A couple of the picks I took for Charlie.









Congrats again buddy and nice shooting    I was sure glad I was there to see it  :D  

Tracy

Congrats  

Thanks guys.

The rest of the week would have been anticlimatic if it hadn't been for a visit from Ben Saye and Tom Porter.

Lots of good story tellin and we even got to put the guys out on stand for a little "recon". No bows, just cameras.

Looking back at the hunt it was made by the weather along with the timing and volume of the white-oaks.

I'd never hunted a scenario in this state that was so dependent on water. It has been extra dry this year and all the usual little pot holes, springs and seeps were non existent.

Of course I always watch the oaks in the early season. It's always where the action is.
I guess I don't remember seeing all of the big oaks last year but I sure took note this year and made mental notes for future hunts.

When the others had left and Terry and I stood saying our goodbyes we spoke briefly of coming back in December. That works for me.

As a side note... I can't blame the lack of blood trail to my little doe on the Stinger Buzzcut. It was the angle of the shot completely.
Steep quartering shots like that often have flaps of skin which don't quite line up with the meat underneath.
That and the fact that the entry and exit wounds were very similar vertically.

I'll surely use them again and have made a special place in my quiver for them.

Yeah...maybe that Dec hunt will work out Charlie....there's something going on 'up there'...and you know where I'm talking about...I need to cozy up to 'up there'.

Got a few more pics I'll try to share...and a few more thoughts....in the next day or two.

Great story buddy! And great pics all, I need to take more pics!


The guys are seeing deer each time out, and they haven't hunted the South piece yet!

As always Charlie great story telling and awesome shooting. Congrats my friend.

Great stories and pictures.  

The AR guys passed some deer so far, including an 8 point on 2 consecutive days.  Hopefully they will spin the tales when they get home and rested in 4-5 days.....

Congratulations Charlie. We want to join this hunt one of these years.

Kenny...Sounds like the Ark. guys are having a good time.
By the way, I got the rattles and the note. Need to see about coming up that way soon for some of your "stuff".

Don... that would be super.

C'mon up buddy!

The AR guys are gonna kill sumpin tomorrow I have a feeling....

They did kill stuff!! Back in a bit after I go find em!  

Here is all I'm givin, you gonna have to wait for the story from the guys!    

Pretty good mass for a spike.  LOL.  But seriously, we need some pics.

Update! 2 deer DOWN!!  :D

   

Tease   :p

OK, I can't tell the story for em, but there was a buck by , then a big buck, a mmmmmiss, a buck down, another deer down, and a lotta stuff I missed tellin.    :cool:  

They will head home tomorrow and fill in the numerous blanks I left!  

Hey, good deal!  Sounds like they are starting to move just in time...I'll be heading west before too long.  Kenny - unfortunately due to logistics I won't be able to bring Oskar along - was hoping to get him out there.  If you want to drop me your contact # on PM, or one of the hunters next week, I REALLY want to get over there and visit this year.  I can give you a call this weekend sometime and figure out best time etc.

Ryan