The 'SOLANA GAMES' have begun!!!

[GRINCH]

Nice going Izzy.

[Bowhunter4life]

Izzy,      

Congrats brother!

[Guru]

Iz, Congrats again bro!

Fellas, the best of Izzy's hunt has yet to come, he's got a great story to tell...

The troops, full of anticipation...
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Peanut(Solana Ranch manager) giving John(guide) "the business"...
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Terry sharing his experiences and knowledge as part of the orientation...
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Skyler must be homesick...
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Orientation from Peanut...
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Gary's Blue Lacy...
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[Izzy]

The night of the doe was a good one, lots of celebration with friends which is the true prize of Solana.

           By the time the critters are taken care of, hung and cooled and all the stories told and night before preparations made it can be a late night but the morning come fast and it was son  time to get back at it before I knew it.


           The particular stand I was sitting was beautiful. A creek ran behind it as well as a wide washout area. As soon as I got strapped in I was treated to the turkey concert of a lifetime. Gobbles, clucks and all types of ruckus.

            Cardinals kept my eyes busy along with some type of bird that looks like a cross between an oriole and a bunting.

           As the sun started rising I looked behind me to see bodies crossing the creek in the predawn shadows.

[Mudd]

"Wired" !!!!!!!!

It ain't just those Texas does that get that way...lol with all of the great stories and pictures I find myself getting a little of the same action here at my computer...lol

Congrats Izzy!!

From the photos I gather that holding down at the bottom of the body line could bring one's arrow and deer together in a way that could lead to a short 150 yard blood trail..lol

Thanks to all for taking us along.

God bless,Mudd

[Izzy]

Mudd,,,, that hole is the exit, the entry was on the other side tight behind the shoulder/heart area. That duck and roll is a highly dynamic maneuver. It'll make a man scratch his head.

[Doug Campbell]

Awesome guys, great way to start out the day, catching up on some great hunts!        

[Danny Rowan]

Jack Guard,

Check your post on the classifides, Jeff has a Kwyk Styk for ya.

Great stories guys, wish I could have been there this year.

Danny

[Sharptop]

RC it is a Griffen takedown. John McCullough.

Quietest bow I've ever heard.

[Friend]

Hard to imagine, but I belive there is much more.

[gregg dudley]

YEP    

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Friend:
Hard to imagine, but I belive there is much more.

oh yeah, it just gets bigger 'n' better!!!  c'mon izzy!!!!

[Charlie Lamb]

I can see everyone has been busy while I've been away... just got home last night after a layover in Oklahoma for a few days.

I'll get the pictures worked up today and sit down to add my meager ramblings to a great mix of fine story tellers.

Keep it up guys.

[twitchstick]

Looks like a great hunt guys!

I'm ready for the reat of your story Izzy........

and am eagerly awaiting Mr. Lambs additions.

Bisch

[Fritz]

Congrats to all!!! Thanks for taking the time to share. Can't wait for your pics and "meager ramblings", Charlie!      

[yononindo]

What a hunt ...              


I envy all of you ...

 Residing in a country where bowhunting is banned does not make it easy to watch this thread  ... but keep it coming please ...      


I guess I have to wait a couple more month .... before returning to Texas    

[Mudd]

Now that Jack is back stateside we need to start watching for a post showing off pictures of his new TGMM tattoo...lol

God bless,Mudd

[Guru]

Lets roll!
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First afternoon I sat perched on limb that made a pretty good seat, but not much in the way of foot stabilty. Before getting out of the truck, Michael offered up his seat cushion to me.  I declined...first off I didn't want him to be uncomfortable...secondly, I figured my backside was pretty tuff.

Half hour into my hunt, I figured out I wasn't as tuff as I thought I was...I was in agony!

But the deer were already moving, seemingly all around me...so that really helped.

Then it was much longer that I got the same text as the others from Gregg that he'd drilled a big 8pt!

Yee ha!  We were off to a fine start!!

My afternoon hunt ended with several bucks sighted, including a good 7pt, and a good 8pt...probably 20 deer sighted all together...a great first evening hunt.

Back at camp...Gregg and guide John...
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Next morning found me in an extremely comfortable treestand.  As it got lighter I found that I was in a familiar stand that I'd hunted one afternoon, 3yrs. prior.  First light I had a beautiful high tined 8pt parallel me at about 30yds.. Right away I could tell it was a buck that had my interest. I thought for sure he was coming in so I could get a better look and decide if I wanted to take a shot if offered.

He never did come in...

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A half hour later he re-appeared 100yds away with another, much smaller buck. I think he was a 4pt. This time I figured they weren't coming as they headed to my downwind side....they quickly disappeared.

It was an absolutely beatiful morning filled with more squirrel activity than I've ever seen hunting Solana...those big Fox squirrels are quite comical.

Some camera time...My custom KUIU pink Vias camo Onstringer wraps...
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Don sent a text that said they were on the way. So as I was packing up my gear I looked out and saw an armadillo crossing about 100yds. out.

I'd wanted to try out the 2 blade VPA Penetrator I carried in my quiver and thought...lets go see what it'll do...

Shot from about 10yds., hit about 2/3's of the way back one side, out tight to leg on other and smashed into the rocky soil after exit...
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[Guru]

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These Penetrators are TOUGH!  A quick touch up and it was ready to go again.

I'm a die hard 3 blade guy and my quiver was full of VPA 250gr.3 blades beside this one. But this 250gr.Penetrator is one fine broadhead!