Didn't bust a cap!
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:30 am
I'm getting soft in my old age....maybe somewhat more 'demented' than I think!! Went to Kansas for a three day hunt last week; saw plenty of deer...lots of bucks but I had made up my mind that if I didn't get a chance at a 160+ buck that I wasn't going to even shoulder the rifle. Saw plenty of 2 1/2 to 3 year old bucks, plenty of 8 points, and one 10 pt but the racks lacked mass so I just sat back and watched! The bucks were rutting big time but it was HOT! Last day I hunted I was down to my T shirt and I guess the warm spell just had the BIG BOYS laid back in the shade. I know they're there as the photo below of my friend Dave got this buck last season hunting the same area only about 1200 yards south of where I was hunting. The below buck went a little over 170.
DaveK2 by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr
I've been hunting these dudes since 1950 down here in North Louisiana and taken lots of them hunting in 5 different states over the years and I've seen the time when just a small 4 pt. meant meat on the table and those got shot and put into the freezer box. It seems as I have matured/aged that my expectations have changed or either I've become a 'softie' because in times past there were plenty of these deer I saw in Kansas that would have bitten the dust! But I can truthfully say that I really enjoyed just sitting and watching all the deer for those few days and I have a sneaking suspicion that when I go back next year, the Good Lord willing that I'll operate on the same plan again!
It will not be a good day as this morning we lost a family member due to pancreatic and lung cancer! But we will survive!
I hope all you guys have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
DaveK2 by Sharps45 2 7/8, on Flickr
I've been hunting these dudes since 1950 down here in North Louisiana and taken lots of them hunting in 5 different states over the years and I've seen the time when just a small 4 pt. meant meat on the table and those got shot and put into the freezer box. It seems as I have matured/aged that my expectations have changed or either I've become a 'softie' because in times past there were plenty of these deer I saw in Kansas that would have bitten the dust! But I can truthfully say that I really enjoyed just sitting and watching all the deer for those few days and I have a sneaking suspicion that when I go back next year, the Good Lord willing that I'll operate on the same plan again!
It will not be a good day as this morning we lost a family member due to pancreatic and lung cancer! But we will survive!
I hope all you guys have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!