Two bucks down , but I'm gonna let the guys tell the tale. They were there , I was at work... :banghead:
Looking forward to hearing about their success!
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Oh boy!
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Can't wait..... :campfire:
Let's play a game....how many times am I gonna refresh this page in the next 2 hours :campfire:
8 TIMES..
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None of us should have to turn in tonight without knowing. It's just plain unethical!
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I hope they have internet at cabin!! :laughing:
I'm goin over after dark cause they are huntin right now I'm sure.
Shootin hours are over at 7:33 so hang tight... :thumbsup:
It's 7:54?????????
Bring it guys! :campfire:
Wow sure makes me want to be back there! Let's hear the story guys. :campfire:
Its Central time, just now getting good and dark...
Wish you could come Tim!
ALRIGHT!.....lets hear some stories, and see some pictures. congratts! to the shooters.
They haven't come in yet, more deer down ??? LOL
While we are waiting I poked around Missouri Dept Wildlife site. From what I could interpret nonresidents can take two does and two bucks. Only one buck prior to Nov 11. Is this the case at your hunts Kenny?
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:readit: We need the story...!
Yes, only 1 buck before gun and only 2 by any method. We used to get 2 with bow and another with gun.
I told the guys I stirred up a hornets nest for them. They say they aren't writers, so I will give the Reader's Digest version as I know it.
First day Ray saw a nice 8 at 10 yards and passed it. He saw some bucks cross a field so next morn he put a climber up a tree there where they went in. 2 bucks came in and he shot the bigger one. With a twig deflection, it was a paunch shot. He did everything right IMO by sitting in stand for a couple hours and then waiting about 6 hours to look for him.
We looked for about 4 1/2 hours with 4 drops of blood to go on in a couple hundred yards. Nothing. The brush was shoulder high and nearly impenetrable . You could only see a few feet from you.
He went back the next day and listened for yotes in the early morning and then made some sweeps just looking. Saw some vultures get up and they were on the deer. With the temps in the 70s and 30 hours later, the meat was spoiled. He played it as well as possible but it happens.
I need a tracking dog.
Aldo's buck came in with another smaller buck this morning in a stand he hung after seeing deer there from the new gap stand. Pretty short story here, he shot the one, it ran 50 yards, fell, got up and fell again for good . The smaller buck stood around the stand for 15 minutes and looked around.
This is the best I remember the happenings of the week. They saw several other bucks , lots of does, more turkeys than I thought we had, and had a good time, and want to come back if possible.
I hope they come back, I really enjoyed visiting with both of them!! :thumbsup:
Told as it was told to me... (I hope) :)
Pics in a bit...
Ray's buck (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180928/faa79cfa9aa2f6792323fbacd90512b0.jpg)
Aldo's buck (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180928/14f62ea793ab2d045aed4814e0e7cf96.jpg)
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Awesome job guys! :thumbsup:
That is awesome! Congrats to you guys!
Congrats to the hunters....
,,Sam,,
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Good job boys!!
Tim B
congratts!..guys :thumbsup:
Congrats to Ray and Aldo! You guys made it happen with adjustments, and Ray, things happen, but you persevered and it ended in the best way possible considering the circumstances. Good for you.
David
Spectacular!
Congrats guys!!
Kenny, I gotta get up there and hunt with you one of these days!
Sweet! :thumbsup:
Congratulations to all!
Heck Kenny ...99% of the people here are not writers... they just tell their Story by typing ...no different than talking. last I checked I hadn't seen the Magna Carta anywhere around here :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
So thanks Kenny for typing the conversation you had with them. I really appreciate you taking the time to share with us.
Great success, congrats to the hunters and host!
Well done fellas.
Couple nice bucks!!
Way to go guys! :thumbsup:
Nice job guys. Off to a good start!
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Great bucks guys. Congrats to all!!
Congrats guys!!
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Impressive and congrats. On first glance hard to tell the difference between the bucks or the hunters.
Way to go guys!!!!
Congrats!
Bisch
And another one today...(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180928/c6f5aedab09ea94017a6a013f0536a16.jpg)
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that's awesome, meat in the freezer. congratts!
Succulent camp meat baby!!! :notworthy:
Beautiful deer....! Congrats to all.
Off to a good start, Kenny.
Awesome!!
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Way to go guys.
Aldo's buck was much heavier, Ray sent me another pic to kind of show the difference.
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Aldo's buck was much heavier, Ray sent me another pic to kind of show the difference.
They had trouble lifting Aldo's into the pickup.... :o
Ray's
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Aldo's
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Probably a years diff in age
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Great start! congrats to both!
Just returned from a great hunt at Kenny's Missouri Lease, We had a great time, my hunting partner Aldo and I were able to take two very nice bucks and a doe. Aldo's buck will more then likely make pope and young, it was the biggest body deer I have every seen, I was amazed at its sizes. You don't have to to kill anything to have a great time on this hunt, just listening to the owls in the morning is worth the trip. We saw many does and other bucks, as we left the farm one day we saw an amazing buck in the bean field. I had the opportunity to observe some big does and how smart they are, just watching ,you can see why they are so hard to kill. I was very impressed by he number of deer and turkeys we saw,on some mornings we seen fifteen to twenty deer, we also saw a few coyotes on this trip. Most of all I'd like to thank Kenny for making us feel at home, it was joy to meet Kenny and sit and talk with him. The morning before we were scheduled to leave, I was able to kill a nice doe, a great way to end the trip.
Many thanks Kenny for the memories, hope to see you next year, Ray
Thank you Ray and Aldo, it was great to meet you . I love to visit with like minded people, I check in with hunters at cabin every chance I get. (Probably too often, feel like I'm intruding on their hunt)
Another 2 guys who think a lot like myself about deer and deer hunting.
Hope to see you again!
kenny
Well, I finally made it back to VA from Ray's house. Ray said it all in his earlier post. We had a great time. The property supports a lot of deer and turkey. Saw coyotes, skunk, opossum and a few really good deer. We got a bit luck with the weather after a couple of days of heat and muted deer movement it really opened up when the morning temps dipped to the mid 40s. Had great conversations with Kenny and will keep many memories from this hunt. Kenny makes a pretty sharp bow as well, enjoyed shooting at the cabin in between hunts.
Kenny was a great host, making sure we had what we needed including the use of a ATV and a tree-stand with a deer target for practice. Thank you for everything. As Ray said, hope to see you next year as well.
Thank you Aldo!! Was great to meet you!
And that 6 strand string made me think, so I made one for my bro this morning as his arrows were borderline stiff. With less silencer material and less string, his bow is behaving wonderfully now!! Thank you!
Congrats Ray and Aldo. You boys are setting some high expectations for the following boys!
Tim B
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Congrats, guys!