Treestandmanonvacation

Well, we've got Bcoover and Rembrant's unit 23 december hunt coming up on the 17th of this month. Any more guesses on who will get the larger buck? No pressure guys.

Amanda, I would like my previous name of Treestandman but can't remember my password? Is there a way you can reset it?

Amanda, How come you are not answering any of my personal emails?

didn't get it. Could you please email my work email?

Josh, Lets here some experiences from your elk hunt???

I agree w/ 270 that it is important to keep the wind in your favor. I always bathe in the wildlife research soap and have still had animals scent me.

I don't think camo patterns matter that much. As long as it breaks up your outline it works great. I use the cheapest camo I can find. If I had the money, I would use predator.

31 Late was my first choice. Kiabab late 2nd.

Sat a water hole in unit 22. Passed on a pretty nice 70+ incher. The only reason I passed on him was because of my dec 31 coues hunt. It was not easy. While I was in the treestand I had a falcon go straight for me twice. I have no idea why but I had to waive my hands or he would have hit me. Maybe blinking my eyes made him think I was a bird.

AZ GRIZ, Please give me a call ASAP.

Ok, here goes my story. I woke up at 1:50 am, showered using wildlife research soap, and headed out to my area. I arrived at my parking spot around 4:15 am. I got my miniture maglight out and slowly walked down the thick steep canyon covered w/ manzanita bushes and oak. As I walked down the canyon, I couldn't help but wonder if I was being stalked by a lion. I kept shining the light all around me and behind and stopping every few seconds. That lion experience had made me a little jumpy. When I finally got to me treestand it was about 5:00 am and still dark. The treestand is actually at the base of a tree on a very steep slope. I then nocked and arrow and then waited for light. As I sit in the treestand, the water tank is directly below me and slightly to my left. My rangefinder showed the water at 15 yds. I had practiced from the top of my parents roof and knew that if the shot was 25 yds and under I would put my 20 yd pin on it's heart which should take out both lungs. About 15 minutes after light I detected some movement off to my left. As I slowly turned my head to the left, I was thrilled to see a jet black bear walking up canyon bottom towards the water. He was about 60 yds away so I quietly hooked my release on to my bowstring. From my trail camera pictures I had pictures of several bears and the biggest one was jetblack so I was thinking this was him. When he got to about 20 yds away he was covered by a small bush so I pulled my bow back. He kept walking in completely unaware of me and stopped at about 17 yds giving me a perfect shot slightly quartering towards me. I rested my 20 yd pin low on his heart and released the arrow. The arrow hit him on the desired mark and passed through. He ran up the canyon bottom about 15 yds and then started up the steep canyon slope. He had gone about 5 yds up the slope and then rolled back down the slope. He gave out a short groan then then lay still. From where I sat in my treestand he lay about 20 yds away. He was not the big black I had pictures of but he was a decent sized boar that I am thrilled w/. I would like to thank T.A.M, who is a member of this site for showing me this water hole. Also, if any of you know of a good taxidermist that has decent prices and does good work I would be grateful for a telephone #. I feel that my trail camera played the main roll in my success.

Well, Friday morning I got my first bear ever and with my bow. I made a 17 yd double lung shot, the bear ran about 15 yds, starting to climb the canyon slope and tumbled down to his death. He was a younger boar about average size adult. I've got pictures of bigger bears from my trailcamera, I just couldn't pass on him since I had never harvested one before. Monday I will be off again in search of a 90+ inch coues buck. Good luck everyone.