Author Topic: "Windfall" update!  (Read 8519 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline wapiti1997

  • Member
  • Posts: 414
    • Joe Lacefield Wildlife and Nature Photography
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2017, 07:12:17 pm »
I was in a treestand, needed a sw wind to hunt this fence crossing.  The deer were going to a clover field 200 yards behind me.

I had a trailcam on the crossing, so I knew there were several nice bucks, this one was my preferred visitor though!

It was lightly raining, and I was late 6:00 pm getting in the stand.  The wife didn't want me to go, but the wind was right!

3 bucks a small 8, a big 8 and this ten came up the wooded side of the fence about 15-20 yards apart towards the jump.

The two 8s jumped and started pushing one another around, the big guy hung up behind some trees for a while..  I was concerned as these two were working into my wind.  The 10 was either going to the south and visit the corn feeder on the OOS hunters lease next door or jump. he finally jumped and I had a 10 yard broadside shot.

If he'd jumped back across the fence and ran like he did I would have had to bon him out like an elk, 250 foot drop in elevation and treetops from timber harvest... wheew! I'm glad he took the field option!

Offline bradsmith2010

  • Member
  • Posts: 5,187
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #31 on: September 22, 2017, 07:18:34 pm »
gotta love those 10 yard shots, gongrats again,,, :)

Offline willie

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,228
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #32 on: September 22, 2017, 07:46:52 pm »
 :OK

Offline Steve Milbocker

  • Member
  • Posts: 447
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #33 on: September 22, 2017, 08:06:53 pm »
Congrats, that's a beautiful buck
I'm no where near as smart as my phone!

Offline SLIMBOB

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,759
  • Deplorable Slim
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #34 on: September 22, 2017, 08:07:00 pm »
Nicely done sir.
Liberty, In God We Trust, E Pluribus Unum.  Distinctly American Values.

Offline selfbow joe

  • Member
  • Posts: 996
  • 1-812-344-1590
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #35 on: September 22, 2017, 08:25:31 pm »
Congratulations what a deer. Nice looking bow.

Offline sleek

  • Member
  • Posts: 6,740
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #36 on: September 22, 2017, 08:28:43 pm »
What range? Hellova shot and buck!!!!
Tread softly and carry a bent stick.

Dont seek your happiness through the approval of others

Offline Hawkdancer

  • Member
  • Posts: 5,039
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #37 on: September 22, 2017, 09:54:07 pm »
Great shot!  Nice buck, and a good hunt.  Don't climb trees any more, but do gave a ground blind!  Hope we are able to get out for next year!  Got to get some practice in, though!
Hawkdancer
Life is far too serious to be taken that way!
Jerry

Offline Stick Bender

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,003
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #38 on: September 23, 2017, 04:39:17 am »
Sweet beautiful ,nice job all around !
If you fear failure you will never Try !

Offline bjrogg

  • Member
  • Posts: 10,987
  • Cedar Pond
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #39 on: September 23, 2017, 06:05:58 am »
Wapiti1997, great bow, great buck and absolutely fantastic hunt. That's the way to do it sir. I just love it when a good plan comes together. Congratulations sir. Seems like this should be posted in the hunting pictures 2017 if it's not already.
Bjrogg
A hot cup of coffee and a beautiful sunrise

Offline BowEd

  • Member
  • Posts: 9,390
  • BowEd
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #40 on: September 23, 2017, 06:43:07 am »
Nice buck!!! Love to see a self bow shooter get em like that.Congratulations!!!Coon hunted a bunch around eastern or Sturgis,Kentucky.Beautiful area.Had the same scenario happen to me back in 2015 with a winged elm bow.My girl friend and me drug mine a good 200 yards though.Lucky it was flat and slightly downhill.
Formula for overall weight is [dressed weight times 1.26].
« Last Edit: September 23, 2017, 09:30:28 am by Beadman »
BowEd
You got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.
Ed

Offline RAU

  • Member
  • Posts: 66
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #41 on: September 23, 2017, 10:51:03 am »
I love it!! Congrats!! :OK

Offline bradsmith2010

  • Member
  • Posts: 5,187
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #42 on: September 23, 2017, 12:24:07 pm »
only bad thing is I cant concentrate on what I should be doing,,that pic is distracting,,

Offline JW_Halverson

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,915
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #43 on: September 23, 2017, 09:17:13 pm »
Drove into the low spot where I knew he was and it was now dark enough that I couldn't find waist high grass...  took me 20 minutes and he was 30 yards from the truck, lol

How the heck did you survive not breathing for 20 gut-wrenching horrifying minutes?!?! 

You went and outdid yourself on this one.  Congratulations!
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.

Offline Balsatech

  • Member
  • Posts: 98
Re: "Windfall" update!
« Reply #44 on: September 24, 2017, 10:24:32 am »
Nice shot Joe. You are lucky he didn't go toward the river,I know, mine last year did. Would have been easier to get a boat and roll him on down than what I did. Congrats on buck and good looking bow.