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Post by kpkot on Nov 14, 2008 16:02:49 GMT -5
Gentlemen,
Im headed for camp. Good luck to you all. I always hate it when people say this: "catch the big one".
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Post by joel on Nov 14, 2008 20:35:26 GMT -5
yah aint fishing for em? good luck and have a great ,safe time
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Post by Contender375 on Nov 14, 2008 22:11:41 GMT -5
We may be fishing for them tomorrow by the looks of the weather forecast. I hate huntin in the rain but hey , it's opening day....you gotta be there..
Good luck every one and be safe...
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Post by zemmer18 on Nov 15, 2008 7:58:11 GMT -5
Well it's pouring rain here and I told all my buddies good luck holding onto their lightining rods in the woods tomorrow as I will be dry and warm at work. I miss being out there on opening day but with as cruddy as it is out, I don't feel as bad this year. Good Luck to all you guys out there and be safe as always.
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Post by Handcannon on Nov 15, 2008 11:22:20 GMT -5
My bow season was a bust. I went down to a friend's property in Lafayette this morning, in my water proof gear! As I pulled in to park, I saw three deer down along a ditchway that I had to walk down. I drove towards them to bump them away, then put it in reverse to park closer to the road. I grabbed my gear, and the Ithaca 20 ga. featherlight that I picked up in the spring. I headed into the woods to find the treestand, but I never found it. (I didn't know its exact location, just a description.) As I was walking around, I saw three sets of eyes watching me in the darkness. Oh, deer, you are going to be running scared in a few hours! I figured I better stop moving around and I sat on the ground. After it got light, I got up and easily found the treestand. At one point, I heard a tremendous crash, like a tree falling, and a minute later saw a doe running along the other edge of the woods, over 100 yards away. A few minutes later, I had two doe come in from my left. The second one looked small, so I tried to get the first one in my scope. I had to wait for her to clear some limbs, and I let her have it at about 40 yards. She fell down, but was thrashing about, so I put another one in her. The second doe didn't leave for a few minutes. Stupid young deer....
I felt pretty good about myself, so I decided to pour myself a cup of coffee from my thermos. Just as I filled my cup, I notice a buck, about 15 yards in front of me. Where did you come from? Screw it, I put the coffee down, and grabbed the gun. By now he was behind me, out in the open along the ditchway. I let him walk to where I had a shot, and fired. I think I missed, so I shot again. He dropped, with a hole through both lower lungs.
Now I got another doe, walking around 5 yards in fromt of my stand! I wasn't even wearing my facemask anymore, but she just walked away. When I got to my buck, a 7 pointer, I saw another deer down the ditchway, close to my truck.
It was an unbelievable morning, and I was done shooting before 7:45am.
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Post by NyBowHunter87 on Nov 15, 2008 12:07:49 GMT -5
wow good job a very nice double
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Post by Fletch on Nov 15, 2008 12:25:53 GMT -5
Criminy!! Nice opener!! All I got was wet. Sat in stand for 4 hours and saw one yote. Terrible out. Heard some shooting but between 5 of us we saw zero!! Worst opener ever. First time we left early too! I am home drying out all my gear!
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Post by zemmer18 on Nov 15, 2008 12:42:16 GMT -5
Nice going Handcannon - Congrats on the double.
NIce and warm here at work. Sounds like I missed all the fun of getting soaked - - ahh who am I kidding I would much rather be out there than here.
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Post by Handcannon on Nov 15, 2008 14:33:31 GMT -5
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Post by zemmer18 on Nov 15, 2008 14:55:47 GMT -5
I see the high fence in the background, did they run far after shooting them in the pen? LMAO sorry I couldn't resist the joke. It's so not funny on archerytalk the way it pops up all the time but on the other hand it is funny. They are 2 nice deer. Time to celebrate with the Baby Ruth!!!
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Post by Contender375 on Nov 15, 2008 18:18:09 GMT -5
Sat in the tree from 5AM to 4:45pm....DIDNT SEE A THING!!!!! A few close shots but I think I was the only one there after 9:00. It poured for all but 2 hours of the 12 hour sit. My tree umbrella worked for most of the day but eventually gave in and everything is soaked....Will hit it tomorrow if everything dries out.
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Post by Contender375 on Nov 15, 2008 18:18:46 GMT -5
Oh ...forgot....Congrats Handcannon...
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Post by Contender375 on Nov 15, 2008 18:25:03 GMT -5
Oh ...forgot....Congrats Handcannon...
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Post by joel on Nov 15, 2008 20:34:29 GMT -5
good job on a double i couldnt imagine dragging two deer in one day.dial 91then wait for he other 1
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Post by Handcannon on Nov 16, 2008 9:19:37 GMT -5
Actually, Joel, the buck dropped next to a ditch, and there is a tractor path running right along next to it. All I had to do was drag the small doe out to the buck, about 80-90 yards, and I drove my vehicle right up to them. I have one of those racks that secure to the trailer hitch, so I threw them in that, secured them with a bungee, and hit the road.
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