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    • maddawg
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        October 4, 2016 at 10:10 am
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        #5490

        Many times, while whiling away the time during a hunt an situation occurs that is just phenomenal. Imagine, one hour into the hunt, 1 hour to sunset a Hawk comes in for a landing on a downed tree 5 yards from you. To the Hawk surprise the tree gives way and the Hawk is forced to do a touch and go. Now you have been watching two does, 15 yards from you and hoping they come in. Not this time, the Hawk flies directly into them scattering them to the four winds. Yes, no deer this time but what an experience. Definitely one for the memory bank. 🙂

      • Ralph
        Moderator
          October 4, 2016 at 11:45 am
          Post count: 2580
          #42191

          Many memories there are to be treasured from being in the field.

          More to the hunt than the hunt:)

          Good one:D

        • Mark Turton
            October 4, 2016 at 4:11 pm
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            #44293

            Imagine how much poorer life would be without such experiences.

            Mark.

          • wahoo
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              October 7, 2016 at 4:42 am
              Post count: 420
              #16164

              was out elk hunting and had a elk coming in the wind was right and a light rain coming down . He had no idea I was there and all of a sudden he blows out . I was p off at my self and knew my set up was perfect and then I caught movement below me and I saw a cat. Long story short he came up to 15yds from me and stopped I had him for 10 minutes . I drew back on him and held for as long as I could then lowered my bow walked towards him talking loud saying your dead , I drew again still nothing and after about 3 seconds he finally split . It was kind of a long way back to the truck in the dark. A good time was had by all

            • Ptaylor
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                October 7, 2016 at 12:54 pm
                Post count: 579
                #19912

                wahoo wrote: was out elk hunting and had a elk coming in the wind was right and a light rain coming down . He had no idea I was there and all of a sudden he blows out . I was p off at my self and knew my set up was perfect and then I caught movement below me and I saw a cat. Long story short he came up to 15yds from me and stopped I had him for 10 minutes . I drew back on him and held for as long as I could then lowered my bow walked towards him talking loud saying your dead , I drew again still nothing and after about 3 seconds he finally split . It was kind of a long way back to the truck in the dark. A good time was had by all

                That’s cool! Nothing like walking around in the dark after a puma!!4

              • Ralph
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                  October 9, 2016 at 1:31 am
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                  #37247

                  Speaking of mountain lions, the ranch owner of my lease informed me that a lion is in our area. Said it killed one of his steers the other day.

                  Glad there’s plenty of steers and deers 🙂 around and hopefully it will leave me be.

                  I’m old and tough…….steers are young and tender…….and I don’t plan on being easy prey….but steers got horns:roll:

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