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Title: Ducks and doe weekend....
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 30, 2017, 06:13:00 PM
Well my wife is sick and all my buddy's are sick or out of town and I have one doe tag left. So I'm going hunting all by my little ol self , the weather here in Tx. is getting cold and nasty so should be great. I'm out at my friend Paul's place seeing bunch of deer and the ducks are on the lake. Have a cool little tiny house in the woods to stay in and a few days to hunt so will post as I can.

,,,,Sam,,,
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Post by: Jayrod on December 30, 2017, 06:38:00 PM
Best of luck Sam I an sure something will be on the meatpole!!
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Post by: Possum Head on December 30, 2017, 06:44:00 PM
:bigsmyl:  What is the annual doe limit in Texas? Reason I ask is ours was reduced this year.
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Post by: wooddamon1 on December 30, 2017, 07:47:00 PM
Looking forward to the reports.   :campfire:
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 30, 2017, 08:16:00 PM
Well the doe part of this hunt is over , shot a nice old fat doe this afternoon. Made a good clean shot on her with a TreeShark and watched her fall ( got it all on video also ) so she is on the meat pole. Going to give the ducks my best in the morn but those suckers are hard to hit...

Me and my best friend Donald both shot a doe last week and with this girl down I am officially out of whitetail tags here in Tx.

,,,,Sam,,,
Title: Re: Ducks and doe weekend....
Post by: Donald Blair on December 30, 2017, 08:36:00 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ET6tjj7.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/OTHHZWp.jpg)

Here's the photos I think....
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Post by: Ray Lyon on December 30, 2017, 08:37:00 PM
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 30, 2017, 08:39:00 PM
Thanks Donald , the top pic is the doe I shot this afternoon and the other is mine and Donald's from last week.

,,,,Sam,,,,
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Post by: drewsbow on December 30, 2017, 08:51:00 PM
awesome , congrats
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Post by: goingoldskool on December 30, 2017, 08:57:00 PM
You said something about having your hunt on video.???????  

Congrats
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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on December 30, 2017, 09:55:00 PM
Those Simmons's leave such tiny, tiny, holes how in the world do you find any blood,   :goldtooth:

Congrats waiting on videos and links to your You Tube page.
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Post by: snakebit40 on December 30, 2017, 09:59:00 PM
Congrats Sam!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on December 30, 2017, 11:22:00 PM
Cool stuff.
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Post by: chase perry on December 31, 2017, 12:00:00 AM
Congratulations to both of you!  Nice work.  

Happy New Year, Chase
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on December 31, 2017, 12:03:00 AM
Congrats Sam good luck on duck.
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Post by: Buckeye1977 on December 31, 2017, 05:30:00 AM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: TIM B on December 31, 2017, 06:14:00 AM
Atta'boys Sam and Donald!!  
Tim B
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 31, 2017, 07:04:00 AM
Ok getting ready for a try at the ducks this a.m. ,  Very cold out this morn should be good. I woke up with sleet hitting the roof , will report back later....

,,,Sam,,,
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Post by: Guru on December 31, 2017, 07:37:00 AM
Congrats Sam!!
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 31, 2017, 08:43:00 AM
Missed 4 so far , the weather is super nasty. Bunch in the air at sun rise but has stopped now , wind is getting strong and it's cold. Going to stay for a few hours.

,,,,Sam,,,,
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Post by: Possum Head on December 31, 2017, 08:48:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: ShinBone on December 31, 2017, 11:15:00 AM
nice!  I see ducks at the river wash (concrete river of southern california.  I have my duck stamp.  There is one month left of the season.  I bought some walmart boots for the recovery (I wold be walking in nasty river sludge to retrieve arrow and (hopefully) game were I to take a shot in the concrete river : ).  Ducks!  Still in season!  I am all stamped and licensed for such.  cheers.
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Post by: Kopper1013 on December 31, 2017, 11:21:00 AM
Congratulations
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 31, 2017, 12:06:00 PM
I'm back at the Tiny House melting the ice off me and my gear , was fun but nothing to show for my efforts. I missed 10 shots this morn some in the air and most on the water , only have a few feathers to show for it. My cameras both froze , one just quit working and the buttons on my action can froze solid. Going to sit this afternoon and hope a hog walks by or maybe an Axis deer ( have free range axis here ). Will try for ducks again in the morn then head home , weather says it's going to be colder tomorrow ....

,,,,Sam,,,
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Post by: Donald Blair on December 31, 2017, 01:23:00 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/GMpVsdr.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/WrbDxl2.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/zGGSpl3.jpg)
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 31, 2017, 01:47:00 PM
Thanks for getting the pics up..

Top pic was getting ready this morn...

Then my bow and everything else covered in ice....

,,,,Sam,,,
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Post by: Kopper1013 on December 31, 2017, 02:13:00 PM
Very cool....how do you get the arrows back?
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Post by: Donald Blair on December 31, 2017, 06:47:00 PM
We have a highly trained duck, decoy, and arrow retriever  (http://i.imgur.com/VZGH2Tx.jpg)

And a kayak... lol
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on December 31, 2017, 08:32:00 PM
I have a small kayak here for getting arrows and I hope dead ducks. It is snow/sleet mix going on now and everything is frozen. My hunt tonight was slow only saw one whitetail buck and he had shed his antlers and a fox and a coon. The small lake I'm hunting ducks on is about 8 acres in size. I moved my decoys around a little so hope in the morn they like it better..

,,,,Sam,,,,
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Post by: Donald Blair on January 01, 2018, 02:41:00 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/DHwbuih.jpg)
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Post by: Buckeye1977 on January 01, 2018, 02:45:00 PM
Great shot!
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Post by: Donald Blair on January 01, 2018, 02:54:00 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/w7x1GSh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/XrrMvB2.jpg)
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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on January 01, 2018, 02:58:00 PM
Good shooting!
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Post by: Kopper1013 on January 01, 2018, 03:23:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:   congratulations
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Post by: Tommy D on January 01, 2018, 04:07:00 PM
Good shooting, Sam.

Have you warmed up yet? It was mighty cold this morning.
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Post by: Soonerlongbow on January 01, 2018, 06:23:00 PM
Wigeon are some beautiful ducks!
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Post by: BlacktailBowhunter on January 01, 2018, 06:50:00 PM
Very nice congrats
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on January 01, 2018, 06:51:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
Title: Re: Ducks and doe weekend....
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on January 01, 2018, 07:09:00 PM
Just home and getting warmed up and thinking about going after ducks again in the morn. Looked over my footage and the doe is good and i did get the shot on the duck on my action cam. About to start getting it edited now....

,,,Sam,,,
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 01, 2018, 08:48:00 PM
Good stuff Sam! Congrats.

I know it gets cold down there and I know it snows but somehow I never associate snow and ice with texas lol.
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Post by: J. Cook on January 01, 2018, 09:22:00 PM
Cool stuff Sam - the bow and duck on the frozen pond is cool!
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Post by: wooddamon1 on January 02, 2018, 12:01:00 AM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
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Post by: TradBrewSC on January 02, 2018, 01:38:00 PM
Thats awesome!
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on January 02, 2018, 08:17:00 PM
The YouTube vid is 75% loaded soon as it's finished I will post it up....

,,,Sam,,,
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Post by: smokin feathers on January 02, 2018, 09:56:00 PM
congrats Sam!!
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Post by: Horne Shooter on January 03, 2018, 06:21:00 AM
Glad things worked out Sam.  Not sure what I would have done without you going up to my place and getting it ready for the deep freeze.  This is the second year in a row where we have hit close to 0 degrees F.  The cabins there are just not set up for this kind of weather.  I'm guessing probably about 4 or 5 was the "lowest" low on this current cold front.  Anyway, thanks for keeping my doe population down some and congrats on the duck.  
P.S. Lindy gets a kick out of you sitting for days, freezing cold, hours on end... to shoot a duck with your bow.  Anyway, thanks for all you do.
Title: Re: Ducks and doe weekend....
Post by: Terry Green on January 05, 2018, 09:37:00 AM
:jumper:     :jumper:    :jumper:    :jumper:    :jumper: