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Offline titan666

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Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« on: Jan 12, 2018, 11:52 PM »
Ever have one of those years that is nearly impossible to beat and you can't stop thinking about it? Don't get me wrong, I love ice fishing, but archery hunting holds a pretty special place in my heart. Any other great successes this year?


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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #1 on: Jan 13, 2018, 08:12 AM »
Did shoot a dandy this year, but you can’t complain about not having time to hunt ALL of archery into the 3rd week of rifle. Then, spending a whole 20 mins walking from the truck and getting one. Had the bull packed out by myself by 10 am


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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #2 on: Jan 13, 2018, 08:14 AM »
The ol man was happy with his findings this year too. He spent a whole three days hunting. Nothing the first day, bull down the second, buck down the third.




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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #3 on: Jan 13, 2018, 08:20 AM »
Didnt* shoot a dandy

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #4 on: Jan 15, 2018, 08:33 AM »
Took a decent bull and a real nice pronghorn but this guy made my season,passed over 20 4x bucks and it paid off...not the largest rack on my wall but by far the largest deer I have killed,felt like we were packing out a spike bull.

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #5 on: Jan 15, 2018, 09:20 AM »
Took the third week of September off this year and it was awesome! Snow and cold with bulls screaming and chasing cows hard. Saw some dandy 6 points but never could pull off the stalk but couldn't have been happier when I got this 5 pt in range on Friday evening after chasing bulls all week!



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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #6 on: Jan 15, 2018, 10:06 AM »
Nice buck, PerchPounder? How did your wife feel about you boiling that skull inside?  ???

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #7 on: Jan 15, 2018, 10:19 AM »
Shes used to it,even did her own this year  ;D
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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #8 on: Jan 15, 2018, 10:22 AM »
Oh man, I couldn't even bring myself to do it inside. That is probably the worst smell. Not as bad if it's really fresh, but I would catch so much hell if I even that about it. Bravo!

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #9 on: Jan 15, 2018, 10:24 AM »
I do it immediately after I get home,keeps the stank to a min.
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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #10 on: Jan 15, 2018, 11:10 AM »
missed this bull at 8 yards  ;D during the middle of September..
My buddy killed the same bull in the middle of November.

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #11 on: Jan 15, 2018, 11:13 AM »
That's too bad, but funny thing about missing... I missed my bull on 9/24 and went back in on 9/26 and called him back in. Shot him 20 yards from where I missed him the first time! Had bulls going absolutely crazy those days.

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #12 on: Jan 15, 2018, 12:06 PM »
Cheers to all of you!  Great pics everybody.  I also got a 5 point mule and a cow.  Trying to post pics later

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #13 on: Jan 16, 2018, 10:30 AM »
Is it September yet?! Been thinking of a new Hoyt this winter but why switch it up when the old one works just fine!!

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Re: Unrelated, but I miss bow season... BAD!
« Reply #14 on: Jan 16, 2018, 12:04 PM »
Is it September yet?! Been thinking of a new Hoyt this winter but why switch it up when the old one works just fine!!


Nice bull. I shoot an older Hoyt Carbon Element and thought about upgrading ad well, but had the same thought. This bow hadn't disappointed me yet, so why pawn it for something shinier?

 



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