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Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
#6900946
09/27/17 06:03 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 485
Hunter Daddy
OP
Bird Dog
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OP
Bird Dog
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Everything is ready for opening day except ... I have not shot my crossbow yet. I still have 3 more days to be sure that it is still "on site." Should have a NE wind for our south Texas opener. Down side is ... too many acorns.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6900982
09/27/17 06:31 PM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 434
TiggerV
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I'm so excited I have been rubbing my forehead on every tree in the neighbor hood and my wife is going to kill me if I don't stop peeing on the furniture.....
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6901066
09/27/17 07:35 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 8,162
whitewing maniac
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Yep. My first time to bow hunt. 50 years old and figured that I wanna give it a go. Crossbow is sighted and ready.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6901084
09/27/17 07:47 PM
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Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 153
DeadRooster
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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When the sun comes up Saturday morning, I'll be sitting 18' up a tree, waiting and ready. In the words of Red in Shawshank Redemption:
"I find I'm so excited that I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head."
My stand bag is packed, my crossbow sited. Hunting license already in the pocket of the outfit I'll be wearing opening morning. If I could leave right now, I'd be at the lease already. Sadly, can't leave until Friday around noon. I don't know if I'll be able to sleep Friday night.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6901124
09/27/17 08:28 PM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,170
Jimbo
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I've got a good one tied to a tree! Hope he's still there when I get to the stand Saturday morning!
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6901136
09/27/17 08:36 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 4,136
DeerTamales
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Extreme Tracker
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I have a freaking wedding to attend
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6901149
09/27/17 08:45 PM
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 32,044
txtrophy85
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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I've been chasing a big sika and Saturday is looking like the first day I'll be able to sit. I have him coming into a set in the AM, I see him in the evenings quite a ways away from his morning haunts.
have not seen any whitetails of notable mention
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6901153
09/27/17 08:47 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 5,271
Palehorse
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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I've got to work It's OK though. I drew the postcard archery hunt at Granger this year. I'll be able to hunt whenever from Oct 14 to the end of regular deer season. Just a couple more weeks.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Palehorse]
#6901519
09/28/17 12:58 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,061
ChrisB
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Taking off work at noon Friday. Wish I could be shooting more but I seem to have come down with a bad case of tendonitis in my elbow. I'm still shooting straight though. Imagine I will have plenty of pigs to shoot. And who knows, a big buck may just step out.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6902065
09/28/17 03:22 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 267
Mavric
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I am ready! Did some pruning around my 3 bow stands....shot my bow at 20, 30 and finally 50 yards. I don't practice throughout the year, amazing how technology has made compounds so easy to shoot and super accurate. So after shooting probably 100 arrows on both primary/backup bow, I sure felt it in the back muscles two days later. Prospects...not so good, I swore I would never take another 8pt unless he was 1 of 1. Unfortunately that's the only thing on trail cams this summer. I do have some nice culls on the ranch so I'll likely fill the freezer.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6902367
09/28/17 06:58 PM
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Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 386
Las Colinas Hunter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I'm so ready, but won't be able to hunt until the evening on Saturday. My wife booked a vet visit for my dog on Saturday morning.
The decision is now, what to take to the blind - bow or xbow? I committed to the xbow last season, and ended up having a bad shot on my target buck. I think I'll go with bow as I've been practicing with that regularly. I'm hoping I see the super wide 11pt show up during shooting light! He's been coming in right after dark. Hopefully i'll see where he is staging and I'll ambush him the next night.
Good luck to everyone and stay safe!
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6902420
09/28/17 07:32 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,185
hook_n_line
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Jan 2012
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Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6902619
09/28/17 10:29 PM
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Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 188
Freeman
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 188 |
I'm really looking forward to Saturday--got a new Mission Charge and a nice 8 point on camera. Hope to get to him before all the neighbors go after him in rifle season. Actually I'd be glad to shoot a pig Saturday as a warm-up to a trip to Michigan later in October!
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6902933
09/29/17 03:39 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,741
passthru
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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Ever since the day season ended in January I've been ready.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: passthru]
#6903480
09/29/17 06:13 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,297
ju993rnaut
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,297 |
I shoot 3-d throughout the year, but its been july since I last shot. This week we've had alot of rain here and I've tried to shoot 6 arrows a night right at last light. I'll be after this guy as my first archery deer ever. I've been bowhunting the past few years but nothing as promising the place Im on now.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6903570
09/29/17 08:15 PM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 359
JH117
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 359 |
Got my clothes sittin out, broad heads installed, bow tuned and been shooting for 2 months now. I'll be in a tree at 6 tomorrow morning waiting to see if all that practice paid off!
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6903581
09/29/17 08:36 PM
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Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 179
D'hanis
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 179 |
Exact same here! Pretty much word for word haha Work has been hard to focus on today...
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6903601
09/29/17 08:57 PM
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Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 372
Bobcat4119
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Posts: 372 |
My 6 year old son and I will be in the groundblind waiting on the sunrise. Deer or no deer, I can't wait!!! These are the moments I live for!
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6903717
09/29/17 11:29 PM
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Joined: May 2015
Posts: 4,140
Dalee7892
Extreme Tracker
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Extreme Tracker
Joined: May 2015
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Good luck to all. Been practicing but no lease, still killed the targets.
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Re: Who's ready for Saturday (opening Day!)
[Re: Hunter Daddy]
#6903818
09/30/17 02:00 AM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,663
CRAnderson52
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Veteran Tracker
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I'm ready!! Rain finally stopped here so should be good.
You can run but you can't hide...
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