Went on a "walkabout" today with my longbow. I had 3 broadhead arrows and 3 squirrel arrows and was intending on losing all the squirrel arrows. I left home on foot and dropped off in the satilla Creek swamp. Its not very big but a beautiful place and where I began hunting nearly 40 years ago with a 410 bore singleshot shotgun. Very few deer and Turkeys around here then and squirrels , rabbits and coons were fair game. Any Duck bagged made a young feller look big and Granny would cook wood ducks and dressing or actually anything I brought home with a smile. Good times.
 I eased on in the swamp at a fairly slow pace. Deer have been hunted hard here and I was not really expecting a chance at one. I was after squirrels and canecutters. I made it to "root" lake a small slew where I once caught a 2 lb Warmouth. My uncle was a postman and weighed him before fry time. did`nt know it but was the state record at the time. A narrow blackwater lake about 8 ft deep in the run....



 Followed it for a while and came to a flat caused by a beaver dam and decided to sit here a while .....



After a while I could hear something I slowly eased forward curious because it was making to much noise for a squirrel. It was a coon . I normally don`t shoot them but a Lady at work said she wanted one and would take all I brought her so I shot this one.




I hung him up in a tree because a coon is a bit more than I want to tote around and continued on my walk. I made it to a deer crossing I hunt some and went by the remains of a doe I killed here last year. I was a mile from the house so critters killed here get boned out on the spot...



I circled back around towards Mrs. Clara`s coon and decided to sit in between two water oaks for a while that had plenty of acorns still on the ground. A few minutes after I sat down I heard Turkeys then saw 4 hens go by. Heard a bit of flapping and probably 15 or so flew up to roost.After a few minutes three squirrels were stirring and one was in a small tree about 10 feet up barking his head off at me. Knowing it would`nt get any better I took the shot . The tree was about 8 steps and he was 10 feet or so up and he got really Whacked. I really like these small game "washers" that go behind field points for squirrels.


A very good evening. RC

Way to go RC.

Great pics RC CONGRATS. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like a pretty good afternoon, and good shooting too!    


David

i had a neighbor about 40 years or so ago that would barbeque raccoon for us if we brought her one.  She slow cooked  it in the oven for about 4 hours. It was delicious!  
Good story telling RC....

Thanks for the pics, awesome shooting!  

good day !

That is a good evening. Good shoot'n, good pix....KY

Thanks RC!

"Dead eye" RC

I love your post and pics RC.

Thanks

I'm jealous

Good shooting RC!   What kind of shafts were you using on the squirrels?

What!! No Snow!

You a dozen more for a good meal...great shooting.

RC you're fast becoming a "Legend"..lol

Dang good shooting my friend!

Congratulations!

Happy New Year to you!

May your new year be filled with His love, joy and peace!

God bless,Mudd

Darn good shootin'. Whatcha gonna do with the 'coon? I like squirrel (not as much as rabbit) and had 'coon before (it was good) and would love to make a possibles bag with the pelt....Phil

Thanks fellers.No legend Brother Mudd just a feller that get lucky a lot.I`m blessed to live where there is a long season and lots of swamp I can hunt. I miss a whole lot more squirrels than I hit.
Cookus, I save all my defective arrows. Bent aluminums, carbons broke behind the insert...you get the picture. I`ll weight them up with a point that makes them shoot where I`m looking and straighten the aluminums on the table and when that squirrel runs up the tree and thinks he`s ok and the other fellers are looking at him in fear of losing their arrow....I shoot.The aluminums range from 2016 - 2020. I got a bunch of culls.I use my stumping arrows at one on the ground.I had a bunch of old broadheads I was using as well but I`m bout out of them . I`ll start rabbit hunting in Febuary and loose a lot of arrows in the marsh after swamp rabbits.

 I also will buy up all the carbons at walmart when they go on sale.I like shooting at squirrels...RC

Good shooting.  Thanks for sharing your walk through the swamp.

looks and sounds like you had a great evening!!congrats.

That coon will make good bbq!  Nice shooting!