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TEAM 5

bowhunterchuck

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TEAM 5
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS HUNTING THIS YEAR ? I WILL BE IN SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE (SPARTANBURG). I HAVE 3 TREES SET UP FOR MY SADDLE AND WILL BE HUNTING SEPT. 15TH. WILL KEEP YOU POSTED......
bowhunterchuck
 
OPENING DAY TODAY...WAS IN MY SADDLE AT 6 AM AND LASTED UNTIL 1:00. BACK OUT AT 2 AND STAYED UNTIL 7. SAW PLENTY OF DEER BUT NO SHOOTERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HUNTED FROM A SADDLE. IT WAS TOUGH STAYING COMFORTABLE BUT HAVE MOST OF THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE. WILL TRY AGAIN IN THE MORNING. HOPE TO PUT UP SOME POINTS SOON ! GO TEAM 5 !
 
bowhunterchuck said:
OPENING DAY TODAY...WAS IN MY SADDLE AT 6 AM AND LASTED UNTIL 1:00. BACK OUT AT 2 AND STAYED UNTIL 7. SAW PLENTY OF DEER BUT NO SHOOTERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HUNTED FROM A SADDLE. IT WAS TOUGH STAYING COMFORTABLE BUT HAVE MOST OF THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE. WILL TRY AGAIN IN THE MORNING. HOPE TO PUT UP SOME POINTS SOON ! GO TEAM 5 !

Glad you got out! Keep working at the saddle, it will take adjustments and time. If you are uncomfortable, try adjusting the length of your tree strap and see if that makes a difference. Sometimes I have certain trees that I just have more trouble getting comfortable in. Last night I was in one of those, I kept trying to find the "sweet spot".
 
GO TEAM 5 ! JUST SENT SOME PICS TO RED SQUIRREL ! SHOT AN OLD 6 POINTER THAT WEIGHED #175 AND HAD NO TEETH LEFT...HE IS AT THE TAXIDERMIST NOW ! I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIM WITHOUT THE SADDLE. HE WAS ON MY LEFT BUT WOULD NOT CROSS MY TRAIL I CAME IN ON. HE WENT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I SLOWLY MOVED AROUND THE TREE WITH HIM...NO NOISE AND NEVER LOST SIGHT OF HIM ! FINALLY HE STOPPED AT 25 YARDS AND I MADE THE PERFECT SHOT ! HE DID NOT GO 40 YARDS. WHO HAS THE LEAD NOW !
 
bowhunterchuck said:
GO TEAM 5 ! JUST SENT SOME PICS TO RED SQUIRREL ! SHOT AN OLD 6 POINTER THAT WEIGHED #175 AND HAD NO TEETH LEFT...HE IS AT THE TAXIDERMIST NOW ! I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIM WITHOUT THE SADDLE. HE WAS ON MY LEFT BUT WOULD NOT CROSS MY TRAIL I CAME IN ON. HE WENT IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I SLOWLY MOVED AROUND THE TREE WITH HIM...NO NOISE AND NEVER LOST SIGHT OF HIM ! FINALLY HE STOPPED AT 25 YARDS AND I MADE THE PERFECT SHOT ! HE DID NOT GO 40 YARDS. WHO HAS THE LEAD NOW !

There ya go! I'm sitting at home watching these other teams take a lead and their an't nothing I can do to help my team until oct 4th :cry:

Congrats on the deer! post some pic up!

Thanks,
Boswell
 
Great job bowhunterchuck!!, like Boswell counting the days till the 4th here in Virginia.. Glad your out there makin it happen! GO TEAM 5 !
 
Congrats Chuck! Great buck and a great saddle story to go with it!!! I love that dark rack!

Not sure what's wrong with picture posting. Maybe the picture/file is too big, I just got it to post but it was displaying it huge so I had to shrink it down. I can post the others if you'd like.
 

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Way to go Chuck!!!! Love that chocolate rack!!! Sadly I'm cooling my heals till sept 27th here in ohio :cry: but I've got 22 trees in 3 counties setup and ready to rock!! I look forward to posting some of my own pics soon :D GO TEAM 5
 
JUST GOT BACK FROM A MORNING HUNT. MISSED A BIG DOE AT 15 YARDS ! WAS ABLE TO GET ANOTHER ARROW NOCKED AND TOOK THE SHOT.....SHE JUMPED THE STRING AND THE SHOT WAS WAYYYYYY BACK. I HATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM SURE IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME SHAKING LIKE A LEAF ! WILL GO BACK OUT AFTER LUNCH (2:00) AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND. WISH ME SOME LUCK.
 
bowhunterchuck said:
JUST GOT BACK FROM A MORNING HUNT. MISSED A BIG DOE AT 15 YARDS ! WAS ABLE TO GET ANOTHER ARROW NOCKED AND TOOK THE SHOT.....SHE JUMPED THE STRING AND THE SHOT WAS WAYYYYYY BACK. I HATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I AM SURE IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME SHAKING LIKE A LEAF ! WILL GO BACK OUT AFTER LUNCH (2:00) AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND. WISH ME SOME LUCK.

This stuff happens. You did the right thing. Good luck finding her!!!
 
Coyotes are howling already ! Did not find her....4 hour grid search and not a drop of blood. :cry:
 
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Coyotes are howling already ! Did not find her....4 hour grid search and not a drop of blood. :cry:
Sorry to hear :(
 
I DID GET A DOE THIS MORNING....REDEMPTION ! HEART SHOT AT 25 YDS AND WATCHED HER DROP. LOVE WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER. MY HUNTING BUDDY WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTH OF ME ON THE OTHER END OF THE RIDGE AND HE GOT A NICE 9 POINTER. HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO SEND A PHOTO YET...WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER WHEN I NEED HER ?
 
 

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THANKS FOR POSTING MY PICS AGAIN SQUIRREL......WILL TRY MAKING THEM SMALLER NEXT TIME.
 
GUESS WHO IS TIED FOR FIRST PLACE ? JUST GOT A BIG 8 POINT ! WILL TRY TO SEND THE PICS LATER. GO TEAM 5 !
 
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