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Great video Smithy! I tell ya, since I took up the stick bows, stump shooting has become a second hand addiction for me! Typically, after a few hours of slow animal activity, I start eyeing up all the stumps around me. About 5 minutes of staring and off I go! The best part is, I always limit out and ya don’t have to field dress or drag anything! Although I’m betting they’d make a terrible stroganoff!
in reply to: MUSHROOM BILL #52757I swear that’s totally true Doc about making eye contact with deer. Years ago I was walking out of the woods, heading in for a late breakfast and I noticed a spike whitetail heading right at me. I wasn’t interested in shooting him and I sure wasn’t sneaking out so I just kept my head lowered and kept ambling on. He stopped when he noticed me and just stood there. I walked right past him about 10 or 15 yards away and once I was past, he continued on his way! Dumb, young deer? Maybe? But he certainly had more than enough time to size up the situation and react to it.
in reply to: 7 year spike #38349Congrats on your success, Clay! Fantastic photos too!
in reply to: Unintended predator call? #38345I often have owls come in to my distress calls while out coyote hunting. I usually try not to spook them because if I get more than one they tend to get vocal and the commotion can attract other predators. I’ve had hawks come in too but they tend not to hang around long.
in reply to: first bear. #33458Way too go! Congrats! Gotta love trackin’ blackies!
in reply to: Thought I would Share….My first Longbow Elk #33448Congrats Nate!!! What a beautiful animal!!!
in reply to: Binos in Forested Areas #33433Hey Scott,
Perfect example for you happened to me today. I was hunting out in a clearcut today and while I was watching some turkeys a deer came out behind them. I immediately put the binocs on it and it turned out to be a 6 pointer, still in velvet! Would have never known that deer had antlers from that distance without ’em! Ended up having a great time puttin’ a stalk on that buck to within 50 yards before he winded me. Get ’em, carry ’em, use ’em!!!
in reply to: 2014 Hunting #33428Opening weekend is in the books here in Wisconsin. Had a very entertaining and interesting couple of days. Took my daughter out opening morning and had a deer sneak in behind us which caught us both of guard. In the afternoon I took my girlfriend out and she had her first close encounter with a wolf. We hunt on the ground so you can imagine she was quite wound up when I got back to her at dark! Needless to say, she doesn’t want to hunt by herself anymore, LOL!
I went out this afternoon for my first solo hunt of the season and had quite an exciting hunt! It was windy today so I decided to do some stalking around a clearcut and as soon as I got to it I spotted 4 turkeys. There is no fall season up here for turkey so I decided to just sit and watch them. A few minutes later a 6 pointer came out into the cut and was grazing along behind the turkeys. I maneuvered into a position to try and cut the buck off which took about an hour and a half but a swirling breeze finally did me in. I got to within about 50 yards. Too fun!
I went to the other side of the cut trying to get the wind in my favor and as evening set in I watched 2 more smaller bucks come out of the woods and graze away from me. A few minutes after that all H*LL broke loose and there were deer running and snorting everywhere! I stood up on a stump to see what the commotion was and there, trotting toward me, was another wolf! I couldn’t have asked for a more exciting day! As much as the wolves add to the challenge of being successful in harvesting deer with a longbow, I wouldn’t have traded today for my biggest buck ever!
in reply to: 2014 Hunting #11259Good luck too all and happy days afield! Be well and safe! Hey, are we doing a bulletin board thread again this year?
in reply to: Empathy for wildlife #11255For the past couple years at this time I begin to wonder to myself, just what the animal I may harvest this season is doing right now and what kind of life has it had? I wonder what twists of fate will cause us to cross paths at just the right moment. When that moment comes I hope I honor that animal and its life with a true and humane shot. Its why I practice every chance I get. I never felt like this when I used to hunt with my old crew and the emphasis was on other, petty priorities. I do feel empathy now for all those animals who will be harvested by people who do not respect or revere them as they deserve. As for an animal I may harvest this year, I’m sure I will be eleated as it would be my first traditional harvest but, I hope I also feel a slight sense of remorse. An animal must give its life for me to enjoy the ultimate success of our sport. That is something I hope to never take lightly again. The hunt is what you make it and I hope to make mine memorable whether I am successful or not.
I’ve been away from home working for over a month now so I’m looking forward to getting back and doing some quick power-scouting. With only 25 days until the opener I’m gonna have to fall back on an old standby area I know well. I have a couple areas in mind but won’t know until I see what’s happening. We’re buck only this year so that will affect the spots I consider for early season.
in reply to: Super fast way to hang a stand #57623Doc you are absolutely right about the risks of unhooking to gain entry to your stand. I did tree work for years when I was younger and the first rule was 2 tie-in points! My suggestion here would be a safety tether like a loop runner and a caribiner that can be connected right to the the stand so you can disconnect your flip-line, enter the stand and tie off your fall arrest harness while always connected to the tree.
Wow! Thank you B&C for opening the door on this one! I saw this article as a calling out to everyone who pursues wild game with weapon in hand to stop and REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU REPRESENT! The author hit the nail on the head and eloquently stated that technology has replaced the true outdoorsman and those who use and rely on that technology to attain success, should not consider themselves outdoorsman. I would somewhat agree with “recommending” range limits on weapons but there are just too many variables involved. My hat is off to this author. This NEEDED to be said! Now somebody ask if we are managing thousands upon thousands of acres of farmland for the proliferation of whitetail deer, can we also really still use the excuse that we are hunting to “control” their population!?!? Just sayin’.
in reply to: Best Natural Cover Scents #57575Balsam, Balsam and more Balsam!
in reply to: The "Form" Thread #44237I gotta wait until I get back home and my daughter (the smarter one of the two of us!) can show me how to do this YouTube thing!:evil:
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