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Offline GregB

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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #210 on: December 14, 2007, 08:36:33 am »

Just got home last night from a four day business trip...saw lots of dead deer along the interstate and a few live ones. Hope to hunt some this weekend weather permitting. Finished my hornbeam bow before I left, but havn't had a chance to shoot it much yet. May try and hunt with it some over Christmas vacation. :)
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Glenn R.

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« Reply #211 on: December 18, 2007, 12:06:58 am »
Was gonna post pics and a pretty good story---BUT--all three deer I've killed this season were with my 4-lam osage longbow---didn't want to offend anyone here by  posting a bow I didn't make myself----one of my friends made it for me. Thought I'd be up front-------if you want to see them I'll post them later.     Glenn.
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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #212 on: December 18, 2007, 12:21:05 am »
post away! We dont care who made the bow.  ;D
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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #213 on: December 18, 2007, 05:45:47 am »
What Ryan said.Good to hear from you again Ryan,though you were snowed in. :) :)
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Offline GregB

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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #214 on: December 18, 2007, 12:43:52 pm »

Keith took a young buck last evening...I hunted behind my house and didn't see any. Sunday evening a saw one small buck about 80 yards away while hunting behind my house. I think he spoted me, even though the only movement I could have made was rotating my head. I was down wind of him...
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« Reply #215 on: December 18, 2007, 01:03:21 pm »
Hey guys, i TRIED to post but my pics are too large--gotta go-----will rescan this afternoon/evening and post again :)
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« Reply #216 on: December 18, 2007, 06:59:44 pm »
Ok, here we go. Oct.29th I killed this nice fat 6 pointer from one of my favorite ladder stands in a honeysuckle thicket. The shot was 21 feet and the deer didn't travel far. Nov. 2nd I took this doe from the same stand only quartering away and at 18 feet, short recovery again. You cant see the bow very well, its a 4-lam osage longbow made by my friend Chuck Jones in Vandalia. He used to make these custom bows as a hobby until recently--couple years ago he bought and operates 'Black Rhino' specilaizing in youth, womens bows up to 40#.  My bow is 59#@28" and I had him build me one 75#@29"

I also included one of my stands I've killed several deer from--I love hunting with osage bows, love hunting osage thickets, but especially like osage tree stands----check out the hedge tree that my stand is in.



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« Reply #217 on: December 18, 2007, 07:02:49 pm »
Hedge stand and the whole hillside across from me is hedges.

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« Reply #218 on: December 18, 2007, 07:19:33 pm »
Nov. 12th I grabbed the rattling horns and went stillhunting---was slowly sneaking through this old hedge fence line (behind me) that seperates pasture from corn field. Got closer to a another pocket of timber and rattled aggressively. layed my horns down and grabbed my bow. Here comes this 8 pointer running down through the hedges towards me. I lean in tight against one of the trunks and when his head goes behind a tree I raise my bow and hit full draw. He comes running out from the other side though not quite as fast and I 'm focusing on his shoulder---he's looking my way--all of a sudden I see my arrow bury into the shoulder right where I'm looking. He breaks to the right, runs into the corn field 50 yards and turnd aroung----going what happened? His legs buckle and down he goes. I can't believe it, who was that guy that shot that deer---It was wierd like I watched the whole thing from farther back. I look at where my buck was standing--I take 5 regular steps--he was closer than 15 feet. This is the first deer I've taken from the ground--I know he isn't huge but I'm absolutely tickled with this hunt.ONLY allowed 2 bucks in Illinois so I'm gonna finish out the season with my selfbow (Jan.17)


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Offline cowboy

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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #219 on: December 18, 2007, 08:16:05 pm »
Jeeze Glenn, you've had quite a year!! Nice deer, and stories ta boot :) the adrenaline musta been pumpin. Where do you live? Give me the coordinates - I like youre tree stand >:D ;D.
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« Reply #220 on: December 18, 2007, 10:25:15 pm »

Nice story and congrats on your successful season! I think I see several potential bows in that butt log of the osage to the left of your stand. ;)
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Offline FlintWalker

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« Reply #221 on: December 18, 2007, 11:00:02 pm »
Well done!!! I would have a hard time concentrating on deer hunting from your stands though, I'd be siting there wondering which tree I was gonna make a bow from next instead of keeping my eyes peeled for deer.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #222 on: December 19, 2007, 06:31:39 am »
Thanks for sharing Glenn, great hunts. But I don't know if I would rather have my bow or a chainsaw
with all that osage ;D
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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #223 on: December 19, 2007, 10:19:53 am »
Nice deer Glenn. I've been a snow plowing machine Pappy!
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Re: Deer hunting update.
« Reply #224 on: December 19, 2007, 11:26:47 am »
Looks like you've had a good season, Glenn.
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