2014 Meat Pole
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From: Buck Creek2
02-Mar-14
Looks like a woman gets to start this year's meat pole! My wife Shannon with a javelina she took last week in south Texas.
From: Buck Creek2
02-Mar-14
Here she is again with a pig the next day.
From: Buck Creek2
02-Mar-14
She did let me hunt a little bit!
From: pav
03-Mar-14
....and so it begins!
Congrats Shannon and Dirk!
Seeing these photos this morning kind of made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Just last night, I was going through some old IBA newsletters and came across the one with Tony and his South Texas javelina on the cover. Dirk, you had a photo in there too...holding a rattlesnake.
Talk about timing...I had not seen that issue in years!
From: NY Bowman
03-Mar-14
Congrats to the grandparents to be! :)
From: Buck Creek2
03-Mar-14
Thanks guys, I think I've created a monster! She's really getting into this now. Next up is bear in Canada this August. Thanks Terry I see you've heard Ariel is giving us another little bowhunter this summer. Duel Remington Maxie will be with us in a couple more months.
From: NY Bowman
04-Mar-14
Exciting times. Best of luck on the bear hunt. Tell Shannon she's accomplished a feat that I haven't. I've hunted Javelina twice and have yet to arrow one. I'm jealous! :)
From: Russ Koon
05-Mar-14
Congrats to you both, on the critters and the approaching grandbaby! Looks like you found some cool weather down there.
From: INbowdude
06-Mar-14
Nice piggies and javie. Congrats!
From: INbowdude
14-Apr-14
Shiloh Ranch, Oklahoma.
From: INbowdude
14-Apr-14
Another. I actually killed 3 on this last trip.
From: sticksender
24-Apr-14
May as well start off the turkey kill pics. Arrowed this one Wednesday morning. A good average size Tom with 7/8 spurs.
Here's wishing success to all of you.
From: Yttails
24-Apr-14
Congrats Greg, nice Tom!
From: pav
25-Apr-14
Congrats Greg!
From: INbowdude
29-Apr-14
Great bird Greg, congrats!
From: NY Bowman
05-May-14
Congrats Greg! I finally put it together on my 3rd trip out. Solid bird with 10" beard and 1" spurs. Taken at 10 yards without a blind with my Stalker Coyote longbow and Snuffer tipped wood arrows.
I know it's a NY bird, but I still feel like a Hoosier.
From: sticksender
05-May-14
Beauty of a bird, and that's a great-looking bow you've got there too!
From: KDC
05-May-14
Great job Terry!
From: pav
06-May-14
Atta boy Terry! (Still a Hoosier in my book too.)
From: Siouxme
08-May-14
Opening morning finally and bittersweet! 23 lbs, 10" beard and 1.5" spurs. Big bird! My first set up ended with a shot from another hunter. Moved to a new location and had one gobbling going to a big field. He beat me to it, so I waited until he was almost out of hearing in the field. Snuck up to where he entered the field and did some aggressive calling. An hour later and he was in my lap.
From: hoosierhunter74
11-May-14
23 lbs 10.5" beard
From: sticksender
11-May-14
Sweet, congrats!
From: Turpie
27-May-14
Finally the spawn has started
From: pav
29-May-14
Dang Chris....appears the bar has been set!
Congrats!
From: Turpie
02-Jun-14
Lexy's first carp
From: pav
03-Jun-14
Uh-oh....more competition named Turpchinoff!
Congrats Lexy!
From: NY Bowman
04-Jun-14
I've been out 3 nights this past week and have been introducing some kids and adults to the sport of bowfishing. Probably 250 shots taken and not so many of them hits. Darn refraction can be pretty frustrating. Still a ton of fun and looks like we have 5 new converts. Have taken 2 boys (6 and 15), one lady, and 2 new guys to bowfishing. Don't know how to do multiple pictures on a post so I'll just put up a couple consecutive.
This is the first group with a few nice fish.
From: NY Bowman
04-Jun-14
Here's the second night's take.
From: NY Bowman
04-Jun-14
And this was from last night. He did really well for being a first timer.
From: KDC
05-Jun-14
Awesome photos! Way to introduce new people to the sport Terry
From: INbowdude
06-Jun-14
Nice. Are you shooting from a boat or just along the banks?
From: NY Bowman
06-Jun-14
Boat!
From: INbowdude
25-Jun-14
Recent trip to Shiloh Ranch for the Porkapalooza.
From: INbowdude
25-Jun-14
Second hog of the Porkapalooza.
From: NY Bowman
28-Jun-14
Mike you sure kill some whopper hogs!
Congratulations!
From: NY Bowman
28-Jun-14
Made a quick bear hunt up to New Brunswick. I left Thursday morning at 2 AM and was in the stand hunting by 3 PM. Had at least three different bears come in. One was a tall and lanky young brown nosed boar, the other was also tall and lanky young black nosed boar, and the third was a nasty old sow that was the fattest and shortest legged sow I've ever seen. She had an attitude as well. She climbed up on the ladder to my stand 3 times and on the 3rd time I reached down and whacked her on the nose with my longbow. I saw one other really big bear later, but it never cleared brush and I wasn't positive it wasn't the belly dragging sow. It was a great night. The next morning I went to the stand early 5:30 AM in hopes of stalking a bear on the bait. There was a bear, but it appeared to be the black nosed young boar from the night before. He ran off and I climbed into the stand. At 9:24 AM I saw a nice boar coming in. He had a nice crease on his noggin and looked pretty big so I prepared for a shot. At the whopping distance of 4 yards I picked a spot and hit pretty much where I aimed. He went about 150 yards and turned out to be a pretty good bear that weighed 257#s and his green scored head is 18 12/16" P&Y.
From: sticksender
29-Jun-14
Wow....great big boar hogs & a hawg boar bear, boys!
(Say that three times fast...lol)
Thanks for sharing your pics guys!
From: INbowdude
02-Jul-14
Super bear, Terry. Congrats.
From: Turpie
03-Jul-14
Great job Terry
From: pav
07-Jul-14
Congrats Terry and Mike!
From: Bou'bound
11-Jul-14
My son took this on a February Alberta hunt I took him on.
From: NY Bowman
12-Jul-14
That's a great lion Grant!
From: sticksender
07-Aug-14
Just returned from a Dall Sheep hunt in NWT of Canada. No sheep killed, but did get this Mountain Caribou.
Have got more pics posted over on the main big game forum at this link.
http://forums.bowsite.com/tf/bgforums/thread.cfm?threadid=433797&messages=154&forum=12
From: KDC
08-Aug-14
Beautiful animal and country Greg. Congratulations
From: NY Bowman
08-Aug-14
Fantastic 'bou Greg! Congratulations!
From: pav
08-Aug-14
Nice bull and shot placement Greg!
Sure is beautiful country!
From: Yttails
08-Aug-14
Congrats Greg! I heard you killed a GOOD one!
From: KDC
09-Aug-14
Ohio River Bighead
From: sticksender
09-Aug-14
Yikes!....I'd call that a trophy Carp!
From: NY Bowman
20-Aug-14
I'm not a guide, but I did take these two good friends alligator hunting in Florida last week. We had a great time and we saw over 100 gators in the short 7 hours we hunted before filling the two tags.
One was a good solid 9' gator and the other a 10' gator.
From: NY Bowman
20-Aug-14
From: NY Bowman
20-Aug-14
Here's a picture of me trying to get the 9' gator by the mouth so we could kill it with a pocket knife. After the 3rd time of having it by the snout and then it doing a death roll, the fellow helping me said "Didn't you make a noose thing just for this reason?". Oh yeah, I guess I'll use it! :)
From: sticksender
21-Aug-14
Terry congrats to the gator hunters, very impressive. Your track record proves that you have those beasts figured out!
From: sticksender
19-Sep-14
Got more meat for the 'pole' in Colorado this week. The full story with more pictures is posted over on the main forum pages.
From: Bou'bound
20-Sep-14
From: Bou'bound
20-Sep-14
From: KDC
21-Sep-14
Great goat and bou guys. Awesome!
From: sticksender
21-Sep-14
Very nice! Just saw your caribou write-up on the main forum page. You've added fuel to the fire for my son & I to consider booking a trip with Jack Hume within the next few years.
From: pav
23-Sep-14
Congrats on the billie and the bou's guys. Read both of your photo journals on the main forum. Incredible experiences for you both!
From: NY Bowman
23-Sep-14
Fantastic animals and hunts. Great job by all.
From: patience2spare
28-Sep-14
My daughter, Grace killed her first deer yesterday evening. It was a great hunt. She said her favorite part was the 4 minute "stare down" the buck gave us before deciding we were ok and offering her an 18yd shot. She hit him a little high but got both lungs and had a short track job. Pete (Proud Daddy)
From: patience2spare
28-Sep-14
I was fortunate enough to take my first elk on the 18th in New Mexico while hunting with my Dad and a good friend. That twenty yard shot fulfilled a boyhood dream for me!!! Pete
From: patience2spare
28-Sep-14
I thought that I had posted Grace's turkey from this Spring, but I see that I didn't get it added. Her first longbeard :) Pete
From: pav
29-Sep-14
What a great year so far Pete!
I would ask if you have ever been more excited than being face to face with a bull elk....but the 1st and 3rd photos answer that question!
Great job Grace!
Congrats to you both!
From: sticksender
29-Sep-14
Congrats on your success Pete & Grace. Your freezer should be stuffed full !
From: NY Bowman
30-Sep-14
Now those are some awesome photos! Congrats to you both.
From: patience2spare
01-Oct-14
Thanks a lot guys! It has been an AMAZING year for me already and the regular season just opened today. My wife asked if I was hunting this weekend and when I said probably, she replied, "Well don't kill anything. I'm tired of you butchering pretty much every evening." She did come around and tell me I could shoot if it's a deer worth putting on the wall :)
I am very blessed that my daughter loves to hunt with me! She has always wanted to do what Daddy was doing. But now I see that she has a love for being outdoors and the hunt beyond just being with me. Super excited about all of the memories we can make together and all of the life lessons that hunting will teach her!
Good luck to all of you this season! I hope that yours is as fulfilling as mine has been already! Pete
From: INbowdude
01-Oct-14
Happy opening day!
From: woodsy
03-Oct-14
That's awesome Pete! What good times and memories you are making.
Good Luck to everyone this fall. The best time of year for sure. Enjoy!
Dave
From: NY Bowman
05-Oct-14
Took a nice young deer on Wed with my longbow. Will be great eating. Tina told me to not let anything walk so the 1 1/2 will eat good.
From: ARROW
06-Oct-14
Had a good time at Big Sky outfitters with Bud Williams. Seen more Deer in 4 days than I will see in Indiana all season.
From: ARROW
06-Oct-14
Had some nice antelope out there in Montana also.
From: KDC
07-Oct-14
Congratulations Arrow! Awesome animals and an awesome trip for sure.
From: pav
07-Oct-14
Been waiting to see those photos....congrats on the Montana double Tim!
From: INbowdude
25-Oct-14
Guess I'll start the deer pics. I can't imagine that nobody has posted a Hoosier whitetail pic yet.
12 yard shot, hit high but spined the doe. Worse part, I can't find the broadhead. Passed through the spine and broke off somewhere.
Now let's get some cooler temps going!
Best of luck to everybody. Be safe!
From: INbowdude
28-Oct-14
Update, I went back and found the Stinger 4 blade broadhead 2 days after I shot the deer. Love the Magnus and just too cheap to buy another one.
From: pav
02-Nov-14
Dad's eleven point taken the evening of November 1st. This buck broke off a G5...or he would be a typical twelve point. Dad is 73 years young and still showing us how it is done!
From: Yttails
03-Nov-14
Congrats to your Dad, Paul. Heck of a buck and still shooting a vertical bow!
From: ozzie839
04-Nov-14
congrats to your Dad Paul. awesome buck
From: sticksender
04-Nov-14
Wow that's a real nice looking buck, congrats to your Dad.
From: Bou'bound
05-Nov-14
Good deal for him! Bless him!
From: INbowdude
07-Nov-14
Very cool Paul. Congrats to your dad.
Best of luck to the rest of you all.
From: KDC
07-Nov-14
My brother's doe from this morning
From: pav
09-Nov-14
At 10:15am Saturday, the 24th deer sighting of the day was a shooter. It was one of those memorable November rut mornings on stand for sure.
From: Bou'bound
09-Nov-14
great job paul gets it done again
From: KDC
09-Nov-14
Great deer Paul. Sounds like an awesome day.
From: sticksender
10-Nov-14
Beautiful buck (as usual) Paul !
I like his big brow tines.
From: INbowdude
10-Nov-14
Well done Paul!
From: John Scifres
11-Nov-14
My brother's trad double from a couple Sunday's ago. Public land somewhere. Killed with a 60 year old Pearson recurve I got for $20 off Craigslist. These are his 3rd and 4th deer with the bow.
From: ozzie839
12-Nov-14
great buck Paul!
From: INbowdude
12-Nov-14
The sons of Bayou Bill?
From: John Scifres
13-Nov-14
Bill was my dad's second cousin or some such. He was a heck of a guy.
From: NY Bowman
16-Nov-14
Had a nice day on Monday last week and killed this doe in the morning.
From: NY Bowman
16-Nov-14
I then went back out and killed this buck in the afternoon.
From: KDC
17-Nov-14
Chris connected this morning on a nice doe in tough conditions at Clifty Falls
From: pav
18-Nov-14
Love the photo in the snow!
Congrats to all the successful deer hunters.
From: varmint101
20-Nov-14
Took this doe 11/15. Pretty stoked with my first bow kill of the year on the gun opener!
From: pav
21-Nov-14
Congrats varmint101....you earned it!
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24-Nov-14
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From: KDC
24-Nov-14
Great deer. Congratulations everyone.
From: NY Bowman
22-Dec-14
My wife said the kids love deer meat and it will make a great Christmas present. They take suitcases of the stuff back to college with them. On Monday I picked up 160#s of burger and she said we need to make some Jerky for the kids.
I had one last tag and one last chance to hunt on Saturday. #6 for the year and the freezer is full.
From: KDC
23-Dec-14
Nice job Terry!
