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Offline swwaoutdoorsman

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opening day rosie
« on: September 16, 2012, 10:31:19 AM »
Opening morning.... First day light..... Two bulls bugling!  I got up the steep hillside into the large timber.  The wind is good and I gotta be close, so I bugled. A quick response came about 150 yards out. I set up and began some come love me talk. I could hear brush breaking, but it was staying distant. I decided to move in. As I stalked through the timber I started to reach the top of a small ridge. Knowing the noise had to be 70-80yds beyond me, I slowly crept up to have a peek.  I was startled by large bull no more than 30 yards above me.... He spooked and ran straight down the hill crossing in front of me.  :bash: :bash: :bash: I blew it! But before my emotions got the best of me I heard that familiar noise (crunch, crunch). I looked up and there was the other bull, not seeming alarmed at all. I ranged him at 97yds, he was just pacing back forth. I tucked next to a tree and gave some more come love me talk.  He began pacing in a 10yd circle and wouldn't come in. Then I watched him turn and take a few steps to head over the small ridge he was on. At the top he stop and let out a short bugle. I answered him with the same, he quickly turned and headed straight for me at a quick walk.  :drool: As he approached 40yds I realized I had no shot due to trees. I looked on to his future destination and saw he was going come into a shooting lane at 20yds on the trail he was walking.  What could go wrong, good wind blowing up the hill, a bull in front of me headed into an opening, can't get better than that. Right?  He only made it about 5yds closer when a heard of cows came in from above. They winded me and took off in a hurry, the bull spun and headed with them.  I frantically cow called, the bull and two cows stopped on the ridge I originally called the bull from. Now, roughly 100yds away I did what any hunter would do.... I stood up and walked toward him. They stood there... I approached what I believed was 60yds and let one fly.  I could see my arrow the whole way, it was perfect.... If was facing the other way. I hit him in front of the hips, but hitting the liver seems to be pretty destructive.
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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2012, 10:41:47 AM »
Nice Bull, congratulations.

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2012, 10:46:21 AM »
Beautiful bull, congrats.
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 The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, 1929

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 11:05:21 AM »
holy crap nice bull and great story
hey anybody got a towel, i just hit a waterbuffalo

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2012, 11:20:01 AM »
Dandy! Nice job

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2012, 11:55:46 AM »
Good job little squeaker ;)
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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2012, 12:01:15 PM »
Nice bull! Congrats!

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2012, 12:55:00 PM »
nice.  Great story.  Glad it worked out. BEAUTY of as bull too.
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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2012, 06:53:26 PM »
Nice looking wetsider!! Congrats
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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2012, 07:06:40 PM »
Congrats on a nice Bull!! :tup:

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opening day rosie
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2012, 08:17:13 PM »
Great looking Rosie

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2012, 08:25:11 PM »
Awesome bull! Only in my dreams this season. Tough year for us

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2012, 08:31:36 PM »
Great work sww, way to get it done.
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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2012, 08:43:39 PM »
Very Nice!! WTG :tup:

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Re: opening day rosie
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2012, 08:49:11 PM »
Congrats on a great bull!  :tup: :tup:
RIP Colockumelk   :salute:

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