ruttinbuc Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Well after a morning of searching in a pouring rain I came up empty. It was a tough visual search in the thick of late summer. I never did find the arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 And I should have a had a 130 muley buck today. I came up over the hill and looked and there was deer so we got down. We had only seen the spiker. We would slowly move in, and I stopped and got low for a few mins and got back on and there was a nice buck so I would go a couple yards at a time. Then I looked and I couldnt see them so I was gonna walk up to the edge of the cooly and look and I spotted antlers behind some trees so I kept going towards those trees and they couldnt see me. I cam up and the spiker was quardering away sharp, I set my bow down and the buck stepped out fromk the bush, I ranged and grabbed my bow and they started trotting away and stopped just out of range. So there went that and I stood up and threw my hat on the ground then an even bigger buck ran out, he was probably around 160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 And sorry Im really not getting much progress on the sig. Im so sore and tired from hunintg. I will try to get it by mid week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Well after a morning of searching in a pouring rain I came up empty. It was a tough visual search in the thick of late summer. I never did find the arrow. I know it bites when you do not find the deer Mike...I feel for ya. You need no words or encouragement from me. I have no doubt that you will score in a BIG way for Team Twang n Bang . I have left out a trail cam on our property to see what is running round one of our stands. So far nothing but does and a porcupine. We have a decent bunch of bucks here back home in Rockland, but I know we are not the only ones chasing them. Muley don't sweat the sig. Do it when you get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thanks Anthony. As luck would have it I went out tonight to try and fill that doe tag and a big 8 pt showed up. I watched deer entering and leaving a corn field too far to shoot. I did have one doe at about forty yards just as a thunderstorm was blowing in. She must have caught my scent and headed the other way. Just that fast the storm came in and I got a wet butt!. After a half hour of wind and rain I look in the greenfield behind and see a lone deer feeding. It puts its head and WHOA! Nice 8 pt. He worked his way over the fence row I was in and I thought he was going to go through the tractor opening into the cornfield. Instead he turned and walked right to me. He didn't have a clue I was there. He stopped at 5 yards and stood there looking around. I had to wait until he left and moved out of sight as it grew dark. I couldn't believe it. Two years in a row on the Monday with no doe tag filled big bucks show up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Well im kinda frustrated. I went to the blind last night and we checked the trail cams and put out some bait. We were makin alot of noise and only planned on sittin for half hour. I was just showin my dad some picws from my SLR, and I turned over and there was a big buck at 20 yards walkin in. I slowly put my camera away and the deer lifted its head and was looking right at me, so I slowly grabbed my bow, knocked an arrow and tried ranging him but was too shaky and couldnt find him in the rangefinder so i thought and went with 20 yards, it was a buck I have had lots of trail cam pics of, hes a 140 with a split browtine and a kicker. I drew back but it was quartering towards me a little but I didnt think that much so I shot, and I was perfect up and down so it was 20 yards but I hit it in the guts. I got good penatration but after it ran about 50 yards, it was lookin in rough shape, it was tippy a bit and really struggling to run, the arrow was starting to dangle out. He ran down into thick brush and I hear runnin then it stopped so I really hope he bedded down in there. We are gonna go look for him after school. I wont be able to get much done at school, I feel sick knowing what happened, I have a headache and couldnt sleep. If he ran into the field we are screwed. But with the way he was running I doubt he would run up a big hill to go inot the field. and plus I dont think he would go into the open. It is supposed to rain today and if it does I wont be able to get down that backroad to go look for him and it will wash away the blood. With the way he was running I dont think he was gonna go far. Im just so worried. Please wish me luck. I hope I come back with my whitetail tag filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 You did the right thing to let him lay. Get Dad and go look...I have a good feeling about you finding that buck . I know that feeling and I HATE it! Good Luck Bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 We couldnt find him. Me, my mom & dad, my friend(wildguy) and a great guy that most of you know(sureshot) all went looking for it, we couldnt find him and Bret thinks he might be still alive. We started seen good blood but not for long, he stopped bleeding and bret said he must have got a blood clott. Im still SSSOOOO frusterated that we couldnt find him but I did learn alot today, Bret is a great guy, he took off work to come help me look for it and he taught be alot tonight. I hope I can start gettin some points for us soon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Hang in there Muley...If anyone ever bowhunted they have been through what you are feeling. We all done it and hated it. A bad feeling no doubt. Shake it off and get back in that stand . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Checking in. Love the name guys !!!!!!!! Our season opens Oct. 1st and runs through Jan. 15th, with a 9 day Black Powder and a 16 day gun season in there. Been seing some nice 8 and 10 pointers. Thats about all I expect to score on unless BUCKZILLA comes through. Going scouting this morning, Dad has been seeing a good buck in his yard but didn't know the points just a good buck. GOOD LUCK TO ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't forget the SIG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Good to see you maddhunter. Good luck this year. I have been in the presence of some nice bucks. Need to kill a doe for now. I hope they show up for me. Moon phase is playing out right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Im almost done with the sig! sorry for the hold up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Sorry guys. I have to change it. When I use a pic for a background it doesnt work and goes blurry with my editing program. I might have to make it with a white background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I got my doe down! 5 points for The Twang and Bang Club coming. Got my doe last night. Need to get her checked in and get some photos this morning...What a long night it turned out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Great news Mike...Congrats on the fresh backstraps and the 5pts too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Thanks guys! I posted the story in the bowhunting room... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Contagrats Mike! and what do you guys think of the sig? should I leave it the way it is or add the members names? its whatever you guys want/ I wish I could have got the wood background but I cant because of my editing program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 From an ousider snooping out the teams. I would change the text to black instead of the white outlined with black. Hard to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Actually I think that does look better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Nice work on the sig muleyman. It looks great. I'm hoping to get out for my first weekend of bow hunting tomorrow but I have to pray the rain stops. Got about 4 inches so far since yesterday and it is still coming down. Might need to put pontoons on my truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Good luck out there in Wisconsin gzilla! Don't forget to get half of your deer in the picture with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzilla45 Posted September 24, 2010 Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 Thanks. I hope the roads are ok to where I can even get out to my cabin. We ended up with 6 inches of rain in a little over 24 hours. Many of the county roads are closed and some towns had to evacuate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 That doesn't sound good. Be very careful with that amount of water running crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetro Posted September 25, 2010 Report Share Posted September 25, 2010 Congrats on the doe. The sig looks good. heading to the camp this weekend. I'm hoping to have some nice pics on my cam when I get out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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