I know it's not like me to post a teaser and I really would like to have the time to post the whole story, but I've got so much running to do yet today.
I'll post more tonight. :D
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This looks like a good start to a hunting story!
Congrats buddy. Looking forward to the story :campfire:
Looks hog height to me! :coffee:
Thanks now I won't concentrate on my work :cool:
Yup, that's Charlie Lamb
ChuckC
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Out with it! :readit:
is that an antler mark above the blood??
Do I smell piggies?
Couldn't be a nose bleed...lol
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Maybe it's another one of those giant rabbits!
Looks like you killed a tree :D Cant wait to hear the story Charlie :campfire:
Here we go again! I'm leaving Wednesday, Charlie, like to see the climax before I go! :coffee:
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Looks like you killed a tree :D Cant wait to hear the story Charlie :campfire:
Yup, he killed a tree! :biglaugh:
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Looking forward to hearing the story. I'd say he nailed that tree dead center.
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Some how I don't think Charlie runs anywhere! :coffee:
Nice blood stain.
go ahead, take your time, I'll wait here.... Patiently.
I too will sit back and wait!!
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I know it's not like me to post a teaser :D
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Oh, really, Charlie?!!! :biglaugh:
That boy is a man of character, AND a character of a man!
I look forward to hearing this one! :campfire:
Looks like the Shaffer introduced itself to something.
yeah right ! charlie this will be a long story eh :clapper: :clapper:
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Will be back later to hear the details.
Yeah... That isn't like you... ;)
Can't wait to hear the story!
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In the voice of Judge Smells in Caddyshack....
"Well....We're waiting".
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Man! I thought I was holding out on you guys the other day...but Charlie is putting me to shame.
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Nobody can tell a story like my buddy Charlie :readit: :clapper:
Tracy
Classic.
Tracy, you mean that nobody can NOT tell a story like Charlie! But I am curious how he put a sneak on that bloodwood tree. Make a nice riser, wouldn't it?
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Tracy, you mean that nobody can NOT tell a story like Charlie! But I am curious how he put a sneak on that bloodwood tree. Make a nice riser, wouldn't it?
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Tracy
ttt
Just so I can keep my eye on this one.
God bless,Mudd
So someone cut there finger while widdling with there pocket knife, after all accidents happen.
Maybe you can get a riser made from that pretty red wood?
Charlie, Something in my head said to reach out to you today. If only I listened to those little voices more often??
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Looking forward to the story.......whatever it was it didn't go too far with the sign on that tree .... :D
I know some of you were hoping I'd get around to this little story tomorrow morning but I'm afraid I have to tell it now or I'll burst. Sorry to disappoint but I have to.
;)
I'm not posting until he tells the story... :)
Looks like dark blood Charlie, was it a liver shot?I was going to make a crack about blood wood, but Killdeer beat me to it! :banghead:
I've got this little acreage that I hunt near home. It's 5 minutes from walking out the back door of my house to slipping into my pack and easing the door shut on my truck.
Like some of my other favorite spots permission to hunt the farm came out of the blue.
I was visiting with some of my friends after church one day when a fellow I had just gotten to know walked over to say hi.
We are about the same age and shared a common ground in that we are both veterans of the Viet Nam era. He having been aboard ship in the Navy and me a leg Marine grunt.
Opposite ends of the military spectrum in the eyes of some, but brothers none the less.
At one point he blurted out, "I hear you like to bowhunt?" Nobody has to know me very long before they find that out about me. The bowhunting addiction seeps through my skin like a tattoo on my forehead.
"I sure do", was my modest reply. I didn't expect the conversation to go much further.
Without any beating around the bush he said, "you can come and hunt my property if you want."
You could have pushed me over with a feather.
With professional cool I replied,"uh, wha, oh, why, I uh, REALLY? And that was the beginning.
I would find out that I wasn't alone on the property, but I might as well could have been. The other two hunters only showed up on the occasional weekend and maybe a couple of days during the last week of the archery season before firearms season started.
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And he's still finger peck typing the rest... :eek:
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Looks good buddy, if you don't finish by the Oct hunt, I'll let ya tell me the rest..... :D :p
I've been hunting it about 3 years now if my memory serves... that's always in question.
Since the season was under way when I was asked I wasted no time in getting to know the property.
Ed took me on a little tour by four wheeler. Having grown up on the property he was pointing here and gesturing there all the while giving a running commentary of who'd killed what and where and what were favored spots.
I tried to take it all in but knew it would be impossible to remember everything. Every hunt has a beginning and that's what this was.
I'd accumulate personal knowledge as the days, weeks and years passed. I had no doubt about that.
I shot a nice fat doe the first year under a huge old white oak. Two more came the next year and sightings increased until I became very comfortable in my knowledge of "my area".
You see I'd made a point of finding out where the other two guys liked to hunt after meeting them and promised them that I'd stay away from those places.
Even though I could be hunting anywhere on the property and not bother them, I'm just more comfortable keeping my distance. There were two big "hollers" that encompassed quite a lot of ground on a side of the farm that they didn't seem interested in. I made my intentions to only hunt there, known.
To have done anything else would have made me feel greedy and that's not something I'd tolerate from myself.
Besides, from the sign I'd seen in my hollers there would be plenty of action for me.
With the hunting I do in other parts of the state I've been keeping my freezer full. I've seen a few bucks on the place, but nothing super duper. I knew there must be some good ones around. The country around the farm is known for good bucks.
Getting good
Charlie, when you shot that tree, how far did you have to track it? Did it leave a continuous blood trail?
My most favorite spot was a triple trunk tree along the edge of a small woods clearing. I'd spotted it from a stand I'd set up about a hundred yards away.
I was seeing the occasional deer from that stand, but I was seeing even more that were moving just out of range.
The interesting part of that was the fact that most every deer I was seeing would move right past that old triple trunk.
It turned out that there was an old overgrown logging trail that ran down the bottom of the holler and it passed the triple trunk. Scrapes and rubs appeared along it and in the edges of the clearing each year.
Often I'd seen deer duck into the brush almost directly under old triple and shortly reappear at the same spot and go on there way. Hmmmm!
Checking it out I found the attraction. At some point in time there had been a fourth trunk, but it had fallen away from the group and had turned to dirt long before I showed up.
It had left a hollow in the trunk two feet off the ground and this held water even when other sources of the precious liquid had dried up. Bingo!
I put up a ladder stand there and it's provided me with a lot of entertainment and a steady supply of venison. It's a focal point for most everything passing through with at least 5 different trails terminating right there.
What a great place to find .... and it's all yours. Congratulations, and good hunting the rest of the season!
:campfire: Getting good!
Should have known that 4 pages was not nearly enough to get the story told with Charlie Lamb at the helm. :D
Waiting eagerly with the rest of the masses. :campfire:
I'm thinking now that I've been hunting that farm for four years...maybe even five. I can think of 3 deer I've taken from old triple trunk.
Anyway, fast forward to this year.
The season opener is on September 15 now after years of October 1st openers. I'm always excited to start the season, but quite honestly it's a bit warm in September to suit my tastes.
I guess that was affecting me this year. Or maybe it was the ever increasing pain in my old knees which made the trip down into and back out of the holler a study in discomfort.
Whatever the reason I wasn't real anxious to get started. I got out the opening evening and hobbled to a spot on the ridge above the holler and old triple trunk. Nothing but squirrels and skeeters that first time.
All week I kept telling myself I should be going out and all week long I kept finding other things to do. Canning veggies from the garden, cutting grass. That kind of exciting crap.
Then last Thursday I made a scheduled appointment with an Orthopedic doctor to look at my knees. I wasn't real excited about the appointment as I fully expected bad news. I guess you get what you ask for sometimes.
Xrays showed near bone on bone contact in my old knees. Hence the constant knee pain. A short consultation with the Dr. came down to this. Before too long... as in a year (give or take a few months)from now I'm going to need to have my knees replaced. That's sobering stuff right there.
The thing is that the pain had gotten to the point that I'm more than ready for a change.
In the short term he suggested that I could get some relief from a steroid injection. Hell, I wasn't wild about the sound of that either.
It was possible that I'd get some relief from the injections so I told the Doc to go for it.
What I expected would be an excruciating experience turned out to be a piece of cake. Within minutes I was feeling better.
The next day I was tickled pink. My knees didn't hurt... at all. Wow! I felt like going hunting. Bring on that deep ass holler.
"To have done anything else would have made me feel greedy and that's not something I'd tolerate from myself."
I wouldn't have ever expected anything different coming from you.
But Charlie in the lingo the younger crowd of today it would say.."That's not how I roll."...lol
Just horsing around...old folks gotten make their own fun..lol
Looking forward to your next post.
God bless,Mudd
Great news Charlie!! Knee pain is a real bummer!!
My new one just stood several days up and down the mountain. I wouldn't have even gone if I didn't have the knee replaced!!
The therapy is about the worst part, but highly important. Prob woulda been easier if I hadn't smashed my knee to begin with.
Now on wif the story man! I gotta get to bed pretty soon!! 5:00 comes early!!
Good stuff Charlie.
You will find the knee replacement theese days are a peice of cake also considering what they are doing.
Sounds like a really nice place. I vaguely remember you posting pictures a few years back of a newly found place. Is this the one?
BTW I'm with Kenny on this one lol.
So just as the woods were turning from black to gray and the subtle shades of green were coming on I hooked the tip of my longbow into the haul rope and started up the ladder of my stand.
In short order I was in place and ready. My bow hung on a short limb stub just to my right and the arrow hanging from another beside it.
The woods were quiet except for the light and constant patter of condensation as it fell from the tree tops. The air was cool with a distinct feel of fall that made me pull into my jacket a little deeper and run my hands into the warm space of polar fleece pockets.
I don't think it was much past 7 AM when a slight noise that didn't quite sound like water droplets came to my ears.
Glancing down and to my left the gray/tan form of a deer stood just below me. It was obviously going for the water pocket.
I reached slowly for the bow and without taking my eyes off the little deer (I could now tell that it was a yearling) I got the bow's familiar leather grip in hand and slid the arrow across the bow and onto the string.
I've had deer in that position before and I can tell you that from a sitting position it's a damn near impossible shot.
But it never reached a point where any of that mattered for all of a sudden momma made some unheard sound that called junior to her side.
They stood there behind a screen of leaves and limbs. There were 3 all together now. All bunched up and alert.
The wind seemed non existent, but that's not always a good thing. I would check it later and find that what there was was in my favor. The bit of milkweed fluff I released after they left drifted off slowly in a favorable direction.
Well, I was disappointed. There was no doubt about that. But I'd been at this game too long to let it bother me all that much.
Years of experience was on my side and I'd done everything as I should have. That made me feel competent and professional.
I put the lower tip of my bow in my haversack hanging beside me and leaned the upper tip against the trunk in front of me.
Experience once again preparing me for what might come.
It was about that time that I shifted my weight and that moved the bow just a little bit. The razor sharp Simmons Interceptor tipped shaft dropped straight to the ground 12 feet below and buried to it's full length into the moist soil.
So much for the experienced professional angle. Dopey the wonder klutz strikes again.
I contemplated climbing down and getting the arrow but thought better of it and fitting a fresh shaft to the string I laid the bow across my lap.
Hmmm, must be past the old mud Marine's bedtime. I guess we will have to wait until morning for the finale. :coffee:
I truly did want to wind this up tonight... but it's been a very busy day. I promise I'll get it done early in the morning. Cause I'm not getting up at the crack of dawn tomorrow.
Centaur... yep time for beddy bye. And I don't even have to stand watch or anything. LOL
Charlie... This is the place I was talking about then.
Sam... yeah, them trees bleed real slow, but they never go far. LOL
Gregg... I'd have never thought this thread would have reached four pages after only posting one sentence. :D
Kenny... hope your elk hunt was a blast. You can be sure that once I figure the timing of the operation so that I don't miss any hunting I'll also be figuring in the time for proper rehab. I know just how important it is.
Who knows? Maybe I'll be able to move fast enough to actually get rid of some of this extra weight that's been piling on over the last several years.
I love how you spin a tale Charlie.
It's as if we're sitting with you and all of the details of what you're experiencing comes alive on our screen.
Thank you!!
See you right here tomorrow.
God bless,Mudd
Good stuff - something to read tomorrow. . . .
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Shoot straight, Shinken
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Rise and shine! Is today the day?
com' on man! I was hoping to read this with my morning coffee and now I have to go get ready for my semi-retired part-time job without knowing what happened. No fair.
G
The woods seemed extra thick this year. I could only see an average of twenty yards in most directions and much less than that in others.
Bright patches of sunlight hit the ridge off to my left as old Sol topped the ridge above me firing shafts of warmth and light toward the bottom of the steep sided holler.
I half considered what the time might be but quickly put those thoughts out of mind. It just didn't matter. I'd sit until I was ready to get down and the time wouldn't be a factor in that decision.
I'd slipped off into that mindless state that's part of stand sitting. You know how it is. At first you are thinking about every little thing ahead of and behind you that interferes with relaxed thought. Then at some point you realize you aren't really thinking of anything at all. The Zen of hunting.
It was then that I heard or sensed something close at hand. Looking quickly down at the trail road a pair of dark antlers bobbed along behind the screening brush.
Now it is getting good!!!! :coffee:
A second later the heavily muscled body of the mature buck followed them into the open below me.
He walked confidently through the impossible space below me and behind the tree trunk in front of me.
As the cover hid him from me and me from him I quickly came to my feet, bow ready.
He stopped there at ten yards for a few moments while I anticipated where the shot might come.
Best case was that he would continue straight ahead and present me with a chip shot at 15 yards. Worst case and he could walk directly away from me and out of my life.
He split the difference and took a path that offered shots through scattered small openings in the cover. If I was going to find a shot I'd have to look things over real well, pick the place and execute the shot without a lot of thought.
There'd be none of that bleating noise attempts to stop him. I didn't trust that at all. I'd make the best of what was offered.
I had to lean out from the stand a little and bend hard at the waist. My longbow "Myrtle" had to be laid over almost flat as he entered a small opening at 15 yards.
Coming to a solid anchor I held an instant and let the shot slip away. An inch lower and the fletch would have brushed his back. As it was it sailed harmlessly past and stuck in the ground beyond with a light "snick".
The buck jumped at the noise and stopped behind a screen of brush. I could barely see him standing there stock still and if I hadn't seen him stop there I'd have thought he was gone.
He stood there for quite a while looking and listening. The fact that I was shooting a Hill style longbow and how silent they are entered my mind.
I'm sure with one of my recurves he'd have kept going, but he didn't seem to have heard the longbow at all and aside from being alert, he didn't seem all that upset.
I fully expected him to walk straight away from me and if he did it would all be over. If he moved in the direction he'd originally been traveling I MIGHT get a second chance.
After a few more moments he made his decision. He was moving toward the open and would cross into it about 25 yards away.
I shifted my feet slightly and turned my body for a possible shot. I was holding the bow so that it pointed toward the opening and a little low. A slight swing upward as I drew the bow would put me on target when the time was right.
He moved slowly but steadily toward the open then came to a stop just on the edge of my window... don't they always do that?
I curled my fingers around the string a little more. I knew that when he moved again he'd step into the open and I would shoot. That is just what happened.
25 Yards? C'mon Charlie...make the shot!!
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The buck stopped after a couple of steps and looked back behind him toward the arrow sticking in the dirt.
At this moment the bow came up and the string came back to anchor. With the quickness of thought the arrow leaped forward and streaked toward the eight pointer.
As usually happens, there was a moment of confusion as the arrow hit. The buck was turning and gathering himself to spring forward and in that instant he was gone into the brush.
There was an aweful lot of noise as he ran. Limbs crashing and sticks breaking. I didn't know it at that moment, but the arrow had struck low and a little forward of where it had been aimed, breaking the leg, but penetrating to the heart of the great stag.
Soon all was quiet. I knew he was laying less than 50 yards away even though I couldn't see him. I gathered my gear and descended the ladder. Everything but my bow and quiver were left right there. I collected the dropped arrow from just behind the ladder and put in the quiver. A fresh missile was selected and placed on the bow. Slowly I moved in the direction I'd last heard the buck.
It was a path that would cross his line of travel even if I didn't find him laying there. I'd find the blood trail there.
I didn't find him laying where I thought he would be but his trail was easy to pick up. The ground was covered with itch weed and the soft stems of that plant are easily bent and broken.
The path of the stricken buck was wide and easy to follow even without the light splashes of blood which dotted the path.
Anticipation killing me ...
Come on Charlie, bring it home we are waiting.... :pray:
Tom
Hoping for more pics lol
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There was no need to hurry. As a matter of fact there was every need to move slowly and quietly. That's just what I did, stalking along the trail step by slow and silent step.
Finally I could make out a spot of white through the weeds and shadows. I watched for a moment and could see no movement. Then I could make out the gray hide through a small opening but couldn't tell which end was which or whether the buck was still alive or not.
A few more slow steps and I could see his head, unmoving with an antler wedged between two small trees.
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Super nice deer, Charlie....
Your story telling, however, is just superb. :)
Beautiful Buck Charlie, Awesome story and Pics. Congrats!!!!!! :clapper:
Tom
Enjoyed the story Charlie, great buck.
Beautiful!!! Great story!!!
Very nice! Now I can leave for my next hunt knowing the outcome. Love seeing Hill styles and old jarheads making meat. Congrats on a good one!
awesome story!
Nice deer too!
Fantastic achievement and the story was great!! Congrats, and thanks for sharing.
Congrats! And as always, love your artistry of the story!
Congrats again!
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That was an awesome story Charlie.
Great buck and many congrats.
Thanks guys! I hope I didn't lose to many readers along the way.
I'm not sure it's possible for me to tell a short story. I always intend to, but I always get carried away.
I appreciate the patience!
Back at the beginning I showed a picture of blood on a tree trunk.
It was "Bamboo" that commented about what appeared to be a scar on the bark above the blood. Yes. That's a nick from an antler and an indication of how hard hit the buck was. He was running blind at that point.
Good spotting Bamboo and good sign interpretation.
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What an awesome hunt, congrats.
Nicely done Charlie. I love this time of year and those that can start us off early with success. Great job.
Very nice buck! Good story telling to,congratulations!
Awesome Charlie! Congrats
What an awesome story and great deer!
Congrats Charlie! Very well done and delivered beautifully!
Congrats Charlie!
Fantastic story, and a great buck. Congratulations.
Now ya gone and done it Charlie! I was all set to spend the rest of my fall fly fishing for Montana's big brown trout. Now I have this itch to set a tree stand in the river bottoms, and I don't even HAVE a tree stand... :clapper:
Now ya gone and done it Charlie! I was all set to spend the rest of my fall fly fishing for Montana's big brown trout. Now I have this itch to set a tree stand in the river bottoms, and I don't even HAVE a tree stand... :clapper:
Great story and a beautiful buck Charlie! I'm glad you sting us along... makes reading the story filled with anticipation and helps us experience the hunt. :clapper:
Awesome, Charlie, Congrats! Normal Great story, to boot!
LD
That is one of the best accounts I've read in some time, Charlie. I was there with you. We all have experienced what you did that day, including the dropped arrow, I'm sure.
Good stuff Charlie, Congrats on a fine beast!
Congrats, great story. Enjoyed every word. :clapper:
Great story and a fine trophy to boot!
Thanks, this was a great read. Congrats on your buck.
Now that's the way to tell a story! I felt like I was looking over your shoulder the whole hunt! Congratulations on a great buck! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Great story Charlie and congrats on a fine early season deer!
Nicely done!
Thank you Charlie, Always love your stories and how well they are told.
Congrats on the nice looking buck and thanks for the write up... :thumbsup:
No way you lost any readers along the way.
"dark antlers bobbed along..." NOBODY left after that!
What a great hunting story. Thanks for sharing.
Page 8 and I was thinking I would be safe to jump in and find the story just beginning. This was like 'speed reading' in terms of Mr. Lamb's tale telling. Congratulations on a great story and animal. :notworthy: :clapper:
Congrats Charlie! Well done. :thumbsup:
Fine story telling Charlie ... nice buck
Good luck with your knee, my hunting partner had both of his replaced this year. One in Feb and one in June, he is doing great and is off on a fly fishing trip as I type. He is an extremely active guy, age 63, and he is REALLY happy he made the leap of faith and gotter done.
Awesome story telling Charlie!
Saaaw-weeet!
Good looking buck!
Great story Charlie and congrats to a very fine specimen of a whitetail. Heard from Charlie J that this tread was out here and this is how I spent my lunch time. I had a kneee replaced 2 years ago July. Doing much better. Put it off a long time and now wish I had not. Put up with a lot of discomfort way to long. I was out doing stuff I should not be doing in 4 weeks and climbing mountains in Montana in the fall.
Congrats again and keep the stories coming!!!
Bravo Charlie! :clapper:
Congrats Charlie!!!
Awesome. Congrats great story!!
And the broadhead was a..........
Never mind....just reread the beginning. We are both getting up there. Really nice job. For a while it seemed that second shots were the norm for me if I was going to kill a deer. It sure does teach you patience.
Great story and nice buck!! :thumbsup:
thanks for a great story, I almost felt like I was there.
I knew if I waited till there was 9-10 pages I would have something to read.....lol! :notworthy: Real nice!!
Congrats on a great buck and thanks for the story!
Nice story and buck too. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
NICE! Good thing u dont only carry 2 broadheads like me.Ithink im going to add a 3rd after reading this you never know.Whats the deal with the simmons,i thought you shot magnus 1s thats what tips my shaft this year.
matt
Congrats and thanks for sharing, Charlie! :thumbsup:
Thanks again guys. Sharing stories with an interested audience is the best motivation for doing it.
Dink... I've used the Simmons from time to time over the years. This was just one of those hunts where they seemed appropriate.
Don't worry, I've got a bunch of Magnus I's set up and razor sharp. The season is just getting started so they'll get some time on the bow before it's all over... still my favorite.
Not sure how many equipment specs I put up, but just to have them in one place here they are.
My bow was a Hill style of my own make. 66", 55# @ 28". Brown glass back and belly. Fiddleback Myrtle riser. Bow is named "Myrtle".
Arrows are 2216 aluminum with Simmons Interceptor sharpened with a RADA wheel sharpener and finished with a crock stick and leather strop.
The quiver is a Robin Severe custom leather side quiver that holds six arrows clipped in individually.
Conventional camo poly pro top and camo Carhart bibs.
Hand made cuff style armguard and American Leathers "Crossover" glove.
Always a pleasure to read your stuff, Charlie!
Sorry to hear about your knees, but if your insurance will/can pay for them and rehab, you're in like Flynn. I've heard GREAT things about that whole process these days...even 10 yrs ago!
Congrats on the fine deer in your back yard. I'd have thought St. Louis you couldn't begin to have a garden etc... so you must have best of 2 worlds!
Be well!
A dandy buck and a fine story,congrats Charlie.
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You tell a great story Charlie, thanks for sharing. Congrats on a fine buck!
You'll always be the master Mr. Charlie :notworthy:
Happy for ya brother...Congrats on a great buck :clapper:
Great read Charlie and congrats on a beautiful whitetail.
So is this the first chapter of the new book or one of the middle tales? :)
Great read over lunch.
That was a great story and real nice buck. Really like the pic of how he was when you found him.
I may need to get a copy of your book. Thanks again.
That was some good reading with a happy ending.
Really fun story and a beautiful deer!!!! Congrats!
Congrats :thumbsup:
Congrats and thanks for sharing it with us.
Charlie,
Thank You and Congrats!
what a Great account of a fine hunt and grand deer. :clapper:
Nice buck, great story! :clapper:
Great story, well done!
Eric
QuoteOriginally posted by gregg dudley:
Should have known that 4 pages was not nearly enough to get the story told with Charlie Lamb at the helm.
Gregg, Gregg, Gregg...we are talking Charlie Lamb...CHARLIE LAMB,,,he has a form of prose named after him :saywhat:
Double digits my man, if you are pressed for time you
must wait for a double digit page count!
Charlie, you are a treasure and I enjoy your stories
AND the education you always give us. Great buck sir :notworthy:
Good job Charlie, thanks for taking me along
Great buck and story..... Congrats sir.
Froggy
Congratulations Charlie, really nice buck and story. If you need help getting a deer out give me a call.
Awesome hunt. Great story as expected. Congrats Charlie. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats. Thanks for a great story.
:jumper: Right as rain, Steve!
Congrats, Charlie! A story well told and a fine buck indeed!
I liked this story just like I enjoyed your book Charlie.
Standing O :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Nice Buck C, Killing them on the second shot is always sweet. Nice follow through! One of the reasons I'm glad I prefer a longbow.They are quiet!Congrats on a fine animal and a fine story.Well done sir! :thumbsup:
Nicely done Charlie!
Great story!
Congrats on the buck and thanks for sharing the story with us.
Congrats Charlie...great buck and awesome story telling as always. Hope those injections get you through the season relatively pain free. :clapper:
Congrats big fella!!
Thanks for taking us on your hunt Charlie, and nice buck too!
Loved the story and the hunt!
Great story Charlie always a good read. Good luck as well on the knees. I know too many friends and family members that went through the same thing. After it was done they all wished they had the surgery years ago. Best of luck, nice buck, and look forward to reading more of your stories...
Great job big guy!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Only thing is, now that you burned your buck tag before gun, I gotta hunt down that bruiser with your name on him and change a few letters!! LOL
great story tellin and a fine buck Charlie,
congratts! :thumbsup:
By gosh! Now that's a story! Congrats on one fine whitetail Charlie!
Congrats on a nice Buck..!..Thanks for sharing your story..
Nice !! Thank you for taking us along
Our season starts Saturday. Thanks for pumping me up. A very good story and a very good buck, Congratulations Charlie.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading your story. Nice buck too. Be careful with those knees!
WOW, Charlie!
Fantastic story, splendid buck, and a great second shot.
Thanks for the hunt that you allowed me to join in on with you. You are a very accomplished writer and a wonderful story teller, just like Terry has said. I appreciate great literature. Well done on all counts. :thumbsup: :campfire:
Congratulations Sir! Great story.
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You'll always be the master Mr. Charlie :notworthy:
Happy for ya brother...Congrats on a great buck :clapper:
X2 That right there is how its done!
The suspense almost killed me! You give hope to all of us who have worn out various body parts due to our lengthy time working hard at doing what we love! I had a knee replaced, and though it's not as good as original equipment it sure beats the constant pain I lived with before. Great story with a happy ending... looking forward for some more.
Congratulations on a great buck! You are a master at writing and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey as you took me along with you.
Great story and a fine deer Charlie
You always impress me Charlie. What a story. What a buck. It couldn't be better. Congrats!
Thank you Charlie for putting us in the stand with you. It's an honor :archer2:
:thumbsup: :clapper:
Congrats on a fine deer Charlie. I just read in this months AARP that old guys like you and me are allowed "When a Plan Comes Together" only one time per year. So....guess I'm next. :readit: :rolleyes:
Way to go Charlie!
It pays to be out of town with no internet on the day you start the story. I got to sit down and read the whole thing, all at once.
Congrats againb,
Bisch
Awesome story telling and a even better ending! Thanks for taking me along in writing Charlie!
The master has spoken, congrats! :thumbsup:
Congrats Charlie :clapper:
Congratulations...Great story and buck!!! :clapper:
Congrats Charlie....that buck looks like its bigger than your Solana buck rack wise....gotta luv it!!!
Thanks as always for sharing!!!
Thank goodness for the shots to the knees or we might not have had a tale to tell. Congats Charlie. mike
Well told. Thanks for the ride and congratulations.
As Yellow Dog said..."thanks for taking us in the treestand with you".
From dropping an arrow off the string to listening to the unseen crashing after an arrow connects, most of us can relate. Some can even relate to the deep ache in your knees.
Keep up the good work Charlie...and thanks again. :campfire:
Nice buck Charlie!
Great buck Mr Charlie! Congrats
Just re-read this for the 3rd or 4th time, when Charlie tells a story it's like being right there next to him on the hunt. Just fantastic!
Congrats,great story.
Great job Charlie!
Well done sir! Thanks for sharing that story, felt like I was right there with you!
Congratulations sir, fantastic story with a nice buck to show for it.
Nice read and a terrific buck. Congratulations sir.
Great buck. Great story.
Missed this the first go round. Great story and a real nice buck. Congrats!
Fantastic story and buck!!!
leave it to the Master to have a great hunt AND story!
congrats charlie!
Pretty neat...... :thumbsup:
Chris had told me that you had killed a good one but I missed the story until now. Congratulations Charlie! I loved the way you made the shot more challenging by firing one over the bow first.
nicely done! loved it.
Nice buck great story. Congrats
Thanks you ! Charlie
Hey Charlie, well done sir - buck and story. Just back from WY and missed this before. Call your pal out there, he tagged a good un too.
Thanks for sharing your hunt with us!! Great buck!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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That was a great read. Great buck as well!
WOOHOO!!
Nice read, as always.
What a wonderful looking picture- tall dark horns, and big ol' grin!!
God Bless,
David B.
Well done Sir!!
Enjoyed that story. Congratulations.
Awesome as usual!! Thanks for sharing and congrats on a fine "Show Me" buck!
Steve
Great story, Charlie! Thanks for sharing :thumbsup:
Thanks so much for the story and congrats on a wonderful buck.
Yeah Charlie!! Great Buck Bud. Enjoyed the read in 1 sitting!
great story!!!