Fall Season Debrief (lessons learned, thoughts)

[natureboyfloyd]

As bowhunting is intense, maybe a lessons learned for all us 99% of unsuccesful Fall hunters might help.

 

I'll go first...

First, jumping and arrow flight: As indicated earlier, I learned about the Coue's rapid response to sound from my recurve. Going back to the area, I glassed and stalked the deer again, and a swirling wind ended 4 plus hours of nitty gritty low crawling and attempting to circle in the cliffs. 27 yards, and poof! He seems quite fine, enough to bounds out of sight with friend over one of those low angled cliffs. I'll be back.

 

I shot last evening, at 23 yrds, and believe the arrow flight allows enough time to bolt. I'll tape to the quiver "no release when busted" until it is burnt in my head. Nonetheless, I am thinking about shooting wood or aluminum, with 125 gr, for better penetration. Thus far, carbon with 100 gr Magnus Stinger Buzzcut...hard to sharpen.

 

Another lesson: A doe kept going to a cliff area, and I thought the large puma hauled my three pointer there, but it was the fawn. At any rate, the hike up the cliff gave me a northward look from high at my area, and a large cedar (you know the type) just seemed right. That is where my prey lay. A new vantage. Never considered that slope before...

 

It is amazing how many dead deer lay about in nooks, ledges, from this puma.

 

Congratulations to all successful hunters. A buddy of mine, very successful, commented on the difficult nature of coues compared to Midwestern Timber deer. I concur fully.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[John O]

I think the best way I can sum it all up is:

 

hot weather + lots of rain = tough fall season

 

 

A big congrats to everyone that experienced varying degrees of success

 

 

(Remember- Success is not always defined as getting an animal on the ground)

[CouesWhitetail]

I enjoyed the debriefing. thanks!

[ThomC]

Here is mine. Don't forget to take plenty of NEW mosquito spray. This year was very bad in 5b. The little aggresive buggers were everywhere.

 

Also take your allergy medicine. The yellow flowers are really thick this year. Do Elk eat them, if not they are really crowding out the grass. All the meadows were pure yellow and your pants would get covered with the yellow pollen.

 

 

[CouesBuckhunter]

my lesson learned is to be very patient when on spot and stalk.