Should also said, I could place 15-20 guys on the 130 acres I hunt and all would have a good wind, may only be 20 yards apart in some areas but all would have a good wind, that is why i place all the stands I do, many are only 20 yards from each other but than I can hunt an area whatever wind I happen to get. Shawn

If it was strictly about killing something I would have quit a long time ago. I have have been doing this for over 43 years and have yet to kill anything with a Traditional Bow, partly due to where I hunt and deer numbers. But it's not all killing!! One of the best hunts I ever went on was in Illinois {Pike co.}. Never took a shot but saw 5 trophy bucks in 3 days { all over 150 }. That was a real hunting thrill. But everyone has their own thoughts and ideas on what is a good hunt!

I hate to speak for Ken here, but I get the feeling he doesn't view this hunt as a sacrifice at all.  

QuoteOriginally posted by horatio1226:
I hate to speak for Ken here, but I get the feeling he doesn't view this hunt as a sacrifice at all.    

Well put........horatio1226!

well lets see if i can explain. to get everyone together, all like minded and traditional is a GREAT thing and i really enjoy it. if you are my friend you know that my friends mean the world to me and i would give ya the shirt of my back. i enjoy this kind of hunt, YES it will be difficult to put a deer on the ground whith so much movement, people and wind but it is by NO means immposible. i do plan on making a couple 2 or 3 man pushes to get the deer moving.  i really look forward to this, i will be hunting alone or with 1 and 2 guys the rest of the week. the are we are hunting is roughly 3000 arces of state land, public land and posted of which i have a ot of permission.

not sure how to word it but this area is NOTHING like hunting the Southern zone, it is work to SEE a deer and this is the hunting i LOVE.

I dont believe theres a single deer on that mountain (I Think Ken And His Lacky, Domestic Death put out the tracks and made the rubs) but Im starting to consider that hunt a kick off to the best time of the year. Serious deer hunting is around the corner. To me it isnt much more than a stump shoot with some good dudes with a 1 in a million chance at a deer. Almost got a biiiiig old gobbler last year and brought home a bushy tail which I would never have shot if I thought there was a chance of a deer strolling by but the thing I remember most is being surrounded by a bunch of hill billies with stickbows in hand on top of a beautiful mountain in some beautiful country, it was cool! Come along Shawn, Im driving this time.    

I am coming from Coxsackie Friday afternoon if anybody wants to ride with me and my son.

this will be the 4th time i have held the hunt. on the first hunt i missed a big doe at POINT BLANK! on both of the next hunts i believe we saw around 10 deer with a nice buck trotting by Woodchucker. it is not impossible it is just hard and ya need some luck. Horation had 2 deer just in front of him and it was his first time EVER bowhunting deer.

Ohhh so there are deer up there? I guess Ill see about killing one next saturday then.

Bowspirt killed a beautifull buck from my stand with his bow during rifle season last year. there are a TON of turkeys which will be open. Drewsbow and KAT both missed turkeys up there.

also a load of tree rats up there!

Drewsbow also called in one of the most handsomest (if thats a word) Turkeys ever!!! Thankfully he let it pass.  One hell of a creature if i do say so myself!

Nathan

Ken is a class Guy & anybody that has ever met him will tell you so. Getting an animal is great but not the only thing. I wish I could have just one more hunt with my dad. It would be the most treasured day of my life even if we never saw a deer. It is looking better for me for Sunday Ken, but not quite clear yet.
Dan

YES Izzy there are deer in dem hills!

not a good pic but a big sow with 2 cubs from 2 years ago, the same stand Chris killed the buck. this year a HUGE sow with cubs is in the same area, saw by 2 neighbors a few times this year.

and of course who can forget B.S. aka Domestic Death aka The Dilla Killa aka Sashquatch and his kill of the year the ole porky pig!!!!

Cool pics, Ken!

Nate , to be honest I didn't want to have to drag that big sucker out of the woods   :rolleyes:    

ok very slight change in plas. my work AGAIN has messed up my vaction! i will not be able to stay over Sunday night at moms as i have to work Monday and the rest of the week!!!! anyone who planned on staying over to Monday morning is more then welcome as it is a big house and my mother don't mind at all.