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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: kennym on November 22, 2022, 07:02:26 PM
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A while before gun season I hung a stand specifically for the rut.
Not really a pinch point but a crossroads of travel.
Hunted it once in gun (with bow)But the northwest wind didn’t work well. No snorts just nervousness in all deer that came in , saw six bucks but not what I wanted close enough.
So a few days later we had a south southwest wind and I thought what the heck , we will try her again. So I sneaked in up the bottom of a ditch and carefully picked my way to the stand, which by the way is only 10’ off the ground on a good sized pin oak. Also when I hung it I cut some leafy branches and tied on to help break my outline.
Now I’ve sat an hour or more and seen a few deer including two little bucks when I hear a grunt.
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It wasn’t a squeaky little buck grunt and I’m standing . Here comes a doe on course to pass me at 30 yards with a good buck following and grunting.
I’m thinking “crap I’m in the wrong spot again!!” Then she turns hard right and they come. And keep coming , she is moving pretty fast and I’ll be shooting to my right, damn those branches I put up are gonna block shooting that way .
She comes on and at ten yards she suddenly looks right at me for a second and takes two hops .
I’m thinkin this just blew up, but the buck stops in the same spot, now twenty feet behind his gal. He is quartering to me a little but at ten I can do this. I’m almost at full draw when he looks up at me and the arrow is gone.
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It’s unbelievable the reflexes whitetails have, he spins to his left and the arrow hits him about 8” back of where I wanted .
I wanted to throw up right then . He blasts thru 50 yards of timber, jumps the ditch and goes thru some trees, I can hear the arrow clatter on the trees.
Dammit , maybe I should have let down but when I get to full draw on a deer that doesn’t seem to be an option. I watch him cross 200 yards of clover at full speed and into the next timber.
I mark the place he crashed thru the trees into the clover field and where he went into the timber.
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:archer2:
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Popcorn at ready.
:shaka:
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Now I just feel sick , I drop my bow flat on the leaves below and just stand there ,this sucks .
I gather my stuff and quietly get down and sneak out and go home, text bro “ think I just gut shot a buck”
We went back in morning, no hair at shot site, no blood, no arrow .
Finally we find a spec of blood in middle of clover field, and after much looking , another at edge of timber.
Three hours later we find a few more. Then nothing at all, still no arrow and no blood to go on .
We start looking toward the heaviest cover, you can see a ways in this timber so we start gridding it. After a quarter mile circle John says hey come here. The buck is laying on the edge of a small weed field , he went til he dropped, about 550 yards . Thank You Lord
As it turned out the arrow never made it thru the bottom , hence no blood on ground, he was full of blood and the liver was hit. I guess him spinning away when the arrow struck robbed enough energy to hinder penetration .
I used a bow I built last spring from hard maple and glass with defects I cut out and camo painted .
64” takedown , 47@28 , Beman Centershots with a 200 grain VPA three blade up front .
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Well, that’s the story and here is the buck ... [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Awesome write up Kenny.
And great deer.
Congrats.
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Nice work Kenny! Way to stick with it.
Congratulations
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He's a nice one Kenny. Glad you found him.
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It happens, good follow up man
Tim B
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Real nice buck. I am glad you found him.
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i hate when it happens like that, believe me. i know.
congrats! on stickin with it and finding him. :thumbsup: thats a good one.
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Congratulations Kenny, way to follow up.
You Done Good….Really Good!
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I could feel the pain and anguish ....and releif !
Great looking Buck , and story ken . Truly Happy you made the recovery .
Congratulations with a fine animal ...enjoy the many gifts given my friend , and Thank you for taking us along.
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Great story. Congrats.
Homemade bows work good to.
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Great stuff Kenny congrats!
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:thumbsup:
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Congratulations Kenny, way to stick with it to the end.
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Way to go Kenny!!!!
Congrats!
Bisch
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Thanks guys, I'm blessed to live in pretty good deer country, crops and cover everywhere. Also blessed to have a good bro who likes to track... :goldtooth:
Here is his buck he got just before rifle. 8 yards stalked in on a bedded buck and threw hedge apples at him til he got up . Shot with a proto kids bow that came in heavy and he liked it!!54" D/R - 44#@28" I think with GT 500s and 200 grain VPA up front.
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Oops here he is ... ( I helped him track too...
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Sweet..
He looks younger than you:)
:laughing: :wavey:
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He should look younger :biglaugh:, cause he is!!
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Congratulations Kenny! Beautiful buck and good write up! Your brother's buck is awesome too! Thanks for posting it up! Happy Thanksgiving! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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He should look younger :biglaugh:, cause he is!!
Just about everyone is. LOL
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Well done
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Nice job man!
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Nice deer!
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Congrats to you Kenny and your brother! Nice bucks! :thumbsup:
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Been there once or twice myself. Great Job ! Nice bucks for both of ya :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congratulation Kenny. Kenny knows where to put stands i can tell you that from experience. He is a pretty good shot to. See you Friday Kenny.
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GREAT STUFF KENNY!!! :jumper: :jumper: :jumper: :jumper:
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He should look younger :biglaugh:, cause he is!!
Just about everyone is. LOL
Ummmm, you may wanna rethink that :laughing:
Happy Thanksgiving folks!
Thanks to all!
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Nice buck Kenny. He made you work for it all the way. Good for you!
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how satisfying it is to have a hunting strategy come together.
Excellent plan fulfillment success Kenny...Congrats!!!
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Awesome Kenny thanks for sharing.
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Congratulations on a beautiful buck and way to stick with a difficult tracking job. I look forward to your stories every year.
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Thanks guys, I was really surprised when it actually worked similarly to what I was thinking. The deer usually come from behind me every time. :biglaugh:
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Kenny, well done!
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Love it when a plan comes together.
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Thanks guys, I'm kinda caught up and about to start after em again...
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Get er done pap pap....
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Saw a decent 8 tonite, but he was a bit far and had some brush. Don't think I'da shot him anyway...