This morning must not be my morning

Arkel23 · November 7, 2009, 09:45 AM

Got to my stand around 5:45 or 5:50, dropped everything out of my lunch box, i thought i zipped it up, then i get ready to load my gun and my bullets fell on the ground when i wasn't looking. So after all of that im ready and then later i see nothing. My cousin right down the road shoots 4xs around 6:12. He missed a big bodied deer to. Going back out this afternoon maybe. Wish me luck!

jbkebert · November 7, 2009, 04:02 PM

Good luck Arkel23, take along a good daypack so your stuff doesn't fall all over. Teach your cousin how to shoot. 4 times at what distance yikes

61chalk · November 7, 2009, 04:32 PM

Try archery an if your like me you'll have some really bad days! Ha...like the time I was getting ready to get down from the stand an buck shows up, get back in an an knock the arrow on the string, but it didn't fully lock on the string....the buck is now below me smelling my tree steps...I pull the bow back an aim straight down...my arrow falls off the string an lands right beside him...he runs off, flickers his tail......I have dozens of bad days.....hang in there...by the way, that same stand got me a 10 pt. a few days later.

bad_aim_billy · November 7, 2009, 07:24 PM

I had a worse day two days ago. Coming back from elk and deer hunting, I hit a deer with the car. Oh the irony.

Arkel23 · November 7, 2009, 07:43 PM

Man, Bad did it tear up the car completely? 61,

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.my arrow falls off the string an lands right beside him

LOL. Jbkebert, I'm not sure how far the shot was, but I heard all of those shots and I started to txt my cousin and ask him if somebody was shooting Godzilla, but I'm glad I didn't cause as I said it was him lol. It was still a little dark, so I assume that was why he missed, because he usually kills whatever he shoots at.

shaggy430 · November 7, 2009, 08:44 PM

I had a pretty crappy day today also. I went to get in my stand and some jackhole had stolen my stand and climbing sticks. They were even chained to the tree.

Arkel23 · November 7, 2009, 09:03 PM

Shaggy, sounds a little worse than mine, something will get em, I can't stand stuff like that.

shaggy430 · November 7, 2009, 09:34 PM

Thanks, I'm sure it will come back to bite them somehow. There's nothing worse than a thief.

351 WINCHESTER · November 7, 2009, 10:36 PM

Maybe you need to slow down a little. I always forget things the first several trips so I just leave them in my truck now.

Arkel23 · November 7, 2009, 10:41 PM

351, believe me, I was moving slow lol. I'm not really sure how my bullets got on the ground though, I think those fell when I was unfolding my chair.

MCgunner · November 7, 2009, 11:17 PM

Just remember, the worst day hunting is better than the best day working.

Today was the gun opener. I went and sat in the stand, but had to quit early due to unavoidable errands I had today. I wanted to go duck hunting, but decided I could quit deer hunting earlier. If I got out to the marsh and the birds were working well and I wasn't shooting well, I could be there later than I wanted to be, LOL.

No hogs in the trap either, today. Bummer. I did enjoy taking my little .357 carbine, though. Haven't hunted with it much over the years, killed one doe with it couple of years after I got it in the mid 80s. It is a handy little toot, light, no optics to worry about. It's plenty for out there in the heavy cover.

Yeah, I forgot my binocs this morning. I always seem to forget the glass.

Arkel23 · November 7, 2009, 11:34 PM

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the worst day hunting is better than the best day working.

Oh so true!

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Yeah, I forgot my binocs this morning. I always seem to forget the glass.

And I also forgot mine. I was running on all cylinders until i started climbing.

November 7, 2009, 09:45 AM	#1
Arkel23 Member Join Date: June 8, 2009 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 398	This morning must not be my morning Got to my stand around 5:45 or 5:50, dropped everything out of my lunch box, i thought i zipped it up, then i get ready to load my gun and my bullets fell on the ground when i wasn't looking. So after all of that im ready and then later i see nothing. My cousin right down the road shoots 4xs around 6:12. He missed a big bodied deer to. Going back out this afternoon maybe. Wish me luck! __________________ RUM=Poor Mans Weatherby. Anything your Winchester can do, my Weatherby can do Better!!

November 7, 2009, 04:02 PM	#2
jbkebert Member Join Date: January 30, 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 926	Good luck Arkel23, take along a good daypack so your stuff doesn't fall all over. Teach your cousin how to shoot. 4 times at what distance yikes __________________ "Going to war without the French is like going deer hunting without an accordian." Jed Babbin

November 7, 2009, 08:44 PM	#6
shaggy430 Member Join Date: November 19, 2008 Posts: 451	I had a pretty crappy day today also. I went to get in my stand and some jackhole had stolen my stand and climbing sticks. They were even chained to the tree. __________________ Vigilante troll hunter.

November 7, 2009, 09:03 PM	#7
Arkel23 Member Join Date: June 8, 2009 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 398	Shaggy, sounds a little worse than mine, something will get em, I can't stand stuff like that. __________________ RUM=Poor Mans Weatherby. Anything your Winchester can do, my Weatherby can do Better!!

November 7, 2009, 09:34 PM	#8
shaggy430 Member Join Date: November 19, 2008 Posts: 451	Thanks, I'm sure it will come back to bite them somehow. There's nothing worse than a thief. __________________ Vigilante troll hunter.

November 7, 2009, 04:32 PM	#3
61chalk Member Join Date: February 8, 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 566	Try archery an if your like me you'll have some really bad days! Ha...like the time I was getting ready to get down from the stand an buck shows up, get back in an an knock the arrow on the string, but it didn't fully lock on the string....the buck is now below me smelling my tree steps...I pull the bow back an aim straight down...my arrow falls off the string an lands right beside him...he runs off, flickers his tail......I have dozens of bad days.....hang in there...by the way, that same stand got me a 10 pt. a few days later.

November 7, 2009, 07:24 PM	#4
bad_aim_billy Member Join Date: December 2, 2008 Location: Mountain West Posts: 115	I had a worse day two days ago. Coming back from elk and deer hunting, I hit a deer with the car. Oh the irony.

November 7, 2009, 10:36 PM	#9
351 WINCHESTER Member Join Date: March 19, 2007 Location: NE FL Posts: 1,611	Maybe you need to slow down a little. I always forget things the first several trips so I just leave them in my truck now. __________________ "Beware the man who wears a belt and suspenders"

November 7, 2009, 10:41 PM	#10
Arkel23 Member Join Date: June 8, 2009 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 398	351, believe me, I was moving slow lol. I'm not really sure how my bullets got on the ground though, I think those fell when I was unfolding my chair. __________________ RUM=Poor Mans Weatherby. Anything your Winchester can do, my Weatherby can do Better!!

November 7, 2009, 11:17 PM	#11
MCgunner Member Join Date: December 3, 2005 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 13,692	Just remember, the worst day hunting is better than the best day working. Today was the gun opener. I went and sat in the stand, but had to quit early due to unavoidable errands I had today. I wanted to go duck hunting, but decided I could quit deer hunting earlier. If I got out to the marsh and the birds were working well and I wasn't shooting well, I could be there later than I wanted to be, LOL. No hogs in the trap either, today. Bummer. I did enjoy taking my little .357 carbine, though. Haven't hunted with it much over the years, killed one doe with it couple of years after I got it in the mid 80s. It is a handy little toot, light, no optics to worry about. It's plenty for out there in the heavy cover. Yeah, I forgot my binocs this morning. I always seem to forget the glass. __________________ http://www.medinafortexas.com/

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