3 Guys & a Gal kill a KS Buck!
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Kansas has a special disabled/youth season this week and many of you will remember my friend John who is paralyzed from the waist down after falling from a tree 13 years ago. He can hunt this season any weapon but has chosen the compound. Little things are little things when in the presence of this man. His drive to keep going and achieving inspires all around him. Here is his story of his 2017 hunt with Forest Bows and his wife. First a picture of last years kill. John's first doe with a compound since his accident.
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Here we are getting ready to get John in the blind. Forest and Kelly have to find spots where we can get John to the blind.
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
First pm hunt we had this guy crawl into the tent so I pitched him out. What kind of bat?
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Weiner dog fills his tag early.
Weiner dog fills his tag early.
No shots the first five days but we were seeing deer. Everything has to go right to hunt out of a ground blind and get a shot under 30 yards. Forest's dog "Weiner Dog" had success and was very proud of his trophy!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
On the 6th evening hunt Forest sat with John and I dropped them off in the Bad Boy Buggy. Forest said a prayer asking for a safe and successful hunt. Three hours later I get a text that John had shot a great buck in velvet! Here is his reaction!!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
The shot was perfect and the buck made it only 60 yards! What a great hunt!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Here is John, Kelly and Forest. Thanks to the great State of Kansas for having this special hunt.
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Here is John, Forest and me!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Forests wife and John!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
It's warm this time of year so we quickly load up the buck in the truck to get back to Forest's house to cut it up!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Cutting up the deer and getting the antlers and cape off. John has decided to do a shoulder mount and give the buck to Forest to hang in his Kansas farm house!
From: Owl
08-Sep-17
Great story, but I have to ask, "What the heck, Jake?!" lol
From: Crusader dad
08-Sep-17
Good story. Thanks for sharing.
From: midwest
08-Sep-17
Outstanding! God bless Bowsiters!
From: Scoot
08-Sep-17
Now THAT is cool! Congrats to all involved, especially the guy behind the bow!
From: Pigsticker
08-Sep-17
Great stuff, thanks for sharing.
From: rdohn
08-Sep-17
Great story Charlie thanks!
From: wilbur
08-Sep-17
Great story awesome buck. Congrats.
Why is Jake flipping off the camera?
From: Owl
08-Sep-17
wilbur, I was beginning to believe I was the only one who caught that. :)
From: t-roy
08-Sep-17
Awesome! Congrats to all parties involved, especially the happy hunter!
Charlie, you've been quite the velvet magnet so far this season. Maybe you should change your handle to Mel Torme, aka "The Velvet Fog" ;-)
From: GhostBird
08-Sep-17
Congratulations to all involved... fantastic work guys.
From: APauls
08-Sep-17
Super cool! Looks like he made a perfect shot! Congrats to all involved!
From: Medicinemann
08-Sep-17
Damn!! That photo was only supposed to be send to LeFemine.....kind of a camp humor type of thing!!
From: pav
08-Sep-17
Fantastic! Congrats to John and the crew!
From: Scar Finga
08-Sep-17
Congratulation gentlemen, and lady:)
From: T Mac
08-Sep-17
Outstanding! Great effort by all!
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
Thanks guys. Some great wild flowers in Kansas!
From: buzz mc
08-Sep-17
Awesome thread
From: Habitat for Wildlife
08-Sep-17
Congratulations to all of you! Great example for all of us, thanks.
From: XbowfromNY
08-Sep-17
great buck and story
From: happygolucky
08-Sep-17
Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing Charlie. We need all the uplifting stories we can get.
From: sticksender
08-Sep-17
I'm sure that hunt will easily rank as your best of the year. Congrats to all.
From: sticksender
08-Sep-17
Here you go, the G-rated version:
From: Genesis
08-Sep-17
Great stuff!!!!
From: Brotsky
08-Sep-17
Awesome story Charlie! Congrats!
From: Surfbow
08-Sep-17
Very cool!
On another note Charlie, you may want to consider getting rabies shots if you handled that bat. Crawling into a tent is not normal behavior for a bat, better safe than sorry...
From: Charlie Rehor
08-Sep-17
These are pretty but don't touch them:)
From: Brian M.
08-Sep-17
Charlie, not 100%, but that looks like an Eastern Red Bat. It's a tree dweller. Very cool looking bat, very different than the Big Browns and Little Browns that invade houses.
From: HUNT MAN
08-Sep-17
Thanks for helping out. That was awesome. Hunt
From: BullBuster
08-Sep-17
Y'all ROCK!!
From: Buffalo1
08-Sep-17
One neat, blessed adventure here. Thanks for sharing. Congrats to John for a great trophy. Memories forever.
From: drycreek
08-Sep-17
Congrats all around ! Sharing John's hunt meant a lot to y'all I'm certain. Next time my knees hurt I'll remember that I can still walk. Kinda sobering, best of luck John !
From: StickFlicker
08-Sep-17
Great story and great buck!
From: Jimbo
09-Sep-17
John is a close friend... I can tell you he thinks the world of Charlie and Forest for all they do to make this hunt possible for him.
He (John) is perhaps the most inspirational person I've had the pleasure of knowing and having as a friend. He lives a full and rich life and is more active than the majority of my friends. I play tennis with him and some other guys in wheel chairs. The only accommodation they get is two bounces. John is a good tennis player... real good. In addition to hunting and playing tennis, he also snow skis, swims at the YMCA, and rides his hand-cycle around town. And, don't ever play him a game of cribbage for money... easily the best cribbage player I've ever seen.
From: Brooktrout59
09-Sep-17
I am the disabled hunter in Charlie's thread and finally have a chance to respond to the thread while on my way home to Massachusetts. Thank you Jimbo for your kind words but the real heroes in my world are guys like Charlie, Forest, and you Jimbo. Without question this Kansas hunt is easily one of the greatest experiences of my life. Charlie, Forest and Kelly pulled out all the stops to accommodate me and help me get a shot at my Big Buck Deer. I consider them friends of a lifetime! Charlie and Forest are truly professional Bowhunters and every time I hunt with them I learn more than you could possibly imagine. Shortly before I shot that big Kansas Buck Forest asked me to visualize the arrow going through the deer. The combination of body, mind and soul working as one while shooting a deer with a bow is nothing short of pure magic. Thank you all for allowing me to experience it even from a wheelchair!
From: Bigpizzaman
09-Sep-17
Congrats to all!! Hood Stuff right there!
From: Charlie Rehor
11-Sep-17
Thanks for all your comments. Some have little problems, some have big problems but never give up!
From: iceman
12-Sep-17
Fantastic!
From: EmbryO-klahoma
12-Sep-17
Good stuff, guys! Congratulations, John!
From: darralld
12-Sep-17
Very cool!
From: Forest bows
12-Sep-17
darralld I got a bad problem with turkeys. Can you help me next spring?
From: lewis
12-Sep-17
Great hunt all of you should be proud Lewis
From: loopmtz
12-Sep-17
Awesome!!
From: deerhunter72
12-Sep-17
Thanks for sharing!
From: Dennis Razza
12-Sep-17
Way to go guys! Great team effort!!!
From: BigOk
12-Sep-17
This is awesome.
From: darralld
13-Sep-17
Ummm yeah!
From: OFFHNTN
13-Sep-17
Awesome! Super sweet and congrats!
From: Stan NJ
13-Sep-17
Just made my day...congrats!!
From: Treeline
29-Jun-18
Cool! Send us pics!
From: Charlie Rehor
29-Jun-18
John’s Velvet Whitetail is back from the taxi!
From: Brooktrout59
29-Jun-18
Velvet Buck Mount done at Taxidermist. Looks even bigger than I remember it. Thanks again to Charlie, Forest and Kelly for my Hunt of a lifetime2017!
From: Forest bows
29-Jun-18
Looks great man.
From: t-roy
29-Jun-18
Looks great, John! Congrats again!
From: Treeline
29-Jun-18
Beautiful! Congratulations!
From: Paul@thefort
30-Jun-18
Missed this post back in Sept. Very nice all around. my best, Paul
From: Dennis Razza
30-Jun-18
Looks great!
From: Outdoordan
30-Jun-18
Cool thread, and great looking buck! Congrats to all!
From: Nick Muche
30-Jun-18
Very cool! The mount looks great too!
From: StickFlicker
30-Jun-18
I'm happy to see his success. You don't get to see a whitetail taken in velvet too often.
From: jingalls
30-Jun-18
That's fantastic, CONGRATS!!!
From: Slate
30-Jun-18
Congrats
From: Will
02-Jul-18
Cool to see more of the story BrookTrout! Awesome!
From: Lord o' horns
07-Jul-18
good deal.... hope there is addition to the story this year
