Bow Hunters

[Jbhunter223]

Hey everyone,

My handle may have given away that I really enjoy hunting. Bow hunting has been my favorite for some time, and with the weather here in the Midwest changing all I want to do is sit in a stand! Just curious if anyone else here on the forum hunts? And how is the season going so far? 

-Jayme

[prodigy]

I've been out twice. Watched a buck at 80 yards last time. Wind changed, he smelled me, and took off!

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[JR Kipling]

Haven't been able to get within bow range of elk yet this year. It's enticing when you can hear them bugling up in the mountains


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[Jbhunter223]

1 hour ago, prodigy said:

I've been out twice. Watched a buck at 80 yards last time. Wind changed, he smelled me, and took off!

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Playing the wind is the worst!

[Jbhunter223]

1 hour ago, JR Kipling said:

Haven't been able to get within bow range of elk yet this year. It's enticing when you can hear them bugling up in the mountains


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Going for elk with a bow is my dream hunt.  Don't have the time and funds to pull it off for a while tho.

[JR Kipling]

On the other end of the size scale is hunting wild turkeys with a bow. Lots of challenge & rewarding


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[Jbhunter223]

I've had one really good buck on the trail cameras since august; he makes an appearance once a week in daylight, too inconsistent to make it happen yet.  

[Jbhunter223]

Just now, JR Kipling said:

On the other end of the size scale is hunting wild turkeys with a bow. Lots of challenge & rewarding


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Lots of those here in IL,  just haven't tried it for whatever reason.  

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My dad got a cow moose second morning of the hunt (two weekends ago). He radioed me the news as I was scoping a nice cow myself on the opposite side of the mountain. We won't be running out of meet this year ?

[Jbhunter223]

@Jeanff.  That's great!  How many lbs. of meat do you get from an average cow?  

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Good question, no idea. This one is fairly big, should give about 400 lbs or so if all goes well.

[Jbhunter223]

Haha fair enough.  That's a lot of meat though!  

[TheFullMontecristo]

you guys will like this video. *No worries for the sensitive, nothing is harmed in this video. 

 

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Thanks for sharing, very cool video ?

[CooGAR]

I'm not a hunter, but I found this article interesting about this deer that was killed with a crossbow recently.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/10/24/hunter-bags-36-point-freak-of-nature-deer-his-crossbow/797367001/

[WoadyCypress]

Only a few small doe and a fawn the time I got to go opening weekend. I will still now hunt a few times during rifle season after I get some meat in the freezer.

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[Jbhunter223]

Went out last night.  Saw 3 does out of range and 2 buck came in right after legal light, looked good size but couldn't make out racks in the dark. 

[ChrisMG]

This will be my second year hunting. So far haven't seen too much. Lots of signs of deer traffic just no deer! Definitely learned a lot from last years failures though.


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[HShep]

I'm on a new lease in Arkansas this year.  All duck.  Four pits, two or three layout fields, a river blind, and some timber.  I'll probably try and line up a Canvasback hunt on Catahoula (Louisiana) lake this year as well.  I'm definitely looking forward to smoking a Bolivar or HdM while hunting the old man with a good Parker SxS.  

[Jbhunter223]

9 minutes ago, HShep said:

I'm on a new lease in Arkansas this year.  All duck.  Four pits, two or three layout fields, a river blind, and some timber.  I'll probably try and line up a Canvasback hunt on Catahoula (Louisiana) lake this year as well.  I'm definitely looking forward to smoking a Bolivar or HdM while hunting the old man with a good Parker SxS.  

Sounds like a good time.  I've got an old L.C. Smith SxS at home from my grampa. They're fun to shoot. 

[HShep]

I'm looking for an LC Smith Longfowl.  3" chambers.  Ideal grade would be a dream come true.  30" bbls.  The plan is to do a soft restoration on it with no intent on selling it.  

[Jbhunter223]

Sat last night in the 35mph winds, saw one young little 8 point. Supposed to be nice weather and rain moving through later this week. Hoping for some action. Still getting daytime pics of a good buck moving in daylight once a week. 

[Sean3]

This thread almost makes me want to come out of hunting retirement...almost.

[Dijit]

Im there! Love to bow hunt. Refuse to use a tree stand though. On the ground in the brush. Black powder season works the same way for me. I can almost feel the chills starting again for late bow and black powder to start.

[prodigy]

I'm surprised your photos has been up this long. Mine got taken down asap. Apparently it's against the rules to show our kills on the forum.

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