How many air-balls?
05-22-2008, 04:01 PM
#11
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RE: How many air-balls?
hahaha Fran, I didnt have a clue how to even get close to a whitetail buck in these big woods with a bow when I was a kid.. all I'd ever see was a flashing tail! Or hear the big BLOW! Deer numbers have exploded here in my last 26 years of hunting whitetails.. I remember hiking miles to cut a track as a kid. Today our whitetail populations due to logging practices, especially the implementation of clearcuting and replanting has driven our numbers way up. I can honestly say my boys will have much better odds on seeing deer than I ever did trying to figure it out on my own..
One thing about it.. you cant have many misses if you havent taken many shots at bucks either.. Kinda like the guy who has never lost a fight.. he hasnt been in many
One thing about it.. you cant have many misses if you havent taken many shots at bucks either.. Kinda like the guy who has never lost a fight.. he hasnt been in many
05-22-2008, 04:03 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
ORIGINAL: killadoe
Carry on sir....
ORIGINAL: shed33
I dont know I have about a dozen of them hanging in my house.. 
ORIGINAL: killadoe
Maybe you should stop shooting at 5X5's they seem to be bad luck for you..
ORIGINAL: shed33
Just curious.. how many complete clean misses have you had with archery gear on bucks?
For me, 2
Two dandy bucks that still haunt me a bit. The first was on a beauty of 5x5 when I was in college. Missed him clean, shot right under him while bowhunting out of a man madeground blind. The second was operator error a couple years ago on my part on yet another dandy 5x5 mid 140s low 150's.. the old grunt tube hang up/caught my bow stringout of a ground blind.Oh I have one clean miss on an elk too. Shot right under him on a steep slope.. 5x5
How about you guys? Any air-balls you wish you could have back or one more chance at?
Just curious.. how many complete clean misses have you had with archery gear on bucks?
For me, 2
Two dandy bucks that still haunt me a bit. The first was on a beauty of 5x5 when I was in college. Missed him clean, shot right under him while bowhunting out of a man madeground blind. The second was operator error a couple years ago on my part on yet another dandy 5x5 mid 140s low 150's.. the old grunt tube hang up/caught my bow stringout of a ground blind.Oh I have one clean miss on an elk too. Shot right under him on a steep slope.. 5x5
How about you guys? Any air-balls you wish you could have back or one more chance at?
05-22-2008, 04:12 PM
#13
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RE: How many air-balls?
Great thread Troy!! I've missed one buck and it was in Wisconsin. I was about 15 years old and a friend of the family was also with are family bow hunting these whitetails. Well the portable stand I was in was the friends stand and when I pulled back on the little 3" spike every thing felt great when all of a sudden just as I was letting the string slide off of my fingers hoping to go in the lungs of the spike the end of the wooden stand broke. Luckily I caught myself by grabbing an over hung branch, some how I was able to hold on to my bow as well. The arrow missed the deer surprising only by about 3" over its back. I was about 20' in that tree, I easily could of been a goner if I wouldn't of caught myself.
05-22-2008, 04:19 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
ORIGINAL: killadoe
Carry on sir....
ORIGINAL: shed33
I dont know I have about a dozen of them hanging in my house..
ORIGINAL: killadoe
Maybe you should stop shooting at 5X5's they seem to be bad luck for you..
ORIGINAL: shed33
Just curious.. how many complete clean misses have you had with archery gear on bucks?
For me, 2
Two dandy bucks that still haunt me a bit. The first was on a beauty of 5x5 when I was in college. Missed him clean, shot right under him while bowhunting out of a man madeground blind. The second was operator error a couple years ago on my part on yet another dandy 5x5 mid 140s low 150's.. the old grunt tube hang up/caught my bow stringout of a ground blind.Oh I have one clean miss on an elk too. Shot right under him on a steep slope.. 5x5
How about you guys? Any air-balls you wish you could have back or one more chance at?
Just curious.. how many complete clean misses have you had with archery gear on bucks?
For me, 2
Two dandy bucks that still haunt me a bit. The first was on a beauty of 5x5 when I was in college. Missed him clean, shot right under him while bowhunting out of a man madeground blind. The second was operator error a couple years ago on my part on yet another dandy 5x5 mid 140s low 150's.. the old grunt tube hang up/caught my bow stringout of a ground blind.Oh I have one clean miss on an elk too. Shot right under him on a steep slope.. 5x5
How about you guys? Any air-balls you wish you could have back or one more chance at?
05-22-2008, 04:20 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
ORIGINAL: Schultzy
Great thread Troy!! I've missed one buck and it was in Wisconsin. I was about 15 years old and a friend of the family was also with are family bow hunting these whitetails. Well the portable stand I was in was the friends stand and when I pulled back on the little 3" spike every thing felt great when all of a sudden just as I was letting the string slide off of my fingers hoping to go in the lungs of the spike the end of the wooden stand broke. Luckily I caught myself by grabbing an over hung branch, some how I was able to hold on to my bow as well. The arrow missed the deer surprising only by about 3" over its back. I was about 20' in that tree, I easily could of been a goner if I wouldn't of caught myself.
Great thread Troy!! I've missed one buck and it was in Wisconsin. I was about 15 years old and a friend of the family was also with are family bow hunting these whitetails. Well the portable stand I was in was the friends stand and when I pulled back on the little 3" spike every thing felt great when all of a sudden just as I was letting the string slide off of my fingers hoping to go in the lungs of the spike the end of the wooden stand broke. Luckily I caught myself by grabbing an over hung branch, some how I was able to hold on to my bow as well. The arrow missed the deer surprising only by about 3" over its back. I was about 20' in that tree, I easily could of been a goner if I wouldn't of caught myself.
05-22-2008, 04:23 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
ORIGINAL: MECHDOC
4 bucks,7 does,2 coyotes.
4 bucks,7 does,2 coyotes.
05-22-2008, 04:36 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
Three that haunt me for sure.First one happenedmy second year bowhunting. He was abig, corn fed, Illinois giant. Easily in the 170's maybe even 180's.We had glassed him three days in a row. I got permission to hunt the farm and slipped in one afternoon when the wind was right. He hopped a fence and came in to 20 yds. right at last light. I thought I was focused on a spot right behind his shoulder...............................until the arrow flew harmlessly over his rack!
The other two happened two seasons ago which was my first hunting with a recurve. The first one was a MASSIVE 150 class 8 pt. with kickersthat I had at 10 yds. and I was 20 ft. up. Yep, right over his back, I almostvomitted out of my stand.The second one happened exactly three weeks later. He was a good solid non-typical. Not huge, but he would of been my first with a droptine. He came in broadside at 15 yds., again I was at least 20 ft. in the air. The whole time he was coming I was telling myself "pick a spot, don't shoot high". Another clean whiff right over that bucks back. Talk about wanting to put your saftey harness around your neck and jump out of your stand!
Redemption will be mine this year with a recurve. (hopefully)
The other two happened two seasons ago which was my first hunting with a recurve. The first one was a MASSIVE 150 class 8 pt. with kickersthat I had at 10 yds. and I was 20 ft. up. Yep, right over his back, I almostvomitted out of my stand.The second one happened exactly three weeks later. He was a good solid non-typical. Not huge, but he would of been my first with a droptine. He came in broadside at 15 yds., again I was at least 20 ft. in the air. The whole time he was coming I was telling myself "pick a spot, don't shoot high". Another clean whiff right over that bucks back. Talk about wanting to put your saftey harness around your neck and jump out of your stand!
Redemption will be mine this year with a recurve. (hopefully)
05-22-2008, 04:47 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
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Three that haunt me for sure.First one happenedmy second year bowhunting. He was abig, corn fed, Illinois giant. Easily in the 170's maybe even 180's.We had glassed him three days in a row. I got permission to hunt the farm and slipped in one afternoon when the wind was right. He hopped a fence and came in to 20 yds. right at last light. I thought I was focused on a spot right behind his shoulder...............................until the arrow flew harmlessly over his rack!
The other two happened two seasons ago which was my first hunting with a recurve. The first one was a MASSIVE 150 class 8 pt. with kickersthat I had at 10 yds. and I was 20 ft. up. Yep, right over his back, I almostvomitted out of my stand.The second one happened exactly three weeks later. He was a good solid non-typical. Not huge, but he would of been my first with a droptine. He came in broadside at 15 yds., again I was at least 20 ft. in the air. The whole time he was coming I was telling myself "pick a spot, don't shoot high". Another clean whiff right over that bucks back. Talk about wanting to put your saftey harness around your neck and jump out of your stand!
Redemption will be mine this year with a recurve. (hopefully)
Three that haunt me for sure.First one happenedmy second year bowhunting. He was abig, corn fed, Illinois giant. Easily in the 170's maybe even 180's.We had glassed him three days in a row. I got permission to hunt the farm and slipped in one afternoon when the wind was right. He hopped a fence and came in to 20 yds. right at last light. I thought I was focused on a spot right behind his shoulder...............................until the arrow flew harmlessly over his rack!
The other two happened two seasons ago which was my first hunting with a recurve. The first one was a MASSIVE 150 class 8 pt. with kickersthat I had at 10 yds. and I was 20 ft. up. Yep, right over his back, I almostvomitted out of my stand.The second one happened exactly three weeks later. He was a good solid non-typical. Not huge, but he would of been my first with a droptine. He came in broadside at 15 yds., again I was at least 20 ft. in the air. The whole time he was coming I was telling myself "pick a spot, don't shoot high". Another clean whiff right over that bucks back. Talk about wanting to put your saftey harness around your neck and jump out of your stand!
Redemption will be mine this year with a recurve. (hopefully)
05-22-2008, 04:48 PM
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RE: How many air-balls?
I have air balled one buck that I come upon on the way to my stand chasing a doe. He ran right in front of me and stopped!!! He never new I was there!!! A-I-R--B-A-L-L!!!
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