Official Team BowBums Thread (2)
08-27-2009, 10:14 AM
#31
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,598
Another vote for BowBums. As for scouting, I've got my camera out and plan on checking it this weekend. Hopefully I'll have some pics to post.
08-27-2009, 01:32 PM
#32
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SW PA USA
Posts: 7,220
Here's a few trailcams that'll get ya going!
08-27-2009, 05:21 PM
#33
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southwest PA
Posts: 816
Well guys I nearly had a horrible occurence this past weekend. I had recently gotten the serving on my buss cable restrung when I noticed it had come loose. I also had gotten some new silencers put on, so when I came home, I wanted to give them a try.
I fired six shots out of the bow and was impressed by how much quieter it was. But after the seventh shot, I looked down to check the cerving around the cable.
I couldn't believe it. Two threads from the cable had broken. I feel pretty lucky that I noticed it when I did and it didn't snap on me. That could have been catastrophic.
I took it back it the next day to have a new buss cable put on it. I should be getting a call this weekend or early next week to go pick it up. I guess i'm also lucky that this didn't happen the day before the opener.
Bob, those are some nice bucks! I would assume those are from illinois? I know PA has some big deer, but that one in the first picture is monstrous!
I fired six shots out of the bow and was impressed by how much quieter it was. But after the seventh shot, I looked down to check the cerving around the cable.
I couldn't believe it. Two threads from the cable had broken. I feel pretty lucky that I noticed it when I did and it didn't snap on me. That could have been catastrophic.
I took it back it the next day to have a new buss cable put on it. I should be getting a call this weekend or early next week to go pick it up. I guess i'm also lucky that this didn't happen the day before the opener.
Bob, those are some nice bucks! I would assume those are from illinois? I know PA has some big deer, but that one in the first picture is monstrous!
Last edited by BowHunter46; 08-27-2009 at 05:25 PM.
08-27-2009, 08:07 PM
#34
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location:
Posts: 304
A new spot in Ohio that i got invited to hunt on.
Cute little fellows.
Yes , there are bigger ones there also.
More pics to come.
Cute little fellows.
Yes , there are bigger ones there also.
More pics to come.
08-28-2009, 03:52 AM
#35
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SW PA USA
Posts: 7,220
Yep! Those are all Illinois. Actually they're all the same trailcam!
That sparse vegetation around them was a soybean plot!
(We replanted in mid August)
That sparse vegetation around them was a soybean plot!
(We replanted in mid August)
Last edited by BTBowhunter; 08-28-2009 at 03:55 AM.
08-29-2009, 05:07 AM
#36
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Winnipeg MB Canada
Posts: 1,094
I haven't been able to do much as far as scouting is concerned either. I hunt just outside the city of Winnipeg and share the land with a friend. He has gone out and sat in the evenings a few times and seen some nice deer. Including 2 that will go over 150. I'm excited to say the least. Crops are good for my location this yr too. I have beans in the land I'm on and corn in the field across from me. Another spot I go has wheat so it will be an early season spot.
Opening day for me is this coming monday..... BUT I won't be able to go out. I'm in moving phase right now. I'll try and get out whenI can but won't make anyt promises. I have the first week of november off to sit in stand during the pre rut so will put alot of stock in that.
Opening day for me is this coming monday..... BUT I won't be able to go out. I'm in moving phase right now. I'll try and get out whenI can but won't make anyt promises. I have the first week of november off to sit in stand during the pre rut so will put alot of stock in that.
08-30-2009, 10:15 AM
#37
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Jacksonville, IL/ Huntington, WV
Posts: 1,573
Guys I PM'd rob to let him know that we decided on BowBums as our team name.
08-31-2009, 12:38 PM
#39
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SW PA USA
Posts: 7,220
All checked in except for Yatesm. I PM'ed him but he hasn't responded yet. Rob will be assigning alternates in about a week as soon as he returns from a pronghorn hunt. Hopefully Yatesm will check in but if not, we'll pick up another member from the alternates.
08-31-2009, 04:33 PM
#40
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Jacksonville, IL/ Huntington, WV
Posts: 1,573
Yep, I believe Bob should be our captain. Bob if you would like go ahead and let the authorities know.
I finally made it out to place a few trailcams yesterday. I will keep you guys posted of any bruisers I may catch on film. Talk at you soon. Here are a few that I hope are still around from last year.
I finally made it out to place a few trailcams yesterday. I will keep you guys posted of any bruisers I may catch on film. Talk at you soon. Here are a few that I hope are still around from last year.
Last edited by goherd1111; 08-31-2009 at 05:23 PM.