Lawdwaz

Top this one.............

It's a buck from Friday morning. I took a good video I'll post later but that ain't a selfie.......

JHC don't let Mike Rossi see/hear that!

Killed mine Friday morning......6pt at about 10 yards. The shot angle was steep and he was quartering towards me. Hit the back of either one or both lungs and down through all kinds of things. At the shot he took a couple bounds then started walking slowly away and waging his tail in that "odd" way. I watched him for probably 2 minutes before he disappeared in the goldenrod. I figured I'd give him at least two hours and then take a walk. I went back to my buddies and had a cup of coffee and some toast. At the 2 1/2 hour mark I figured I better get moving, it had started to snow real lightly. I went down into the basement to get dressed, my buddy came down and we ended up BS'ing for 20 minutes or so. I climbed the stairs and opened the Bilco door to a BLIZZARD. SOB........ I quickly drove over and got into the woods were I last saw him. (back up for a second; when I was still in the stand after shooting him I could see all kinds of blood where he was walking with the binos so I knew he was leaking good) I got on the blood fast but it was covered in 2-3" of snow and it was coming down harder and harder. Making it more difficult was the way it was piling up on the branches, brush and ME. Sometimes the only way to see the blood was after walking a likely trail then going back and seeing it in my boot tracks. I'd catch some blood on the goldenrod and other brush too after I got into a second stand of incredibly thick pines. I was soaked, beat up and getting dejected with all the snow. It was getting worse..... I took the trail to a power line right of way and for the life of me couldn't tell if he stayed in the pines, crossed the ROW, back tracked, zigged or zagged. From the shot he'd gone about 150 yards and never bedded that I could see. I quit..... The day before I'd shot a coyote and couldn't find it. Between the 'yote and this buck I was beating myself up pretty good. I went back to my buddies, took my soaking wet clothes of, hung the bow up to dry out and had some lunch. I laid down for 15 minutes and couldn't sleep. I had brought two rifles with me and wanted to confirm zero so I did. It was about 3:00 now and the snow had changed to rain. I noticed that much of the snow on the brush around camp had either blown off or was dropping due to the (slightly) warmer temps and rain making me think I better get my ass back over for another look. I quickly swapped out some clothes and headed over. Within minutes of getting there I was at the spot I "lost" blood. I went to the north just 15' past my mostly gone boot tracks from earlier and there he was, deader than a door nail. I assume he was covered in snow at the time and so was all the surrounding brush making him darn near impossible to see. I quickly dressed him of in the failing light and headed back to camp for my buddy the Honda Foreman. I honestly can't remember the last time I was so soaking wet, from the waist down I was drenched from the rain and wet snow. Sorry the pic suck as I was not in the mood to snap any hero shots in the sow hole where I gutted him. The barn was drier....... My face looks like I'm having a stroke, I think it was just 'cause I had snot pouring out of my beak. Persistence paid off and I was thrilled with the outcome.

Deja vu

Flamin' Ahole!!!! (not you rob, the end result!)

Get ‘em Zag

Big Stick in Alaska.......lol

I’m short on time, did you call the DEC yet?

Hope your having a great day, Happy Birthday.

Finding the time right now to go for a look see is the problem for the next month or so......maybe dealers will be willing to play "Lets Make A Deal" then.

Dig it......... Bizzy sure is a character and moog is just the guy to give him a "tune up". Gotta love 'em both!

It’s forum friendly. If I used MF’r I’d get the Ban Hammer......

When I travel down to hunt and back I usually take Rt 33 to Rt 77 to Rt 20 to Avon-Lakeville Rd to Rt 20A to Rt 15A etc etc....The amount of car/deer collisions on the Rt 77, Rt 20 portion of the ride are usually evident with the bloody carcass carnage along the edges of the road. Early in the morning (pre dawn of course) traveling can be white knuckle for me with what should be (and I know it is) the rut in full swing. So on the way down yesterday morning from 5am-6:30am I never saw a live deer until I was on the far side of Livonia and didn't see a single road kill. On the drive back home today I saw one carcass just east of Rt 77 in the grass. The Rt 20 section in Genesee County is usually loaded with live deer and dead in the early morning hours......almost nothing the past 24 hours. Just one guys observation for what its worth.

32 degrees means MAYBE I can hear one walking in the leaves today. Heck that’s a big part of the “experience” in hunting for me.

I’m on the can......

I’d agree

I’m looking to shoot the PSE now. Besides moog a good buddy is shooting a 35” Evolve and likes it.

Bologna or salami, which do you prefer?

That’s another I never heard of???

You have a Prime and Mathews??

Bizzy is just trying to fire up the site with his BS tonight....

I'd go broke there..........

Never heard of them or the APA.......man am I out of the loop.

Evolve 28 ?