Happy Dance

[new to the flock]

I sat down to renew my hunting licence this morning as it expires on the 31st and when I opened my pouch what was starring up at me but an unused, unfilled buck tag

 

I had forgotton that i had this tag as i had put it away before the November gun hunt, only problem is it expires at sunset on the 31st. So off to get rid of a few errens this morning, and then hunting this evening with the cross bow. This is going to be a hard one to fill with just a few hours of hunting available so will try a couple of tricks while out and hopefully will get a large dose of luck added.

 

Will let you all know how thins go. Now i need to find a sitter for tommorrow

 

NTTF

[AndyCM]

Sounds like a great plan to end the year NTTF.

 

I will be out foxing, most likely using some of that horse hoof potion.

 

Good luck in getting your beast in the bag.

 

Happy Hunting

AndyCM

[dazza]

good luck NTTF

[lurcherboy]

Of course being a honourable man you will adhere to the sunset on the 31st condition won't you Dan

 

 

 

 

LB

[new to the flock]

Of course I will....too hard to shoot a bow in the dark

 

Well went out for 3 hours this evening. Set up just inside the wood about 20 feet from a very well used trail. As soon as i was set up it started to snow and the wind kicked up, but that did not keep the 800 gueese that I counted in from feeding. Along with the geese I counted 300 ducks into the field and 46 turkeys feeding.

 

Just before sunset the deer that I was expecting came through. two 12 point bucks, a 4 point buck, 3 adult does and a yearling. Only problem was they were 40 yards off from where I needed them , and with it being a very crusty snow that is down there was absolutely no chance of changing position to intercept them.

 

Well hopefully I can get my neice to sit the kids for me tommorrow, and hopefully I will remember a lighter for the apple burner aswell ...if not I will be trying a different setup tommorrow night.

 

NTTF

[henry d]

Go gettem

[new to the flock]

Well by the time I had chores done and managed to get out to the field tonight I had around 45 minutes of shooting time. So after a quick 10 minute walk out to where i was setting up I pulled out the apple burner set it up, and tucked in to the base of one of my favourite basswood trees. A favourite because it is also a racoon den tree so no cover scent is needed........It is probably the only tree I will not take a coon out of for this very reason.

 

Well had the burner going for around 20 minutes when I could see deer starting towards it down the edge of the cut corn field. From that direction I am screened by some nice scrub rabbit bush and completely unseen. It took them around 5 minutes to wander over and start to sniff the burner, which is 11 meters in front of me.

 

Good news was I had 4 adult does and 3 yearling does at 11 meters, Bad news is I only had a buck tag Well watched them until last shooting light and then stood up and oga boga,d them....boy did the jump

 

An excellant end to this years season even if the tag stands empty.

 

NTTF

[Mrs Sweepy]

dear mr flock,

to oga boga,d them

is that some some strange canadian hunting term .

and if so what exactly do you have to do .

i think a clip of you doing it should be posted on here .so we get a better understanding .of what it involves

mrs sweepy

[new to the flock]

Dear Mrs Sweepy,

 

On your visit to Canada in the not so distant future, I am sure that you will have an opprotunity to find out just what an Ooga Booga entails

 

NTTF