2014 season with 4 Excal kills
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2014 season with 4 Excal kills
I agree with R. J. and lets get back to hunting on the forum, I read the forum every day all fall but have not even logged on since Dec 2013
This is my season with a few pics for you to enjoy and get away from the crap that has plagued the EXCAL forum in recent times.
First and foremost I am a solo meat hunter when it comes to deer hunting but like most on here I do dream of taking a monster racked buck. This year was harder then most with deer #'s down and up and down weather.
I hunt hard and often with over 60 sits this year on public and private properties. Some sits with my small excal bow (phoenix) are only for 1/2 to 1 hour allowing to feed my addiction and I am fortunate to live in a rural environment.
My season started in Oct with some good deer sightings while on stand. I made a horrible high shot on a tasty spike buck on public land on Oct 27. Broadside, in standing soy beans at 20 yards with lots of light. Full pass thru in the backstraps is what I conclude after searching for 2 days. Lesson learned ...use your rangefinder properly and trust it...I shot this deer for 30 yards and he was only 20.
I therefore needed to stop hunting for the remainder of early bow season to gather my thoughts on making this poor shot.
Opening Day Controlled Hunt ....passed this large bodied mature buck at 930 am after watching him tend scrapes and visit my buck decoy....too big for eating and not much horn for the wall (cell phone pic at 60 yds)
In the afternoon I took this smaller eater buck at 105 yds with my savage 220f
TCam picture of this buck 42 hours before harvest...NOTE the yellow circle I made around an old wound!
When I butchered this deer the backstraps showed the evidence on an old broadhead pass thru wound (maybe slug?) This gave me some hope that the buck I made a poor shot on high may actually live
Nov 13 buck fawn harvest with Phoenix .....clean kill and easy recovery...video of shot and arrow hitting deer also recorded on action cam
Nov 22 large 8 point...13 yard shot.... Ibex SMF....taken by a 16 year old kid that I have mentored since 12....he is a natural with 8 whitetails under his belt and even passed some does while bow hunting solo this year.
I have Tcam pics (year is wrong but date and time correct) of this brute from Oct...deer was shot about 900 meters from this picture site at one of my stands
Nov 29 public land doe with the Phoenix....she went a ways double lunged so I backed out for a few hours
I hunted with the crossbow very hard in Dec.....Dec 27 small 8 point with the Phoenix
This was my 20th deer kill with the Phoenix and I love this bow. All deer were taken with 100 grain Spitfires
I subsist on venison and hunted hard to make this happen in 2014. I also took my first fall turkey with the crossbow from a tree stand.
I am not about to give up my Phoenix but the Micro has sure caught my attention after I handled one!!
This is my season with a few pics for you to enjoy and get away from the crap that has plagued the EXCAL forum in recent times.
First and foremost I am a solo meat hunter when it comes to deer hunting but like most on here I do dream of taking a monster racked buck. This year was harder then most with deer #'s down and up and down weather.
I hunt hard and often with over 60 sits this year on public and private properties. Some sits with my small excal bow (phoenix) are only for 1/2 to 1 hour allowing to feed my addiction and I am fortunate to live in a rural environment.
My season started in Oct with some good deer sightings while on stand. I made a horrible high shot on a tasty spike buck on public land on Oct 27. Broadside, in standing soy beans at 20 yards with lots of light. Full pass thru in the backstraps is what I conclude after searching for 2 days. Lesson learned ...use your rangefinder properly and trust it...I shot this deer for 30 yards and he was only 20.
I therefore needed to stop hunting for the remainder of early bow season to gather my thoughts on making this poor shot.
Opening Day Controlled Hunt ....passed this large bodied mature buck at 930 am after watching him tend scrapes and visit my buck decoy....too big for eating and not much horn for the wall (cell phone pic at 60 yds)
In the afternoon I took this smaller eater buck at 105 yds with my savage 220f
TCam picture of this buck 42 hours before harvest...NOTE the yellow circle I made around an old wound!
When I butchered this deer the backstraps showed the evidence on an old broadhead pass thru wound (maybe slug?) This gave me some hope that the buck I made a poor shot on high may actually live
Nov 13 buck fawn harvest with Phoenix .....clean kill and easy recovery...video of shot and arrow hitting deer also recorded on action cam
Nov 22 large 8 point...13 yard shot.... Ibex SMF....taken by a 16 year old kid that I have mentored since 12....he is a natural with 8 whitetails under his belt and even passed some does while bow hunting solo this year.
I have Tcam pics (year is wrong but date and time correct) of this brute from Oct...deer was shot about 900 meters from this picture site at one of my stands
Nov 29 public land doe with the Phoenix....she went a ways double lunged so I backed out for a few hours
I hunted with the crossbow very hard in Dec.....Dec 27 small 8 point with the Phoenix
This was my 20th deer kill with the Phoenix and I love this bow. All deer were taken with 100 grain Spitfires
I subsist on venison and hunted hard to make this happen in 2014. I also took my first fall turkey with the crossbow from a tree stand.
I am not about to give up my Phoenix but the Micro has sure caught my attention after I handled one!!
2008 Phoenix
Illuminated FireBolts
100 g spitfires
Varizone
Flemish String
Always try your best!
Illuminated FireBolts
100 g spitfires
Varizone
Flemish String
Always try your best!
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
very nice!! that young man was smiling so big i could see it through the 'blackout'
-ken
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Nice picks and it seems like you had a full season
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Looks like you had a good season for sure. Very satisfying when a younger hunter is successful on your stands...
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Very enjoyable to read. Thank you
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Congrats to you & the man on y'all's kill's. Its great to get to hunt
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Thanks for the good read, and you are right a welcome change from the reads lately Congrats to you both..........
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Well done on them hard earned deer.
Never saw many when traveling in the Greenstone region but there were a few..
Never saw many when traveling in the Greenstone region but there were a few..
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Bushnell yardage pro on Excalibur mount.
Exomax.
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Easton xx75,s 2219. Bolt-cutters.
Bunch of bumpers.
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S5s,cheek piece,firebolts, Original Rocket Steel heads.
Bushnell yardage pro on Excalibur mount.
Exomax.
Hawke 1.5-5x32ir SR.
Easton xx75,s 2219. Bolt-cutters.
Bunch of bumpers.
Vixenmaster! string.
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
great year . are you happy with the 220 and would you recommend buying one.both my kids have 20 gauge .son has a high standard pump and 1187 rem. daughter has a 870jr and thasts the shotgun i turkey and deer hunt with. its the nicest gun ive ever carried in the bush fits anywhere ive shot turkeys one handed with it before
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Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Munch...I gave up on my old 12 ga 870 slug gun due to recoil and accuracy. I have had the 220 for 3 seasons now and love it as a solo stand hunter. I topped it with a 2x7x32 Bushnell Elite...great scope but in hindsight should have got a 3x9x40 for my needs.munch wrote:great year . are you happy with the 220 and would you recommend buying one.both my kids have 20 gauge .son has a high standard pump and 1187 rem. daughter has a 870jr and thasts the shotgun i turkey and deer hunt with. its the nicest gun ive ever carried in the bush fits anywhere ive shot turkeys one handed with it before
Amazing accuracy to 150 yds easily. I shoot 3 inch Remington Accutips only (hard to find sometimes).
Only downside is bloodtrails as compared to arrows and 12 ga. IMO
This shot did not exit but did drop the deer at 110 yds
Buy one Munch!!
These are walk up pictures in 2012 and 2013
2008 Phoenix
Illuminated FireBolts
100 g spitfires
Varizone
Flemish String
Always try your best!
Illuminated FireBolts
100 g spitfires
Varizone
Flemish String
Always try your best!
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Congrats on a great season.
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Meat Seeker, 3 blade, Mechanical 100 Grain
Boo Astroflight String
Varizone Sighting
Custom Wood Stock
Gold Tip II 311 Grain
Meat Seeker, 3 blade, Mechanical 100 Grain
Boo Astroflight String
Varizone Sighting
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
slider wrote:Munch...I gave up on my old 12 ga 870 slug gun due to recoil and accuracy. I have had the 220 for 3 seasons now and love it as a solo stand hunter. I topped it with a 2x7x32 Bushnell Elite...great scope but in hindsight should have got a 3x9x40 for my needs.munch wrote:great year . are you happy with the 220 and would you recommend buying one.both my kids have 20 gauge .son has a high standard pump and 1187 rem. daughter has a 870jr and thasts the shotgun i turkey and deer hunt with. its the nicest gun ive ever carried in the bush fits anywhere ive shot turkeys one handed with it before
Amazing accuracy to 150 yds easily. I shoot 3 inch Remington Accutips only (hard to find sometimes).
Only downside is bloodtrails as compared to arrows and 12 ga. IMO
thanks ive seen guys talking about them but have not seen one myself . think i may look into one . i hate recoil from 12 gauge as well. not much of a gun guy anymore shoot maybe 10 shots a year out of one
This shot did not exit but did drop the deer at 110 yds
Buy one Munch!!
These are walk up pictures in 2012 and 2013
PUT IT IN THE BAG MARLIN ( #$%^ you it"ll bite)
BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST
[email protected]
munchmounts channel utube
munchmounts facebook
BAD NEWS TRAVELS FAST
[email protected]
munchmounts channel utube
munchmounts facebook
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
....excellent post of your successful season....and yes, it WAS a welcomed "rudder" change!
Anthony
Anthony
In a tough situation and wonder where God is; ...the Teacher is always quiet during the test.
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Anthony
A360 (l'Assassino)
AXE 340
Scorpyd DS (w/AeroCrank AD)
GRZ2
G1-NM335(On loan)
ZS,Ex
Spits
Vixenmaster Strings
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Outstanding - Thanks for sharing~!
That pic of the trail-cam buck with the healed scar - No mans land for sure ... Been there~! Nice to see a recovered animal.
Cheers,
That pic of the trail-cam buck with the healed scar - No mans land for sure ... Been there~! Nice to see a recovered animal.
Cheers,
Wildlife Management & Reduction Specialist
Re: 2014 season with 4 Excal kills
Busy season for sure > Congrat's > Thanks for sharing the cool field pictures !
See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "