The 'SOLANA GAMES' have begun!!!

[FerretWYO]

He is deadly no matter how you look at it. He has the game in the bag to prove it.

NOW BACK TO THE HUNTING!!!!!

 

[RM81]

Originally posted by FerretWYO:


NOW BACK TO THE HUNTING!!!!!

[gregg dudley]

Thought I would slip this in while we are waiting for Izzy the ____________ and____________ slayer to return to his story.

This is how we roll...

 

Izzy, Stabow and me fronting the rental car.
Yeah, it's a G2, baby.  Fits three hunters and their gear if two out of three hold something on their lap.

[FerretWYO]

Robert had been talking to me about a few brand new stands he had and had not had the time to really see what was on them. I figured I had my buck I would gladly scout out the new spots. Well the first one turned out to be a bust. It was in a really cool place. Just no deer that night. Not to mention one had to be part monkey to get into the stand He had up.

[KentuckyTJ]

Fantastic stuff guys. Congrats to each of you.

[Greg Clark]

Gregg

Thanks for the info.  Very cool!  The name of the game is to put the arrow hitting the mark.  How it gets there does not really matter.  Just curious about the unusual looking arrow / hand aspect.

[gregg dudley]

This is a self portrait in the Jack Guard style.  We like to call it, "Doing the Jack!"  This craze is sweeping the ranks of hunters at Solana faster than planking or owling.  To do it right you must bug out your eyes to the point where they hurt.  If you remember last year's Solana thread you saw the origin of the art form with the master himself, Jack Guard.  I can only hope to aspire to his level...

   

And yes, I waited too long to pull on the jacket and was freezing to death!

[Terry Green]

   

   

   

   

[FerretWYO]

Gregg that picture is pricless.

[sunny hill archer]

Originally posted by gregg dudley:
This is a self portrait in the Jack Guard style.  We like to call it, "Doing the Jack!"  This craze is sweeping the ranks of hunters at Solana faster than planking or owling.  To do it right you must bug out your eyes to the point where they hurt.  If you remember last year's Solana thread you saw the origin of the art form with the master himself, Jack Guard.  I can only hope to aspire to his level...

   


With mugs like Y'alls that level ain't too high...


           

And yes, I waited too long to pull on the jacket and was freezing to death!

[bill langer]

Thanks for sharing Boys.
Enjoy reading this one every year!!
Bill

[snakebit40]

New item on my bucket list- Be apart of the Solana hunt.

This just looks like a blast guys, thanks for sharing!

[Izzy]

Where were we? Robert was gonna put Skylar in a stand but Randy had already sat it and offered up that it wasnt doable for a lefty so instaed of Ol Sky, I got the nod.

        One of the only complaints I have had about Solana is the lack of ground time, no opportunities to walk and still hunt and check out all the birds and trees and rocks and things. This was a lil bit different. I had to walk along a small rise for anout 200 yards and approach this particular stand from above through a prickly pear flat.

         Made it to the stand and found it to be a bit squeaky as Randy had indicated earlier. I was hoping the breezy evening would negate the squeaks and moans of the stand. I was gonna make the best of it and try and make something happen, our team needed some meat in the bed of the truck.

[Izzy]

The 1st deer to come in got a green light and I was ready and willing. She was a youngish doe which I scrutinized for quite some time to be sure she wasnt the dreaded nubbin buck.

          Took her a while to quarter away and just as she did I drew, hit anchor and............ busted again. She heard a slight rustle that she didnt like and was gone like a puff of smoke in a hurricane.

         To borrow the saying from Robert "I Cant Truly Say What Was Going On  Over The Next 10 Minutes, I Was Having Some Quiet Time To Myself. "

        After who knows how long I was back on point and opened my eyes in time to see 4 gals crossing a low pasture about 100 yards out. They were very spooky with the wind and made a big loop which brought them to my right, slightly uphill and about 3 bow lengths way. They were covered in brush and I couldnt shoot just yet even though I was close enough to see whiskers and the shine of their lips.

       Two smaller ones crossed in front of me through a finger of cedars. I let them pass waiting for the biggest. As I caught glimpses of her I started drawing "Shakira" making her flex those limber limbs. As soon as the big doe was clear and straight broadside I aimed 3" below her heart and released.

     She did the classic Texas drop and roll which didnt pay off for her this time. The 650 grain Silver Flame tipped arrow caught her exactly where I wanted and I watched her do about 150 yards of that flat out death run that makes a man sure his game wont go far.

     I gave her some time and about 10 minutes after the shot I heard a deer blowing about 50 yards from where I saw her enter the cedar choked feeder creek bottom. That let me know for sure she was mine. While the sun was still up but sinking fast into the horizon I got dow for the tracking.

     Initially only a few  sparse drops of blood, common in my experience of Texas deer.

[Izzy]

Within a few yards the blood started picking up and it confirmed the line I had seen her run after the shot. A few more yards and I picked up an ancient flint tool, cool. And then I found this untold Texas tale.

[Izzy]

After a quick I walked to the creek bottom where I thought the doe had entered. At first I couldnt find blood and just started walkeng likely looking areas. As I rounded a bend in the creek I saw a black "calf in the brush about 25 yards away and paid it no mind for a few more step.

     At this point I start asking myself "Why Is That Calf Alone In This Creek Bottom?" and "Why does it have a tan underside?"

     The calf turned into a 250# boar hog by my estimate and he wasnt going any where. I picked the 2 closest trees, nocked an arra and grabbed my camera phone. Here what I was looking at!!!

[leatherneck]

Gret stories so far  guys. Congrats on all the kills thus far. Looks like I'll have to catch the rest of
This in a few days. I'll be out of phone service till Monday. Keep it coming guys

[Izzy]

I decide to advance on him and try and put an arrow through his vitals. He started getting active digging his snout and raking it through the leaves. He turned and walked my way and stopped behind the trees you see in the still pic. I moved up to about 10 yards from the tree when a "Ring Around The Rosey " game started with him and I. He won and caught my scent, never letting me get behind him to quarter that arrow into him. Heres a vid clip, hope you like my expert hog calling. Sorry man the video is not working!      He wound up running off and I got back to looking for the deers blood trail.

[Izzy]

Backtracked to the creek and here is what I found.  

[Izzy]

A little ways into an open pear flat, there she lay. A beautiful mature Texas doe. She ran a full 200 yards with a 1 1/2" wide double lung shot.