2013 WTA Members "Success" stories and pictures

[jiane]

Hey everybody,

We'll get this one started a little earlier this year, as we have WTA members headed to the far reaches of the country for elk, moose, and other fun critters.

After you submit your stories and pictures to the STUMP SHOOTER, how about posting some stories and pictures of your "Success" this year. Now "Success" means different things to different people, so even if you finally successfully made it to the woods, tell us about it. For others, "success" means a full freezer, or a superb specimen of the species of interest, or just a great time out with family or friends Tell us about them.

[smoke1953]

Good idea Jerry. I leave for my first elk hunt with Pete McMiller on Wednesday in NW Colorado. Hearing my first bugle, seeing my first elk and enjoying my first camping at 9200 ft will all be very special. Hopefully all the sights, sounds and opportunities will give me plenty to report.

[ChuckC]

Bruce, you are gonna find out that the problem with a first like that is you are gonna need a second, and a third. . . . good luck, shoot straight.
ChuckC

[Leland]

Good Luck and safe travels to everyone.
Leland

[Greg Szalewski]

Great idea Jerry. It will be nice to hear all the stories. Good luck all.

[BowHuntingFool]

Great idea is right.... My first bear hunt coming in 2 weeks, cant wait, already got charged twice by a 300+ pound bear and theres a new bigger bear coming in! Oh yeah and just got my new Big River recurve all tuned up for this hunt! Yeah Buddy!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Sounds like you fellas are gonna be able to fill this thread right up!

[BowHuntingFool]

Too much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Steve D]

Congrats, well earned !!!!!!!!!!!!What is the bow weight and arrow set up used?

[BowHuntingFool]

Steve, 48# at 28", 150 heritage, 225 up front, complete pass thru and stuck in the ground. Not sure on the arrow length, I think around 29.5.... 568g I believe!

[Kevin Winkler]

Congrat's Joe!.......Heh brother! I also got one.
I used my new Tall Tines longbow, 53# @ 28" AD Trad arrows with a 225gr Tuff Head. The bear only went 15yds.
 
 

[Kevin Winkler]

I never posted pics of the turkey I took this Spring......so here they are!

 
 

[BowHuntingFool]

Well done Kevin! What zone did you hunt in? I was up in D, lots of bears. I wish we could hunt em every year here, too much fun!

[Kevin Winkler]

Joe, I was hunting in D also. We hunted around Drummond. I saw quite a few also. I have shot 5 bears before this one,but they were all with my wheel bow. My goal was to harvest a legal bear with a longbow, the other goal was to shoot a 400lb bear but that didn't happen. I'm not trying to please anyone but me.....so I'm happy with my bear.

[smoke1953]

Congrats Kevin. Still waiting for a hit on my bait.Down to last few days. They've got to be getting tired of acorns by now.

[Kevin Winkler]

Bruce, Hang in there! We will be waiting to hear about your 11th hour success.

[Greg Szalewski]

I put some meat in the freezer this weekend. I really have to laugh after this one though. I used to think that when a deer ran back to the thick stuff on my property and made for a 150yd drag through alders and marsh grass that was a lot of work. Going out to hunt on my recent trip to AK was way more work than that. I was smiling all the way back to the truck with her.

 

[Gun]

Nice shirt Greg. Congrats on the deer!

[smoke1953]

Congrats Greg. Any Alaska stories I missed?

[Greg Szalewski]

Thanks Gun, that is my new favorite huntin shirt.

Bruce, thanks as well. I started a thread on PBS but have not had a chance to ad to it. I will next week I hope after I write my presidents column, the WBH column, a tip for the Stump Shooter, and start on my story for the Stump Shooter. But before that I am going hunting.