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KS bowhunter arrows 235-inch “Zeus”!! 👀
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TONS of mass on this dude! Jon Landwehr first saw that beast which he named “Zeus” on his trailcams in late August. NA Whitetail says he hunted it unsuccessfully with his son during the 3-day youth hunt, then saw him but too far away the first few days of the regular season so:
> “…just went out to watch him. I wanted to figure out where his core area was.” After gathering the fresh intel…took a Redneck blind that was sitting on a trailer and hauled it to the mouth of a waterway within the milo field the buck was frequenting.
That night it was hot, but the wind was right so he went:
> At 7:30 pm Jon was watching 2 young bucks…began scanning the milo with his binoculars, and then antler tips emerged from the cover and filled his glass.
> As Zeus approached, John got his bow ready. After not seeing the buck for several minutes, Jon spotted the buck glaring toward the blind. The deer knew something was different about the area, so he leaped into the milo and began following a young buck around.
> After the 2 bucks chased each other around the field for a while, the young buck turned and walked right toward Jon’s blind. Then Zeus started following the young buck. Eventually, he made it within bow range.
> “I ranged him at 34 yards, and then I drew my bow and let the shot go. The arrow hit with a big WHACK, and he turned and took off into the milo.”
Jon found him dead about 175 yards away:
> “I almost had an emotional breakdown because I put so much work into this stuff. And it’s awesome when it finally happens.”
Never shot a buck that big but we totally get it brother! He hasn’t had the non-typ deer officially scored yet but the unofficial gross is 235″.
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2 P&Y studs in 24 hours for 1 GA hunter! 🤯
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The GA opener was brutally hot but Jake Wesley had to go for a big reason: He knew he had a baby boy on the way in October so it was now or wait til way later! Here’s what happened – Bowhunting.com with the details:
> I’m typically not much of an early-season hunter. I really enjoy cooler days rather than sitting in the stand when it’s 90 degrees. However, I began running cameras on different tracts in July, trying to find some good deer to hunt.
> Leading up to opening week, I had one nice 10-pointer patterned pretty well, but really wanted to find another option…. After securing permission on a new property, I immediately hung a camera and made a mock scrape on a hardwood ridge that was adjacent to what looked to be a bedding area.
> I had my hopes high that I could find a dominant buck that thought a new buck had moved into the area. It turned out that I was right. [Another] large 10-pointer showed up in the daylight the day before season began.
> The wind was marginal on opening day, so I put my climber to the side of the scrape where the wind would be best. Like clockwork, the large 10-pointer appeared around 6:40 that evening. I watched him for a few minutes as he cautiously made his way towards the scrape.
> Once he started quartering away, I came to full draw. He was 30 yards away, and I was torn on trying to stop him, or shoot him on a slow, steady walk. I chose to do the latter and made a great shot. He ran to the top of the ridge and out of sight.
> I topped the hill, and there laid my #1 target buck. I sat there in silence with it for a few minutes to appreciate the moment….
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> Once the deer was dropped off, I began to plan for deer #2. As the golden hour began to draw near, I had 4 smaller bucks come under my stand, eating muscadines and acorns. They fed around for 20 minutes before their attention began to focus on another approaching deer.
> The buck saw me…and ran out to about 80 yards to the top of a hardwood ridge. The sun was like a spotlight on him as he stood there blowing and stomping. …2 does came in from behind me and walked right past my stand. Once the buck saw the does, he began to calm down and actually started back in my direction. He made it to 45 yards, but wouldn’t come an inch closer.
> After 15 minutes of watching the does feed around the area, the buck had calmed down and began to feed on muscadines. I decided he was calm, and so was I. I drew my bow, settled the pin, and put the arrow right through his vitals. Much like the 10-pointer on the previous day, he disappeared on top of the ridge.
The buck went down 80 yards away:
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Pretty dang good 24 hours Jake, but a way bigger congrats on your boy! 👊 🙏
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10-year-old KS girl drops a 200-class deer – at 200 yards!!
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> The Perkins family farm has had a variety of unique deer on the property…. They suspected that this buck, which they called “Soda Pop” for its heavy Coke-can-sized bases, could be the offspring of another freakish buck taken…in a previous season.
> The rolling beanfield and west side of the property where Cody had located the buck didn’t have much cover. They settled on a couple of round bales on the field edge, which offered the only decent hide to glass the field and put Ella in shooting range.
> Early in the sit, a couple of old, stomping does made their way too close to the hay bales. They snorted and danced away, clearing out the field.
> With a bit of daylight left Cody and Ella decided to make their way down through a valley in the field to check another corner. As Cody was easing through the beans, which were nearly as tall as his daughter, the buck threw his head up in the far corner of a hayfield, among a group of deer.
> Father and daughter continued to make their 100-plus-yard stalk in the 90-degree heat. When they ran out of cover, the buck was still more than 200 yards away.
> Ella: “I was shaking, but I was still confident and knew from my practice that I was a good shot. I just started squeezing the trigger slowly and the gun went off. I didn’t even see what happened after, and the deer in the field started running everywhere.”
They eventually found the deer piled up under a cedar. Her deer of a lifetime green scored 208 6/8″ with 26 scoreable points!!! 🤯 Huge congrats to ’em both! 👊
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What about using drones to recover deer? 🤔
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> The group grid-searches for Nick’s buck the following morning [6 hours total] but come up empty. This story takes a unique turn when the hunters wisely contact a conservation officer with the MI DNR to see if it’s legal to use a drone to attempt finding the buck. The officer says “yes” provided they follow FAA drone regulations.
> The drone footage is tremendous, and thankfully this MI public land swamp doesn’t have a lot of mature canopy trees to hide the dead buck. After only 5 minutes with the drone, the guys recover Nick’s 230-lb buck (field dressed).
What do you think? Seems okay to us, as long as the DNR says okay and the drone doesn’t mess up someone else’s hunt…?
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“…the Second Amendment isn’t about hunting, but one of the reasons [it] stays relevant in our culture is because of hunting.”
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– Amen to that! That’s Frank Miniter of the NRA preachin’ to the choir just like we are here, but it’s a good way to draw a straight line between the two for people who try to make a bad argument about our 2A. Little more:
> …hunting is simply an extension of this natural [2A] right.
> Real things—and nothing is more real than hunting—just have a way of vaporizing fake mainstream-media narratives.
> And we haven’t even touched on the game management hunters do for us or how much they pay for conservation across America.
It’s hunting season and the 2A antis are out in force, maybe like never before, so that might be good to bear in mind!
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We’re so blessed that those guys were on our team! 🇺🇸
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> “Hunters have told us for years that our regulations are too complicated. Past efforts to simplify the regulations have mostly resulted in small changes every 2 years. It’s time to take a more holistic look at the regulations to make them more understandable and effective.”
Amen – now do all the states!
Really it’s a list of their handlers…😆
Says they ransack and steal property, destroy fencing and let exotics loose. We’ve heard from folks there, sounds like a complete zoo. Be careful TX peeps!
Missing since 1968. Bless you hunting brother.
No reason given but sounds like financial:
> …Hodgdon Powder Co Inc has made the decision to cease manufacturing operations at the company’s Camp Minden, LA site while evaluating strategic options for the black powder business.
> The business will wind down operations while an evaluation process on the future of the black powder business takes place. Strategic options for the GOEX and Olde Eynsford brands of black powder, along with the manufacturing capabilities, will include a potential sale of the business. All affected employees will be retained through Dec 31, 2021 to assist in an orderly closing of the site and receive severance commensurate with their years of service to the company.
Used to be just demand and manufacturing but now:
> “…it’s every industry. There’s nothing made out of metal that doesn’t cost more and isn’t in a shortage right now. Ours was just one of the first industries affected.”
Not sure what gun it is exactly but 😍:
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Deer Disease News
Doesn’t sound like they closed the hunt though:
> …special deer-hunting bow licenses in the Bismarck-Mandan region…. The most heavily-affected area is along the Missouri River from just south of Bismarck-Mandan to the Garrison Dam, as well as a smaller area near Williston….
> …559 unsold antlerless whitetail deer licenses valid on private land only in Harding and Meade counties.
Wow that sounds like a lot! Testing is voluntary. Gotta love the biohazard symbol on the box lol:
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Too many features to list but 32 Mp & 1080p video at 30 fps, trigger speed = 0.4 seconds and burst mode = 1-9 images per trigger.
> …securely support almost any crossbow make/model and a rubber V-cradle that keeps it in the ideal position for easy handling.
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10 different knives, each customizable by blade style, handle and engraving. Coolest part is you can do it real-time online – like Ted did here:
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Reeeeeally liking the look! Some key upgrades lighten things up and makes them easier to shoot:
> The most noticeable upgrade is the new carbon-fiber Peak 44 Blacktooth stock, the lightest versions of which tip the scales at under 20 oz.
> Also grabbing the eye is the 2nd-gen 3DHEX recoil pad, the first production 3D-printed pad the firearms world has seen. Hidden inside the pad are a series of interlocking voids that progressively collapse during recoil, expanding the time component of the recoil impulse and deadening the sharp kick of magnum chamberings.
> More pronounced spiral fluting on the bolt body not only trims a little weight, it also reduces bearing surface within the action and results in even smoother function. The newly-threaded bolt handle is equipped with a lightweight aluminum extended and skeletonized knob.
> Starting at just 5.2 lbs and 5.4 lbs in magnum chamberings, the Backcountry 2.0 also sports an updated paint scheme, with action and barrel protected by a Cerakote shell of Patriot Brown, with the stock carrying a brown and green pattern over exposed carbon fiber.
Stocked in all the usual Weatherby calibers, including the new 6.5 WBY RPM, as well as 6.5 Creed and .308 Win. Set you back $2,499 – $2,599 MSRP though…. More deets at the Weatherby site.
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Some folks think hunting the morning in Sept and Oct is a no-no – theory being it stirs up the herd too much. But according to F&S’s Tony Hansen, it can be productive:
https://www.fieldandstream.com/hunting/tag-early-season-buck-morning/
> You do need to be careful this time year…and you need to adopt an approach that focuses very specifically on 2 things: Food and scrapes. Yes, scrapes.
> Some scrapes are done at random and seldom revisited. Others…are made in areas of high visibility and high deer movement. Those are the scrapes you need to be looking for in the early season.
> Find the acorns. Locate active scrapes nearby, which will likely be very near those oaks and on a path that leads to daytime bedding. This is where you want to take a stand.
> This is why the food/scrape combo works so well now. You’re hunting areas that feature cover, not fields or field edges. This can allow for a much easier entry, even if it means taking a long hike in the dark. Whatever it takes to access your chosen location without disturbing deer is what needs to happen.
> If possible, I want to place my stand between the active scrape(s) and the food source. If that’s not possible due to a lack of suitable trees, terrain features or wind direction, then I’ll hang my stand on the downwind side of the food source on a path that leads to bedding cover.
> One thing that I’ve noticed about this early-season morning program is that it is very much a feast or famine type of deal. When I’ve found the right food source and the right scrapes, it’s deer-laden. When I haven’t, it’s skunk city.
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“I noticed a giant tree down…then I saw deer legs hanging in there and I said, ‘That ain’t good.'”
> The estimated age of the carcass seemed to coincide with the timing of when Hurricane Ida came through….
> “I never in my life thought I’d find this on my property. I am an avid hunter, and this is a giant buck for Paulding County. I’ve hunted this area for 8 years and have not seen a deer of this stature, and I run 10 cameras year-round.”
Amazing how those suckers can seem to avoid the cams! Here’s the rack:
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Pro bassin’ legend Rick Clunn showing off a Euro mount including where a piece of antler had stabbed that deer and broken off in its snout! 😳 Full story on his Insta post:
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