Also Back from Colorado
Kerwin
9/8/06 9:02am
Very Good Hunt. :)
We have hunted the same place now for 7 years. Nice, we are knowing it very good. This year we had 5 hunters and harvested an elk and a mule deer.
You can call me "Clean Miss". Yes I admit to it I missed two nice mule deer one at about 15 yard (see picture one in bed) and the other about 18 yards (4x4). I also drew on another that was at 10 yards, he heard me therefore I did not shot. Big Deer (See picture one looking at me)
This was by far my best Mule Deer hunt ever even though I did not harves one.
I saw more does and buck than I ever have. A lot of nice bucks. I lost count of them.
I had two 4x4 one 2x2 and two fawns and a doe all withing 50 yards and as close as 5 yards for over an hour without getting a shot. I was in a small ground blind. That is fun nowing that just a small twig is hiding you.
From the same blind I got a shot at a 4x4 at about 18 yard. he and his brother knew someting was up, they were on high alert. I missed big time.
The other miss was a short stalk on a nice buck (see the picture of him). Killed the tree next to him.
The nice buck licking his side was a buck that my wife was trying for.
The other big buck was the one that I got drawn on. Interesting thing is that my wife almost got drawn on him also.
Almost makes me want to trade in my longbow for something with more accracy futher out. Just need to practice more. ](*,) :arrow
Great Hunt.
We have hunted the same place now for 7 years. Nice, we are knowing it very good. This year we had 5 hunters and harvested an elk and a mule deer.
You can call me "Clean Miss". Yes I admit to it I missed two nice mule deer one at about 15 yard (see picture one in bed) and the other about 18 yards (4x4). I also drew on another that was at 10 yards, he heard me therefore I did not shot. Big Deer (See picture one looking at me)
This was by far my best Mule Deer hunt ever even though I did not harves one.
I saw more does and buck than I ever have. A lot of nice bucks. I lost count of them.
I had two 4x4 one 2x2 and two fawns and a doe all withing 50 yards and as close as 5 yards for over an hour without getting a shot. I was in a small ground blind. That is fun nowing that just a small twig is hiding you.
From the same blind I got a shot at a 4x4 at about 18 yard. he and his brother knew someting was up, they were on high alert. I missed big time.
The other miss was a short stalk on a nice buck (see the picture of him). Killed the tree next to him.
The nice buck licking his side was a buck that my wife was trying for.
The other big buck was the one that I got drawn on. Interesting thing is that my wife almost got drawn on him also.
Almost makes me want to trade in my longbow for something with more accracy futher out. Just need to practice more. ](*,) :arrow
Great Hunt.
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Of course, I am still holding out hope that I "bring home the bacon" this year but I REALLY lookin' forward to "gettin' away from it all" for a few days.
I'm thingking I missed my once in a life time...
Nice pics, I LOVE it when you hunters shoot with the camera also.
Nice pics, and sounds like a BLAST even if you didn't harvest.
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