need2hunt Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers Hey MCH if you enter that 8 point that will put you guys up to 102 points - 1 point out of being tied for first. There's plenty of time left and it's clooooossssseee so keep im mind that any points are valuable at this time. Good luck!! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers I'm going to finally get my little one (ML anterless) posted today, so that'll be five points for the team. Once MCH's 8pt is on there, we should be #1! UPDATE: For some reason, the Picture Post area is limiting me to one photo upload per day. Although I've uploaded the pic of me with the deer, I guess I won't be able to upload the pic of the tag until tomorrow, so it'll be at least tomorrow before we get my five points for the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers Thats great guys!!!!! keep up the good work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers Well, I'm officially done for the season. Gator came down this weekend and we had a blast hunting together. I ended up taking a small 7 pointer with my bow on the last morning. It was great having a hunting partner within hearing distance of you and taking a buck. What's funny is that when I went to stop the 7 point to get a better look at him, I whistled. Next thing I know, Gator whistles back. BTW--the only hold up on getting my deer entered is that the check in station had run out of carcass tags the day I was there so they just wrote the info on a flourescent index card. When I checked in my buck today, they said to bring the card back and they would give me an official carcass tag. Will probably get that later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers I got my little one posted to the entry thread, so count five more points for Freezer Fillers. Click here for pictures or read on below for details on the hunt. ---------------- "Spazzy fawn" Since this was my wife's first year muzzleloader hunting, I spent some time helping her set up a her blind and get comfortable with everything on the day before OK muzzleloader season opened, Friday October 27. She hunted there opening day, October 28, and passed on a small four point buck that morning before seeing a very big bodied, decently antlered 10 point chasing after a large group of does that evening. She decided she wanted to get that 10 point, which became known as the Fork Horn Buck because of some unusual branching in his G2 tines. Since she never had a shot she was comfortable with on Saturday and believed he would show up Sunday afternoon, she opted to sleep in Sunday morning. I decided to sit in her blind and see what appeared. Very shortly after settling in and with it still too dark to shoot, I saw a group of two large does and two fawns appear from my left (west) feeding to my right through the low draw in front of me. I first saw them around 6:05AM, when it was still so dark I couldn't even see my open metal sights. I watched and videoed them as they fed by in front of me, all the way out of sight into the edge of a nearby field, before slowly turning around some bois d'arcs in the corner of the field and starting to feed back my way. By around 6:30AM they were in front of me, out at about 66 yards. I decided if they came closer, within about 50-55 yards, to shoot the largest of the two does. She seemed interested in the blind (I'd just moved it 110 steps west that morning, so it was a new camo blob where one hadn't been the day before). She took several steps closer, eating, then looking up quickly at me and the blind, trying to "catch" the camo blog moving. As she got within about 45 yards, she turned to my left and started feeding by broadside. I braced on the blind cross-pole for a shot. I decided to wait until she stopped and was eating, broadside and still. She stopped at 40 yards. I pulled the set trigger to set my main trigger to hairpin. She was still feeding, stationary, when I started pulling the trigger to fire. There was a rush of sensations as my mind simultaneously registered "I think she took a step or two", the loud kaboom of the rifle firing, and the cloud of smoke belching forth from the muzzle. As I wondered if I'd really seen her move right as I shot, I saw three deer running away, not four. I then saw one on the ground, and it died within 2 or 3 seconds. I said a prayer of thanksgiving and set about reloading (just in case) and gathering up my things in the blind. When I got out of the blind and walked over to the "doe", however, it wasn't the big one I was expecting. In fact, it was one of the fawns. And then it hit me: Just as I pulled the trigger, the doe *did* move forward out of the shot, and just a she moved, so did one of the fawns that had been standing clear of the shot, closer to me up the little rise than her, only a moment earlier. This little buck fawn had literally moved right into the line of fire at the last instant. I wished he hadn't done that, but knew there was nothing I could do about it now. Again I thanked God for the venison for my family and headed for the farm house to get the truck. Footnote: My wife shot the Fork Horn Buck later that evening. His antlers truly are unique, and she's decided to have him mounted. --- Hunt statistics: * 6:35AM on 29 October 2006 * CVA Missouri 50 caliber Hawken-style muzzleloader * 100 grains of Hodgdon Triple Seven powder with Thompson/Center 275 grain Maxi Hunter bullet and Remington #11 percussion cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers Well guys I only have a few more days to go in the season...I hope to get out for a few more sits...but its not looking good for an up grade on the 9 pointer...I hear we may be in first right now....thats GREAT...hope we can get a few more points...I was close to the winning team last year....and I would love to win this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers hey guys...well I am sad to say I lost one yesterday....6 pointer.....he came right in at 24 yards I made a good shot BUT he ducked the string and I hit him high....I knew I did so I let him go for 4 hours.......we tracked him over 4 farms with very little blood.....I feel really bad...but I think he may live.....any way only a couple more days here then its over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers It happens to the best of us, Muff. I know it hurts, but hopefully he'll survive another year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveGP Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Re: 7 - The Freezer Fillers hey guys,sorry i havent been in lately, i have been working saturdays and havent had much time out,but i still have the whole month of jan. to hunt and saturday working is over now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesVee Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving Come on guys! I can taste it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveGP Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving went out with the ml all day saturday and didnt see anything!some property got sold behind the farm we hunt and the construction workers are hunting the land before they start digging.well darn if one of them didnt try to come to the property we hunt and sneak over,,,, well i put an end to that real fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving Good luck guys I am done season is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnor Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving Done here too. Who's still hunting? And does everybody have their biggest/highest scoring deer entered at this point? Looks like the points totals are pretty close between us and a couple of other teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remington870 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving i still have a month of archery left. I will do my best to get out and try to get a buck. The woods were hunted pretty hard for Muzzleloader and the deer have left for now but should be back as the pressure drops off. I will do my best to get on of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving Good luck 870...we need a few more points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveGP Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving hey 870, doesnt our season stay open until feb 4th this year? any bucks i see from here on out are going down! the weather has been horrible for deer hunting around here,rainy and warm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveGP Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving wow,so today im in my stand, hear some deer coming and i start looking around and all i catch is about 6 tails running away, then i see the neighbors dogs cresting the hill looking for the deer, this isnt the first time i have had a problem with her letting her dogs run wild! ill be back out next weekend, and if its brown its down,even if i get another doe im going to keep trying for a buck until the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesVee Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving Tonight is the last night for me boys. I haven't been able to out-do my buck from Iowa. I've been working on a buck that would eat that Iowa 150" for breakfast. Had one opportunity on him about a week ago and didn't take the shot. Best of luck to everyone who is still hunting, and congrats to those who have tagged out already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remington870 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving yeah dave this year it ends feb 4th. hopefully i will get out this afternoon. I have not had the opportunity to hunt since muzzleloader a few days after christmas. Hopefully the woods are settled and the deer are up after all this rain. I have an unpicked bean field half a mile away that i am going to set up on and hopefully catch them coming to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutter10x Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving well im done guys....sorry i let ya down....no luck for me...and i hunted harder than normal this year....kinda sucks...but it happens....good luck to all of you if i dont run into ya again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveGP Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving no more deer here, i finished out by passing a button buck right at dark in the rain about 2 weeks ago, and the farmer has been letting his neighbor hunt and he shows upwith a friend... i didnt bring in the hay for this guy and his buddy to hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remington870 Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving done here as well and i have nothing more to add for the team. sorry guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving well we did good guys....nice being your teammates this year....thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Re: Happy Thanksgiving Same here guys. I can still upgrade my buck to an 8 pointer, but I don't think it will do us any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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