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Offline PolarBear

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Ever been busted?
« on: January 25, 2009, 08:05:13 AM »
Have you ever been on a predator stand and been busted by an unintended critter or critters?  I got set up this morning with my new PM4 in my neighbor's back 100.  Not another critter in sight.  I get back about 150 yards from my call and bury myself in the brush.  Within 2 minutes of running the call I had a stampede of cattle running right at my call.  They came out of a draw and were completely out of sight.  I had to make a mad dash to save my brand new PM4 from being trampled.  Needless to say it was game over for the morning.  I have had hawks and other birds of pry come at me when using mouth calls and had a doe charge in after a fawn in distress but concerned cattle will kill a stand pretty fast.  Have any of you ever had some critter or critters totally ruin your hunt due to curiosity?

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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2009, 08:10:45 AM »
Had a hawk dive in on the caller once. Didn't really ruin the hunt but it was interesting.

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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 11:43:34 AM »
yes........cows, horses, hawks, eagles, crows, magpies, camp robbers, deer, domestic dogs (some left some didn't), people, my hunting partner.  Mostly just all kinds of birds.

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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2009, 12:16:43 PM »
Yes, the Mrs. caught me on here again this morning, she thought I was doing taxes. :chuckle:   Oh busted on the stand..... yeah a few times there too.  I am trying to figure out if Ravens are helpful or are telling the world that I am there

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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 12:56:45 PM »
Have had hawks and owls fly off with the decoy.  That pretty much ruins a set.
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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2009, 02:47:32 PM »
I have called in cows and deer and once in the wenas I called in an enourmas flock of bluejays? it was the damnedest thing.
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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2009, 03:35:37 PM »
About a billion times. The ones that get me are when I cant figure out how or why.
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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2009, 03:47:03 PM »
Hey guys, that little *censored* right over there busted me while I was stalking those turkeys :'(........................................ :chuckle:
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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2009, 03:50:05 PM »
F'in chipmunks and Tree Rats!!!!  I have had hawks, ravens, misc birds go crazy around the call.  I dont know if they ruin the set or not.  Had a woodpecker telling me off this morning.



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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2009, 03:57:29 PM »
One day I was calling coyotes from my treestand and had a red tailed hawk land on the tree 15 feet away from me and start squallering!

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Re: Ever been busted?
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2009, 11:28:55 AM »
Had a Hawk attack my Mojo decoy one day while I was on stand. It tried to pick it up twice before giving up.  :chuckle:

 


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