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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: B.O.D. on April 28, 2007, 10:09:00 AM
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This am Jake and i went out to the set-up that I set the day before and for once, everything went according to plan!!
Opening day I had a shotgunner shoot the bird that was coming in to my set-up...maddening to say the least.
This am the gobblers were sounding off early and after flydown they came right thru the hole in the fence that you can see just past the pic of the decoys.
The tom came in, saw the jake( not the one sitting with me in the blind.. ;) )and came over to strut and give him the what-for :goldtooth: .
I waited for the shot, took it and the arrow screamed thru him without slowing down!
He walked a bit and he was done.
no running away, no flying, just real slow gimpy walking.
My Mississippi Lake Longbow and a heavy ash arrow did the trick.
It is my 1st bird.
Next up it's Jake's turn( my buddy, not the bird that is..) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/ashstyk/IMGP0994.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/ashstyk/IMGP0997.jpg)
BD
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He was between 20 and 25#'s ( no scale yet) and had an 8" beard.
BD (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v611/ashstyk/IMGP0996.jpg)
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:thumbsup: Awesome!
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Congrats guys, nice bird :thumbsup:
Serge
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Nice, Cary, very nice!!!
Congrats!!
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Cool stuff, congratulations on a fine bird. I hope Jake(not the bird) gets one soon.
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wow! Your season opens before ours too? NOT FAIR!
Congrats on a great looking bird!
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SWEEET!!!!
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Awesome Bird Cary, especially considering the bad luck the other day, having a Bird shot out almost from under you!
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Nice Job!!
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Great turk, way to hang in there after the opening day bad luck! Congrats.
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Congrats Cary,, I was a little worried when you said you shot Tom, but when you stated that it had 8" I knew it wasn't the OBB. Way to go,, Jake your next,, Good luck!! ,,Frank
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Great stuff guys.You got me to wee Franky.
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Congrats!
:wavey: :clapper: :clapper:
See you tomorrow ;)
F-Manny
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Good job! :thumbsup:
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Cary and Jake,
Awesome job. Great you could share that together. Good luck Jake. I'll respond to your email soon re bees :)
Tim
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TOO COOL :thumbsup: :notworthy:
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Great job ! That is something be proud of. What kind of blind is that ?
DR
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it is a groundmax eclipse deluxe from Cabela's, gret blind.
BD
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Way to go Buddy! Let's hope you have the same sort of good karma in September.
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Way to Go Brotha! That is one gorgeous bird. Nice shooting! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
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Congrats! PM sent.
I see you use the corner windows too. I find that orientaion gives me the most room with my longbow.
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Cary,
Congrats on the bird!!! Obviously the new blind serves its purpose well...
Frank
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way to go man. congrats!
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Very nice tom,,, I wish they all went down like that.. Where did ya hit that bird to put him down like that.
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Hi All,
Saturday morning was a textbook hunt.
Saturday afternoon was a nature documentary :)
We didn't get birds to come in to the decoys, but we saw plenty in the fields, and a dozen deer including a doe and a yearling who didn't know what the blind WAS, but they knew they didn't LIKE it. Played 'stomp&peek' with us for a good 15min until they got bored and wandered off. We waited them out (even though it was after legal turkey time) just to not spook them or let them associate the blind with people. Really shows why you have to either leave your blind set up for them to get used to it or brush it in well. Turkeys walk right by but deer notice changes.
Not quite the same success as BigDog, but it was a good afternoon out all the same.
Sunday we took in the all traditional shoot in Chelsea PQ (Special Guest Star Frenchymanny) which was a great time in spite of the wet start.
Next weekend it'll be back to the turkeys
Jake
(who is feeling hopeful with all these wishes of good luck!)
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Congrats!!
Good Luck Jake...
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Way to go Cary, Congrats.Go get em Jake.Look forward to seeing pics of your gobbler next.
Gary
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I'm confident that Jake will get one on the ground this coming weekend, we have a good spot and so far 2 toms have been shot off the same flock of hens.
We shoot them, a new boy comes to play...LOL
Now that we have one under our belt, the game seems a bit easier.
Good luck JAKE!( on a tom)
BD
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Congrats on the great bird! :thumbsup:
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Very nice Cary Congrads!!I missed this before haven,t been on much lately.I'm hoping to get my first as well maybe this weekend.Congrads again TM
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Very Nice! Congrats! :clapper:
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Tom,
Best of luck to you, are you hunting out of a blind?? :archer: :pray:
CDG
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Good luck Jake, go get it!
:thumbsup:
F-Manny
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:thumbsup:
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Way to go Cary! Hopefully I'll get to post one soon.
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Hey Big Dog,
hope that you try again for a second bird, then we can have a grand feast! Best Wishes
TFW
;) :p
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Congrats!!Well done and with a longbow very nice.
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Fingers crossed for Jake!
:pray: :pray:
F-Manny
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Good luck Jake,we'll be waiting for pics :saywhat:
Frenchymanny,when are you getting your new longbow?
Serge
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Hi Serge,
Sometime in August!
I hope Jake made it.....
F-Manny
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Too cool! Congratulations guys. :thumbsup:
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Hi all,
Well, as you might have guessed from the lack of another picture of my smiling face (yes, I AM smiling in that picture ;) ) no bird for Jake this weekend. In spite of all your well wishes and encouragement I... mm.mm.m.m....mm....missed!!
:mad:
Now, I can offer excuses, but I'm not gonna. I will tell you what happened so that I can at least serve as a warning to others. :readit:
Saturday Morning, Big Dog and I were set up in a good spot where we knew there was at least one gobbler (because we heard him saying goodnight as we sat by the bonfire). We waited patiently for sunrise (encouraged by more gobbling at first light) and patiently for full light and patiently some more... Eventually, the waiting paid off and two jakes appeared along the fence row. BigDog laid on the box call and got their attention, they crossed the fence, looked happy about Jennistein (my restitched hen decoy), but then they saw Jake Jr. (the other coy).
Unfortunately, the two jakes were rather unchivalrous. Rather than shout 'unhand that fair hand stitched damsel' and lay on to the foamy intruder, they went with "who us? nope, we were just here to read the meter, but we'll come back when you're not busy" and tried to slip away without even slowing down.
As a result, they quickly walked past my shooting window so I shifted position to the other open window to get a shot angle. I was worried that they'd walk out of sight so I steadied my hand, bore down and released-- only to watch the arrow zip harmlessly across the bow of the lead jake. In worrying about the edge of the window, I neatly and perfectly centered the arrow in the 'space' between the bird and the window edge. A clean miss.
:knothead:
A rookie mistake-- by worrying about the jake walking beyond the window I was focused on that diminishing gap instead of picking a spot where I want to hit. I guess that makes me an instinctive gap shooter now.
Live and learn and the excitement was still there! As BigDog says "well, that's as close as anyone can get without bringing home meat"
The part that surprised me most was that neither jake paid any mind to the arrow at all. They just walked out of view as if nothing had happened!
We hunted hard the rest of the weekend and saw birds every time we were out, but none close enough for a shot- except for a couple of hens. BigDog sung songs and told lies via box and slate, but it just wasn't to be. He might have had one tom's interest, but some Sunday morning dog walkers picked that day to pass between us. No joy.
So, that's the bad news.
In the win column, a good time was had all the same. Good food, good friends, time afield. All better than money could buy. The hospitality of herself, The Forest Witch, was worth the trip all by itself.
Seeing a broadwinged hawk alight in the fence and sit quietly until 'Officer Crow' told him "move along", watching crows mob another hawk and do ariel battle with a turkey vulture... memorable. Crows are fearless and relentless (until they get their comeuppance from a wee sparrow)
Listening to a live hen clucking up close and personal (quieter than I thought), enjoying the conversation between BigDog and another hen and then counting coup on the hen just to see how much I could move around in the blind and not be seen... enlightening!
So, no bird I'm sorry to say, but it'll be a good excuse to go out next week and try again.
Jake
(who has nothing to eat but humble pie this week, but is still WAY ahead)
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:bigsmyl:
BD
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Jake,
There's more to it than above! Your inner self has a problem with ya shootin something called JAKE!!! Now Tom would pose no problems for you. Keep practicing and haven fun thats what it's all about. I took another buddy out Saturday morning. Sat him upside a tree at first light and let out two sets of yelps on the diaphram and within 6 mins Gobbler was a dead! Five of them came in real quick.
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Jake,
Thank you for sharing, very well said! :wavey: :campfire:
F-Manny