Post by: CoryTDF on September 08, 2015, 02:41:56 PM
Post by: Widgeondeke on September 08, 2015, 03:22:53 PM
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 08, 2015, 03:32:38 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on September 08, 2015, 03:48:36 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 08, 2015, 03:49:37 PM
Post by: JODakota on September 08, 2015, 03:50:00 PM
Didn't fall and jam it in your leg did you?
LOL :chuckle:
Post by: Widgeondeke on September 08, 2015, 04:18:35 PM
Didn't fall and jam it in your leg did you?
LOL :chuckle:
That's only funny it you don't have a broadhead in your Achilles tendon :yike:
Post by: huntnphool on September 08, 2015, 04:26:07 PM
My quiver is feeling a little lighter..... :chuckle:
Should have used a lighted nock. :rolleyes:
Post by: Timberstalker on September 08, 2015, 04:41:11 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 08, 2015, 05:27:24 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 08, 2015, 06:01:21 PM
:hello: service is really bad here guys. Ya'll just going to have to keep guessing for now.
Guessing what? How big the coyote you shot weighed? :P
Post by: CoryTDF on September 08, 2015, 08:33:46 PM
Post by: Bango skank on September 08, 2015, 08:41:30 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 08, 2015, 08:45:14 PM
Some of us have high blood pressure, low blood sugar, ADHDAHDDDD, sleep deprivation, are on death row, or any number of problems that cant handle threads like this.......TEMP BAN........... >:(
Post by: h2ofowlr on September 08, 2015, 08:46:06 PM
Post by: coachcw on September 08, 2015, 08:51:42 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 08, 2015, 08:54:29 PM
I know someone that can make a 90 yard finish shot bare bow :chuckle:Not 93 or 87, 90 huh, why is it always an even number...oh and i heard it was a 20mph cross wind (guess which direction)
Post by: lokidog on September 08, 2015, 09:00:07 PM
I know someone that can make a 90 yard finish shot bare bow :chuckle:Not 93 or 87, 90 huh, why is it always an even number...oh and i heard it was a 20mph cross wind (guess which direction)
The right one.... :chuckle:
Post by: CoryTDF on September 08, 2015, 10:21:01 PM
Post by: Little Dave on September 08, 2015, 10:32:44 PM
Post by: Elk whack master on September 08, 2015, 10:43:54 PM
Post by: Blacktail135 on September 09, 2015, 01:03:44 AM
Post by: chester on September 09, 2015, 01:20:56 AM
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Post by: whitey on September 09, 2015, 05:15:45 AM
Post by: Watimberghost on September 09, 2015, 05:27:50 AM
Post by: tgomez on September 09, 2015, 07:37:20 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 09, 2015, 08:05:59 AM
Maybe zoom out a little.
:yeah:
Post by: buglebrush on September 09, 2015, 09:52:48 AM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on September 09, 2015, 10:00:25 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 10:37:21 AM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,181567.0.html
My brother had been scouting an absolute monster buck. It had been under his stand for nearly every night but had been living like a bat. I decided to go with him and film for him and take a break from my stand. The hunt was going very well with lots of deer movement and at about 1845 it all went to pot. I saw movement near the far end of the wood line and said movement quickly materialized itself as a black and white dog. Seconds later three teenage girls came into view and began throwing rocks and sticks into the creek. There they sat in perfect innocence completely oblivious to the fact that they had ruined our hunt. So much for private land. We stuck it out until dark and saw nary a thing. We did however, we did get some good news as my brother received a text from our friend saying he had shot “Wow Tines” a buck that earned his name because of his enormous brow tines. The text read “BBD Wow TINES” so off we went to help.
The next night I received a phone call that a friend was in town, known here as “BIGMIKE”. He had two days to hunt and I wanted to get him into a deer if I could. So, I set mike up with my upper stand while I hunted the lower stand that my wife had shot her buck out of. It was here that I witnessed one of the most amazing hunting acts that I have ever seen. As Mike and I walked up the road to my stand I saw a guy standing in the field. About 80 yards past him I noticed a foam deer target/decoy. He was slowly stalking across a dirt field in a ghillie suit because as you know that makes you invisible. I told mike to pass the word to that guy that my stand was less than 100 yards away. Apparently after mike spoke to him he decided to come down the hill and see me so we could wave at each other. Being that he was invisible it was hard for me to deal with the floating pair of eyes that just showed up in front of my stand.
The guy then walked away and I believed that he had left. Fast forward another hour and right o about prime deer movement and I see the guy on the hill again. He disappears again and then I hear what I believe to be rattling. This time I’ve had it! I climb out of my tree and walk up there and it takes me a second to drink it all in. There is this guy sitting in a lawn chair in grass that is about knee high. He has his bow on the ground and he is facing the target. There is a set of rattling horns at his feet as well. So, I said “HEY! Neither of us are going to shoot anything with you up here like this.” We had a little talk and I tried my best to remain calm. I found out this was his first year hunting so I calmed down and gave him some tips and tried to help us both by showing him another place to go and telling him that the target/decoy was a waste of time. He left and I was back to hunting…….
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 09, 2015, 10:40:55 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 10:52:30 AM
I went home and grabbed a nap. When I woke I decided that both of my stands needed some time to rest. My friend Justin had been lucky enough to shoot a great buck out of his stand 2 days prior and since it was sitting empty I figured I would go warm the seat. So I ate some lunch and shot my bow a bit then it was off to the stand…..
Post by: lokidog on September 09, 2015, 11:12:46 AM
Post by: pd on September 09, 2015, 11:15:47 AM
Really not liking the new trend in success threads this year.........
I agree. However, Cory has a way with his threads, which makes this one bearable. I am along for the ride, too. (Let's just hope it doesn't take 10 pages to finish.)
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 11:20:38 AM
The stand was located on a field edge and is the main trail for nearly all the deer that leave the bedding area to go feed. This super highway has been hot with activity for many years and the earth wears the scars of millions of hoof prints. I was snapped out of my coughing concentration by the sound of a breaking stick. Something was out there and it was coming my way.
Post by: Woodchuck on September 09, 2015, 11:30:56 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 11:41:06 AM
The buck came out and stopped in the same area the does had been. He was facing away from me but I knew right away that he was a shooter. We had been watching him for months and he had only come out in the daylight 3 times. My brother named him “Hans Solo” as he only has one brow tine. The does filtered back in and as they fed the buck put his head down and turned broadside. This was my shot, this was the time. Draw…Don’t cough! God please don’t cough! My anchor points were set. The pin danced up and down with each heart beat and fear of coughing did not allow for a deep calming breath. I felt primal. I felt like I was in a battle against my body as it was trying to sabotage my hunt. My eyes blinked and I dug up the inner calmness that was needed to rest the pin on the vitals. The bow rolled forward…..
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 09, 2015, 11:44:26 AM
Post by: stromdiddily on September 09, 2015, 11:50:23 AM
and then you woke up?
I think he dropped his bow :dunno:
Post by: jkthomps on September 09, 2015, 11:51:23 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 12:14:56 PM
When we arrived it was black, pure black. There was no green orb shining anywhere. I walked down a game trail and was on blood within 40 yards. It was not great but good enough. The next hundred yards would take us on a journey that lead in for about 100 yards and then into a circle with a line through the middle. The blood ended at the creek. We decided that it was best to leave it for the morning. I went home to make a feeble attempt to sleep. The alarm was too slow and I turned it off before it had a chance to annoy me.
The creek rumbled on and the blood that had shined so clear the night before had faded and dried. I stepped into the clear water and worked my way across. It would be two hours before we found another drop of blood. That drop led to more and we were again standing at the creek edge. We crossed and worked the area on the other side. I located a bed that had a considerable amount of blood in it. Now where? The bed was right next to a swamp and another well beaten trail. I explored the trail and found nothing so the swamp was the next choice. I walked through the water and 7 foot grass and popped out in a locust tree grove. I was standing in the grass looking out over the field. Seeing nothing I looked to the ground and saw the buck lying next to a tree only 5 feet away. Victory!!!! I could not believe it the buck had come all the way back and died parallel to his blood trail and more than halfway back to the stand. 2015 season was over, I was done. This is the best whitetail I have been able to harvest and I am ecstatic.
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 12:16:22 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on September 09, 2015, 12:22:36 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 12:25:00 PM
Man....not only is that a nice looking buck all around but he appears to be a tank! Hanging weight?
Not sure. I never weigh them.
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 09, 2015, 12:27:03 PM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 12:27:39 PM
Liver hit?
Yup. I forgot the most important rule "Make sure they step forward with the leg that is facing you" otherwise a shot that looks great right behind the shoulder is in fact a less desirable liver shot. I preach this all the time but forgot to listen to myself that night. Lesson learned. That and take some cough syrup next time. LOL
Post by: Gobble on September 09, 2015, 12:36:29 PM
Post by: gaddy on September 09, 2015, 12:47:23 PM
Post by: Seabass on September 09, 2015, 12:48:40 PM
Man....not only is that a nice looking buck all around but he appears to be a tank! Hanging weight?
That is a TANK!
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on September 09, 2015, 12:49:56 PM
Post by: chester on September 09, 2015, 01:01:26 PM
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on September 09, 2015, 01:09:13 PM
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Post by: tgomez on September 09, 2015, 01:48:03 PM
:tup:
:yike: That is a gorgeous, tall, thick buck! Nice buck bro, that's what I'm talkin about!
Post by: C-Money on September 09, 2015, 04:09:37 PM
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Post by: h2ofowlr on September 09, 2015, 08:06:36 PM
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Post by: CoryTDF on September 09, 2015, 09:13:04 PM
Post by: Blacktail135 on September 10, 2015, 08:25:20 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 10, 2015, 08:34:19 PM
Always like sommmme suspense. :chuckle:
Post by: shanevg on September 10, 2015, 08:36:46 PM
Post by: cryder on September 11, 2015, 06:56:16 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 11, 2015, 07:53:49 AM
Looks like a doe ?????
little early ain't it cryder? :party1:
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on September 11, 2015, 08:32:20 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 11, 2015, 09:02:25 AM
Love the helicopter angle. I was stillhunting in NH once during muzzleloader, it was warm and dry and the oak leaves were incredibly crunchy. Every time the fighters from Pease Air Force Base would make a pass over, I would charge ahead another 50-100 yards, then post up.
That is funny! I had a visual of you doing 3-5 second rushes across the field as the plains go by. LOL
For me those helicopters were a saving grace.
Post by: Jonathan_S on September 11, 2015, 09:06:43 AM
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Post by: gaddy on September 11, 2015, 10:03:40 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 11, 2015, 10:05:43 AM
Post by: CoryTDF on September 11, 2015, 10:06:59 AM
Where is he ?Right!!!! I was lucky that my camera had a filter that makes invisible people show up. Like I said I had not idea he was there until there was a set of eyes floating through the field!