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brianjordan
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 Posted - 10/06/2009 : 04:30:15
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I'll try to keep this short :)
Been hunting 105 (Lapeer) for the opener. I saw a good number of deer opening day, but they were 300 yards out. It was making me re-think my stand location :) Figured I'd try it a few more times before moving it, since I knew the deer had to hit the neighbor's hay field sooner or later.
Tonight after seeing a couple does again at 300 yards, three finally popped into view on my side. After a nervous 30 seconds wondering if they'd come into shot or not, I was able to take one at 30 yards. I'm not the greatest judge of distance especially in an open field, so I put a couple orange flagging tapes on beans so I could tell where the 30 and 40 yard markers were. I was hoping to get a closer shot than 30, but she started to walk away and gave me a very nice quartering away shot.
Even though it went through one lung on the way out, I got very little blood until I was right on top of her. I just marked the beans wherever I saw blood until I got close enough to see her. Made it easier in the dark.
Time for a buck now :) I haven't gotten one with my bow yet.
Brian Jordan
810-348-1667
jegorah@yahoo.com
michigan sportsman handle: brian
*** Taking care of land is everyone's responsiblity. Please do your part to clean up litter when you see it while out scouting or hunting. ***
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teamasc
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Posted - 10/06/2009 : 07:42:58
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Congrats Brian. How far did she go and what are you using for a broadhead? If she bolted fast, it sometimes takes some time to get a blood trail, and that might explain the lack of blood until you were on top of her. I've seen them go 50 or more yards with little to no blood that way.
Todd Alexander
ASC Membership Services Manager
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ATB
Junior Member
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Posted - 10/06/2009 : 07:55:11
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| Congrats Brian, hope you get a buck this season! |
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B King
Administrator
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Posted - 10/06/2009 : 08:22:38
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Congrats, we saw your light last night. That would be the third doe taken off the farm. We see does every trip. They like the middle of the big fields.
Bob King
ASC Out Of State Coordinator
Home # 989-624-5533
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brianjordan
Junior Member
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 07:12:54
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Originally posted by teamasc
Congrats Brian. How far did she go and what are you using for a broadhead?
Was out of town yesterday.. I'm back now. I use muzzy 100's 3 blade heads. Arrow passed through from high liver area on one side, down through the lung/heart area on the other side. I'm not sure if it hit the heart or not. I'm thinking not after seeing the blood. She high kicked and nearly flipped over, then ran about 50 yards, stumbled, then ducked for cover and fell down about 80-100 yards from where she was shot. The mistake I made was I grabbed my arrow and went straight to where I thought she fell. I didn't see her so I started to panic (which is when I was talking to Frank so he could tell I was nervous :) )
Anyhow by the time I went back to try to find the spot where I first found my arrow it was getting pretty dark and couldn't find blood around there. Then I went to the area where she took the turn before she fell and finally found blood there, but it was just a drop or two every 2-3 feet. I followed that trail for 10 minutes or so and found her. If I had walked 20 more yards originially where I thought she fell I would have seen her. The only 'big' blood spots were 10 yards from where I found her.
Brian Jordan
810-348-1667
jegorah@yahoo.com
michigan sportsman handle: brian
*** Taking care of land is everyone's responsiblity. Please do your part to clean up litter when you see it while out scouting or hunting. *** |
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brianjordan
Junior Member
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 07:14:08
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Originally posted by B King
Congrats, we saw your light last night. That would be the third doe taken off the farm. We see does every trip. They like the middle of the big fields.
Yeah, the frustrating part is seeing them 300 yards away and wondering if/when they will come in your direction :)
Brian Jordan
810-348-1667
jegorah@yahoo.com
michigan sportsman handle: brian
*** Taking care of land is everyone's responsiblity. Please do your part to clean up litter when you see it while out scouting or hunting. *** |
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frank
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 18:39:51
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Just stick with it Brian a buck will soon be within range of your bow. I'm glad to see you found her. I personaly think we could take a couple more does off this property with out hurting the heard any. This is the first year in a long time I didn't hunt opening day or the whole weekend for that matter. I just don't have the passion for it this year like I have in years past.
Again Congrats and good luck on that buck.
Frank Manning
Mid Michigan/Thumb Area
LandManager
frankm1968@hotmail.com
(810)347-5292
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sburk
Starting Member
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Posted - 10/07/2009 : 19:54:16
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Congrats on the deer!!! Ate some fresh tenderloin tonight and went oer the past weekends events again in my mind...makes me tired just thinking about it...haha!!! I find bow hunting so rewarding the skill to even get those critters within 30 yards of you is a challenge in itself.
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brianjordan
Junior Member
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Posted - 10/17/2009 : 13:32:13
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Well, I did it. Got my buck today. Not a wall-mounter, was a small 6 pointer. I've never seen much deer out in Clio (117), but wanted to figure out the property this year. It's also the closest one to my house. Finally saw a deer, and got him too :) I pulled the shot to the right (probably slammed the trigger), but he fell within sight of me about 60 yards away. I love those quartering away shots... they are extremely forgiving. He also left one heck of a blood trail compared to the doe in the beans.
The wife will be happy that I can take a little break before the rut :) Although she's not too keen on my taking over the freezer with the 3 deer I've gotten this year. It's by far the best year I've ever had.
http://img29.imageshack.us/i/1008520.jpg/
Brian Jordan
810-348-1667
jegorah@yahoo.com
michigan sportsman handle: brian
*** Taking care of land is everyone's responsiblity. Please do your part to clean up litter when you see it while out scouting or hunting. *** |
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ATB
Junior Member
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Posted - 10/17/2009 : 20:27:54
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| Congrats Brian that is awesome email me a photo when you get a chance! |
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jaywkr
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Posted - 10/19/2009 : 03:13:44
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| Congrats! |
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frank
Average Member
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Posted - 10/19/2009 : 11:13:56
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Brian, I don't care what you and Todd say I haven't seen a picture so you didn't get the buck ;-). Again congrats.
Frank Manning
Mid Michigan/Thumb Area
LandManager
frankm1968@hotmail.com
(810)347-5292
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teamasc
Forum Admin
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Posted - 10/19/2009 : 11:29:11
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I'll post the photo as soon as I get the chance, but it may be a couple days. I added two more to the tally yesterday morning, so I have some work to do with this warmer weather moving in. I'm going to take a bit of a break and do some pheasant hunting this weekend.
Here's how my weekend went down.
Saturday morning, I went into a stand on 120, and saw 1 doe all by herself. She didn't present any kind of a shot at all as she stayed on the neighbors and then went into the swamp.
Saturday evening, I had a small 4pt buck come in early and work a scrape, I think it's the same one I saw opening weekend. He kept looking over his shoulder, and I expected to see more deer, but they never materialized. He walked into the neighbor's property and I watched him until out of site. When I put the binoculars down, I noticed a raccoon about 20 yds out in the corn. He was behind a cornstalk so I could only see his back end. Tried to weave an arrow into his vitals, but hit the stalk and went over him. He turned snarling and looking for a fight, then scurried deeper into the corn. A short while later, a doe came to the corn edge and worked toward me, but would not step into my shooting lanes. She started to move away, so I tried some grunts with no luck than a doe bleat. That got her attention, and she started circling, but eventually ran off into the woods. Then I noticed a deer out in the corn feeding. Binoculars showed another smaller 4pt very happily munching on corn. About the same time, I noticed movement in the neighbor's woods, and picked out 3 does in the woods feeding. At one point, I thought I saw antler on one, but can't be sure because it was a long ways off and seeing glimpses through the trees at that time of day when the eyes really play tricks on you. As I was watching them, I heard movement in the corn coming toward me. I turned to see tips of anler heading in my direction near where the 4pt had been. I'm sitting overlooking a spot in the corn where the deer have eaten the stalks down to about knee level. Can't see it from the edge while on the ground, and the deer are drawn to it. I look down to get my camera out of to take his picture and when I look up there stands a really nice 8 pt. Kinda toward the short end of what I was looking for, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Unfortunately, he catches me on the draw and is looking right at me. The stare down is for what seemed like forever, and my arms are shaking by the time he continues on and makes a 90 degree turn. Not sure if my fatique or I caught a deflection on the corn, but my arrow sails right under him, and he bounds off into the corn. I played that shot in my mind all not, 30 yd slam dunk and I missed it.
Next morning, I decide to stick with what is working and hunt the stand again. Before light I hear a couple bucks fighting in the neighbor's woods, and soon after it ends, a deer heads through the corn toward 119. Couldn't pick it out, though. Shortly after first light, here come the does, same trail as the previous morning. I prepare for the shot, but know they aren't coming past me. They disapear behind some brush and I figure they are heading to bed, and then the first one pops out nearly right under me. Now the day before I had wanted to take the trimmer in to trim one branch that blocked that area, and sure enough they filed by at 10 yds right under that branch. As the got to about 20 yds, I thought I could fit an arrow into one of the does' vitals, and ended up focusing on the branch so bad, I completely missed the deer trying to miss the branch. She gave a couple jumps and turned and started coming back looking at me. I nocked another arrow, and waited until she decided to turn a little giving me a view of the left shoulder. This time the arrow went true and she bounded off about 20 yds and stopped wavering. I nocked another arrow and waited for the inevitable fall, then noticed movement to my left. There stood another deer at 20 yds broadside. Turned, drew and fired without really even thinking of it and watched a near perfect hit as the deer bounded off and then dropped about 20 yds out. Turning back to the other two does, I could still see the one I hit standing there. Grabbed my binocs, and could see the exit hole far back and low. Now I'm thinking maybe my shot wasn't so good. I watch her for a good 20 minutes before she finally moves out of sight. She is limping and not moving fast, but she is still on her feet and moving into a near impenetrable jungle of swamp. About 10 minutes after I lose sight of her, I hear a moan, and hope she just expired. I climb down and check my arrows. Good blood on the first one, and I know it's down, second arrow has the smell of gut shot all over it. Not a good feeling. Then I go over to the second one, easily following the blood to find I shot a buck fawn. Just not my day. I decide to not even try to find the first deer for fear of pushing her into the swamp more and take care of the first and head back to the camper for lunch.
Jason and I go back at about 1pm, and I'm expecting a hard long track that will likely end in a lost deer. However, Jason finds good blood and we track about 20 yds and find her dead. She was apparently quartering toward harder than I figured, my shot was true but do to the angle it got one lung and then back through the guys. Wasn't a cleaning job for the weak stomached, but she was recovered very easily.
Now to spend some time with the dogs chasing birds.
Todd Alexander
ASC Membership Services Manager
talexander@team-asc.com
www.team-asc.com
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brianjordan
Junior Member
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Posted - 10/19/2009 : 13:47:02
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Added the pic for ya Frank :)
Great read! I love reading friends' hunting stories, especially non-exaggerated ones :) Gotta take those shots when they come available.
As for the miss, it doesn't take much on my arm and I'll drop it all day when shooting. Like if I do a bunch of pushups or curls or something, then try to shoot, I just can't keep the bow from dropping. so, I can certainly relate to your shot.
Brian Jordan
810-348-1667
jegorah@yahoo.com
michigan sportsman handle: brian
*** Taking care of land is everyone's responsiblity. Please do your part to clean up litter when you see it while out scouting or hunting. *** |
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teamasc
Forum Admin
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Posted - 10/19/2009 : 15:51:33
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I practice the hold and shoot a lot, just for those types of things since they happen so often. Will have the wife set a timer once I'm at full draw, and I have to acquire and shoot withing 10 seconds of the timer going off. Had it set as long as 2 minutes. Can't say that didn't happen, though. My arrow was laying flat on the ground, not stuck in it, like I hit something and it was deflected. He was standing in the corn field, and I may have missed a cornstalk between him and me in my hurry to get the shot off. Lots of things to go wrong, glad I didn't wound him and he is out there for another day. When I didn't see that doe go down, then saw the exit wound, I was just sick. I hate to see an animal suffer. If I could have weaved an arrow into her, I would have but it wasn't possible.
Todd Alexander
ASC Membership Services Manager
talexander@team-asc.com
www.team-asc.com
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frank
Average Member
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Posted - 10/20/2009 : 19:34:54
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Congrats to both of you guys. My weekend didn't go as good as Todd's I only seen a total of 3 deer while on stand all weekend (didn't hunt sunday am). I did manage to take 11 coons from down off the hillsdale property's. I did have a realy good cook while down there though, if your ever offered the chance to camp with Joe Brykalski I recomend you take him up on the offer if he does the cooking. I think I gained 5 pounds while down there.
Frank Manning
Mid Michigan/Thumb Area
LandManager
frankm1968@hotmail.com
(810)347-5292
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