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H&Hhunter said:
Nice, you gotta love a weekend so full of diversity!
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Did a bit of hiking and cleaning on a trail on the local reserve we sponsor also. Rain and wind didn't make it the most pleasant, but may be why the animals were so active. I've got those 6 toms pretty well patterned after watching them for three days last week. Gonna try again for one or two of them this coming weekend.

Wasn't the dog's fault she was sittin' by only one bird.

The ol' boy only went about thirty yards before pilin' up. Gotta love it when things come together Heartshot.jpg .
 
buck460XVR said:
Did a bit of hiking and cleaning on a trail on the local reserve we sponsor also. Rain and wind didn't make it the most pleasant, but may be why the animals were so active. I've got those 6 toms pretty well patterned after watching them for three days last week. Gonna try again for one or two of them this coming weekend.

Wasn't the dog's fault she was sittin' by only one bird.

The ol' boy only went about thirty yards before pilin' up. Gotta love it when things come togetherView attachment 809694 .
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That triangular defect in the heart generally cuts way down on tracking distance..:)
 
We need details!!! :)

Nice buck BTW. I haven't been out yet this year due to school and work but the itch is starting. I really like the pheasant photo too. I used to live for pheasant season!
 
ohihunter2014 said:
We need details!!! :)

Nice buck BTW. I haven't been out yet this year due to school and work but the itch is starting. I really like the pheasant photo too. I used to live for pheasant season!
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Actually had the buck walk behind me on another trail when on stand that morning. Watched him make a coupla scrapes(where there is generally a scrape line every year) and chase a doe. Watched where he went thru the fence and decided to sit there that night. While watching those 6 toms in the corn early that evening(around 4:00) and thinking they were coming to me, I saw a large brown form sneaking thru the corn rows. Didn't know it was him, but was hopeful(there's also a larger buck with a good 8" drop tine in the area) and concentrated on the hole in the fence where he went thru that morning. Few minutes later, outta the corner of my eye I caught movement and turned in time to see him jump the fence in the brush to my right. Seeing as he was going to continue past me to my right, I had to turn if I hoped to get a shot. I had to stand to turn and he caught me moving. We did the staredown for what seemed eternity and I figured i didn;t have a chance and he would run. Instead he turned and looked the other way(at about 40 yards) giving me time to get on him and let the bolt fly. I heard the impact and he reared in the air. I instantly saw blood on his side as he ran past me at 20 yards he started to stagger after about three jumps and then went down about 30 yards from my stand. I watched him struggle to get up several times and then watched him lay his head down for the last time. Not something I enjoy, but something we learn must happen.

My dog Wilbur lives for Pheasant season too. She found three roosters that day, but this old man could only manage to hit one.
 
buck460XVR said:
Actually had the buck walk behind me on another trail when on stand that morning. Watched him make a coupla scrapes(where there is generally a scrape line every year) and chase a doe. Watched where he went thru the fence and decided to sit there that night. While watching those 6 toms in the corn early that evening(around 4:00) and thinking they were coming to me, I saw a large brown form sneaking thru the corn rows. Didn't know it was him, but was hopeful(there's also a larger buck with a good 8" drop tine in the area) and concentrated on the hole in the fence where he went thru that morning. Few minutes later, outta the corner of my eye I caught movement and turned in time to see him jump the fence in the brush to my right. Seeing as he was going to continue past me to my right, I had to turn if I hoped to get a shot. I had to stand to turn and he caught me moving. We did the staredown for what seemed eternity and I figured i didn;t have a chance and he would run. Instead he turned and looked the other way(at about 40 yards) giving me time to get on him and let the bolt fly. I heard the impact and he reared in the air. I instantly saw blood on his side as he ran past me at 20 yards he started to stagger after about three jumps and then went down about 30 yards from my stand. I watched him struggle to get up several times and then watched him lay his head down for the last time. Not something I enjoy, but something we learn must happen.

My dog Wilbur lives for Pheasant season too. She found three roosters that day, but this old man could only manage to hit one.
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You know I agree 100% with not enjoying watching them die. I was on a deer killing streak these last few years thanks to a guy who took me under his wing and helped me. He shot a doe with a crossbow in the field and it ran right down the atv trail i was on and face planted into the tree directly in front of me and then laid down panting and tried to get up several times. I was so upset and tried to shoot it again in the hear or lungs and shook so bad i had to put the bow down! It went on for several minutes. I shot my 12/13pt with a rifle and watched him drop and kick in a circle for about a minute. I honestly feel eventually if i have to keep dealing with stuff like that ill end up quitting. I know it happens and I'm better if they don't do it in front of me I honestly feel like crap and hate it but it is a part of hunting! I am always happy when the track job isn't far or they fall in sight i generally just close my eyes or look away.
 
The old Stevens/Fox SxS leanin' against the outhouse was the first gun my Grandpa bought when he came back from France after WWI. It is still my go to Pheasant gun. Anyone notice the handmade trigger guard? Grandpa somehow broke the original one and made that one from a coffee can during the Depression. While I could replace it with a real one, it just wouldn't be the same.
 
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