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Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas
Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado
Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Friday, September 5, 2008
Finding Solitude - Part 3
At mid-morning I decided to scout another area that I had been keeping an eye on. Besides all the encounters I was having, what I really like about hunting at the Solitude Ranch was the freedom to scout and hang stands on your own, as long as it wouldn't affect other hunters. With some 30,000 acres to hunt and only three hunters in camp this week (which is how ranch owner Mike Schmid likes to keep it), I didn't have to worry about that much.
The area I had been watching was a wooded point that stretched out into a weed field, and I had seen some good bucks there a couple of days prior. After scouting it out, I knew I had found the shangrila of buck hunting. There were rubs everywhere from the residents ridding themselves of their summer velvet, and they were sap-dripping fresh. What made it even better was that the point of timber led from a canyon the deer were bedding in during the day, and all of rubs were in a prime buck staging area; I knew an encounter was a given, or at least I hoped. With only one day left, I decided to hunt it that evening. Although I like to give a stand at least a day or two of rest after hanging it, time was running out so I needed to make something happen.
Shortly after arriving that evening deer started emerging, and at one point I counted 41 of them in the field. Even though only small bucks and does were out and about, the deer were moving good. However, I was beginning to worry when the sun touched the western horizon and no "shooter" bucks were out, but you know what can happen in the whitetail woods. Just as I was having doubts, I saw a grey shadow under my stand--it was a buck. As he eased out in front of me I could tell he was a mature deer by the mass he carried. I quickly decided he could proudly wear my tag. As I drew my Hoyt he must have heard me because he instantly stopped and looked up. In haste, I put the 20 yard pin on his vitals and let it fly. Although it was not my best effort, a spine shot dropped him in his tracks. It was a great ending to a great hunt, and better yet I had found solitude!
Thanks for tuning in this week, and have a great season!
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From the Black Hills of Wyoming
-Brian
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