| Title: | The Hunting Notesfile |
| Notice: | Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270 |
| Moderator: | SALEM::PAPPALARDO |
| Created: | Wed Sep 02 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1561 |
| Total number of notes: | 17784 |
I just wanted to share my Finacee's BlackPowder hunt with everyone.
We had finally walked to the destination where for the last 4 weeks
we have seen lots of Elk; Upon our arrival the animals had already
moved to private ground (we have permission to hunt it now ), and we
just sat there and waited for any possible stragglers.
I being the conmsumate hunter ( chest puffing ) decided to break out
the old cow call and see if I could lure something into firing range.
At this point in time, Linda asked me real quite like to hush...Not to
refrain from the cow call, but from the more "non-natural" noises.
I not sure of what she was talking about, shrugged off the "hush" and
continued with my cow calling. Linda again told me to hush, after
an elbow into the ribs. I gave her a look of "what the hell are
you talking about"..and she replied that she had never heard an Elk
"wheeze and grunt like a pig".
Well, if you haven't guessed it, about 35 yards behind us with its'
nose in the air was a sow Black Bear and 2 cubs. I being the
consumate hunter ( chest not so puffy ) have never seen one in the
wild, and have hunted most if not all of Colorado for 20 years.
We both stood up and she grunted twice and ran off...I couldn't believe
how fast she was..and those cubs were right behind her. In fact they
were so close, that if mamma would have stopped those cubs would have
run over the top of her.
Anyway it was really auwsome to see a bear in the wild that close,
or to just see the bear.
Jeff
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1298.1 | she did shoot .. once? | CSC32::SCHIMPF | Sat Sep 18 1993 21:51 | 7 | |
Linda did get a shot at a moving animal latter that day, but she
missed.....
Was still a damn fine day..
Jeff
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| 1298.2 | emergency room visit on opener | ODIXIE::RHARRIS | Bowhunters never hold back! | Mon Sep 20 1993 10:14 | 29 |
Sounds like your start was better than mine. I got to my stand at 6:15
am, and my buddy Johnny walked off to his stand. He got lost and went
in a big loop. He walked by my stand at 6:30. At about 10:00, he was
still hunting by my stand. He sat down and had a smoke some 25 yards
from my stand. I whistled at him. He looked right at me, and then
moved on. At about 11:30, the horn on my truck was blowing. So I
pulled out, only to find out I had to take him to the emergency room.
He couldn't even walk on his left leg. It appears that he had sprained
his ankle severly, and torn his achilles. Way to go, opening day going
to the hospital.
FWIW, he never even saw me when he was 25 yds from my stand. I guess
I do get pretty cammoed out. That "Permanone" repellent works great.
I hunted the swamp, and didn't get one single bug bite. Last year I
was covered up on opening day. Weather was beautiful, mid 60's, with
a slight southeasterly breeze. My stand was positioned so I was
hunting a northwesterly direction. No site or sound of deer this trip,
but Saturday is just around the corner. Will shoot the bow somemore
this week, just to keep on top of it. Hope everyone else is doing
well.
So much for a previous note about not hunting accidents this year. At
least I didn't have to use my dragging rope on him.
Good huntin,
Bob
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