Hackbow-Scifres Annual End-of-the-Year Hunt

[John Scifres]

Here's the Webpage.  2006 New Year\\'s Eve Eve Hunt  

Here's one nice result.
 

[skeaterbait]

You know I was just wondering about Darrin this morning, wondering if he was still around.

Nice job guys.

[John Scifres]

A couple more pics:
 

 

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Way to go John,Congrats.    

Looks like good eating to me,Happy new year!!

Tracy  

[Huntrdfk]

Nice story John, can't think of a better way to end the year than to spend it hunting with a close friend and then with your family.    


Happy New Year,

David

[AZStickman]

Good friends and a short blood trail..... It doesn't get any better than that.....   :D   Congrats.....    Terry

[Dano]

You guys really roughed it this time      :D  Looks like a great time John, I take it life has Darren busier than a??? well you know.

[Otto]

John

Great story.  Where the Heck is Darren anyhow??  Don't they have computers in Pittsburgh????

[John Scifres]

Thanks guys.  Darren's got a new house, 2 kids heavy into sports, a busy job and little time to visit here, unfortunately.  He wishes everyone well.

I've had a fun day.  I recently got interested in using the whole deer instead of letting over half of it go to waste.  I'm brain tanning hides, boiling bones for grease, making hoof rattles and other stuff.  Expect some cool stuff this bow-making and buildalong season as a result.

[John Krause]

Way to go, John. Hey Darren. long time no see.

Hope to see ya all at Cloverdale this year.

Otto. You doing any good in the deer dept?

[Otto]

JK

I got a sad tale for you my friend.  The long and short of it is I killed a buck with a smokepole this year.  Plenty of opps to take smaller deer with the stick but I passed.  When I did decide to shoot it was at a 140 class 10 pt.  12 yds broadside.  Good shot location (or so I thought), Good penetration, (15 inches of shaft inside him with a Snuffer SS on the business end) good blood for a half mile, then nothing.  And I mean nothing.  Blood trail just stopped.  Did a grid search for 3 days...nothing.  I've started to think that perhaps I clipped the bottom right lung and maybe some heart, without hitting the aorta, and missed the left lung entirely.  I keep telling myself that big deer can live on one lung and that he's still out there.  Many sleepless nights over that one.

Hey man....it's 2007!!!  Cloverdale is only 6 months away!!!!!

[John Krause]

It sounds like a one lunger to me. I helped a guy trail one like that 2 years ago. A great blood trail for several hundred yds, blood in the bed but no deer. He's probably still out there. Don't beat yourself up too much.

[Jeff Holchin]

Sounds like a nice "short and sweet" hunt for two long lost buddies.  And a nice warm up for the October hunt in 2007.  Congratulations.

[John Scifres]

You can bet on me being at Cloverdale.

You know, I am one lucky hunter the last couple years.  I was filling out my hunting log last night.  I have only hunted on 4 separate occasions this year here in Indiana.  5 last year.

Bow in October left me wishing for a Scent Lok or less sensitive deer in swirly winds.  I did kill a squirrel  

Gun in November resulted in a buck.  A hunt with my daughter had intangibles but no meat.

And this hunt brings home a deer and great times.

Last year, over a stretch of 4 straight hours of hunting, I killed 3 deer  

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.  I wish I could hunt more but then what would I do with all that meat - hehehe.

Please don't take this as bragging, just a wild stretch.  I've hunted harder and better and not brought home anything most times.  I'm seriously thankful for all my blessings.  You all included.

[AkDan]

congrats John!  hope ya had a great hollidays!

[the Ferret]

Hey John and Darren. We just got home from a family function and look what's we find. Great report John! and Congrats!! You guys look good for a couple ol bowhunters. Miss you guys! Darren you gonna make it to Cloverdale this year?

Happy New Years guys.

[Otto]

Nick

Lets see...I do have a new Rivers Edge Recurve due any day now.

I feel better already.

[gifford]

John, glad to hear you and Darren got together and had a great hunt. Hey, Darren, good to see ya.

[Mark Baker]

John...good to see the two of you out having fun!  Tell Darren I miss his presence here on the gang....I know he has responsibilities and time can be short.   Nice deer and sounds like a great year for you.  Hope 2007 is even better!

[John Scifres]

Thanks again all!

I just talked to Darren.  He can't do Tradgang at work and doesn't have his home computer set up.  I told him you guys were asking about him.  He appreciates it and is going to try to make Cloverdale.

See ya' all later.

John