A week from this Saturday is October 1..

[GunGoBoom]

and you know what that means boys & girls. I'll be in my stand by 0600 on Sunday the 2nd hoping for bambi to meander by me and my Hoyt Aspen with Carbonlite limbs. Will probably be hunting by Sat evening, after I work til 1pm Sat. Still looking for my 1st bow deer. Can't wait!

 

[TrapperReady]

I was out this morning looking for a little freezer meat. Had 3 does come by broadside at 10-15 yards... but it was a few minutes too early and a smidge too dark. Then a buck... enough light, legal time and utterly clueless about my presence. Unfortunately, it was a young 4 point.

I let him go, but will be trying again for a doe tomorrow (and the next day, etc... until I get one). This is my first season bow-hunting, but just having the deer that close has really got me hooked. I've postponed my grouse hunting and may even miss the duck opener... I think something may be wrong with me.

 

[Lennyjoe]

Our early season ends tomorrow. Dove is out also. Next open season is Qual in Oct.

Best thing for me being the 1st of Oct is I finally put on E-7

 

[Cindog]

GGB,

Good luck on your opening day and the rest of your season. There is nothing quite as gratifying as your first archery deer. Now if I can just make up my mind which stand I want to hunt on October 1 I'll be good to go.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Trapper,

I'm sorry to report, but yes, there is something very wrong with you. Once I started bow hunting, the affliction grew and grew to the point where I gave up almost all other forms of hunting. Goose hunting: done. Duck hunting: done. Grouse hunting: done. Pheasant hunting: done. Squirrel hunting: done. There are few things hunting-wise more gratifying than the first bow-kill.

 

[TrapperReady]

After this evening, I may go back to shotguns and birds.

Had two bucks within 25 yards... should have been a chipshot.

But, in the process of standing I had snagged my (mechanical) broadhead and it partially deployed one of the blades. When I drew on the closest deer, there was a loud "click" as the blade hit the pin guard on my sight. Both deer pivoted their heads right at me, and when I completed my draw (with accompanying "screetch" of metal-on-metal), they bolted.

Arghhhhh!!!!

BTW, I swapped the mechanicals out for fixed-blades within an hour or two.

Let's see what else can happen tomorrow. :banghead:

 

[Lennyjoe]

BTW, I swapped the mechanicals out for fixed-blades within an hour or two

I hope you shot the fixed blades shortly after you swapped them out to make sure your POI is still the same.

On that note, I know how you feel. Happened to me in the past. Only difference was the bow limb creaked enough to make a nervous deer dissapear in a nanosecond.

 

[TrapperReady]

Lennyjoe - I haven't yet... but I'm going out today and shoot some into my Block until I'm comfortable with them. BTW, congrats on the E-7!

 

[Shootcraps]

and you know what that means boys & girls.

Yes. It's my daughter's 18th birthday.

 

[Cindog]

Trapper,

What rest are you using? You may want to consider a full containment rest like the Whisker Biscuit to prevent everything that happened to you from happening again. It's an excellent hunting rest.

 

[TrapperReady]

I'm already using a Whisker Biscuit, and consider it a great rest. However, I was in a homemade permanent tree-stand, which has some low plywood sides covered in camoflaged burlap. I had been sitting on a 5-gal bucket, and when I stood up, the broadhead snagged the burlap and one blade partially deployed. I didn't notice it until I drew.

It was just a fluke... but MAN was it irritating.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I started using the whisker biscuit this year and love it. Holds the arrow perfectly.

BTW, thanks for the congrats to E-7

 

[Cindog]

Trapper,

Wow, that definitely stinks. Now get back out there and get a big one. I still have to wait another week until October 1st and I would love to see some pictures before then.

 

[45crittergitter]

Shoot, I got you all beat - I'm gettin married Oct. 1! (Since that's in between gun seasons here....)

 

[Shootcraps]

LOL. Good luck and best wishes.

 

[berettashotgun]

Had shot a target from my stand, months before season 10+ years ago, and had a FAT 9 point walk ONTO the spot where the target had been, it was colder than my ex's heart [ freezing cold ] and when I drew the nock broke. THAT SUCKED! It'll get better.

 

[GunGoBoom]

Trapper, arrrrrrgh! Dang, glad I'm not using expanding broadheads; just normal ones. Better luck next time. Broken nock - doh! That must have been one coldhearted ex for it to be cold enough to break your nock. Beretta, you post leads me to a question that I will now start a new thread on.....