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Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: jamie on September 17, 2007, 06:01:08 pm

Title: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: jamie on September 17, 2007, 06:01:08 pm
spent 3 hrs today on  4 does and a six pointer who showed up later. closed the initial gap and then we stayed within 50 yrds to as close as 1o to each other. at one point i had the six pointer on one side of a hemlock and me on the other but no shot. my adrenaline is just coming down especially with 5 noses and 10 eyes at the ready to bust me. was awesome.
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Justin Snyder on September 17, 2007, 07:02:28 pm
That is great Jamie.  That is what it is all about anyway.  Justin
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: tradrick on September 17, 2007, 11:11:06 pm
A successful hunt even without the kill.Good times.tradrick
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Little John on September 17, 2007, 11:43:02 pm
Pretty cool,now that is a real hunt. I can't imagine the wind holding that steady for so long. I have been busted several times this year by elk within minutes and before the shot was presented. The wind is very shifty in the Colorado mountains except very early and late in the day.   Kenneth
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on September 17, 2007, 11:49:17 pm
 .................................Sounds cool but I think ya would like some venison ? ::) ;D...bob
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Pappy on September 18, 2007, 05:23:26 am
Always tomorrow,To have them that close shot or not is a hoot,can't wait till Sat. :)
   Pappy
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: DBernier on September 18, 2007, 07:09:54 am
Jamie, had the "almost" same problem Monday evening. Two Doe's came in then another, a big one with a dark coat. It was a beauty. I was in the ground blind and for the next 10 minutes tried to get a shot without the other two seeing me. Well the big one finally snorted and bounded back and the other two followed. Maybe she scented me, don't think so, but any case I will stay out of that area today and let them settle down. There is always tomorrow and the season lasts till Jan 1.

Dick
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: jamie on September 18, 2007, 07:57:16 am
believe me the wind doesnt hold. the difference in ct is the deer are fairly used to human presence. you just cant smell like a barrroom and go hunting. im usually covered in grass clippings and dirt from work so it helps. i love to stalk but like bob said , fresh meat is gonna taste goooooooood. going out again wednesday ;D
Title: deer 2, jamie 0
Post by: jamie on September 20, 2007, 06:40:36 pm
they won again today. but because i let them. i stalked in on two . at about 25 yrds i realised i had 3. 3rd was a skipper and was pretty much right under my nose before i saw the thing. could of taken the skipper or one of the does. but didnt. warm today wasnt in the proper mood. oh well try again . ;D
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Little John on September 20, 2007, 11:30:01 pm
Jamie, what do you call a skipper? Never heard that before. Sounds like you have some good hunting spots.   Kenneth
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Pappy on September 21, 2007, 06:51:14 am
Sounds like you are having fun,doubt I will be that selective in the morning if I get that close to
one.If I do pass on one I can't tell Joanie she will get all over me and say[ WHAT ARE YOU DOING]
I want some venison. :) and I am with Little John what is a skipper,must be a Yankee thing. ;D ;D
We call that a flat rock thrown across a pond. ;)
   Pappy
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: DBernier on September 21, 2007, 07:31:34 am
Guys, a skipper, small deer, is like a small boy. You know, frisky, skipping around. Usually they ar 5 or 6 months old in September. May still have spots on their back side. Still hanging around their mother, looking ALL OVER THE PLACE. In the photos on my thread "What do we have here" is a doe and her skipper.

Dick
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: GregB on September 21, 2007, 08:41:32 am

I'll pass on a "skipper" in the morning, but that "skipper" better be pretty small and too young to make it on its own before I pass on mom. Sounds like a scene from Bambi doesn't it? :)
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: jamie on September 21, 2007, 02:02:38 pm
just like dick said. yeah pap i'll kick myself in the rear later for that one.
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Pat B on September 21, 2007, 02:14:13 pm
I watched a fawn doe walk a few weeks ago. Had 5 or 6 opportunities over about 15 minutes but she was just too small. ;) She had better not give me the chance a bit later. >:D     Pat
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: DanaM on September 21, 2007, 02:15:46 pm
Season opens in 9 days, if its brown its down ;) well maybe :)
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: Jesse on September 27, 2007, 10:28:39 pm
Dana. Come on down to WI we have been open for weeks now. Everyone else come on up. Stay away from MI. if you are wearing brown. ;)
Title: Re: 3 hrs , no shot
Post by: DanaM on September 27, 2007, 11:23:13 pm
 ;D ;D ;D