After re-reading the superslam post. It really got me thinking. What's your most memorable hunt? I remember mine but I'll share it later soi can get a feel on what were dealin with. I've inly ever hunted whitetails so mines a whitetail story. But what's yours. Any species. I'm interested to hear huck's most memorable. It really intrigues me thinking on what people will say for this one. So let's hear it.
Ryan.
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I agree with Greg! After killing over xxx animals with a bow including Elk, Whitetails, Mule Deer, Antelope, Bear, and Turkeys there is not a one of my trophies that I can't tell you a story about and relive the whole hunt.
I pretty much only hunt for whitetails here in PA. Each and every deer that I have harvested has its own unique story to tell. And also there are many hunts where nothing was harvested, yet could also be one of my best memories. But I would have to say that my first ever deer harvest is still number one on my list. I was 14 years old and was in my second archery season. The first weekend of november in south central PA produced a morning of mist and fog. As day break came i caught a glimpse of a buck chasing 3 doe across the crp field i was hunting. About 5 minutes later he came back out into the field with the same doe and i immediately hit the grunt call, not thinking it would do any good since he was right on their tails. Like clockwork, that buck from about 200 yards away stopped dead in his tracks and looked in my direction. he closed the distance in mere seconds and gave me a nice 10 yard broadside shot. i saw the arrow hit the vitals but to my dismay the buck simplytrotted off. i couldn't figure it out because i could see the arrow sticking out of his side. As the buck trotted away i could see he was starting to be uneasy and quickly ran into the woods. I gave him about an hour before i started trailing and it paid off. i found him layed up against a big oak tree.he was ayoung 6 point buck.The rest of the day i was in awe of what i had accomplished.I had dreamed all through my childhood and early teenage yearsof taking a whitetail deer. and i was even moreexcited that my first deer harvest was a buck taken with my bow. i know for a fact that since i had just taken a buck with a bow, i was immediately hooked on bowhunting.My addictionhas only increased as the years have gone by and with each new harvest, i gain more respect for this sport.
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My most memorable was my first. A feral hog, about 70#s, shot with my first bow, an Alpine Impact X-treme. I was so cranked up I couldn't nock another arrow to shoot another hog. I was shaking so badly my rest, a Trap Door kept falling. The hog went about 50 yds and piled up. I had to get help with the blood trail but we found him! My wife shoots that bow now.
My daughters first with her bow back in 2000 man I was jumping up down I will never forget that hunt!!! Walt
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If you want to knowMY most memorable it would be this buck I shot it with my daughter sitting between my legs when she was 6 years old and I shot him on state ground here in Michigan in 1991.Walt
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This Is an easy decision for me. My most memorable hunt was my bear I shot In 2000.
When I 1st saw him he was at about 60 yards standing on a stump looking In my direction trying to wind me. I usually can't see any farther then 10 yards but there happened to be a perfect opening to witness the best site I've ever saw In my life!! The sun setting from the west hit him perfect and that's when I found out he was a chocolate phase Black bear. Just from seeing that my heart went absolutely nuts being that's just not all that common here In Minnesota. He was also big and that right there got the heart pumping more. He finally came Into my bait set up but getting a shot off was another thing. He was very cautious and smart. He wouldn't stay In one spot for more then a second or 2 and finally he stood just long enough and I pulled back my recurve and let him have It. I knew right away I drilled him perfect and was pretty sure he only went about 20 yards or so. I thought I could hear some heavy breathing and stuff for a minute or 2 and then it was nothing. The whole time I'm listening to him my knees were rattling so bad that I had to grab on to the tree I was In so I wouldn't fall out. After about 7 to 8 minutes In the tree I couldn't take It anymore and I got down and headed for the truck. It was about a 15 minute walk back to the truck through the woods and I did It In 5 minutes. I must of puked and dry heaved over 50 times knowing I had just shot the biggest bear of my life and probably the biggest bear that our hunting group has ever shot. After everyone else got back from there evening hunt we all headed back to track my bear and sure enough he only went about 20 yards. I got both lungs and the heart, my 3 blade Snuffer did the job. It's so thick where I bear hunt that you usually can't see 10 yards past your nose so that's why I didn't actually see him go down. He ended up dressing out at 325lbs and his head scored 20 5/16 P&Y. He was by far the biggest bear In our group shot to that point. 2 weeks later my cousin that hunted with me that year shot an even bigger bear. His dressed out at 400lbs and the skull measured 20 13/16. His was a beast!! These are the 2 biggest bear taking In our little group In over 34 years of bear hunting. The bear I shot Is ranked 85th In the P&Y traditional book. It ranks 9th In the state of Minnesota In the traditional P&Y book. I was very lucky and fortunate that year.
Steve, I'm envious of anyone that gets to bait and hunt Bears in their Home State. I'd love to live in some of the areas I've Hunted and be able to do my own baiting and hunt a Big chunk of the season.
Every time I've went on a Bear trip I have been as involved as possible. Days have been spent Checking and Baiting sites I wasn't hunting, instead of fishing
On the 2 Biggest Bears I killed I actually opted to set up a hang on in a different spot than the Ladder stand was set, and it worked like a charm. The one Bear I saw come in at about 60-70 yards lay down and watched that Ladder Stand for a good 20 minutes before coming in to the bait, and taking his medicine
Big Bears are not easy, nor are they a push over at a Bait. They don't get Old by being Dumb. The Last BearI killed was aged at 28.5 years old, canines were broke, teeth were in pitiful shape. I'd say this Bear would not have survived many, if any more winters.
whats your most memorable animal.
