last hunt of the year....and

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RIHMFIRE
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last hunt of the year....and

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no bucks....but had a pretty good morning...
Started out with a bats zipping around...
Saw a doe and her yearling about 75 yards off in the tall grass
on the edge of a swamp...They hung around for a couple of hours and then bedded down...
Then a bobcat walk right under my stand...a big male...
I made a little psst noise and he pegged me right away..
and then proceeded to spray the stump he was standing next to...and walked off!
He was headed straight to the bedded does....Thought about taking him....but i didnt...
It took him about 5 minutes to get to the bedded deer...and he spotted them right off....
and he sat down to watched them. I think he was sizing up the yearling...but after a few minutes...
he just got up and walked past them...withing 5 yards....
And thats when the deer saw him.... and bolted towards me....blowing up a storm...The yearling stayed
in the cover and the doe went back to where they were bedded stomping and blowing for about 10 minutes...
She slowly worked her way back to the yearling, looking back every few steps....and then wondered off...
Quite a morning...Heres the view I had right in front of me...
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to the left and right
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and my marlin 30as 30-30 ...........20 feet up
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What a way to end the season! :D
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RIHMFIRE wrote:...and my marlin 30as 30-30 ...........20 feet up
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What's the black thing on the buttstock...?
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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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I don't think I woulda passed up on popping that Bobcat............. :roll:

I woulda stuffed it - and I don't mean for dinner ! . :mrgreen:



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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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AJMD429 wrote:
RIHMFIRE wrote:...and my marlin 30as 30-30 ...........20 feet up
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What's the black thing on the buttstock...?
one of those elastic bullet holders
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Nice view from the stand. What area do you hunt?

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It's these special moments that always make it a joy....good for you :D

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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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Nath wrote:It's these special moments that always make it a joy....good for you :D

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You got that right Nath :D :D
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I have seen a few bobcats, but mostly they saw me first and were sneaking away if I saw them at all. That was one bold bobcat.
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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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RustyJr wrote:Nice view from the stand. What area do you hunt?

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ever since I lost my lease I have been hunting WMAs
This hunt was in Tiger Bay,
Also hunt Rima Ridge and Lake George, if I get a quota permit
Have not seen a racked buck in a couple of years....
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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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With the trees planted in a row it seems it gives you a shooting lane.If not it would be pretty darn thick. I sometimes hunt around citrus groves and you can sneek down
the drive rows and peek down through the trees. You can play cat and mouse with coyotes in those rows. Some places there will be 2-3 jackrabbits down every other row.
What in the wild world of sports is going on here
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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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RIHMFIRE wrote:
AJMD429 wrote: What's the black thing on the buttstock...?
one of those elastic bullet holders
Back in the pre-historic cave man days, they invented leather so that they could stop using elastic on their lever guns.

Just kidding, of course! :D
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Re: last hunt of the year....and

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I figure a good story is as good as a kill to me when I go hunting. I'm not missing any meals. As my Illinois deer season is winding down and I still don't have any meat in the freezer I'm looking for less stories and more shooting chances now.
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