My Kansas Story!!!

[Huntrdfk]

     You talk about the help you got and Trad Gangers Tim, those that don't know you should know that you are one of those "good ones", you make it easy to have a good time....

Looking forward to the rest of this one.

David

[Tim]

Thank you David.

[imhntn]

 I'm staying tuned for the exciting conclusion!

[straight_arrow]

Tim & Jon I'm here enjoying Tim's sharing of our trip!

Mark

[Whip]

Great story so far Tim     You've really got my interest - I have a Kansas tag waiting for a late December hunt to come.  It will be my first time hunting that state, and your story is stoking the fire.  

[Butts2]

Great story    Have to look up some of your previous tales to see if this one just happens to be exceptional.    More please

[Tater]

Knock, Knock,.... Hellooo, waiting for the rest of the story..!!.....  

[Tim]

As I mentioned before, your days tend to run together when thinking back over my previous week.  What I do remember is that at this point in the game it is TURKEYS 3 / HUNTER 0!  They come in to the stand, I move, they run, I retrieve arrow!      

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I knew the buck was a nice one and remember counting 9 points just before I changed my focus to a spot just behind his shoulder....

As I said, I was hunting in a great spot that had funnels within funnels.  As the doe came closer a nice dead fall and a small gulley funneled her out from under my stand and right to the creek.  She hesistated slightly at the dead fall and than took three steps into drink.  

The cottonwood tree I was in was perfect for this approach, as you can see I had good cover and watched through the branches as the buck followed intensly.



The shot was only 12 yards and I still remember my yellow fletch disappearing tight behind the shoulder.  The buck exploded across the river in one giant leap and a few quick steps.  He looked back over his shoulder, stiffened his legs and just tipped over.  :eek:  

What an unbelievably intense 6 seconds!  The doe just stood there watching the whole scene unfold, and then slowly walked away.  Not 30 yards away was my first Kansas buck!  My arrow, now crimpson red lay buried in the ground, the entire creek bottom quiet.  I just sat there looking down at my hands which had developed a slight shake.  I hung my bow back on the hook and smiled.

[maineac]

Whooooo, love it when they go no where and are not even sure what happened.  Congrats!!  Can't wait to see the big boy.

[Bullfrog]

"A SLIGHT SHAKE"?????

[Tim]

I reached into my pocket and grabbed my cell phone.  The reception was a little sketchy but it's always good to hear my wife's voice.  After 23 years of marriage she's been through all the ups and downs only bowhunters can understand.  She is always the first person I call and I could feel her excitement through the phone, it was a great day!

I had tucked the phone back in my jacket and was just sitting there taking in the last half an hour of daylight when I heard the first crunch.  Cottonwood leaves give new meaning to the wood yellow and I never got tired watching the setting sun light them up each evening.  

Most of Cottonwoods had dropped their leaves and the few that lined the bottom of the canyon crunched like potatoe chips as the three does made their way towards the same creek crossing.  The first two younger animals never took notice to my arrow sticking in the ground but the third and more mature doe tensed quickly as the smell of the arrow reached her nose.  But it was too late, my arrow had already crashed through her rib cage tight to the shoulder, her final bed only a few feet from the where the buck fell over.

Wow.........I brought the phone out one more time to call my wife.  

[Tim]

You might say I had my hands full at this point.  I sent Mark a text message and not long after I could hear him making his way down the edge of the creek with a huge smile across his face!  Just before the real work began we snapped a few photos........



Fortunately, Jon had gotten us permission to bring the truck down the field so the most difficult part of the drag was getting both animals into the back of Mark's truck.



Stay tuned folks.....THE HUNT IS FAR FROM OVER!  

[ksbowman]

Great Tim! Glad to see you enjoyed Kansas! Congrats on a good hunt. All of Kansas isn't as good as where you hunted but when you find the right spots it can be spectacular.

[Dirtybird]

Congrats Tim what a day.

[Bill Turner]

Great hunt and a great story. Congrats and thanks for sharing.  

[Over&Under]

Great buck Tim......the pics say it all!

[KSdan]

Congrats

[Whip]

Wow - great double!!  Congratulations Tim!  And thanks for the great story telling.

[Randy Morin]

Yeah Tim!!!  Way to go Bud.  You two both look very capable of draggin a deer out the woods.
You guys both stay in shape!!
Congrats Brother.  You deserve all the success bro.
Waitin for more!!!  I got a feeling some poor old Turkey is gonna hit the deck.
Randy.

[steadman]

Congrats Tim