Quapaw Meadows (My 160 Acres)...
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dogdoc
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Thanks guys. I'm still riding the high. Keep looking at the picture and replaying everything in my mind. It was just one of those hunts where everything went perfect. Perfect wind, perfect time of year, and buck responded perfect to the call. I was feeling good about this year as I have more shooter bucks using my place as I have ever had. Since having the shoulder surgery I knew I would be using the x-bow this season. There is a spot on the my place where I see lots of trails and many rubs on sumac bushes. I've always wanted to put a stand there but there are no trees for a stand. This year I ordered a tripod stand and butted it up against some tall but very thin trees. I just had a feeling this was going to be a good spot. I stayed out of this spot all year waiting for a north wind and when the bucks would be starting their seeking phase. I wanted to hunt it a few times but I forced myself to stay out of there. It paid off for me.
Rifle season starts next Saturday and I have the entire week off so I will be sitting with my daughter helping her to fill her buck tag.
God Bless the USA
todd
Rifle season starts next Saturday and I have the entire week off so I will be sitting with my daughter helping her to fill her buck tag.
God Bless the USA
todd
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Congrats on a great deer!
dogdoc
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Boggy bottom plot still providing some good forage. The chicory bolted out. I was going to mow it when it was in early flower but there were so many bees and butterflies using the pretty purple flowers I just couldn't get myself to mow.
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dogdoc
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My little blonde hunting buddy skipped school today to go out with her old man for a perfect day hunt. Cold front came through last night dropping temps to the low 30's with a nice steady NNW breeze. Perfect wind for the BBJ plot. We wanted to get to the stand early to let things settle down. Legal shooting time is at 6:50 and we were in the tower stand with the little buddy heater going at 5:45. I think she fell asleep for most of the first hour while I played on my phone. Well first light came and the excitement of anticipation started dwindling by 9am as we had not seen a single deer. Our plans were to do an all day hunt because this was going to be our last rifle hunt of the year. This weekend she has all state tryouts with her viola. Noon came quickly and we started getting hungry so she opted to stay in the stand and I went to the local grill and grabbed us some grub. While I was getting food she was working on her makeup work for skipping school today. We had a greasy lunch and before too long she had finished her homework and asked if she could take another power nap. So being the great wonderful dad I am I said sure. She slept about 30 minutes then I started reading a book and she was on look out. By 3pm I could see the worry in her eyes as we still had not seen a deer. So at 3:30 I have my head in a book she quietly says "Daddy, here comes a deer". Sure enough through the thick cover pops out a doe. I look up and behind her staying the thick cover is a buck--a very wise old buck. He would not come out of the cover but through the binoculars we had already determined him to be a shooter. I told her to stay calm as this buck was locked down with the doe and wasn't going anywhere. After a a couple of minutes though I was nervous the doe was going to leave through the cover and take the buck with her. Hoping I wasn't messing up I grabbed the grunt tube and gave a semi-aggressive grunt. This old buck was having nothing to do with some other buck stealing his girl and out from the thick cover he came. He offered a perfect 100 yard broadside shot and Mollyann made the perfect shot. Double lung right behind the shoulder with the Tikka 25-06. The buck takes off with tail up wagging and we see him fall within 20 yards of the shot. Mollyann was screaming and jumping up and down in the tower stands. High fives, hugs, and tears. We hunted hard all last week. I haven't counted the hours but since opening day (saturday before T-day) we probably spend a good 40 hours in the deer stand. Sleeping in the travel trailer and eating canned stew and crackers for dinner. She passed several very young bucks holding out for a mature buck. This old bucks teeth were almost worn to the gum line. Only 2 lower incisors were left in his mouth. As you can tell he was an aggressive buck with several busted off tines. Can't tell from the pics but there are a total of 12 points (counting the busted tines). I bet on the way home she told me thank you at least 100 times. Well here are a few pics.
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Native Hunter
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That last picture of the two of you together with the deer needs to be on a magazine cover my friend!!!!
That right there is awesome...on a hookie day even better! She is a beautiful young lady.....be very proud Doc....and feel blessed to have a child with such patience in the field! To harvest a buck of such old age at her young age is a true trophy....hunters thrice or more her age are unlikely to accomplish such! Godspeed on the tryout.....self-confidence will win more spots in a tryout than any other personal attribute! Best wishes, Kid!
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