is not impossible it is just hard and ya need some luck. Horation had 2 deer just in front of him and it was his first time EVER bowhunting deer.

[Izzy]

Ohhh so there are deer up there? I guess Ill see about killing one next saturday then.

[adkmountainken]

Bowspirt killed a beautifull buck from my stand with his bow during rifle season last year. there are a TON of turkeys which will be open. Drewsbow and KAT both missed turkeys up there.

[adkmountainken]

also a load of tree rats up there!
 

[Toecutter]

Drewsbow also called in one of the most handsomest (if thats a word) Turkeys ever!!! Thankfully he let it pass.  One hell of a creature if i do say so myself!

Nathan

[crotch horn]

Ken is a class Guy & anybody that has ever met him will tell you so. Getting an animal is great but not the only thing. I wish I could have just one more hunt with my dad. It would be the most treasured day of my life even if we never saw a deer. It is looking better for me for Sunday Ken, but not quite clear yet.
Dan

[adkmountainken]

YES Izzy there are deer in dem hills!
 

[adkmountainken]

not a good pic but a big sow with 2 cubs from 2 years ago, the same stand Chris killed the buck. this year a HUGE sow with cubs is in the same area, saw by 2 neighbors a few times this year.
 
 

[adkmountainken]

and of course who can forget B.S. aka Domestic Death aka The Dilla Killa aka Sashquatch and his kill of the year the ole porky pig!!!!
 

[ronp]

Cool pics, Ken!

[drewsbow]

Nate , to be honest I didn't want to have to drag that big sucker out of the woods   :rolleyes:    

[adkmountainken]

ok very slight change in plas. my work AGAIN has messed up my vaction! i will not be able to stay over Sunday night at moms as i have to work Monday and the rest of the week!!!! anyone who planned on staying over to Monday morning is more then welcome as it is a big house and my mother don't mind at all.