Fun Week Of Hunting

[Seth]

Headed down to Peck Ranch in Carter County, MO for my managed bow hunt on Halloween weekend. The first day of the hunt was Oct 31 and I shot a young doe the first morning. My other three hunting buddies seen 40+ deer over the course of the weekend, but nothing else died. A few misses and lots of blown opportunities is all they came up with.

This past weekend I went up north of the river to hunt with a buddy. We've been meeting up and doing this for a couple of years now. My first sit was Friday evening and a I seen a shooter buck, a good looking 2.5 year old buck and a doe. On Saturday morning, I was able to harvest a button buck and also seen two scrub bucks and three big does. One of the does came in to 20 yards, but I got busted by another big doe standing behind her in the brush when I went to reach for my bow.

Saturday evening was dead until 5pm when a nice buck came out of the corner of some beans and headed my way. He gave me a 22 yard shot. When I shot he took a step forward and I hit him back a little bit farther than I wanted so I let him lay over night since it was going to be in the 30's and to play it safe. Shortly after I shot him, a much nicer buck came out following a doe! It sure made me wish I had passed the first one! It would have blown away anything I've killed before. We came back the next morning and found my buck about 70 yards away up the fence line from where I had shot him. When I cleaned him, I'd got one lung, liver and nicked the stomach.

The rest of the extended weekend didn't produce much. Sunday morning I seen a small buck, a doe and a fawn. I hunted the next two evenings and never saw a single deer.

[Justin Spencer]

Nice work Seth, did you see any Elk at Peck Ranch?

[Seth]

I didn't see any this year, but my buddy seen several from the same tree I shot my doe out of on the second day of the hunt. Last year when I was down there, the first thing I saw was a young six by six bull the first morning of the hunt. Also, I got to watch two herd feed in a wheat field in front of me one evening. There had to of been 30 elk out there at once, but only two bulls.

[sms_alum]

That's a hell of season before the rifles come out. Great job!

Also, I commend you on not taking a shot on the second buck and waiting to track one you were sure you hit. There are hunters in the woods that would not do the same and it gives us a bad name.

[Justin Spencer]

Thanks for the elk pics, very cool. Hopefully in the future the bull under the tree will be legal to harvest!

[Seth]

That's a hell of season before the rifles come out. Great job!

Also, I commend you on not taking a shot on the second buck and waiting to track one you were sure you hit. There are hunters in the woods that would not do the same and it gives us a bad name.

The temptation was was definitely there. I'd be lying if I told you the though didn't cross my mind for a few moments. That's the first time I've ever seen more than one nice buck in a sit, much less had two in bow range!

[Seth]

Thanks for the elk pics, very cool. Hopefully in the future the bull under the tree will be legal to harvest!

I took this picture just to remind myself how easy it could of been if I had an elk tag.

[BilletHead]

Well done Seth and good follow up on your buck. Since I got my buck a coupe of weeks ago I have been trying to get Mrs. BilletHead on one. It did not happen but we tried. I would send her to the back of the place and when I did they would be here at the house. When she was close to home I had them on trail cam in the back. The chase is on now. Last Saturday evening when she was in the back there was a whole heard here. Seen two bucks spar and the nicest one bred a doe. As it was getting late I sat on the back porch waiting for the Mrs. to get back. The biggest buck was still chasing the doe as I seen the wife stalking along the fence line, she then slipped through the fence as the group moved on. She got back to the house and said she had the buck at five yards but because of the fence she could not shoot. On the ground to boot! Love it!

BilletHead