Archery288's Whitetail Hunt Concluded

[nw_bowhunter]

congrats..thanks for sharing

[No Bull]

 Jon, you didn't say how long you spent in the tree stand waiting for all the excitement. Too bad you didn't have your camera handy to take a picture of the cat, maybe the better picture would be a picture of yourself with the cat in sight. Did you ask your dad what happened to all his arrows?  No Bull!

[archery288]

We spent a total of 11 days in our stands this year..  We seen a ton of animals I couldn't even begin to count how many...  One interesting thing about the stand where I seen the cat, my dad sat in it a few days prior and had a WOLF - yes a jet black wolf walk by at 30 yards and also I had a coyote come trotting by..  We had seen wolf tracks in the snow there but thought we were seeing things until it walked out!!! Anyways, we seen an array of animals from that stand! 

As for his arrows... Funny story on this one...  He shot that buck and it ducked when he shot and he hit it in the spine.  The buck fell to the ground and was kicking around so he shot it a couple more times while it was flopping trying to put it out..  So he had arrows going everywhere in that deer!! 

[Wea300mag]

Excellent write-up and pics Jon. Congrats.

[Bookworm]

Boy, I can't wait to razz him about that the next time I see him at Ted's!

[archery288]

Boy, I can't wait to razz him about that the next time I see him at Ted's!

 

[elkaholic]

Awesome job! great looking Bucks.

[Roger]

Thanks for the story and photos. Good job.

I've had a couple of close cougar encounters over the years and it makes you wonder. 1 this last spring while turkey hunting, walked by me at 30 yards while I was sitting on the ground amongst some rocks.

[Basket Rack]

Congrats on your first whitetail buck, great pics of you and your dad's bucks.  Eleven days on stand shows your commitment to the hunt.

[Charlie]

Three or four weeks ago I was walking through the archery section at Cabelas. I heard a guy speaking in a loud voice so I went to see what was up. Turned out he was a hunting guide. I can't remember which states he guided in. I listened to him answer several questions from the audience but one answer really stuck with me. Someone asked, "Of all the people you guide, who are the most successful?" To myself I thought, "Those who prepare for the hunt (research, proper gear, physical conditioning) well in advance." The guide didn't hesitate and said "Women and Handicapped people." Someone said, "Really?" He said, "Absolutely!" He went on to say that these two groups were more successful because they were patient enough to stay on their stand until they harvested an animal. He went on to say that the remaining group of hunters would get board and want to move on before the stand could produce. Sounds like you and your dad are ahead of the game Jon. Congratulations to both of you!

[bowsandhose]

Three or four weeks ago I was walking through the archery section at Cabelas. I heard a guy speaking in a loud voice so I went to see what was up. Turned out he was a hunting guide. I can't remember which states he guided in. I listened to him answer several questions from the audience but one answer really stuck with me. Someone asked, "Of all the people you guide, who are the most successful?" To myself I thought, "Those who prepare for the hunt (research, proper gear, physical conditioning) well in advance." The guide didn't hesitate and said "Women and Handicapped people." Someone said, "Really?" He said, "Absolutely!" He went on to say that these two groups were more successful because they were patient enough to stay on their stand until they harvested an animal. He went on to say that the remaining group of hunters would get board and want to move on before the stand could produce. Sounds like you and your dad are ahead of the game Jon. Congratulations to both of you!

did you just call jon and his dad handicapped women 
JK buy the way

[scoyoc5]

did you just call jon and his dad handicapped women 
JK buy the way


thats funny right there.....lol

[archery288]

Man what kind of crap is that..... 

[Dmanmastertracker]

 Pretty cool series of pics.

[Charlie]

Noooo! I just said they were already one up on the women and handicapped by being patient. Wait a minute, let me rephrase that. I mean........ I stand on the 5th. I have no recelection of what you are talking about. LOL Seriously, Jon and his dad have learned to be patient and stick with their instinct and hard work until they harvest a nice animal. Many hunters simply get impatient and move on before the stand can produce.