Stories,....

[P. Beyer]

Well since I'm bored out of my mind, and stuck in the house today
I thought it would be good to hear some of Yall's favorite
bowhunting stories, Yours or others![:D]

Here is mine, It was early October a few years ago and I had the fever bad, but work was taking alot of my time. Anyway I took off early one day (I'm a kitchen manager) and headed out, No shower, No scent killer etc. Really I just wanted to get in the woods. I changed as I arrived at the WMA, looked in my truck, then my watch and decided I didn't have time for the climber. I elected to hunt about 50 yards from my <i>tree</i> right inside the edge of the woods, there was decent cover for me. So with less than an hour of light left I took my post next to a blowdown. Right about dark 2 deer approached. Both were bucks and I decided I would take the biggest. They angled toward me and entered the woods at a distance of 12 yards, all in one motion I drew picked my spot and released on the bigger of the two. There was an audible thud as the deer fled. I waited a few walked the 100 or so yards to my truck to find my flashlight battery low. I went off anyway in the dark to find my deer.
I found my arrow in short order, Well 1/2 of it. I decided to drive back and get help, the blood was heavy and I knew the trail woud be short. Got my Dad and we found the deer not 30 yards from where I shot. Under the deer was the other 1/2 of my arrow. A good 9 pointer and my first buck by bow! All of this from the ground on public land at a distance of 12 yards, smelling like a steak and baked potatoe.[:)]

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear

[Brutus Hedgeapple]

We used to live in the last house on a dead end road way back in the sticks. There was 14 acres with it and deer were everywhere. I worked 3rd shift at the time and slept all day. I woke up a little early one day and decided to hunt before the wife and kid got home. I set-up in a tree about 30 yards from our road looking uphill into a stand of white oaks. I sat there and waited. A little while later my wife drove by and I remembered I needed to tell her something obviously important. I got out of the stand an ran the hundred or so yards to the house, told her what ever it was and ran back to my stand. About 10 minutes later in walked 3 does. I shot the first one and she took off running right for the house. I watched her go down about 40 yards from the house. I got down walked to the house and my wife gave me a real stupid look like "Why are you back?" and all I did was show her a bloody arrow and grinned. Elapsed time of hunt about 45 minutes and a very short drag.

BH

[Ralph]

This is a story from a friend of mine. He is an honest guy & I have no reason to doubt his word. Besides, if it wasn't true, he sure wouldn't have told this one on himself. Same basic deal, in a hurry. No stand. No scent control. He did have camo clothing. Looking for a place to hide on the ground. Figures the small creek bed is the best since, it is evening & the thermals are dropping & the ravine is cooler air. Gets down in there & a little later, here come some does. They keep coming 7 coming & he keeps crouching lower & lower & pretty soon he let the deer get too da** close so all he can do is put his head down,& stay squatted down in the creek(At least it was mostly dry) & hope he gets lucky & gets a shot. Minute or so he starts to peak up & straighten a little to see where the deer went. He feels something hitting his neck & rolling & bouncing down into the hood of his camo sweatshirt. He don't panic. He just swivels his head around to see a does a** there above him on the creek bank ---- & he is now the proud owner of a hood full of deer sh** !! Deer take off & he is left with a remembrance. He swears to it & even brought us the still-full hood for proof. Now, if it were me,I sure wouldn't say it happened, if it didn't. Would you?? He is that kind of guy & we all believe him[:)]

Ralph

[Boss Gobbler]

I was hunting a picture perfect day in Nov. Right at daylight nature called and would not take a message. Needless to say I only made it like 50 yards from my stand. Thinking the day was shot I went back to my stand anyway. Ten minutes later I was dragging out a nice buck.

[P. Beyer]

Hey BossGobbler, Tht very same thing happens alot more han one would think. I heard two very similar stories this year. One guy "says" he got a shot off in the "act" if you catch my drift,..Decent buck too!

I dunno?

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear

[Rob]

P. Beyer,

Where do you work, just out of curiosity?


Rob

[P. Beyer]

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<br />P. Beyer,

Where do you work, just out of curiosity?


Rob
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I'm the Kitchen Manager @ O'Charleys in Paducah,I've been there
for close to 6 years. I've travelled a bit with the company but
came back home a few years ago.

Why?[:D]

"It makes no difference whether I got anything; it has to do with how the day was spent"

Fred Bear