"OFFICIAL 2013 HUNTING THREAD"

[Hookeye]

Cool pic!

But for me, cold weather, metal handled recurve....................sucks

 

[ghuns]

Cold weather, metal handled recurve....................sucks

Tell me about it. That aluminum free float tube on my .458 is getting a custom made, camo fleece condom made for it for my protection.

 

[Hookeye]

My Blackwidow HS grip fits good, any sleeve would make it too fat. Gotta run it neked
Did notice last year the synth stock on my 700 was a bit chilly on the cheek when yoting.
I'm wussing out as I get older.

 

[JDubb]

went out this morning and seen 2 does they went hauling when I made eye contact!!!

 

[HICKMAN]

went and scouted some public land for a couple of hours. Top of a ridge, big pines, LOTS of BIG tracks.

I'll be back

 

[jbell_64]

Sure looks like the tower ridge/hickory area to me...

 

[Grogmister]

Brown is finally down!! God its been a rough couple years hunting. Saw more deer in 1 group (5) last night that the entire hunting season till then. Good doe for the freezer. Field dressed at 102 lbs.

 

[HICKMAN]

good job! I'd love to get one more in the freezer.

 

[Hookeye]

Saw a 100" 8 pt where I used to pop chucks just outside of town. Noonish, very dark due to being soaked.
Was just driving by and had no camera

 

[JDubb]

Got me doe last night for the freezer!!!!!

 

[vwarren]

Uncle!!! I've had enough rain for one day...

 

[HICKMAN]

flooding in southern IN, didn't even mess with it today.

Might try to hunt tomorrow afternoon... be my like all of the big uns have shed their antlers, lol.

 

[HICKMAN]

Saw more deer in twenty minutes tonight than I've seen all season.

Watched a 4 point cross the little creek in front of me at 4:40, 2 does on the other side of the neighbor's fence at 4:45 to my left and then a young 6 point on the same trail as the 4pt at 5:05.

I was pretty miserable until all this kicked off. It wasn't raining when I arrived, so I let my treebrella in the truck.... yup, as soon as I get up, it's starts coming down and gets cold. The boy was nice and cozy in his blind, so I couldn't wuss out, lol.

I ended up taking off a glove and putting it over the end of my ML to keep it dry.

From 5:10 to 5:25, I had four BIG does work up towards me from a bottom through a bunch of thick stuff. By the time I could finally figure out which one was the biggest they were about 50 yards out heading to the field above me.

They grouped up just before entering the field and I pulled off the glove and put the crosshair on the biggest one and let the muzzleloader bark.

Smoke cleared and all four deer just stood there looking at each other... and "I could not have missed this close" goes through my mind... then I look and see a branch from the tree I'm in shaking... then I see where my bullet split said branch....

The deer had cleared all the thick stuff and I don't take into account what's right next to me, that's hunting, lol.

I'll be back in there with my bow later in the week.

 

[DEC]

Something other than deer.

 

[vwarren]

Great pic DEC!!!

 

[Lammchop93]

Nice!!

 

[Hookeye]

Geese slamming the ground is a great sound.
Hate traditional steel shot though.
Got some Blindside to try.

 

[Hookeye]

My deer spot has a creek running through it, well more like a river now. That'll kill crossing traffic, but maybe contain some movement on field side.
Might be worth a bowhunt or two.
Dunno, aint shot the Widow for 3 weeks. Ugh.

 

[tem375]

Freezer is full from an elk (cousin and uncle both shot one one their trip so they let me have all the elk meaty freezer could hold) and a buck so I have been doing some put and take upland hunts.

 

[rkesar]

Im going out with the bow in the morning to see if I can fill atleast one more tag this year