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in reply to: Coyote on Deer #35022
I have witnessed on a few occasions a ‘yote trailing does in the spring . Not pushing the deer , just following , and in my opinion simply keeping tabs on a possible meal .
I can’t recall the exact figure but the Division of Wildlife has done some extensive studies on the coyote here in Ohio and a substantial percentage of newborn whitetail are taken by the very adaptable ‘yote .
Personally , I like the coyote . It’s a very interesting animal to study and hunt . Maybe this is because when I was young the biggest game we had to hunt was a fox. Then in the ’80’s the deer pop. exploded and soon appeared the ‘yotes. The wild turkey has come back by transplanting as well .
I’d hate like h^*l to see any of them go the way of the Passenger Pidgeon.
What has hurt the deer population the most in my immediate area is the farmers that get the nuisance permits and shoot does like some did the American Bison in the 19th century,but with less humane means . Gut shoot a soybean eater and it’ll run to the woods ,,,and die a miserable death .
in reply to: Always be Ready… Rookie Mistake #35000Rookie ? Seems to fit me as well 1shot. My trad bow hunting began back in ’81 , still making rookie mistakes ,,,,beats sitting on the couch .
in reply to: Looking at samick sage #34666After reading many comments throughout this site and another when my brother-in-law was ready to buy his first Trad bow I recommended the Samick . His is 50# and really is a fine shooter. Smooth, fast , easy to tune and get quiet. I want one too.
I saw a whitetail buck about 10 years back . It had a patch of brown hair , about the size of a mans open hand , on its left hip and about 50% of its head was brown . It was in my estimation about a year and a half old ,,,small eight point rack and small body .
When I first saw it I could only see its hind quarters because of a big oak . My first thought was it was the neighbors goat.
Truly amazing that a nearly total white deer could live to a year and a half old with the very high number of song dogs we have ,,,and hunters .
Since that time I have seen two pibald does ,,one of which was on the same property as the buck.
in reply to: Rabbits, Hares, and Squirrels- Oh My! #32415I can’t recall ever spooking a rabbit due to my scent ,,,,doesn’t mean it didn’t happen I suppose . But , I know for a certainty that squirrels will high tail when they get a nose full.
Rabbits , like any other haired over and wild critter will bed down with their butt toward the breeze and eyes to the downwind . I have found that by moving into or across the wind slowly and looking for little dark ,rabbit size holes in the brush they can be spotted . Sometimes all that can be seen is the dark hole . Always looking for that little black dot , EYEBALL. Of course snow is always helpful in picking out the dark spots .
in reply to: You might be a traditional bowhunter if … #29518,,,if you are presently waiting on a big wind to shake out an arrow you left in the top of an oak ,due to a missed shot on a sarcastic grey squirrel.
in reply to: Great Coues Hunts #27426Da’gummit #1,, with that many deer around were you able to get in a nap ? 😀
No foolin’ , you had a really good first day ,,,,congrats . Keep ’em comin’
in reply to: You might be a traditional bowhunter if … #26077Return to the kill site nearly three months after to search for a TUFFHEAD,,,,,,:D:D
in reply to: Tuffhead lost and found #26073Considering the amount of activity that goes on around a gut pile , rodents , predators and birds , I think that is incredible to find the head .
Congrats on your determination and recovery , Skinner.
in reply to: 300 Tuffhead testimony #25979I agree Mr.Dave . Brings to mind what a young man in my electrical training class told . His friend , shooting a wheeled device , light arrow and a late model expandable head shot a really big buck right behind the shoulder . The arrow struck the deer and fell to the ground after the first jump. Unbroken and unreliable .
Again , congrats to Mr. Carlson
I can’t help myself ! I must tell this ,,,again.
After turkey hunting alone for several years I finally got two of my stepsons ( grown men ) interested in going with me . They accompanied me on several scouting trips and I threw them all I knew at the time about the turkey and the hunt and the woods.
Finally it was the evening before the opener and we were standing atop a high ridge just to listen and hopefully locate a bird or two as they flew up to roost . As we remained still and quiet this big old tom came marching down the trail right toward us . I could see the excitement building in the boys eyes as the tom came to about 20 yards . The old bird soon spotted us and didn’t approve of us and exited ,,,stage right .We stayed till plumb dark just to do some owling . No birds shock gobbled at our efforts . So as a last ditch effort I gave one short , sharp locator howl of a song dog and one bird gobbled ,,,the boys were showing ALL their teeth with this event .
Next morning we crowded the parking lot with three trucks and hit the ridge top about 2 hours before the first light appeared . The moon was full and the sky was crystal clear . So bright one could have easily read a newspaper . When the first redbird began to sing I owled and nothing replied . The songs of the woods gradually intensified as the moon faded and the eastern horizon increased in its glory. Once again I howled and about 6 birds roared out their dominant intentions . The boys and I moved to a more strategic spot and I began my work of trying to deceive a gobbler .
Now this will probably sound like a lot of bull hocky to a lot of folks ,,,but it is the truth . I won’t try to imply that it was due to my skill as a turkey hunter , but rather one of those rare moments when there simply was too many turkeys in the same general area and they all wanted to be the boss and charge the lone hen that I portrayed . A dozen mature birds came up the slope that morning and into the lap (nearly) of my oldest stepson . Gobbling , clucking ,,fightin’ purrs , and wingslapping was continual as they approached our set up . I know that Craig was trembling as the birds came into his view because he is a pretty good shot and his twenty yard shot at the bird completely missed the head and did a broadside body hit . The excitement was thick like a dense fog . The birds all scattered and the three of us regrouped . You never heard the like of stuttering and stammering as the boys tried to tell of the recent foray they had witnessed .
That is one of many memorable hunts that began in the MORNING.Even as I type this account I feel compelled to go out with bow and arrow and at the same time feel a sense of wasted time and shame for allowing the sun to rise and find me still in bed this morning.
in reply to: 300 Tuffhead testimony #25874Congrats Feller ,,,,,Very admirable . Excellent photos and story . Beautiful bow too.
I hate waking up to see it’s light outside . No matter if I’m going hunting or not , I have always enjoyed watching the transition from dark to light .
This past year though has been somewhat difficult due to limited funds and now going to evening classes . Also the weather effecting or I should say hindering my access into a favored deer woods . Getting in is easy enough ,,,being mostly downhill,,,but no way I could get an average size deer up that hill.
And like some of you archers I simply don’t have to kill to be content . But , I always have the urge to be in the woods ,,,to learn more about any species ,,,to be a better woodsman and bow shooter.
Spent 3 hours yesterday afternoon with a very good friend stumpin’ over his 58 acres . Stumpin’, studying game trails and just casual conversation . It was very good to be out .
in reply to: You might be a traditional bowhunter if … #25853Refuse to be caught in the field or woods without your bow .
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