WMU 56 Buck

LawrenceN

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Well, back in the city after the absolute WORST hunt ever, weather wise! We expect to lose a few days to rain or snow, but out of the 2 weeks we only got about 5 days of good hunting weather. If it wasn't pouring rain, it was snowing and coming down pretty good. I don't mind saying that I was getting mighty discouraged. I'd got eyes on a buck twice, but couldn't get a clean shot either time. The deer were doing a good job of staying out of sight, so on the last hunting day I did a little push. We'd placed my brother in his tree stand near a good 3 trail intersection and I started barking and doing a bush walk on a place where we hadn't hunted yet. I'm coming up to my brother's stand and I hear "Bang". Oh ho, says I, this sounds promising! To make a long story short, when I reached my brother, there was nice 6 point donor of pepperettes and ground meat. Just goes to show you that it ain't over until it's over. I'm one of the lucky guys who gets one last kick at the cat since I'm a member of the club at CFB Borden and I'm in the Dec. hunt. Should the hunting gods smile on us and the weather gods cooperate, we may have some more good news before the end of the season.
 
Well, back in the city after the absolute WORST hunt ever, weather wise! We expect to lose a few days to rain or snow, but out of the 2 weeks we only got about 5 days of good hunting weather. If it wasn't pouring rain, it was snowing and coming down pretty good. I don't mind saying that I was getting mighty discouraged.
No fricken kidding! I endured 11 days, just north of the French River, and it was tough going. On the day I left, when I came through the narrows on our lake to the shaded bay where we launch our boats and park, there was over a 100 meters of ice about 3/4" thick to break through with the boat. Never been up there to see that happen and was not prepared for it. That was nerve racking!

Congrats for persevering!
 
Well done Lawrence, some nice meat for the winter there!!!!

It was easy tracking by the looks of it?
There was nothing to track. My brother nailed it clean with his .308 Remington pump and his hand loads. It didn't go too far and down it went. Turns out, he'd nailed it clean through the lungs.
I have to mention one thing that made the push more comfortable. My buddy gave me a Bushnell Backtracker some years ago and it's fantastic. Once you set your waypoints you're off to the races. It gave me the confidence to push through unfamiliar terrain without fear of getting lost or turned around. I have the older model with 3 waypoints, but it's all I need. I consider it a "must" for any hunter who gets the opportunity to hunt different areas and terrain. Even a heavy snowfall can obscure and alter familiar terrain (trust me, I know!) and with this little thing, it's not a problem.
 
No fricken kidding! I endured 11 days, just north of the French River, and it was tough going. On the day I left, when I came through the narrows on our lake to the shaded bay where we launch our boats and park, there was over a 100 meters of ice about 3/4" thick to break through with the boat. Never been up there to see that happen and was not prepared for it. That was nerve racking!

Congrats for persevering!

That kind of weather used to be the norm in that country when I moved there as an 18 year old fresh out of school. We could drive trucks across frozen beaver ponds some seasons without breaking through the ice and breaking ice as thick as an inch or more with the boat was not uncommon in many seasons. We always went in prepared for the worst with a back up plan.

Now to the thread.......congrats on a fine buck. That will be some good eating.
 
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