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Wow, sorry to hear things didn't work out. But...that's wht they call it hunting, and not shooting (or killing). At least you saw some beautiful country, but with all the cash you must have laid out, plus time off, I think I would be disappointed as well. It's really an injustice to the hunters when...

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:32 am

I like those types of days.

Tough guy, eh?
Well, they say what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.

I took my first deer with a bow on an afternoon just like that. I didn't have a warm enough jacket with me as the wind and temp did it's chilling work. My muscles were so cold that I had to fight to get the bow string pulled back. That's another thing to consider when the body chills out like that....

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Thanks, all! I like sharing. Day 6 Every hunt has peaks and valleys. Yesterday was a peak. Today...not so much. :( I decided to stay home this morning and go to church. Just wasn't up to that long mile walk in that early, after being out there that late last night. Came home, got ready and headed ou...

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I sticky'd this post, and after everyone has a chance to view it, will move it to the Collecting and History forum.
Thanks, Grant!

Day 5 I probably should have gone out this morning for the early hunt, but chose instead to do the afternoon hunt. As I anticipated, the winds were pretty hefty (17mph with gusting to 33) which kept any mosquitoes that survived the cold overnight temps (34F) unable to get airborne due to the stiff ...

You always had a way with wood...