Hunting season of an ole Carp

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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

#61 Post by Carpdaddy »

Friday October 14th
Left a little early for an evening hunt. It’s the day before muzzleloader and I want to spend some time in the woods before getting out of the way for the smoke pole hunters. The wind was blowing across the point I had found sign on when scouting. I have never hunted this part of the farm but the sign was there. There are not many good white oaks on this place so that makes one that is dropping acorns very appealing to the deer! The evening began with the Squirrels giving me a hard time, they kept spotting me in one of their trees, and flipping their tail and barking at me. After hours of waiting and watching, the sun going down, and darkness soon to follow, the excitement began! I look to my right and see a Buck coming straight towards me! I began easing up as he approached since I can’t shoot to the right sitting being right handed. By the time I got up and ready he was close, maybe too close, less than ten yards close! But he was pointing towards me, behind a big tree, and checking the wind. I was careful to set up on the downwind side of the point without walking around on it, so I wasn’t really worried about that part. He made a few more steps in my direction and the standoff began! I was sizing him up and asking myself would I loose an arrow on him if I got the opportunity. He saw something ugly and out of place in the tree but after staring for a few he did not feel threatened by it. Maybe it was the stickbow! Either way I was struggling. He was plenty wide, plenty long, but thin racked, and lacked maturity. I recognized him from my friends trail cam, he had sent me pictures of this one, recognizable by no left brow tine. I hadn’t decided from cam pictures and still undecided with him right there. My buddy done said he would take it if given the chance. I am not what you call a trophy hunter, but I sure love hunting, and am not ready to end my season! The rut hasn’t even started yet, there are some good bucks here, and I want to continue enjoying it. So I was thinking no. But then he must have known my decision because he turns to his right, makes a few steps into the wide open , and stops broadside about ten yards! He began browsing for acorns as he slowly walked away giving me some great opportunities to miss! The temptation was there but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. So to help resist I chose to pull my phone out of my pocket and get some video. By this time he was fifteen yards or more away and behind some trees. Still searching for acorns he turned left again so he could walk by and tease me more. Then i caught movement to my left, it was two coon’s, they came to join the fun. He began walking towards them, stopping to watch them, they began walking towards him doing the same thing. I am getting some good video of all this. I stopped the video to keep it short but soon began another one as the two coons started climbing the tree with him watching them. What a great opportunity to draw and shoot I thought, but just stayed with video. After eating he slowly walked off the point out of sight. I stayed until dark to see if any more would come in but nothing. Only excitement after was one of the coons coming over under me and wanting to climb my tree. I ran him off and came down. A great evening and I feel very blessed to have enjoyed it.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

#62 Post by Carpdaddy »

Can’t tell much in those pictures but here is the buck in velvet, no left brow tine, looks bigger in velvet.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

#63 Post by Elkman »

Always great to be out there and get to watch the animals that come by.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

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Left midday, went scouting hoping to find Buck sign, no luck at that. One very small scrape and rub line. Nothing to get excited about. But if I had a doe tag! Lots of feeding sign in White Oaks. Tracked myself with OnX App...
Hunted a different area in evening but saw nothing except the Turkeys that roosted near me.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

#65 Post by Carpdaddy »

If a friend comes by your house and gifts you with a practically new crossbow would you consider that to be a sign? 😂 :lol:
His son bought it for him a few years ago along with one for himself thinking they would hunt some but never did. It has never been sighted in. He knows I am a full stock tradbow hunter and use nothing else but insisted on giving it to me. Certainly very nice of him and I may need or want to use it someday. :mrgreen: :oops:
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

#66 Post by Elkman »

Wow, that's awesome.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

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Friday October 21st
Scouted on some public hunting land that I had never hunted before. Finally found some good sign, unfortunately I saw no deer, but enjoyed sitting in a tree.
I was ready with a bow I built back in 2013, my can arrow, and goose fletching...
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

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Carpdaddy wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:50 am If a friend comes by your house and gifts you with a practically new crossbow would you consider that to be a sign? 😂 :lol:
His son bought it for him a few years ago along with one for himself thinking they would hunt some but never did. It has never been sighted in. He knows I am a full stock tradbow hunter and use nothing else but insisted on giving it to me. Certainly very nice of him and I may need or want to use it someday. :mrgreen: :oops:

GAKK! Heresy! Treason! Danger, Will Robinson!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

JK...that was awful thoughtful of him. May come a time when you can no longer pull a hunting weight bow, for a season, or longer. You might just be thanking your friend again around then.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

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Saturday October 29th.
Got up to get ready this morning but unfortunately I didn’t get to go. Found myself dealing with a sick dog. Time got away fast while he had me busy. But he’s my partner in crime.
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Re: Hunting season of an ole Carp

#70 Post by Captainkirk »

Did he have Covid?
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