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Forum: Bowhunting
11-02-2008, 05:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 538
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

This bowhunting season has been a year of firsts for me

The new private land I picked up this year is really producing. I had already put an 8 pointer in the freezer on 09/27 and below is my story of my 10 point buck on 10/28. I still have two doe tags...
Forum: Freshwater Fishing
08-21-2008, 04:50 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,224
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: fish pics?

Wow! That steelhead is great looking!

Here is my largest king and red salmon this year.

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Forum: Freshwater Fishing
08-16-2008, 09:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 877
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

Back from Alaska, Fishing For Salmon

I used to live in Alaska and go back every few years and visit relatives, do outdoor activities, and fish for king and red salmon. This year there were 6 of us and we were there July 22 - August 4....
Forum: Bowhunting
03-17-2004, 02:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,642
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: [8|] Shooting from tree stands

I used to remember the formula but stopped using it once I realized that it didn't make that much of a difference in distance. Your distance of 12 yards out becomes like 14 yards when you are 18...
Forum: Bowhunting
02-18-2004, 01:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,275
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: hunting time and travel

I hunt only locally. One spot is 30 minutes away and another is an hour. I use the closer spot to hunt a morning here and an evening there during the work week and hardly ever take a vacation day...
Forum: Bowhunting
02-02-2004, 12:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 598
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Need some tips on getting a turkey with a bow

Agree with everything hunter9022 stated. I just don't attempt head shots. Blind is a must. Decoys 10-15 yards away max. Look for less than 25 yard shots and practice those sitting or on knees...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
01-26-2004, 01:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,574
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: nebraska deer hunting

Hey golfman. I'm from Omaha. I can understand you wanting Nebraska to have a better name in the trophy deer hunting but currently the stats do not support it when you compare it to Kansas or Iowa,...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
01-07-2004, 01:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 670
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Identifying turkey subspecies

The problem we have here in Nebraska is everything was transplanted so we have easterns, Rio's, and Merriams. The place I hunt I've shot all merriams and my dad shot a hybrid merriam/eastern. I...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
01-07-2004, 12:49 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,538
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: spiketv drops all outdoor programming!

I wrote I disagreed with their decision to pull all outdoor shows. I looked forward to the outdoor shows (specifically hunting shows like Realtree, Talking Turkey, and Buckmaster) every Saturday...
Forum: Bowhunting
01-07-2004, 12:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,578
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: try this interactive archery shot placement game

90 in the first round and 97 on the second. Do wish they would just give you more targets and the option to pass on the unethical/questionable shots.

Great site.
Forum: Bowhunting
01-06-2004, 01:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,934
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Hunting causes heart attack?

I've never heard of anyone having a heart attack when they see a deer. However I've heard of many heart attacks from hunters exerting too much (normally packing/dragging out a deer) while hunting. ...
Forum: Bowhunting
01-06-2004, 01:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 429
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Finding Hunting Land for Next Year

I would allocate a few Saturdays this winter/spring to drive out in the country and knock on a few doors. Nebraska too has its share of gun hunters that are giving deer hunting a bad name.

...
Forum: Wildlife Management / Food Plots
01-02-2004, 01:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 713
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Will this deer grow up?

6.5 sounds right for peak trophy size.

I remember watching a Realtree show where they showed a 177 and 189 class buck that was shoulder mounted and stated they were both 6.5 years old. He...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-02-2004, 01:04 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,311
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Biggest bears

I'll give you the weight but what did they measure in length and skull size and were they even entered into B&C?
Forum: Big Game Hunting
01-02-2004, 12:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 901
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Alaska Dall Sheep

Agree with ArcticBowMan, the earlier the better for better weather. September dates would have a higher risk of cold and snow.

For other hunts in Alaska (moose & caribou) I liked hunting as...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
01-02-2004, 12:43 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 837
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Need some advice on turkey hunting.

Agree with everything said.

For the most part, the turkeys you see in the fall will be in the same area as next spring. You have found the right spot. Do some additional scouting now through...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-31-2003, 12:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,080
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: 30 different sub-species of whitetail?

Interesting post. So I must be hunting the "Kansas Whitetail - Kansas and neighboring states" since I'm in Nebraska. What I'd love to know is what are the slight differences between subspecies.
Forum: Big Game Hunting
12-29-2003, 02:13 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,629
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: What's the toughest game to hunt?

I would go with mountain goat or dall sheep for the terrain.
Forum: Big Game Hunting
12-29-2003, 02:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,311
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Biggest bears

You are right. That is a very bad picture to represent such a large black bear. I wonder what he measured skull and length? My dad shot a 7'4" monster near Prince of Whales Island AK that he never...
Forum: Big Game Hunting
12-29-2003, 01:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 589
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: When should buck's shed their antlers?

We have a late rifle season in January for antlerless tags and I've heard our Games and Parks state that about 4% of the deer checked in are bucks. The majority drop in February here in eastern...
Forum: Bowhunting
12-29-2003, 01:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,225
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Right hand left eye.....

I disagree but as you can tell by other posts (and my last line), the human body can adapt. I found out I was left eyed at an early age (7) and my dad had me shoot left handed from then on. The key...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-18-2003, 11:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 753
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Your HUNTING " ROOTS" ???

My dad was a hunter and started taking me out at around 7 years old. It was mostly bird hunting where I only carried the birds for him and my bigger brother. He gave me a youth model 20 Ga. to...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-12-2003, 12:08 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,363
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Would you tell your best hunting buddy?

My hunting partners are exactly that, Parners in hunting. I' d tell them anything and everything to motivate them as much as me to get out there and hunt. I' d even suggest to them to use one of my...
Forum: Bowhunting
11-03-2003, 11:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 581
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Success..My first caribou..first big game with a bow.

Congrats on a real trophy. I lived in AK for 16 years and did only gun hunting for bear, moose and caribou. I picked up bowhunting once I relocated to WI and would love to go back and get another...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-25-2003, 12:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 465
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Field or Forest

I have read similar articles and have heard it mentioned on some hunting videos. If you are looking to take a trophy, move the stand back into the woods on evening hunts. If you are a meat hunter...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-07-2003, 06:44 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,236
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Neck shots?

Neck, front and spine shots are for gun hunting. Double lung shots are for bowhunters. Heart shots are a bonus. If you can' t get both lungs bowhunting, don' t shoot.
Forum: Bowhunting
08-07-2003, 06:37 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 511
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: shootin a little low so should i change or crank it??

Agree. Move the 20 yard pin to be dead on. I mentally just know I' ll shoot a little high at 10.
Forum: Freshwater Fishing
08-02-2003, 09:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 452
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Back from Alaska salmon fishing

Yes the Kenai drainage probably gets the most fishing pressure so it sometimes feels like a zoo. You don' t notice it that much when you are catching fish. Our red fishing spot on the bank was...
Forum: Freshwater Fishing
08-02-2003, 08:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 452
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

Back from Alaska salmon fishing

I got back from Alaska where I used to live for 16 years. I was up there visiting relatives, attending my wife' s 20 year HS Reunion, and of course FISHING for red and king salmon. My dad has a house...
Forum: Bowhunting
08-02-2003, 06:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 447
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: fawns

I started out not shooting any does with fawns but kept reading articles and posts stating " they will survive." Through my research I have come to the conclusion that they will live.

During...
Forum: Bowhunting
07-09-2003, 10:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,944
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Left hand shooting right hand with dominant left eye dilemma!

As my forum name states, I shoot left but I' m right handed and left eye dominant. As a kid starting off, my father determined I was left eye dominant and made me always shoot left handed with both...
Forum: Bowhunting
07-03-2003, 10:00 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,285
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: After shooting a deer?

No way a double lung shot lasts that long. The lungs collapse and she can no longer breath and she is also bleeding to death internally. All of my double lungs I' ve seen or heard the deer fall...
Forum: Bowhunting
06-13-2003, 01:50 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,409
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Distance Ethics?

I can see the majority of posters have what I feel are high ethical standards so let me throw the same statement back to Mac. I do feel ethics needs to be preached as often as possible. I relate it...
Forum: Bowhunting
06-03-2003, 03:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 768
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Surprise birthday gift!!!

Well I still have two things to do to seal the deal. One is I have to sell the old reliable Saturn and two is I need to make a decision on if I' m going to get a bed cover or not. I' m already...
Forum: Bowhunting
06-01-2003, 05:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 768
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Surprise birthday gift!!!

Thanks guys.

I' ve still got to pay off the truck loan in the near future but the thought behind the gift was pure gratitude. I had suffered with that stripped down Saturn (without air...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-31-2003, 08:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,531
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: how fast does a turkey' s beard grow?

Ran into this and learned a few things about aging so I thought I would share. To age a turkey you have to put a few factors together in order to come up with a true age. I use spur length and...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-31-2003, 08:39 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,604
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: ?can you tell a jakes gobble,from a longbeard?

I' ve thought about this question a lot because I' ve called in my share of jakes. I' ve often thought the lower the gobble the better chance it is a long beard but I' ve only noticed a difference...
Forum: Bowhunting
05-31-2003, 08:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 768
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

Surprise birthday gift!!!

My wife gave me a surprise birthday party and a surprise birthday gift, a Ford Supercab 4X4 Truck!!! :D It looks like I' m set with the ultimate hunting vehicle now. I went hunting in a Saturn...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-29-2003, 12:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 756
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Take your pick

I survived the Wisconsin permit system for 3 years when I lived in West Bend.

I prefer the way Nebraska puts it into two gun seasons and one bow season. Bow starts March 25 and runs to May 18...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-24-2003, 07:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Reaction to decoys.

snowdog2 has their language down to a science. It is always fun to have turkeys dancing in your decoys while you' re waiting for the tom to come in.
Forum: Bowhunting
05-22-2003, 11:42 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,011
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: How far do you like your shots

I' m on a good streak of getting short shots right now. I love those 10-15 yarders but sometimes those 10 yard shots have a down angle that often concerns me when you are 18-20' up. Inside 20 are...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-17-2003, 07:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 607
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: 3-Some !

Congrats.

I bet the three that didn' t get shot are still running to the next county! Did any of them just stand there while their brothers were dropping like flies? How close were the three...
Forum: Bowhunting
05-17-2003, 07:09 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,005
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: running deer

I wouldn' t drop my level of ethics based on the size/score of the rack. I wouldn' t take the risk of wounding any deer on that questionable of a shot.

I would have a lot of fun shooting that...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-14-2003, 08:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,852
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Rio Grande vs Eastern

The most obvious will be Rio Grande' s will have a lighter, blonde to beige trim on their fans and tail feathers and an Eastern will have a chestnut to dark brown trim. Maybe another forum member...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
05-06-2003, 08:04 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 773
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: And yet the WisDNR wonders why we think of them as jerks...

Sounds like you might want to get more info from your bait shop friend. Way to many holes in that story and not enough holes in the head of that turkey!!!
Forum: Turkey Hunting
04-26-2003, 08:49 AM
Replies: 93
Views: 5,323
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Turkey Contest Trophy Room(Part 1)

Ended my season for Team 7 having to take a jake during the shotgun season but did get a nice tom with a bow. Tom was 22 lb., 9 1/2" beard, 2X 7/8" spurs, jake was 13 lb., 4" beard, 2 X 1/2" ...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
04-15-2003, 05:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 694
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: jake or longbeard?

Yes jakes are much easier to call in because they do not have any hens.

I' ve passed on all jakes but have been lucky enough to have long beards come my way by the 2nd or 3rd hunt. I could see...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
04-13-2003, 07:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: roosting

In the areas I' ve hunted in WI and NE I' ve been very successful at roosting turkeys. I get out to an area I know holds birds about an 1 1/2 hours before sunset and find a location I feel I can...
Forum: Turkey Hunting
03-29-2003, 08:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,074
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Team 7 Report In

Well I kicked off my bowhunting season for turkeys this morning. Got in good position on a few toms gobbling on the roost but when they hit the ground, they didn' t come my way and they already had...
Forum: Bowhunting
03-19-2003, 12:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,705
Posted By Lefty Llewellyn

RE: Screw in tree steps?

Some states you are not allowed to use them on public land. Here in Nebraska you are able to do so.

I use them for all of my fixed stand sites. There is no way someone else can tell YOU how...
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