2021/2022 Fall/Winter Harvests

[mj seratt]

Scott, I got the message that you pm'd me, but can't seem to locate it.  Then again, there are pygmys in the Congo who know more about computers than I do.

Murray

[GCook]

A couple weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get this cow moose while hunting with a close dear friend. We each had one of our kids in camp for this hunt which was the best part of the hunt. Unfortunately neither of those guys were around when we had packing to do, so the old guys had to get it done.

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Outstanding Greg.  And an awesome shot.  Congratulations!

[GCook]

Congratulations on the doe Greg D.   
Good luck on the bucks.

[jhg]

What an inspiration! Nicely done everyone. Its amazing to see so many successful trad hunters.

[Friend]

Much admire the moose harvest...Well done...

[Bisch]

Well, I got very lucky this evening! I sat in the blind behind my house. Had a really nice buck that I've had lots of pics of come in along with several other deer. Somehow, I flubbed a 12yd shot and hit him way forward and low from where I was aiming (you can see the entrance hole in the pics). I got out of the blind and found the arrow covered in blood, and what appeared to be a really easy blood trail. Because the hit was questionable, I backed out, went to the house and made/ate supper.

About an hour later I started the tracking job in the dark. The trail was very easy to follow, but to me it looked more like a muscle hit than chest cavity blood trail. I kept moving slowly. I got to a fence about 100yds out. When I turned down the fence shining my light, I could see him in the corner about 100yds away.................still alive and walking.

I immediately shut off the light, and stood there for a few minutes trying to figure out what to do next. I decided to back out and wait longer. I also decided that he must have been hurting pretty bad, or else he would have jumped that fence and run off to who knows where!

After another hour, I went back to where I last saw him. The blood trail followed the fence and turned in the corner to keep following it. I found where it appeared he laid down a little ways after the turn, but he was not still there, and I couldn't figure out where he went when he got up from that bed.

At this point, I was thinking I had lost him for good. I didn't give up quite yet though. I went back to the fence before the corner I saw him turn at to the blood I had been following when I first saw him. This got pretty confusing, as I had thought he had walked all the way down the fence to the corner. That was not the case. The blood trail turned off into the brush before the corner. I followed it on out to the fence after the corner. And was totally confused at that point because it looked like 2 different trails crossing each other.

Again, I went back up to the first fence to reevaluate things. I was standing there and shined my headlamp around and BAM, there he was. Ended up being only about 30yds from that fence corner.

As I said above, I got real lucky. He was facing left when I shot. I missed left and low, hitting him in the front leg. Somehow the arrow went up into his neck. And in doing so, cut something lethal!

Anyway, I was very relieved to get my hands on him!!!! He's a mainframe 8 with an extra point on his left G2, so 9pts total. He is a narrow, yet very tall rack buck. His 2's and 3's are pretty exceptional. If his brows were long like the rest, he'd be about perfect!

Here's a few pics of him:

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Bisch

[mj seratt]

Beautiful buck, Bisch! 

Murray

[Tom]

Way to stick with it and what a beautiful buck! Well done Sir.

[TIM B]

Very nice Bisch!!  Good tracking skills!  Your photos are excellent as always!!
Tim B

[GCook]

Wow Bisch.  That shot was low.  But if anyone has the tracking skills and tenacity to stay on him and find him it's you.  Very nice buck!
Congratulations my friend!!

[Alexander Traditional]

Nice going Bisch,and nice buck. Did you take your Sarrels out this time?

[Bernard Bjorklund]

That's a beautiful buck Bisch!  Congratulations on a very nice deer and having a successful ending!

Bernie

[Terry Green]

Great Job guys!

[kennym]

Great deer Bisch!!

[1Arrow1Kill]

Good Success in the early season fellas.  Enjoy the stories and the photos.  Here's to further successes . . . 

[Bisch]

Nice going Bisch,and nice buck. Did you take your Sarrels out this time?

I had some elbow tendinitis issues a while back, so had to go down in draw weight some. The only lighter bow I owned was this Sarrels Blueridge longbow that Bob made for me several years ago when I hurt my neck. It is 44#@29". I've about got over the tendinitis, but was shooting this bow well, so stayed with it. I'm sending in my Primal Tech recurve to have it taken down to 45@29.

Bisch

[Ronnie Newell]

Good going Bisch, thats a beautiful rack.

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Getting ready for deer season.

[rastaman]

Way to go Bisch!  Awesome buck and great pics as usual.

[GCook]

Getting ready for deer season.

Got it with a greenie!   Congratulations!