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His Lucky Day!
#3537709
11/23/21 08:58 PM
11/23/21 08:58 PM
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Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 50
North Alabama
NorthAlabama
OP
spike
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spike
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 50
North Alabama
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Hello to fellow members from a new member, for I am a disabled hunter trying to enjoy the great outdoors here in Bama......... A great way to do my first post is to congrat the buck this afternoon for he did everything in his favor, and I have to laugh about it for he was nothing to cry about. Not a monster, but he had a nice very white rack that you could not miss in the dusk light, a 2 1/2 or 3 1/2. Sometimes things like this just happens, for I was in a blind chair on the ground and not in the trees, my mistake plus other factors. Limited view and being picked off is the disadvantage of being on the ground with a lower success rate. He showed up just about when darkness was setting (I delayed shooting him in the open not really wanting to harvest him thinking about the work which I was about to have to perform) He got in behind some brush and froze looking the other way for about 5 minutes (now I know it was another deer) but I could have shot thru the brush, but na. He was traveling cross wards and slightly away ward, still behind trees and brush, darkness was with in a minute or two. So I decide to try a brush hole shot (really did not want to harvest this deer but I was thinking about the folks that could use the meat and it made me feel guilty not to try to help to feed them). Yelp, thru a ting hole among brush in dim light with no rest aim (I did jerk the trigger), not really a smart thing to do. He wheeled and ran close by, broad sided, and I then tried to get my gun on him fast, but he saw the blind and me, snorted, and took off not leaving me enough time to get the scope on him at 40 yards. If I was in a tree, he would have been a goner with a rest aim. But I know he is ok and I have all season to see him again, if not, that is ok, maybe he will grow another year and be a lot 'tuffer'. It still makes me laugh for my stupid choice but it is still ok. For me, attitude plays an important part: Do I really want to kill the animal? That is the first question that I ask myself and if my reply is- "I want him!", everything is automatic with no thinking. But today, I said "I don't know?.........Looking forward to share ideals and stories on hunting deer, turkey, and equipment. I had to learned to hunt in a different way unlike most abled hunters like I once was. I will share ideals on how to make your hunt easier and more successful, haha, when you really want it too..
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Re: His Lucky Day!
[Re: NorthAlabama]
#3537729
11/23/21 09:20 PM
11/23/21 09:20 PM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 35,650
Missouri
swamp_fever2002
Administrator
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Administrator
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 35,650
Missouri
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Welcome aboard NorthAlabama  Hoping to hear your future stories.
It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
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Re: His Lucky Day!
[Re: NorthAlabama]
#3537821
11/23/21 10:35 PM
11/23/21 10:35 PM
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Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 13,335
Earth
TDog93
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 13,335
Earth
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Great story - welcome
Most all of us hav jerked a trigger before - I used to be good at it 😀
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self
We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: His Lucky Day!
[Re: NorthAlabama]
#3538069
11/24/21 09:15 AM
11/24/21 09:15 AM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,738
Trussville Alabama
inatree
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 6,738
Trussville Alabama
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Welcome aboard. The granddaughter learned about trigger jerk a few weeks ago with her crossbow. It's happened to everyone I believe. Good luck with the rest of the season.
Free men aren't equal and equal men aren't free! I choose to defend my freedom!
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Re: His Lucky Day!
[Re: NorthAlabama]
#3538097
11/24/21 09:44 AM
11/24/21 09:44 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,463
Autuaga County
nomercy
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 3,463
Autuaga County
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Welcome. My cousin is a quadriplegic for 23 years now. He consistently sees and kills more and better bucks that’s all of the rest of us. It’s crazy. Good luck and look forward to seeing more.
Don't blame me for your bad decision-
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Re: His Lucky Day!
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#3538152
11/24/21 10:53 AM
11/24/21 10:53 AM
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Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 16,939
Banana Republic
jb20
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 16,939
Banana Republic
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Welcome aboard i've killed a ton of critters and deer and I still have to think about squeezing the trigger with a rifle...shotguns r no problem but for some reason rifles r different for me
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Ben Franklin
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Re: His Lucky Day!
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#3540285
11/26/21 10:47 PM
11/26/21 10:47 PM
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Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 50
North Alabama
NorthAlabama
OP
spike
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OP
spike
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 50
North Alabama
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Update: I went back to the spot this afternoon, and in day light I now see why the bullet did not make it to the buck. A few brown leaves in a wad that looked like a hole that I could shoot thru that blended with the backdrop in the dusk light. .........Is that better?
Last edited by NorthAlabama; 11/27/21 03:06 PM.
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Re: His Lucky Day!
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#3540525
11/27/21 10:21 AM
11/27/21 10:21 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 20,063
Pelham
Ben2
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 20,063
Pelham
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Update: I went back to the crime scene (lol) this afternoon and in day light I now see why the bullet did not make it to the buck. The "ting" hole was not a hole, it was a few brown leaves in a wad that looked like a hole that I could shoot thru that blended with the backdrop in the dusk light. And among the leaves was a small tree, that the bottom is to the left, up and crooks to the right and then straight up behind the leaves that could not be seen with the very low light conditions, in front of a large angle/ partly fallen rotten tree across his neck area. So the shot just spooked the buck and that is why he stopped nearby, snorted- spooked again, then ran. And when I shot, his head was down looking for acorns, and the beam points were low, forward, almost to the nose, with points around 6 inches, a nice low symmetric rack that could not missed in low light conditions sideways but not super impressive seen forward at a glance. I now have a aim rest, a guitar stand that works neatly. The rubber U at the top fits the back of the hand, wrist, and forearm nicely as an aim rest with the 2 longer legs making a foot rest, the shorter leg is away ward leaning the guitar stand forward allowing more room in the small domed banned blind (a one person blind fold-out chair made by KILLZONE- check it out on line for it is neat). Every time that I hunt, I review the hunt asking, "Is there any improvements that I can do to make the hunt better (and less pain and effort) and to understand anything that happened for future success". Reviewing really works. Whatinthecornbredhell
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Re: His Lucky Day!
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#3540652
11/27/21 03:00 PM
11/27/21 03:00 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 7,810
Falkville
MTeague
Supreme Fact Checker
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Supreme Fact Checker
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 7,810
Falkville
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Update: I went back to the crime scene (lol) this afternoon and in day light I now see why the bullet did not make it to the buck. The "ting" hole was not a hole, it was a few brown leaves in a wad that looked like a hole that I could shoot thru that blended with the backdrop in the dusk light. And among the leaves was a small tree, that the bottom is to the left, up and crooks to the right and then straight up behind the leaves that could not be seen with the very low light conditions, in front of a large angle/ partly fallen rotten tree across his neck area. So the shot just spooked the buck and that is why he stopped nearby, snorted- spooked again, then ran. And when I shot, his head was down looking for acorns, and the beam points were low, forward, almost to the nose, with points around 6 inches, a nice low symmetric rack that could not missed in low light conditions sideways but not super impressive seen forward at a glance. I now have a aim rest, a guitar stand that works neatly. The rubber U at the top fits the back of the hand, wrist, and forearm nicely as an aim rest with the 2 longer legs making a foot rest, the shorter leg is away ward leaning the guitar stand forward allowing more room in the small domed banned blind (a one person blind fold-out chair made by KILLZONE- check it out on line for it is neat). Every time that I hunt, I review the hunt asking, "Is there any improvements that I can do to make the hunt better (and less pain and effort) and to understand anything that happened for future success". Reviewing really works. Mike Crenshaw....is that you?
I had much rather be tried by twelve than carried to my grave by six!!!!
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Re: His Lucky Day!
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#3540676
11/27/21 03:28 PM
11/27/21 03:28 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,375
Jasper, AL
joshm28
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 9,375
Jasper, AL
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Update: I went back to the spot this afternoon, and in day light I now see why the bullet did not make it to the buck. A few brown leaves in a wad that looked like a hole that I could shoot thru that blended with the backdrop in the dusk light. .........Is that better? Much lol.
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