I had the good fortune to hunt Iowa this past week for the first time. I had the time of my life and my wife did too, and she doesn't hunt. She hung out with my buddies wife which is a story in it self.
After a couple blown opportunities I connected on this nice nine point. The shot was a real good double lung pass through. He ran about 50 yards but not real fast and tail down and stopped and looked back to see what that was all about. He then took a couple steps, paused, and started walking. At this point he was almost out of sight behind some tree so I as quick as I could pulled my video camera out of my pocket and by the time it turned on I could not find him. The buck had gotten behind too many trees and over the ridge. He didn't go far though. I found him just beyond the last sighting.
Earlier this fall I had the good fortune to get was at that time my biggest buck yet with the bow and led off my story with the blind squirrel line. I was immediately taken to task by Barry Wensel since I had attended his boot camp. In fact, here is his response:
"Blind squirrel?? Blind squirrel??? What do you mean? Didn't you attend Barry Wensel's Trophy Whitetail Bootcamp in the spring of 2016? And now... you shoot the biggest buck of your life?? Coincidence??? I think not! You are now a fine tuned trophy harvesting machine and we'll expect this from you EVERY year from now on. Good job buddy. Way to keep your cool. Congrats. BW "
Yes, Barry does deserve his fair share of credit here.
As I said, this was the time of my life and I hope I can do it again.
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The blood trail was everything that you ever hope for.
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Nice buck, congrats! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Looks like a blind squirrel could've followed that blood trail! Congrats my friend
Very nice congrats
Special and fulfilling harvest...Congrats!
Great buck!!Congrats
Very nice. Congrats
Well done and nice buck.
Awesome buck !
:archer:
Congrats Greg! Beautiful buck! Iowa is a special place for whitetails!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
:clapper:
Very nice! Looks like a good year for you!
congrats
You've set the bar pretty high for me down here this week.
Beautiful Buck- congrats again Greg!
Thats terrific Greg, congratulations.
Congratulations Brother.
Awesome deer.
congrats
Very nice buck! Congrats to you! Wow!
Beauty of a buck! Congrats Greg!
Congrats. Taking a big one is about as good a feeling as you can find in the natural world.
Awesome buck!
Congrats,
Bisch
Congrats!! That's a great deer.
That's a really nice buck! Congratulations! :clapper:
Bernie
Congrats Gregg.
I've seen way too many pics of Greg with animals to be surprised by this one. PDK.....that's your nickname.
Really nice Greg!
Nice buck.
Congratulations Greg. That is a fine trophy and a well deserved one at that.
Double post...apology
Congrats, a great deer for sure!
Congratulations Greg on another great hunt! You've had a very good year!
-Jay
What a buck, congrats!
A very nice accomplishment.
Beautiful buck congrats!
Thanks for all of the nice comments and congratulations. It was fun and I can't wait to plan and do more of these.
PDK? What's that about Kevin?
Many congrats, Greg, on a great buck!
Congrats on a beautiful deer!
QuoteOriginally posted by Greg Szalewski:
PDK? What's that about Kevin?
Why...Polish Deer Killer of course. ;)
Good job again Greg!
Thats a stud! Congrats!. Tell us a little bit about your rig set up, what arrow and broad head did you use?
Atta'boy
Tim
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That's a good one Kevin.
Beautiful deer sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
For a blind squirrel you seem to be doin just fine at gathering "nuts".
Great job, congrats!
Blind squirrels don't find two nuts in a season ;) congrats!
Super buck Greg. The land of giants for sure. Congrats...
Congrats Greg on another beauty! :clapper: :clapper:
Awesome deer.....
,,Sam,,
Greg,
Congratulations on a dandy buck. You done good...really good!
The correlation between the size, and the number of bucks one takes after going though Barry's Bootcamp is a little amazing. I know it helped.
Great job Greg!!
Wish I was a blind squirrel...
Congratulations, Greg. Well done!
Great job Greg! Congrats
Great Buck! Congrats!!
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Nice buck, Greg! Congrats :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great job Greg! You can be deservedly proud of that one.
Great lookin deer Greg..! Congrats to you..!!
That is a great buck and a memory for a lifetime. Congrats!
That's a good one Greg! Congrats!
Great deer congrats