We need more hunting stories!!!

charles m · October 11, 2021, 08:54:21 AM

C'mon guys, spit em out!

Start up some threads!

Terry Green · October 11, 2021, 08:57:55 AM

I agree! I haven't even been able to get out since bow season started September 11th!

JonCagle · October 11, 2021, 06:14:30 PM

I have one, though I wish it ended better. This past Friday I took my longbow out to a piece of public land near my house, headed down a ridge to bench where I knew some white oaks where dropping fairly heavy and got setup. I broke my leg back in June and can't really climb into a stand but I managed to get my stand and sticks about 8 feet high into a small oak tree. Some deer and turkey showed up throughout the sit though each time I was spotted moving in my low perch. Then around 6:00 I heard something down the way, a strange clicking sound it was so I stood up to get a better view, as I peered down the ridge I could see a low beech limb waving around seemingly on it own, when the limb stopped waving I could see the legs of a deer through the small trees, it turned and I saw antlers making their way up the hill towards me. As the deer neared I could tell he was fairly young but still a decent buck, 2.5 years old but already a wary animal on this well hunted ground. By the time the buck crept within range I was full of the shakes, I prefer deer to come in quickly but it wasn't happening this time. At 22 yards the deer turned broadside and moved his leg forward. I swung, draw, hit my anchor and was starting to release when he took a step forward. To recollect myself I let down and waited for his leg to move forward again. I was a mess by now, I had never even drawn on a buck before let alone such a pretty 8 point. His leg finally moved forward again and I repeated my draw, anchored and let fly. As soon and I shot I knew it was wrong. I never picked a spot, I saw the whole deer without ever seeing a shadow or tuft of fur that normally reference. The arrow arced down towards the buck, perfect windage but clean over his back. The buck ran out and away without really knowing what was going on and out of the trees right behind was a carbon coby of the one I missed. That was the source of the clicking sound I had heard earlier, those two bucks testing each other by sparring just out of sight. Disgusted but still excited I climbed down and found my arrow, conforming the clean miss. I would have loved to take this deer as my first bow buck on such tough ground but all I got was a good lesson and a dull woodsman. Also here was the stand I was in taken just after finding my arrow. That is as high as I can climb at the moment.

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JonCagle · October 11, 2021, 06:16:37 PM

Not sure why the pic rotated but oh well

Terry Green · October 11, 2021, 06:35:39 PM

I fixed it for ya John.

JonCagle · October 11, 2021, 06:49:19 PM

Ah thanks

Frank · October 12, 2021, 02:19:01 PM

Best first day of bow season EVER!
Got in stand, when it got light here comes a doe, 15 yards head turned away, i pass. I normally would not have passed but the Rago family was blessed last Sunday and there is no room in the freezer.
So here comes doe no. 2, 3, no. 4, all at 20 yards with clean shots. No. 5 doe was at 40 yards, doe no. 6 was Back at 15 yards, doe 7 was back out at 35 yards, doe 8 was at 25 yards, i was trying to get a pic when she busted me.
Doe 9 comes in followed by buck 1 who was a young 4pt in velvet. There is my deer, setting up to draw, he turns his head perfect 20 yard shot but something catches my eye. Oh wait, it is a very large 8 with the velvet gone coming my way, he will be 20 yards away in a minute. But oh wait here comes humpty dumpty 6 point "i am going to ruin Franks shot" runs up to the 8 pt, gets him turned around and they spar off to my right about 35/40 yards off. When they tire they go THE OPPOSITE direction.

Around 1130 I saw the tops of a tree moving and noticed a spike rubbing his velvet then the dumbass walks 15 yards away and poses numerous times to get shot.

At this point I was just watching deer.

Terry Green · October 12, 2021, 08:13:09 PM

Frank, is that up there where you live? If you still live there.... S Creek?

Either way.... that is a dandy day right there!

jhg · October 13, 2021, 09:49:13 PM

Quote from: Frank on October 12, 2021, 02:19:01 PM
...At this point I was just watching deer.

Classic.

Its been soooo long since I hunted whitetails. This is the first time in a long time a post has made me want to find a way to get back home and ace a buck. They are such amazing animals.

Frank · October 16, 2021, 06:18:04 PM

Quote from: Terry Green on October 12, 2021, 08:13:09 PM
Frank, is that up there where you live? If you still live there.... S Creek?

Either way.... that is a dandy day right there!

Terry, I hunt a trad bow club in Gainesville now days. I moved from White and now live in Atlanta (Decatur). Some say I did it backwards, suppose to move from the city to the country. LOL.

charles m · October 19, 2021, 11:06:42 AM

Well I asked and wee received!!!

Now KEEP them coming!