Well, It's a New Year again so soon. Seems like yesterday that I started the daily pics for 2005. What a year it was!!! It was the biggest year I've seen for Tradgangers to connect with game. Congrats to you all and I hope to see your pics again this year on the daily hunt pics! Happy New Year! CK

Heres one from 9:00 this AM,put a Zwickeymark centered in the top of her heartfrom a treestand at 4 yds!!Good way ta start the year!!            

Kenny, congrts on the deer.    Alan

Way to start the year out.

Day 2/2006 No pics today,short story- Rain last nite and 10-20 mph winds this afternoon made me go with a new plan. Slipped into a mess of thick stuff and as luck would have it saw the deer first.Now normally I don't mess with the beddin area but close to end of season I got a little closer.Ended up hunkered in a clump of trees for bout an hour just watchin deer,bout 10 does and 4 bucks,the bucks sparred,followed does and rubbed trees.Biggest was borderline P/Y,think same one I passed 2 weeks ago,a real clean 8 pt.
Felt really lucky just to get to watch,finally backed out and slipped away. Not sure I could stalk one pair of eyes,much less 10 or 15  

No pics but killed a 200 lb. boar hog New Years afternoon first hunt in 2006.I also killed a 60 to 70 lb. sow the last day of 2005 had a fun weekend.Kip

First stumping/squirrel hunt of the year.One running shot at a squirrel,that just took some hair off his back......

Sunrise....



One stump shot,I was actually trying to hit the green,mossy spot.I was kinda proud of the shot anyway,it was 42 paces...........

Guru,1 inch higher on that stump, and I could've caught that arrow out my back door?  

started the year with a gathering/shoot. About 25 of us, had a great time.  Dustin

Carver,That's some awesome country!!!!

Timo....   .Won't mention some of my other shots  

Sweet! Nothing cooler than giant Cypress. CK

January full moon, 12:15 PM, 3 1/2 yards shot at this nice sow.

2nd hunt with my new Guava selfbow.

 

NorthshoreLB, how is that Guava wood for a bow? I know in my native country, Dominican Republic, they make baseball bats with it. Can you post pics of your bow? I'd love to see it! Thanks.
God bless,

Jose

jdemoya,

there is 2 threads with my guava bows. MUST be  around page 6 or 7 by now.

"My latest Selfbow takes a pig"

"A few HAWAIIAN bows"

I'm learnig more and more every day in how to maximaze the propertys of this wood, so far I've found it excellent.


   Manny

Warren W., I always wanted to sling some spinnerbaits around them cypress, used to love to bass fish! I love this thread and enjoy seeing all the great pics of Gods beautiful creation!

My new year's resolution was to bowhunt more, so off to the swamps of south central Georgia I headed last week, for the annual TBG hog and squirrel hunt.  Besides seeing seeing friends and meeting more traditional bowhunters, I got to bowhunt some swamp rooters and squirrels.

There was some old sign in this swamp...



and some fresher rootings and tracks here.  I love the size of those cyprus trees...



I did see a few hogs, but they were on edge and pretty spooky.  Easing along this trail, I heard the sounds of feeding hogs - grunts, squeals and rustling in the oak leaves...



Soon I saw two nice sized black hogs feeding towards me and I prepared for the shot.  They were in some thick stuff and the leaves were dry, so stalking closer would be tough.  Unfortunately, they changed directions and fed away.  I hung around the area until dark and did find another group of five hogs, but that stalk ended at 30 yards when the wind shifted towards them.

I did see a good bit of sign along the muddy Ocmulgee river...



including these rootings...



there was plenty of food for the hogs, such as  acorns, some hickory nuts and even a few beech nuts...



but the weekend ended with no shots taken.  I didn't mind, the weather was good, the company was great, the food was excellent and more hog hunts were planned for the upcoming months!  Life is good!

Cool start!!

I'm surprised there are not more posts on this thread.  I can't be the only bowhunter out hunting...

My son and I headed to SW Ohio for the final weekend of the deer season.  We had hoped to take off friday and hunt with mr. and mrs. Ferret, but work and school stuff got in the way and we couldn't leave until saturday morning.  We arrived after noon, at "the farm", a place we have been hunting for 10 years.  Unfortunately, "the farm" will soon be a golf course and development, as the farmer and good friend Jim died several years ago.  His widow is hanging in there for now, and her health seems good, but the vultures (developers) are circling and relentless.  She had a warm lunch waiting for us, so we all ate and then Daniel and I headed out, first looking for rabbits and squirrels for him (he had already filled his deer tag).  This rub shows that some big bucks are in the area....



No rabbits or squirrels were found, so we headed to a treestand out in the overgrown pasture.  I set his ladder stand at the bottom while I was higher up in the honey locust tree...



We had a good view of probably 40 acres of pasture, which the deer have really been using now that the cows are gone...



The wind was in our favor and we should have stayed until last light, but Daniel was cold and a little bored since no deer had been seen, so we climbed down and headed to the truck.  I had been watching towards the south, as I used to see deer coming from the adjacent property near this white house....



We soon realized our mistake as we drove out the driveway and past the white house - there were about 10 deer feeding towards the tree.  As we watched, they filed 10 yards past the tree  -dooh!

   

Of course Faye insisted that we stay at the old farmhouse, and after a good night's sleep and breakfast, we headed out in the rain and wind to the wooded portion of "the farm", where Daniel had killed his first deer back during the youth hunt of November.  Daniel sat on the ground next to "his" tree, while I sat in a treestand.  I knew the swirling winds could cause problems, but was glad that my son wanted to hunt with me.  Sure enough, the winds betrayed me twice as deer approached within 25 yards before spooking.

Anticipating Faye's cooking and respecting her request to be back at noon, we hunted our way back to the farmhouse and barns, looking for rabbits and shed antlers, but found neither...



It was time to head home and we had a long drive.  The weekend was too short, but better than no hunting at all.  Another season had passed without me filling my deer tag, but I didn't care.  My son is coming of age and developing into a good hunting partner!  As we ate and remembered past gatherings and activities with the farmer and his wife, I couldn't help but wonder just how many more times we would enjoy this place.  I hope many more.

Great pics Jeff, and it's neat to see Daniel making these trips with you.  Hunter and I are planning for his first turkey hunt this spring and I can't wait.

Take care,


David

TTT
Don't want this one to get lost.