I wish I didn’t have to work this morning. 27 degrees in central mn. First cold front of October.
After chasing elk and mulies all over the mtns I don’t mind sitting in a tree a bit.
Matt
Some varmint found her before I did and started "wallering" (LOL! Appalachian slang) the entrance hole out.
Feel free to share some backstrap your fellow CFers. ;-)
Matt
"Plenty of pics of aged hunters, but none of any dead animals. ;-)"
Haven't tagged a deer in a few years, as my main focus was getting my son his first archery kill. Well that happened last year on the first day of archery. I told myself, the first legal buck that comes along..... Well on Oct 2nd this five point came in at 8:05am. Second buck I saw that morning.
I was dumb enough to pack my Summit climber into a spot yesterday evening. It was 84 when I left the house and it was one of the dumbest things I've ever done. It was miserable and of course I didn't see squat.
Nothing gets my adrenaline pumping more than sticking a bull elk. I didn't get to experience that rush this year. Close several times, but the stars didn't align.
You gotta be proud.
Matt
I have said for the last 5 years if I ever shoot my first bull I will be going to Alaska for moose. Problem is I want to be hunting elk in September even more so now. Haha
They are bows people actually hit stuff with, not crutches. :)
And.......we're off!! :)
Ya, I know you're funnin'. :)
I have three very, very favorite memories from hunting. The first was in '99. My 10 year old daughter accompanied me on the first day of rifle season. It was just an awesome time, me and her, hot chocolate, saw turkeys and a bunch of deer. Even managed to kill a buck with her along.
The second was when my son shot his first buck during rifle season in 2012. Hunting the mountains of PA, at camp, and he drops a nice eight point during the second week.
The third was last year. First day of archery, we're in stands about 20 yard apart, doe comes in, he makes a perfect 18 yard shot. She went maybe 40 couple yards and dropped.
Yes, those are my absolute favorite memories!
However, I have to admit that I am not living up to be the man that I want to be. I am finding myself generally surly. That's part of the reason that I haven't been posting as much. I've found that my attitude is entering into my conversations if I don't keep it reined in. Kind of like how it's difficult to be positive immediately after you've smashed a finger. I have no desire to inflict negativity on others.
But... I have been invited to hunt a good chunk of private land in Pike Co. here in IL and I am REALLY looking forward to it. I just cleared the last scheduling hurdle about an hour and fifteen minutes ago.
I hope to be able to post some good news about that hunt and with my continued problem solving, return to my normally affable self.
We call that the "Chuck Adams pose". ;-)
Matt
Nice buck, regardless.
Always good to see kids the pictures too.
Nice buck I just don’t know of any places in whitetail country that have lost 100% of its leaves yet this year. So I had to ask.
