So, how many times has this happened to you?
04-24-2008, 02:36 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Texas (Williamson Co.)
Posts: 128
So, how many times has this happened to you?
You're bowfishing off of a high bank and business is slow. Suddenly, up pops a big turtle at an impossible distance.
You're thinkin' "Well, why not? Just for practice, won't hit him anyway..."
Hold over, let fly and "CRACK!"... No no no! dead center and I didn't bring a hatchet!
Or another scenario, hunting the edge of some thick cattails and out swims a big,nasty watersnake who seems bent on terrorizing the fish under your protection...
"Just for practice" you're thinking, "Gonna miss him clean, just watch, too far out".... "Sproing!--SPLAATT!"... NOOOoooo! Why!!!!
End result is one PO'ed snake, gut-shot and waay up on the string. That's gonna' be fun to sort out.
Had days like that? Can't hit a 12 lb carp four feet away to save your hide, but a 50 yd turtle ain't got a chance, not to mention a cottonmouth... you're pure death-from-above on cottonmouths. Couldn't miss if you tried...
Brush Popper
You're thinkin' "Well, why not? Just for practice, won't hit him anyway..."
Hold over, let fly and "CRACK!"... No no no! dead center and I didn't bring a hatchet!
Or another scenario, hunting the edge of some thick cattails and out swims a big,nasty watersnake who seems bent on terrorizing the fish under your protection...
"Just for practice" you're thinking, "Gonna miss him clean, just watch, too far out".... "Sproing!--SPLAATT!"... NOOOoooo! Why!!!!
End result is one PO'ed snake, gut-shot and waay up on the string. That's gonna' be fun to sort out.
Had days like that? Can't hit a 12 lb carp four feet away to save your hide, but a 50 yd turtle ain't got a chance, not to mention a cottonmouth... you're pure death-from-above on cottonmouths. Couldn't miss if you tried...
Brush Popper
04-24-2008, 02:52 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: North East Texas
Posts: 3,925
RE: So, how many times has this happened to you?
You're bowfishing off of a high bank and business is slow. Suddenly, up pops a big turtle at an impossible distance.
You're thinkin' "Well, why not? Just for practice, won't hit him anyway..."
Hold over, let fly and "CRACK!"... No no no! dead center and I didn't bring a hatchet!
You're thinkin' "Well, why not? Just for practice, won't hit him anyway..."
Hold over, let fly and "CRACK!"... No no no! dead center and I didn't bring a hatchet!
Or another scenario, hunting the edge of some thick cattails and out swims a big,nasty watersnake who seems bent on terrorizing the fish under your protection...
"Just for practice" you're thinking, "Gonna miss him clean, just watch, too far out".... "Sproing!--SPLAATT!"... NOOOoooo! Why!!!!
End result is one PO'ed snake, gut-shot and waay up on the string. That's gonna' be fun to sort out.
"Just for practice" you're thinking, "Gonna miss him clean, just watch, too far out".... "Sproing!--SPLAATT!"... NOOOoooo! Why!!!!
End result is one PO'ed snake, gut-shot and waay up on the string. That's gonna' be fun to sort out.
