F that. Maybe around the breast so I can have skin on smoked breast but other than that not worth the effort in my opinion, which aint worth much. I'll pluck a grouse all day long but you can have a turkey as far as plucking a whole bird for a substandard product compared to parted out skinless dishes it can provide. The sum of its part are worth more than the bird as a whole.
At least that’s mud, try a n 80 mile return in a jeep cherokee with a skunked up Brittany.
Is it mud, or did he make minced meat of that pheasant? Looks like a lot of blood to meAt least that’s mud, try a n 80 mile return in a jeep cherokee with a skunked up Brittany.
Her muzzle was iridescent green where she got hit.
Taupo, New Zealand.
That guy had been either hittin’ the gym or pounding back the beers, can’t tell. YUGE
I'd say I would get points for both. I know the comment was not directed at me but I am old and I am not going to faster than 80 mph. And in some places where I got a fat and juicy ticket, I stick to the speed limit and relish in the angst I am causing.
I’m not a bird hunter, but any day with a working dog is a great day. Nice work.
Thanks.
I've done that with a rifle several times, just not with a crossbow before.There are some angles that make a buck look way bigger than they are. For example, judging a buck from behind makes them look huge. In fact, the pic of the buck on the ranger makes him look bigger than the full frontal shot. But, he’ll eat regardless. Congrats.Punched my first tag of 2024. I've not had a buck shrink on me from 27 yards before, but he did.
More than likely, I got a bit too excited with the new season jitters and tried to add 20" to him. Either way, he did me a favor of running from the woods and into a pasture to die. I lost him on the run, and then couldn't find him in the open pasture at first. Blood trail wasn't great as I buried the NAP Killzone into his offside shoulder. It was otherwise a great hit, went through both lungs and clipped the top/rear of the heart from a slight quartering away.
I started to worry when I couldn't find him out in the open. That would mean he'd have ran at least an additional 100 yards into the thickest of brush here at the ranch. Since he went out into the pasture, I couldn't hear him running/crash from my stand either.
Stood on my pond berm to get a better vantage point, and found him right below me at the water's edge. Went about 60-65 yards total.
Was thrilled that I didn't have to try to track this buck in the dark through that brush. I shot him about 50 minutes before sunset, and started my search 30 minutes later after I walked back to the house. My first ever doe here I shot during rifle season in the evening (many years ago), lost her in that same brush patch, and finally found her by luck early next morning only 15 yards in.
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I have one stud that cruises through the ranch regularly this year (so far). I was hoping that it was this guy, but when I got up on him I realized that it wasn't even close.
Rookie mistake...my old ass got way too excited when I saw antlers.
