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Author Topic: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!  (Read 473077 times)

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4240 on: October 27, 2016, 12:23:00 AM »
Centaur I have to ask, when you get those turkeys do you miss a bit? I mean I'd assume you could take multiple shots within a flock and you obviously know how to get into them. I'm impressed to say the least, but couldn't help but hope you get some and missed some because I have yet to kill a turkey with a longbow! LOL.    :D   It is not easy without a tent blind....which I refuse to use.

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4241 on: October 27, 2016, 07:53:00 AM »
Oh, I have missed a few over the years, and blown lots of stalks, to boot. The last few years, I am hitting more and missing less, but hunting turkeys with the stick is not an exact science, and of course I have had my failures along the way. Keeps it interesting!
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4242 on: October 27, 2016, 07:24:00 PM »
Well done Matt! 2.5 yards....kinda pushing the limits aren't you    :D  

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4243 on: October 28, 2016, 04:11:00 AM »
A friend of mine called.  I made arrows for him with Hill heads and showed him how to Nate Shean them.   He first doubted the power of his Hill, then he thought those Surewwods were too heavy.  Then he asked, "Wouldn't it be better if the arrow stayed in the deer?"  "It is just terrible to watch a deer die so close."   I told him to take a picture and post it.  He says the only computer he has is his phone and he is embarrassed about shooting a doe.   The other night a doe came in on me.   All could see at first was its back half.  I decided that anything, horns or not,  with a butt that big was a trophy.   At twenty five yards I just had to peek, a giant flat faced doe.   She saw enough to keep that tree between me and her when she walked away.   Once again Pat is making me jealous, I have yet to even see a turkey this fall.   I gotta move to Wyoming.

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4244 on: October 28, 2016, 08:56:00 AM »
Yeah man turkeys with a longbow and no blind is awesome. I didn't even get a chance this past spring, and have only shot a coyote when trying    ;)   I'll continue to try, no turkeys here either lately...

Eric, yeah I waited on 3 yards..lol

Hopefully start seeing some bigger buck movement, I had 7 bucks all in a group last weekend sparring and scraping. Made for a fun morning. Those big boys in MI seem to wait most years until about Halloween to get up and around.

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4245 on: October 28, 2016, 09:43:00 AM »
Pavan, way back when I got into bowhunting the thought among a lot of archers was that the arrow should stay in the deer and keep cutting as the deer ran away.
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4246 on: October 28, 2016, 02:03:00 PM »
My state of Maryland used to have a prohibition against "Barbed" heads like the original Hill head.  I believe the agreement was because the barbs would prevent the arrow from pulling back out of a marginally hit animal.  I believe I read that Hill had another theory that the barbed head would catch on brush and pull out of the animal.  I guess that makes sense if you get 2 holes.

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4247 on: October 28, 2016, 03:01:00 PM »
My Northern Mist Shelton and Ron LaClair Autumn Legend cedar arrows made by Paul Jalon and tipped with a 185 grain Grizzly broadhead made short work of this Northern MI doe.


 
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4248 on: October 28, 2016, 03:16:00 PM »
Congrats Ray nice doe
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4249 on: October 28, 2016, 05:14:00 PM »
Good eating there Ray!  Nice work.
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4250 on: October 28, 2016, 09:14:00 PM »
Good deer there Ray. Congrats to ya!

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4251 on: October 29, 2016, 08:27:00 PM »
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4252 on: October 30, 2016, 09:27:00 PM »
I had a great morning on stand with my homemade string follow longbow. I was 1.25 miles in the swamp on public land. Was hunting with good friend Chris Spikes that I was very happy to have along to help pack out the meat!!Thank you Lord.RC

 

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4253 on: October 30, 2016, 09:44:00 PM »
It looks like a triple play........   :thumbsup:
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4254 on: October 30, 2016, 10:06:00 PM »
That's awesome RC

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4255 on: October 30, 2016, 10:13:00 PM »
Wow what a day congrats!
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4256 on: October 31, 2016, 05:38:00 AM »
Dang RC.....what a morning!
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4257 on: October 31, 2016, 11:36:00 AM »
RC, you are the terror of hogdom!    :saywhat:   Wow...congratulations.  I can't imagine a morning like that.
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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4258 on: October 31, 2016, 12:19:00 PM »
Oh my RC, you're stackin them like cordwood!

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Re: HH BUG GOT ME - Part Two!
« Reply #4259 on: October 31, 2016, 04:11:00 PM »
Thanks guys. I was hunting a very hot swamp chestnut tree. I had a doe come in before I shot the pigs and she spooked at 13 yards from seeing the other deer laying there I had spine shot. After I shot the last pig another pig came buy and stood at ten yards for a full minute. I was out of arrows. RC

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