Post by: buck man on December 15, 2011, 11:21:51 PM
Hunting season got off to a slow start for me because of stupid " recreational" injuries. (I separated two ribs and about tore my butt hole out on seadoos ). After healing I concentrated on the late bow season not so much for me but for my daughters. My five year old boy helped me hang stands this year and prep the sites. After that we hung the cameras and started gathering data. With the four point minimum now in place I told my girls not to be too picky. We try to only shoot 3 1/2 year old deer or older but for a 14 year old girl who has never killed a deer and had limited time to bow hunt because of school that was a pretty tall order! That brings us to Bradleigh my third oldest daughter of 6 to try her hand at bow hunting. She practiced for two years to be able to pull her 42# Rintec XL Hoyt and after 3d shoots and lots of practice at home she was ready and really excited.
On the second sit in the ground blind her opportunity came....17 yards at a nice 4x5 ......she missed, shot right over him and we never saw him again. She educated him. ( The buss driver even skipped some kids drops to get her home first to have more time in the stand...thanks S.G.). Well a couple days later the kids had a half day at school and that gave them time to get a real hunt in. So I had my 2 nd daughter Makayla get ready and I took her to one of my favorite stands and told her to keep me aprised. She climbed the 38' feet and got settled in. ( she is an accomplished hunter and archer. At 18 she has taken a 320 class bull, 5 1/2 foot black bear, and 5 bucks. Four of which were with her bow.. a Hoyt Avenger set at 52#.). I got in the truck and ran back to the house to get Bradleigh ready to go set in the ground blind. Just as we were getting ready to get in I get a text from Kayla that said she smoked a nice 5x5 and she could see her arrow covered in blood. So I told Bradleigh to be patient and I would be back as soon as I could.. she was a good sport. I got back to the stand and went with Kayla to get her arrow. She made a perfect quartering away shot at 20 yards and the buck only went 35 yards and tipped over ..love those 100 grain montechs! We quickly drug it out of the woods and to the truck and back home took some more pics and I told her she was on her own field dressing cause her younger sis and I had an hour and half of light left and had to drive to her blind quick! Bradleigh and I got settled in and got ready. In no time we had a small 3x4 come in and she decided it would be a great first buck. She drew on him but he spooked. Its tough on the ground! Well he settled down and came back but so did a mature 5x6 that I have watched since he was 2 1/2 and he is 5 1/2 now. The thing about this buck is he had nothing for genetics and he was a scrapper! She quickly decided he was the one. After what seemed like forever she was able to draw on him and make a great 22 yard shot. He was slightly quartering to us but she got one lung and liver and artery. He went 50 yards and we were able to watch him tip over. She and I both got a little emotional. It is such a joy for me to be able to share that with my kids and especially with daughters. So after many pics and high fives and texts to friends they now have a memory that will last a lifetime....I know I sure do!
PS I hunted for myself the last week and a half of late bow and passed on many decent bucks ,trying to get one of the four big bucks coming in at my various stands. Well this year it didn't happen for me so today I shot a big dry doe to end my season and as far as I am concerned it was one of my best ever and I can't wait to top it next year. Hope you enjoy the pics.
There will be some trail cam pics in the cam forum
Post by: buck man on December 15, 2011, 11:27:29 PM
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Post by: AKBowman on December 16, 2011, 08:58:16 AM
Nice genetics on those WT's the girls got, heavy horned.
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Post by: buck man on December 16, 2011, 09:32:17 AM
:IBCOOL: COngrats to you all and that pic with the girls is AWESOME! that going on the wall I hope :tup:
You bet they all go on the wall. Usually euro mounts though. Thanks for nice words guys :tup:
Post by: halflife65 on December 16, 2011, 09:44:02 AM
All kidding aside, it looks like you had a great year. Congratulations!
Post by: 724wd on December 16, 2011, 10:02:36 AM
congratulations to your family! :tup: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: gjbruny on December 16, 2011, 12:37:48 PM
those daughters of yours are going to intimidate some boys when it comes to hunting. :chuckle:
Post by: buck man on December 16, 2011, 12:44:35 PM
How in the world did you get injured like that on a Seadoo? Were you riding it in jail?:chuckle:
All kidding aside, it looks like you had a great year. Congratulations!
That there is funny ! I was doing 67 MPH and doing screw balll things that a 42 year old has no business doing . I lost it and the handlbars gave me an enema and the water did the rest . Ever hit the water doing 67? Its hard and my ribs paid the price. :yike: :chuckle:
Post by: Huntboy on December 16, 2011, 01:07:16 PM
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Post by: BeeMan on December 16, 2011, 03:47:54 PM
Seriously though.....congrats to Bradleigh and Makayla they showed the whole family up this year! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: buck man on December 17, 2011, 01:51:04 PM
u have definantly raised ur daughters right and they definantly have more patients than i myself have.and a cougars fan to boot is a plus. a guy my grandparents know talked me in to bow hunting so im gonna get the multi season tag next year so i can try my luck at bow hunting, probably wont harvest one being its my first year but i heard it fun and wanna try it while im still young haha any tips u could give me?
Get your bow set up right by a reputable shop and make sure it fits you. Then lots and lots of practice. Have fun and don't get discouraged. Try all venues of bow hunting also.... spot and stalk, still hunting ,blinds, and stands., then choose which one you like best. Shoot 3 d shoots also. Lots of fun and great folks. Just have fun flinging arrows :chuckle: :tup:
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