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Well another Slough trip has come and gone, no matter how many days we spent in those woods its never quite long enough for my liking... The bucks are definitely cruising, rut seems to be full on!
Friday evening had 7 does 3 bucks and a hog come by my funnel area. Absolutely the best hunt ive had all season.. had a 6 point come directly under the tree and pass by with a big buck behind him hung up in the brush. They smelled a rat and headed back the way they came with the big buck never offering a shot. Hung my bow up and said well this hunt is over, lol not 5 minutes later 3 does came by and an even bigger buck popped out the same trail and stopped broadside at 13yds with me at full draw. Being i shoot a 20 yd pin i aimed a touch low and apparently a little TOOOOOOOO low.. recovered my arrow and nothing but white hair and gristle, just a flesh wound! I was sick!! He was a huge bodied swamp buck 18-19 inches wide, heavy dark chocolate horned and just a stud of a buck. This is the 2nd good buck ive missed at the slough and im just shaking my head. Need to shoot more and practice practice practice! Heading back in December, hopefully i can seal the deal..
On a good note my brother dropped an 8 pt yesterday. Congrats Paul, what a fun hunt at my favorite East Texas grounds!!
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Originally posted by ..Ambush.. View PostMy brother talked to you on 517 the other day when you came to try and check your cameras... we were in the black and blue Dodge trucks. He was telling me about what you said about the 2 bucks they shot last weekend there and when i read this post i put 2 and 2 together, small world haha..
When he said his brother was in a kayak I was curious if that was you. Lol Yeah no luck crossing the creek in chest waders either. Where do you launch your kayak? Just straight out the end of that road? I have thought about getting one just for that. Seems like that creek floods earlier every year.
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Originally posted by ..Ambush.. View PostWell another Slough trip has come and gone, no matter how many days we spent in those woods its never quite long enough for my liking... The bucks are definitely cruising, rut seems to be full on!
Friday evening had 7 does 3 bucks and a hog come by my funnel area. Absolutely the best hunt ive had all season.. had a 6 point come directly under the tree and pass by with a big buck behind him hung up in the brush. They smelled a rat and headed back the way they came with the big buck never offering a shot. Hung my bow up and said well this hunt is over, lol not 5 minutes later 3 does came by and an even bigger buck popped out the same trail and stopped broadside at 13yds with me at full draw. Being i shoot a 20 yd pin i aimed a touch low and apparently a little TOOOOOOOO low.. recovered my arrow and nothing but white hair and gristle, just a flesh wound! I was sick!! He was a huge bodied swamp buck 18-19 inches wide, heavy dark chocolate horned and just a stud of a buck. This is the 2nd good buck ive missed at the slough and im just shaking my head. Need to shoot more and practice practice practice! Heading back in December, hopefully i can seal the deal..
On a good note my brother dropped an 8 pt yesterday. Congrats Paul, what a fun hunt at my favorite East Texas grounds!!
Sounds like an awesome hunt. Glad he got him a buck. My plan B was to hunt that fence line if I could not get across the creek but I talked to them and he said they were hunting the fence line. When I came back out I just drove down the road a way and found a spot to walk in the woods and set up.
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Originally posted by ..Ambush.. View PostWell another Slough trip has come and gone, no matter how many days we spent in those woods its never quite long enough for my liking... The bucks are definitely cruising, rut seems to be full on!
Friday evening had 7 does 3 bucks and a hog come by my funnel area. Absolutely the best hunt ive had all season.. had a 6 point come directly under the tree and pass by with a big buck behind him hung up in the brush. They smelled a rat and headed back the way they came with the big buck never offering a shot. Hung my bow up and said well this hunt is over, lol not 5 minutes later 3 does came by and an even bigger buck popped out the same trail and stopped broadside at 13yds with me at full draw. Being i shoot a 20 yd pin i aimed a touch low and apparently a little TOOOOOOOO low.. recovered my arrow and nothing but white hair and gristle, just a flesh wound! I was sick!! He was a huge bodied swamp buck 18-19 inches wide, heavy dark chocolate horned and just a stud of a buck. This is the 2nd good buck ive missed at the slough and im just shaking my head. Need to shoot more and practice practice practice! Heading back in December, hopefully i can seal the deal..
On a good note my brother dropped an 8 pt yesterday. Congrats Paul, what a fun hunt at my favorite East Texas grounds!!
I like the telephone version better. Come on over whenever if you want to shoot.
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Originally posted by Johnny View PostI like the telephone version better. Come on over whenever if you want to shoot.
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