Why I never made it as a trophy hunter - Buck Down

[Cougar125]

Great story!  That 3x2 is still nothing to shake a stick at.  Congrats!!

[ShaneTyTrey]

Congrats Rad!

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats Bryan

[Bill W]

Congrats on a nice deer and an excellent story.  One thing I might add is you aren't fat, you just suffer from "skinny leg syndrome", the same as me.  I can identify with that part of legs in the air and the body not rising.

[Dr. Death]

 

Great job!

[Curly]

Reminded me of my first antelope stalk in WY.

Did plenty of that back in the 80's at Oregon's Gerber Reservoir.  Those were some fun times!  I think my success was 1 successful stalk in about 50 tries.

You ever find arrowheads at Gerber?  I used to camp there and find arrowheads back when I was in college in OR.  Sure wish I hadn't lost those arrowheads........ 


p.s. - I forgot to congratulate you.     Looks like a trophy to me.  Great story. 

[Jonathan_S]

Congrats on a nice deer and an excellent story.  One thing I might add is you aren't fat, you just suffer from "skinny leg syndrome", the same as me.  I can identify with that part of legs in the air and the body not rising.

You guys need ankle weights   

[bowhunterforever]

Nice write up and congrats

[RadSav]

You guys need ankle weights   

And a personal trainer I expect.
Might need to cut back on the peanut butter cookies too.

[RadSav]

You ever find arrowheads at Gerber?  I used to camp there and find arrowheads back when I was in college in OR.  Sure wish I hadn't lost those arrowheads........ 

A bunch of 'em.  I had very little success hunting goats there until I spent a day looking for arrowheads.  I found a series of old indian pit blinds.  Looks like they used to have fires and knap their arrowheads right in the blinds.  I was digging in one located in the timber between two pastures and a nice buck walked by.  Seems the animals were still using the same trails as they did back when the natives roamed those very woods.  Added some gravity to the experience knowing I was shooting animals from the exact same blind as the native hunters so long ago.  Felt I should be wearing moccasins' and buckskins.  It was eerie and cool at the same time. 

[Smossy]

Radsav needs to write a book. Bet it would be one hell of a read.

[pianoman9701]

You ever find arrowheads at Gerber?  I used to camp there and find arrowheads back when I was in college in OR.  Sure wish I hadn't lost those arrowheads........ 

A bunch of 'em.  I had very little success hunting goats there until I spent a day looking for arrowheads.  I found a series of old indian pit blinds.  Looks like they used to have fires and knap their arrowheads right in the blinds.  I was digging in one located in the timber between two pastures and a nice buck walked by.  Seems the animals were still using the same trails as they did back when the natives roamed those very woods.  Added some gravity to the experience knowing I was shooting animals from the exact same blind as the native hunters so long ago.  Felt I should be wearing moccasins' and buckskins.  It was eerie and cool at the same time.

Yeah, but for all of us, please stay away from the loin clothes! 

[RadSav]

Radsav needs to write a book. Bet it would be one hell of a read.

Are you saying I need to write a book about adventures in bowhunting the northwest or a book about all the stupid things I've done in my life

I've written two, "Sound Smell and Think Like an Elk"  "Modern Solutions to Tuning Your Compound Bow", neither were ever published.  Both written in the eighties so I expect they are way outdated now.  Not sure I'm up for the rejection associated with doing it again.

[Becky]

Radsav needs to write a book. Bet it would be one hell of a read.

Are you saying I need to write a book about adventures in bowhunting the northwest or a book about all the stupid things I've done in my life

I've written two, "Sound Smell and Think Like an Elk"  "Modern Solutions to Tuning Your Compound Bow", neither were ever published.  Both written in the eighties so I expect they are way outdated now.  Not sure I'm up for the rejection associated with doing it again.

I vote for the latter 

[SemperFidelis97]

Great story that is a wide buck congrats.