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here is the real problem with this story he must of had a license, so why wasn't he out hunting, people today are to lazy to leave the house pop open the window...shoot a squirel...go play Xbox if this is the future of our sport....we are in trouble

Oh man, where to start? As some of you already know, my season in the creekbottom has been a major dissapointment. Buck sign has been very sporadic...hot one day, then never to be revisited or freshened again. After another relatively uneventfull sit here, I decided it was time for a change of scenery so I headed up to the green fields for my afternoon sit. The plan was to take the Nikon and tripod in hopes a few deer would show up for a few long range shots untill I could figure out a game plan on how to effectively hunt this field edge that didn't offer any trees strong enough to support a stand. So away I go! Loaded like a western mule headed far and high into the Colorado Rockies I began the excruciating 2 mile trek with my pac nearly haf of my own live weight. As soon as I got to the field edge I spotted a buck standing smack dab center of the field looking really confused. I shrugged off my pac and gave him a few grunts before nocking an arrow and detaching my quiver. He didn't hear, or didn't really seem to give a crap there was an intruder in his area. What the heck...I shuffled through my pac and pulled out my rattlin' antlers. He was a good ways off so I wasn't timid in my mock battle. He looked around for a bit before losing interest and headed into the thicket off the edge. No worries here... I wasn't quite ready for the hunt to begin anyhow! I wanted to run a drag rag of estrous scent around the perimeter just in case and hang a wick out in front of where I planned on melting into the dead goldenrod edge. I put a good dose of Tinks estrous gel on my boot pad and marched half way to the road before turning around, refreshing my pad, and returning back to my hidey hole. I grabbed two sticks, placed one at 20yds. and one at 30yds, then hung my wick on the 20yd stick. Back in my little crop circle ambush I set up my redneck tripod bicycle seat and made myself comfortable. I readied the camera and tripod before looking up to see two more deer had made their way into the field not 10 minutes since the first buck had left. This was getting good already and it was only 3:30! Fast forward about an hour and 30 or so more deer in the field. I have never seen so much chasing, posturing, vocalizing....you name it, it was all happening right before my very eyes just like they show on TV....minus the giant bucks. Most of the deer had come out closer to the road and remained there even as cars stopped to watch them. Eventually a few bucks started busting up the doe groups and chasing them my way. More bucks emerged from the edge and hit my scent trail I layed down earlier. If there was a doe standing on that trail they took off in hot pursuit and chased her into the thicket, both of them never to be seen again. Finally, a few doe and fawns popped out 10yds beside me and fed out in front of me. They were all interested in my Tinks stick and took turns giving it a sniff. The bucks came a running and chased off several of the does right beside me. Another buck popped out of a little depression in the field and put his ears back while approaching a fawn at my stick. That was all it took for me to see the silly little set of antlers he had. I laughed to myself because I knew if he gave me the oppertunity I was gonna take the shot at him. Sure enough, he stopped at my 20 stick and took a big whiff! More chasing going on out in the middle of the field got his attention so he turned his head away from me offering me the perfect broadside shot. I took aim, settled my pin and reminded myself to stop breathing and focus! The shot went off and I heard the SCHWAAAACK! The buck ran 40yds up the edge and cut into the thicket. I heard crashing when all of a sudden he came flying out sideways like a rodeo bull trying to buck a cowboy. He was stumbling bad but regained his feet and made one last run into the thicket before the big CRASH!!! I knew he had expired, but decided to give him some time for good measures while I made the hike home to shed some of this excess gear that I had brought with me. I grabbed a few flashlights and headed back out. It was gonna be a long night. I got to the field and went straight to my 20 stick and found my arrow all bloodied up! There was very little blood besides that, and these lights weren't making it easy to spot what was or wasn't there. I lost the trail several times before deciding to run the edge and look for blood where he went in. Five times back and forth, I couldn't find a speck. I was starting to think this was gonna turn into a morning recovery, but I feared what would be left by then with all the yotes around here lately. I don't know why, but I was drawn to check inside the edge at one point. I shined my big spotlight and spotted his big white belly immediately! I was relieved to say the least! I got him gutted and loaded on my sled that I brought along and began the long hike home with my trailer in tow. He's no Booner, but after 4 frustrating archery seasons in a row, everything had finally come together. Sucess won't be measured in inches for this hunt..., there will be no trophy going on the wall.., but I do get a nice little keep sake reminder and the memmory of a great hunt that will last forever! Hope you all enjoyed as much as I did!

Not trying to put the cart before the horse.... But Cabelas has a Zeiss Conquest 3-9 on sale til' tomorrow night..... $279 if you use their standard coupon, free shiping, and rebate. Usually that scope is $399....I have a couple. Hell of a buy if you act quick.

Why would you want to prove you ever owned a gun other than to collect on the insurance? If the cops come to your home asking you about a gun, they already know you owned it. When you report a gun stolen, the police report has the serial # on it along with the description. That is all that is required for the police to accept you as the owner. If you claim you owned a gun that you didn't, that is filing a false police report and carries severe penalties. That is why folks block out serial #'s on guns they sell online. This way no one else can list them as their own.

Did you consider that maybe that's where he was shooting the squirrel because that was the particular squirrel that was raiding his bird feeder, or making a nest in his attic? All year I wake up, slide the .22 out the bathroom window and ding the dang Starlings that are trying to get in my bluebird and Marten houses. Then later, after I get dressed, I go out hunting.

Don't want to hijack Doc's thread, but this has got to be the laugh of the month. A mallet over it's head will kill a deer, too, but it would be FAR from my first choice to kill a deer as would either the .222 or.223.

I'm never worried about the 4 legged ones. If you stay out of their way, they leave you alone. It's the 2 legged ones I'm worried about. They're unpredictable.

260 Rem, especially if you load your own. Plenty of power for deer, most likely plenty for a bear as well. Flat shooting, not a lot of a kick and wicked accurate. I hear alot of good talk on the 7mm-08s as well, but no experience with them myself.

Just like any other activity. There has to be a certain percentage of people participating that are a bit mentally unstable. You can only hope that you don't inadvertantly come in contact with one of them.

He said it was gonna be a gift from his wife. So anything above 1000 should be PERFECT.

So the question is, was he shooting at squirrels the way he said, or was he shooting at the deer. There seems to be no evidence one way or the other, or at least no evidence of illegality that the CO could determine. I don't know whether you felt there was a poaching attempt, or if you felt he was shooting at you, or both, but you did the right thing by leaving it to the authorities. Let them do the job, and live with the results (not that you really have any choice). Here's a nifty thought ..... maybe he was trying to interfere with your hunt by scaring the deer off .... lol. There is an interesting illegal act that would be just about impossible to prove. Were you in plain sight of where he was shooting from? I suspect that it all was just an unfortunate coincidence. Sure enough these kinds of unfortunate coincidences can be mighty irritating. They usually are nobody's fault, but that doesn't lessen the disappointments. I've had similar hunt interferences, but it is not because anyone was doing anything wrong.

What was he expecting law enforcement to do say "well if he was hunting my deer I'd shoot him in the face too!" Idiots. There goes a couple years in prison where everyone will hunt "his" deer Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2

I had the same hit Saturday on a doe, only my arrow nicked a branch and went high, hit just below the line of the back, which is above the spine, through the backstraps. It is also known as "no mans land" and I believe is often mistaken for being "between the lungs and spine" when in reality, its above the spine. Anywho, the trail went like this, 50 yards, no blood after the initial brown hair at the hit, then a few yards of blood, arrow came out, was laying there coated, then 100 yards of what looked like a paint bucket got spilled, then some clotting, then zip, zero, zilch. I was able to track her by the freshly ruffled up leaves, right to her hiding spot, where she jumped up and ran away, but not before I could see the wound. She will most likely live and I might get another crack at her during gun season. Sounds like the same type of a hit to me.

Spine is way lower then many realize. Unless shooting almost straight down or at a severe quartering angle, it is almost impossible to miss the near lung and hit the far one. There is no spot in the lung cavity where you can shot below the spine and not hit the lung/lungs. And while rare, a deer can survive a lung hit - particularly a high one. Most likely shot threw the back strap above the spine. It's a muscle hit that will bleed, often a lot to start and then quit. Most survive. When they drop like that, it's very hard to see the actual placement.

i would have done the same thing .. honestly if the new neighbor took a better approach i would have helped him take them down. But in all fairness, the new owner took ownership of the property and everything within in so he is now the proud owner of a bunch or permanent tree stands... i mean if your buddy helped the old owner put up moldings in the house and the new owner wanted them down is he responsible to take them down? lol no...

This has to go back to not being able to beat sence into your kids. My father would still beat me sensless. What is wrong with people today

Sounds like you clipped the deer above the spine and it is still kicking. I did the same thing a few years back and caught up with the deer in ML season, healthy as could be until I shot it.

The trail cam pics from August were taken only a few hunded yards from where I saw him last night. All of the sightings/trailcam pics/sheds over the past three years have surrounded one section of woods there. He has a very defined home core area. As I mentioned, the major hurdle in hunting this guy is that this woodlot is owned by a couple of anti-hunters and I can't get in there to get the job done. Oh well, it was awesome just seeing a buck of this caliber on the hoof. I wish I would have had my video camera in the truck...

it will bring you bad luck and fortune tho. I don't care.I'll take the chance.LOL.

Seems that way on the surface, but like most other gun laws already on the books, it wouldn't work. Criminals will not do the transfers through dealers and there are millions of illegal guns, as well as stolen guns, out there now. And making it harder to buy them, makes them more valuable to thieves. Therefore more will be stolen. The fee you suggest on transfers could be raised to hundreds of dollars to prevent transfers. These type of laws only impact law abiding gun owners and do nothing to prevent crime. It is a statistical fact that is proven every time a gun law is evaluated. Registration is not needed to protect a gun owner against liability for theft of his guns, reporting them stolen is what protects you. The fact that the law abiding gun owner would even be held liable for his stolen gun's criminal use is a prime example of how much the government hates gun owners and coddles the felons who commit the real crimes. Registration is desired by the Fed for only one reason, they want to know who owns guns and how many you have, so when they decide to make them illegal, you will have no excuse, or choice, but to turn them in. This is how it was done in England and Australia. Please study their gun registartion history and confiscation before you decide this would be a good idea. It most certainly is not.

I agree 100%. It's a bunch of BS! As far as I'm concerned, the douchebag who did it was a terrorist, and needs to be exterminated!

I grew up down Utica way. best time is Friday night. There are pigs running all over the streets.