Horrible year guiding in Peaches!

[norsepeak]

As many of you know the bulls were acting very strange this season, bugling and then moving off, or just plain hanging up, or just not talking.  We we had three clients in Peaches this year and we were very successful in calling huge bulls, ( antler growth was awsome this year) and getting our clients shots, but thats were the fun ended.  First client got a shot at a nice 6pt, made a hit, I don't know where because I wasn't there, but they followed the blood trail for two days with no recovery.  Second client got a 30 yard shot at a very big 6pt with crazy long daggers.  I did see this one because it was on video.  Hunter shot a little too far foward and stuck it in the shoulder bone, arrow didn't penetrate more than an inch or two.....again no recovery.....I know, I know it sucks believe me.

So third client hunted with me for the whole second week.  We got lots of bulls to play, but couldn't get a shot until day 5.  We tried a "secret" and very aggressive tactic in a clearcut, and it worked awsome.  Had a MONSTER 7pt 340-350ish bull come walking right out into the clearcut with us.  I stopped him at 44 yards completley broadside.  Client takes the shot, hits good behind the shoulder, but pretty high, not sure about the shot when we see the bull run into the timber.  So we gave him 6 hours before the search.  We 10, count 'em 10 people go in for the recovery.  We put in 40+ man hours searching, circling, griding and sniffing and no bull.  I wanted to throw up.  I felt completley exhausted, dissappointed and disgusted that this happend.

So for archery season this year instead of several happy clients with big smiles and hero shots....all we got was three guys crying for the cover of next years brochure....sorry for the bad news, but I thought I'd let you know how our season went.  In a word, horrible!

[hornhunter]

Whole story whole truth.  Takes a real no BS kinda guy to lay it done like that,  Bummer deal.

[bowhunterforever]

Dang that sucks,talk about bad luck.Do you have very many muzzy hunters hunting the peaches with you?

[hornhunter]

Dang that sucks,talk about bad luck.Do you have very many muzzy hunters hunting the peaches with you?

good question.......the elk might still be call worthy......

[norsepeak]

appreciate that hornhunter, I just tell it like it is, no fluff.

we have two possible muzzloaders, but they haven't committed due to job issues.  No Oct. 1 rifle clients yet which is strange, usually we have a couple.  To bad too, we've got some stud bulls located, just waitin for a shooter.

[hornhunter]

one more year wont hurt those bulls any, probably wont hurt your brochure cover next year or the year after either

[gasman]

Thanks ftthe update norse, and sorry to hear about 3 bad shots 


How was Oregon? What did you get?


Pete

[PA BEN]

Do you have your clients shoot there bow for you?

[C-Money]

That is horrible. Sorry to hear about the tough season.

[257 Wby Mag]

Did you take a father son out? Gregs brother told me they ended up sticking 4, between the 2 of em, recovering none.... Not to mention a 360&380 bull stuck and lost in the Dayton, within 24 hours by another pard, that wasn't shooting, but did the calling. The 360 was recovered 2 days later. You had nothing to do with the Dayton bulls oviously, just saying, getting real tired of guys taking hurried shots, not being proficient with their equipment, etc.

[lewy]

Thats tough on a guide, I feel for ya. Maybe you should have your clients prove their bows and shooting ability before the hunt.

[Wyoming08]

Did you take a father son out? Gregs brother told me they ended up sticking 4, between the 2 of em, recovering none.... Not to mention a 360&380 bull stuck and lost in the Dayton, within 24 hours by another pard, that wasn't shooting, but did the calling. The 360 was recovered 2 days later. You had nothing to do with the Dayton bulls oviously, just saying, getting real tired of guys taking hurried shots, not being proficient with their equipment, etc.

  I think my neighbor was the guy who stuck the 380+ in the Dayton.  He said it was a monster 7x7 and he looked for it for almost 10 hours with no recovery...  He even went back the next weekend and nothing???

[LongTatLaw]

Sorry to hear things went so bad!

I have never hunted in peaches before last week but I went in for 3 days with a hunt-wa peaches tag holder and it wasnt what he has seen there before.

we did get on some bulls but they werent talking much and the few that came all the way in were damn sure nervous to say the least!

stay after it brother!

[JoeVon]

Did you take a father son out? Gregs brother told me they ended up sticking 4, between the 2 of em, recovering none.... Not to mention a 360&380 bull stuck and lost in the Dayton, within 24 hours by another pard, that wasn't shooting, but did the calling. The 360 was recovered 2 days later. You had nothing to do with the Dayton bulls oviously, just saying, getting real tired of guys taking hurried shots, not being proficient with their equipment, etc.

  I think my neighbor was the guy who stuck the 380+ in the Dayton.  He said it was a monster 7x7 and he looked for it for almost 10 hours with no recovery...  He even went back the next weekend and nothing???

From what i've been hearing, your neighbor was the third...     If I'm correct Jud's pard called in the 380 first for the guy he was hunting with, then hooked up with a kid that was over there and called in the 360 bull.  At least the kid punched his tag on the 360 bull from what i've heard.

[RyanD]

This has been the worst year I can remember for these kind of stories.  Not sure the reason but I have a pretty good theory.  Makes me sick