Lance Report post Posted September 2, 2007 Well, we had two tags and got two goats! First Day- Got to camp about midnight Thursday and hunted opening day. We got after the BIG one several times and then decided to give him a break. We were going to put the move on another great goat when he bedded his does down and then left to go fight with another goat accross the valley! We then ran and put ourselves in between him and his does and waited with the decoys! Long story short, he saw my arrow comming and decided he didn't want to play catch! It's all on video. That night we headed back to Flag the n Saturday morning we went to a G&F Hunter Ed Instructor Workshop. Spent Saturday there making a long bow and then spent Sunday at church and home with the family! Then back to the hunt on Monday. I'll post that latter! This is the buck that dodged my arrow These are pictures of him chasing the same buck a few days earler. And his tongue hanging out afterwords. Lance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted September 2, 2007 While we wait for the next installment, how did the quest for the big muley go? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted September 2, 2007 He definitely looks worn out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 2, 2007 While we wait for the next installment, how did the quest for the big muley go? I haven't even had a chance to think of that buck. I'd rather shoot one of the Coues that are on my trail cameras with my new longbow! I know my brother in law and his daughter have hunted him. And my Wife and Son have hunted him some while I was gone. I might take the wife and son to hunt him tomarrow since the kids don't have school. But I'v been gone and I don't know if he is still there or if he made it through the weekend? Guess we'll see. Lance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 2, 2007 Forgot to mention that I passed on two bucks on that opening day. Ranged them, drew my bow, sighted them in and let down. Very Fun! My hunt was with Russ Jacoby of Flag. Arles Miller of Page came along to help out and video our hunt. Thanks Arles! Monday- Found us persuing the big buck again, No go, so we went after many of the other bucks in the area. I did two stalks that morning that put me in for good shots. The first stalk was at the arrow jumper buck from day one. Stalked into 52 yards from him and his three does in their beds. I sat up to range him and went back down to draw my bow. Something hapened and the "archery antelope factor" came into play as I watched them sprint accross the prairie arrow still on the rest. The next goat gave me a good brodside after my stalk and the arrow passed cleanly over him. Latter, after a two hour stalk and belly crawl I sent an arrow over another great goat. Many more stalks and decoying that day and passed on another young buck. This is pictures of the second buck I shot over that day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 2, 2007 Teusday Brought more stalks and more decoying. We decoyed a group with some mature and young bucks though they didn't quite come into bow range. One was quite calm and went and bedded down just about 200 yards away we got a patch of sunflowers between us and we both stalked him into 40 yards in his bed. I drew my bow on him and let down. He then got up and relised we were right on top of him. He ran out a ways but came back into bow range when we decoyed him. That night while glassing we were split up looking for a buck that had huge prongs. I glassed up a coyote harassing a doe and a yearling fawn. The evening was quite as it gets so I through out some lip smooches! They were about a half mile away but the coyote heard it and came running! By the time he got to me he was at a steady trot. I drew my bow as he passed behind a tree but had to let down when he didn't come out He then came accross an oppening passed behind my 30 yard tree, I drew my bow, he came arround it and stood by it looking my way. Crack! The sound of the bow and the sound of the arrow were as one as it penatrated the lenth of the coyote stopping with only the fletching sticking out! The shish-ka-bobed coyote tiped over stiff leged in his tracks for the fastest and cleanest bow killed coyote I have ever witnessed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 3, 2007 That Tuesday I missed another buck by shooting over it Was thinking that something was wrong with me but I shot a little high on the coyote also. Hummm.... You would think I would have figured it out a little earler that something was wrong with my bow but no, I just kept hunting and telling myself to consentrate more and pick a spot! Dadgumit! We encountered many cool things while hunting and scouting Like this collard lizard! This huge lizard actually let the kids pet it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortpants Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Type faster, the lizard pics aint cuttin' it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 3, 2007 We found three badgers together ! We chased them down prairie dog holes where they backed in and made a stand! They were snorting and growling and carring on making a scary fuss! Way Cool! We took pictures from meer feet away! I stuck the video camera on the end of the tripod and put it about a foot away! Amazingly enough I still have a camera! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 3, 2007 We found this huge bug on a fence post! About 4" long He was very transparent and blended well with the post! Millions of hairs on his fealers and antennae! We thought it was photo worthy And I know I have never seen one before. Look hard it's right in the middle of the post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azbownunter22 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Faster, type faster!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 3, 2007 Wednsday.... I missed another good buck by shooting over it I know, I know, duhhh! We did anywhere from 8 to 12 stalks a day. We passed on young bucks every day. Not that I would have hit them cause I likely would have shot high Thursday was totally for Russ. We were joined by Russ's father Moris. And Moris and I took the high glassing point while Russ and Arles hiked for miles and miles all day as we put them into buck after buck for one stalk and or decoying opp after another! Russ missed one shot that day after an awesome stalk and missed some chances because of the direction the bucks came to the decoys or because does were in the way. But latter that afternoon while he was stalking yet another goat, the buck saw some movement in the trees and came to envestagate! Russ did the buck in with a 22 yard shot while Arles videoed! Russ's buck was a toad! High Wide and Heavy! The only camera they had with them was the video camera so we havent gotten field photoes off of that yet. But we took some pictures at the house so you could get an idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azbownunter22 Report post Posted September 3, 2007 WOW really wide! Cool! Hurry up its getting late! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Report post Posted September 3, 2007 So Thursday we go out and I realy want to be done by Friday cause I want to go home and spend some time hunting with my family before elk season. So it is what I call 5pt day. Where you are still not going to shoot a spike but you have lowered your standards. So we come accross the buck my boys named the "Double Prong" buck when we saw him before season. This was a meidium buck that we had seen many times and one of the bucks I had a shot at but passed on opening day. Every time I talked to my kids they would ask me about this buck like it was their favorit! "Dad did you see the Double Prong" buck?" Dad would you shoot the Double Prong buck". When I told my 9 year old son that I had passed the buck on opening day he looked at me like i was some sort of idiot So I told him maybe latter in the season if it came to that. "Well" I told the guys "I guess today is the day " So we put the move on him and got a long shot. Before I shot I thought "you know, i've been shooting a little high so I am going to put my pin on the bottom of him and see what happens Well, I shot high again!! And before I could do anything about it we were on him again and I got another shot. this time I used my next closer pen and took the shot for 10 yards shorter than what my range finder said. Well this time he was on to the game and he string jumped and I hit him a little far back in the ham. So I finally deside that something is dreadfully wrong with my bow and has been all week duhhh! I know I know I was a little slow figuring that one out. I'll blame it on the over abundance of sun rays on my brain for the week We went and fixed my bow and got it shooting right! And went back to see if we could finnish the buck! He gave us a good run arround the rest of the day and we made plans for the next cause I was now determened to finish the job. Not to mention that my boys now knew I had hit the buck and the were very excited! This picture is the Double Prong buck that was my boys favorit buck! He was much smaller than the bucks I had been after but now that I was after him instead of passing him up I was now treated like a hero by my boys instead of an idiot! Kids are great arn't they! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tines Report post Posted September 3, 2007 C'mon, have Carrie type for you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
