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Title: Feller was in my tree!!
Post by: RC on December 14, 2011, 08:45:00 PM
I went hunting this evening on a small oak ridge. The acorns have fell out but it has a lot of Honeysuckle on it which is good winter time hunting.
 I hung an old Warren Sweat loc-on in a tree at the beginning of the season and had to go sit it at least once. As I was slipping up to the stand something caught me eye and I looked up and there was a hunter already in my tree.

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/rcswampbucket/IMG_1937.jpg)

 Look close and you can see the loc-on on the right of the tree and the "hunter" higher on the left.
 I climbed anyway after running the fella off. He came back a few minutes later for a snapshot then left again. I did`nt kill anything..don`t know about him.RC

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/rcswampbucket/IMG_1938.jpg)
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Post by: Bow Bum on December 14, 2011, 08:46:00 PM
Cool pics, and story!

B
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Post by: Henry Hammer on December 14, 2011, 08:48:00 PM
That is cool RC! I have had one of them try to take my bow away, must like them white feathers..Henry
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Post by: wooddamon1 on December 14, 2011, 08:53:00 PM
Too cool!
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Post by: landman on December 14, 2011, 08:54:00 PM
And that kind of thing is just one more reason I always carry my little Kimber Ultra Raptor.
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Post by: sheephunter on December 14, 2011, 09:03:00 PM
Neat!
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Post by: Blaino on December 14, 2011, 09:17:00 PM
Cool pic RC!  I'd bet he didn't go hungry.....
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Post by: Covey on December 14, 2011, 09:18:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by landman:
And that kind of thing is just one more reason I always carry my little Kimber Ultra Raptor.
Not sure I understand that statement... are you gonna shoot the owl?8^(
Anyway, Cool pics and story as always RC

Jason
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Post by: kennym on December 14, 2011, 09:24:00 PM
Cool birds aren't they?
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Post by: SELFBOW19953 on December 14, 2011, 09:28:00 PM
You know, RC, if it's public property, first come, first served (even if it's an owl)!!!
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Post by: Duncan on December 14, 2011, 10:27:00 PM
I've had Cooper's Hawks try to remove my headnet on more than one occasion!

Cool pics!
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Post by: Friend on December 15, 2011, 07:27:00 AM
Just one way to thoroughly find joy in the hunt.

Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: bretto on December 15, 2011, 08:03:00 AM
Good pics. RC. Someday I'm going to make it to the southern swamps for a stroll.
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Post by: Roadkill on December 15, 2011, 09:19:00 AM
A great and normally unseen hunter. Worthy of admiration. We we chukar hunting earlier this month and came up a draw with two dwarfed trees. Three were huddled there.  We walked around them.  Not another tree for miles up in the high desert
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Post by: joebuck on December 15, 2011, 12:09:00 PM
Was that Warren and Sweat american made?  :laughing:
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Post by: RC on December 15, 2011, 12:33:00 PM
Yes it was JoeBuck. I still have one of the original climbers...be glad to let you borrow it.RC
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Post by: Jack Shanks on December 15, 2011, 12:41:00 PM
In many Native American cultures the owl is the messenger of bad news. I hope all is well.
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Post by: on December 15, 2011, 12:44:00 PM
ha-ha,...i was lookin for a human, he was probobly just garding your stand for ya, did ya ask him if he had seen anything....i always ask them......
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Post by: joebuck on December 15, 2011, 12:45:00 PM
bad news is RC is bring death once again to the swamp!

I am too fat too hunt!  I might start a thread called that.
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Post by: RC on December 15, 2011, 01:45:00 PM
Not worried much about bad news. My Faith is in Jesus not Owls. But I do enjoy watching them.RC
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Post by: lablover on December 15, 2011, 01:53:00 PM
Had one fly in and sit on the branch next to my stand one time. He just kept watching me, I figured he could see my eyes, the rest being covered by a face mask at the time. Was neat,but spooky at the same time. Didn't hear a thing, just turn my head to look off to my right and when I looked back there he was.
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Post by: randy grider on December 15, 2011, 02:08:00 PM
Hmmmm, this may go back to the treestand thread ! I think that ol' boy figured since you left that stand overnight you could not reserve that spot!   :)   Anyway, i'm sure he fared better than you, if not today, tommorrow. They say you can't beat a man at his trade, and lets face it, HE HUNTS FOR A LIVING !
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Post by: MCNSC on December 15, 2011, 06:41:00 PM
My faith is in Jesus not owls.   :thumbsup:  
Well said RC.
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Post by: Possum Head on December 15, 2011, 06:44:00 PM
RC, I dont know what those birds will eat when you have killed everything. Or have you ?
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Post by: RM81 on December 16, 2011, 01:13:00 PM
could be worse

http://youtu.be/S1t69rOTbmw
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Post by: Frank V on December 16, 2011, 02:11:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by RC:
Not worried much about bad news. My Faith is in Jesus not Owls. But I do enjoy watching them.RC
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Big Ed on December 16, 2011, 02:39:00 PM
Pretty cool!!!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on December 16, 2011, 03:41:00 PM
Cool stuff.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Cookus on December 16, 2011, 05:33:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by RC:
Not worried much about bad news. My Faith is in Jesus not Owls. But I do enjoy watching them.RC

Amen brother!   :)