Today was one of those magicial morning when the rut switch gets turned on.Mornings like this are what I wait for all year. I shot this one at 7:45 am with my Morrison and a Abowyer Brown Bear on the end of a purple heart footed cedar. Note how well my high tech camo blends in. Another trad ganger was with me and shot a buck at 6:50 am. As soon as I get his pictures I will add them. Right now he's smiling so much I don't think he can type !!!
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Great Buck!
Way to go Wapiti, nice looking deer and bow. That's the best camo in the world. Congrats again.
Heck YEAH Bob!!
Nice buck.
What, you weren't wearing you pink cap? :bigsmyl:
CONGRATULATIONS Bob!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
Chaser, great job and great picture.
Shick
Ken ,
I passed the pink cap on !
Thanks Bob
Nice...really nice!!!
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Good looking buck! :thumbsup:
I might be sick tomorrow. Awesome pic. Great camo! well done.
Very nice buck. I have next week off work to hunt. I'm hoping that the rut is kicking in gear here in northern Iowa!
:bigsmyl: :thumbsup:
Awesome animal!! Nice job!
Congradulations. Hap
:thumbsup: good job :thumbsup:
Congrats on a fine deer! :clapper:
WAAAAAAY TOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOO, awesome job!!!
NICE! Looks like he was right under you.
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He was going to walk right under me and out of my life. It's a shot that I won't take unless I have to. Oh ya my scent control worked great too ! ( eat an apple on stand)
Congrats on the great looking buck!
wooo hoo! Man, great job! Congrats!
nice Bob!
yes... Yes... YES!!! Short tracking job, ya think? :thumbsup:
... mike ...
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Way to go Bob!!
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Larry
Very Nice, Great Job !!
Another smiling, happy, bowhunter!!!
Sincere congrats, and many happy returns!!!
Thanks for sharing!!! :thumbsup:
Congrats Bob,very cool and a very nice buck!!!
Nice deer Bob, congrats on a great job!!!
David
Great deer and photos Congrats
Glad the rut is turning on. Great job and thanks for sharing the hunt.
Nice buck Bob, congratulations :thumbsup:
Great buck - congratulations!
This is my favorite week of the year!
Awesome,Congrats!! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Sweeeettt! Great buck! Congratulations!
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:bigsmyl: :notworthy: Good job.
Congrats Bob, real nice buck!
Hey there! yep, I can finally type and still smileing! I am the other trad ganger that was with Bob. What a morning and Im without words. All I can say is thanks to Bob for showing me the way! Shot this 10pt. Buck at 6:50am using a 1969 Bear Kodiak mag, I purchased at the trad blanket at Denton Hill this past summer. Its 50lbs @ 28", harrelson archery Cedar arrows with zwickey 2 blade 125 grain broad head.I bought this bow with the intentions of killing a deer with it because it is its 40th year in existance. who knew!
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Im new at images, i hope this worked!
Peter Smith
Guess Ill have to get Bob to post the pic!
Pete
Congrats!! Nice job
Congrats all around! Gotta love November.
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pete,
e-mail me the photo, I'll get it posted.
BobW
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :jumper: very nice
congrats
Way to go Bob!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Lee
gotta love when it comes together!! Nice job!
NICE ONE!! Congrats!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
congrats Bob , nice deer . Well done . Drew
Very nice. Congrats!
Sweet buck.Way to go.
Congratulations Pete, were the heck is the pic :banghead:
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nice buck..Good job
Congrads guys :thumbsup:
Ok here is the buck Pete shot. The picture doesn't do it justice ! I taught him everything he knows ! Guess I have to teach him how to take pictures next ! LOL I will let him tell his story.
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Here they are together. I hope all of my trad brothers get to experience a morning like this !
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Wow, two bruisers! You guys have done well!! Keep smiling...
congrats Pete
Man I wish you guys had gotten better pix together, awesome day!
Congrats again to both :notworthy:
CONGRATULATIONS Pete!!!!!!!!!! :clapper:
Outstanding, fellas. Congrats to both of you!
AWESOME hunt, thanks for sharing!
A future "classic" photo...one to look back on!!!
Congrats to you both again.
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Way to go boys!
Very Nice! :notworthy:
Congrats :thumbsup:
The story Bob wants me to tell is very simple, first of all, its true, he has taught me so much you cant imagine. This deer being my second trad deer, and my first trad buck.
I usually hunt the same stand year after year, which I didnt climb up in it till about 6:30 am. Got a late start we'd been to camp since sunday and I just finished up a 68 hour shift at the firehouse sunday morning.
On the way into my stand, I put out a couple scent bombs with that code blue stuff you can buy at wally world. I have had decent luck with it in years past so why not use it some more?
Got set up in my stand, all harnessed in and sat for around 20 min. I heard some noise out about 75 yards in front of me, but couldnt see anything, its quite thick out that way. Heard some more noise and all of a sudden theres a buck about 15 yds to my right coming in at a gallup. He stops around 12 yds behind a tree, his head and neck exposed but no shot. I never saw him approach, theres a big pine tree on my right at about 2 o'clock, thats were they all sneak in from.
I figured I was doomed to be caught as I had to stand and turn 45 degrees to my right to get off a shot. He never even noticed me, and was focused on sniffing the odor from the scent bomb that was upwind. He happened to be standing between the 2 of them and the wind blew it in his face stopping him in his tracks! Fortunately for me he decided to look upwind trying to zero in on that sweet smell, his nose was working overtime.
He then decided to take 2 steps forward, which gave me just enouph time to stand up, draw and pic a spot. He was still looking the other way when I let her fly. this all took place in under a minute. Bob and I call it a gift from God when this stuff happens.
The arrow went in just an inch behind the right shoulder blade taking out his right lung, the top of his heart and then came out his arm pit,and through his left front leg. He reared back, snapped off the knock end of the arrow and took off running, I watched him head into the thick stuff behind me but never saw him fall down.
I was shaking as the adrenyline was pumping and just couldnt believe what had just transpired.
I waited a half an hour before I got down to start looking for blood. I have seen deer run a long ways mortally wounded, and I didnt want to loose this one as it looked like it may rain. I retrieved what was left of my arrow and started out on a trail of turned up leaves and tracks. Didnt have to walk more than 50 yds and there he was laying dead next to the brush pile. Never did find any blood till I was almost on top of him.
I called Bob on his phone because I thought he was hunting in his portable climber nearby, turns out he wasnt. At the same time he was going to dial me and tell me he had a buck down. I couldnt believe it! We had each shot two nice bucks in less than a hour apart.
This happened last year Bob had shot a real nice buck and 20 min later I shot my first trad deer a doe.
I guess we will have to make it a rule not to go hunting during the rut without the other. You cant make this stuff up!
Sorry for the long post!
Once again thanks to Bob, my life long friend and mentor!
Also happy Birthday to my 69 kodiak magnum! What a way to show your stuff after 40 years!
Pete
Oh yeah, Bob, Art took a pic with his camera in the woods. Dont know what happened to it.
note to self, take an online photography class.
Pete
Very nice,Congratulations
Fantastic bucks, and nice photography! Thanks for sharing, and congratulations!
Congrat to both of you. Great job
Awesome! More lifetime memories!
Great Buck!! Very nice pic also, it screams tradition. Congrats Joe
Pete, Nice Buck, Congrats on your Buck also :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Lee
Bob , thats a dandy buck...mark
doesn't get much better than that, congrats to you both
Thanks to everyone of my trad brothers. I hope each one of you have a special day in the woods this fall !!
I also thank you all and wish you all the luck in the world this season.
Pete
Bob,Congrats on the nice deer. Tell Amanda I said hi. You getting her out hunting?
Very cool! Congrats to you both!
Linc, Great to hear from you. I thought about you this year as I drove past your house on the way to Quebec to go moose hunting. Amanda hasn't been hunting but is back shooting after her bout with target panic. She won the Champion of Champions at Hawkeye this year and is still on cloud nine. Hope all is well with you.
Bob
wow, two great bucks, one great story! beautiful time of the year with your old hunting bud...it just doesn't get any better than that! remind me to go hunting with you two next year....nice job...john