“Worst” part about becoming a Beast
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“Worst” part about becoming a Beast
I am just looking for experiences and stories you can recall about starting your hunt style as a Beast. I haven’t been in this game as long as many of you have but truly there isn’t anything I love more than hunting Beast style. It’s a rush for my age heading out of a swamp late at night and getting a mini heart attack when you crash through some swamp muck down to your chest. Always wanted to do a sky dive and never had the opportunity to but this style of hunting tops that every day of my existence. I let lost is mostly checked after doing Beast style swamp hunts!
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UncleBuck3268 wrote:I am just looking for experiences and stories you can recall about starting your hunt style as a Beast. I haven’t been in this game as long as many of you have but truly there isn’t anything I love more than hunting Beast style. It’s a rush for my age heading out of a swamp late at night and getting a mini heart attack when you crash through some swamp muck down to your chest. Always wanted to do a sky dive and never had the opportunity to but this style of hunting tops that every day of my existence. I let lost is mostly checked after doing Beast style swamp hunts!
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Well i don't qualify as a Beast but i have several buck stories for only bow hunting deer since 2015:
2015-16: River bottoms public land. I was so excited to find deer so easily that i kept filming them every time out while waiting for a really big one. They busted me and i saw no deer the rest of the season. Got zero deer.
2016-17: River bottoms public again: Hunted same area again all season in a heavy preset stand. Seeing no deer, i put out a Tinks Miss November doe decoy on the field edge and got into some tall grass in November. Got in the grass, grabbed my bow and turned around and a 6 point buck was 15 feet away staring me down. Built like a muscular race horse. I tried to hold still and look at the ground but once i had to take a deep breath and he saw the steam from the cold air come out of my mask he was gone. Also walking a transition area midday close to the Mississippi i saw a huge rack moving thru the tall grass and didn't know exactly how i should handle it so i turned around and walked away. No deer again in 2016
2017-18: New public land, shot a spike buck on Oct 28th and got Tactacam footage....did me a Euromount myself... found some does and saw a really huge buck at a far distance.
2018-19: public doe kill, saw the big buck from a distance again.
2019-20: public doe, saw the same big buck again (i'd say monster, 300 pounds maybe) while hunting from the ground. He came sneaking thru a saddle late evening and must have winded me and tore out of there. All i saw was parts of his huge body. He is dark gray colored so i knew it was him. Slob fatty looking body.
2020-21: public doe kill, missed a 2nd doe when my arrow deflected off a limb in thick brush. Missed an 8 point buck from less than 15 yards Halloween Day after having my camera mounted on the wrong side of my climber and could not get video started. Tried to shoot and immediately lower my bow to see the impact and it missed just under the buck... could not have screwed it up any worse but really wanted my first big buck on video anyway. Pouted for 1 day, learned a lesson and then got over it.....Set up 2 weeks later for the monster but could not get in the tree i needed due to straps not big enough. Moved to another tree which at least let me observe a doe area and monster walked right by the tree i should have been in 100-125 yards from me. Got me a 10 pound hang on and 4 Beast sticks with aiders at end of season, and I scouted after season for the first time ever, and I am watching Dan's videos over and over along with BBO Hill Country and Hunting Farm Country Bedded Bucks DVD's i bought. Scouted 2 new public lands to add to my so i don't overhunt my areas. Planning to have some video for you all by end of 2021-22 season.
That pretty much sums up my whole career.
2015-16: River bottoms public land. I was so excited to find deer so easily that i kept filming them every time out while waiting for a really big one. They busted me and i saw no deer the rest of the season. Got zero deer.
2016-17: River bottoms public again: Hunted same area again all season in a heavy preset stand. Seeing no deer, i put out a Tinks Miss November doe decoy on the field edge and got into some tall grass in November. Got in the grass, grabbed my bow and turned around and a 6 point buck was 15 feet away staring me down. Built like a muscular race horse. I tried to hold still and look at the ground but once i had to take a deep breath and he saw the steam from the cold air come out of my mask he was gone. Also walking a transition area midday close to the Mississippi i saw a huge rack moving thru the tall grass and didn't know exactly how i should handle it so i turned around and walked away. No deer again in 2016
2017-18: New public land, shot a spike buck on Oct 28th and got Tactacam footage....did me a Euromount myself... found some does and saw a really huge buck at a far distance.
2018-19: public doe kill, saw the big buck from a distance again.
2019-20: public doe, saw the same big buck again (i'd say monster, 300 pounds maybe) while hunting from the ground. He came sneaking thru a saddle late evening and must have winded me and tore out of there. All i saw was parts of his huge body. He is dark gray colored so i knew it was him. Slob fatty looking body.
2020-21: public doe kill, missed a 2nd doe when my arrow deflected off a limb in thick brush. Missed an 8 point buck from less than 15 yards Halloween Day after having my camera mounted on the wrong side of my climber and could not get video started. Tried to shoot and immediately lower my bow to see the impact and it missed just under the buck... could not have screwed it up any worse but really wanted my first big buck on video anyway. Pouted for 1 day, learned a lesson and then got over it.....Set up 2 weeks later for the monster but could not get in the tree i needed due to straps not big enough. Moved to another tree which at least let me observe a doe area and monster walked right by the tree i should have been in 100-125 yards from me. Got me a 10 pound hang on and 4 Beast sticks with aiders at end of season, and I scouted after season for the first time ever, and I am watching Dan's videos over and over along with BBO Hill Country and Hunting Farm Country Bedded Bucks DVD's i bought. Scouted 2 new public lands to add to my so i don't overhunt my areas. Planning to have some video for you all by end of 2021-22 season.
That pretty much sums up my whole career.
I've changed my ways, I'm now looking for big bucks on public land.
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Worst part? Maybe: never being satisfied with hunting a ladder stand again? can't be lazy anymore?
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Huntress13 wrote:Worst part? Maybe: never being satisfied with hunting a ladder stand again? can't be lazy anymore?
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justdirtyfun wrote:Huntress13 wrote:Worst part? Maybe: never being satisfied with hunting a ladder stand again? can't be lazy anymore?
I didn't really understand the question. Why is there a worst part? It's all good. Because, if you're doing this, you clearly gotta want it.
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Huntress13 wrote:justdirtyfun wrote:Huntress13 wrote:Worst part? Maybe: never being satisfied with hunting a ladder stand again? can't be lazy anymore?
I didn't really understand the question. Why is there a worst part? It's all good. Because, if you're doing this, you clearly gotta want it.
I think your response is awesome
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Huntress13 wrote:justdirtyfun wrote:Huntress13 wrote:Worst part? Maybe: never being satisfied with hunting a ladder stand again? can't be lazy anymore?
I didn't really understand the question. Why is there a worst part? It's all good. Because, if you're doing this, you clearly gotta want it.
I read the question the same way you did. And thought the same thing. Knowing what lazy looks like and feeling guilty when i don’t push myself
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Huntress13 wrote:justdirtyfun wrote:Huntress13 wrote:Worst part? Maybe: never being satisfied with hunting a ladder stand again? can't be lazy anymore?
I didn't really understand the question. Why is there a worst part? It's all good. Because, if you're doing this, you clearly gotta want it.
That’s why I had it in quotes. It’s not a worst and I didn’t mean it like that although it may have seemed to come off like that. I guess I was looking more so for some experiences that people have had hunting as a Beast, like being stuck in a swamp somewhere at dark or getting lost. Honestly for me that’s what I love about it.
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Worst part? Unobjective fan boys. Just like anything these days that electronically fills the needs of people to feel part of something.
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Lost my phone in the cattails once. Went back and found it the next day.
Went to cross a bit of a muddy creek/water hole because there was no way to access the spot I wanted to scout without crossing it. I took one step, ok all good. Second step, pretty good. Third step, buried the hip boot up to the boys. Felt the heel lock and I was stuck. It was stay there or ditch the boot. I ditched the boot.
Went to cross a bit of a muddy creek/water hole because there was no way to access the spot I wanted to scout without crossing it. I took one step, ok all good. Second step, pretty good. Third step, buried the hip boot up to the boys. Felt the heel lock and I was stuck. It was stay there or ditch the boot. I ditched the boot.
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The worst part, getting on mature bucks and blowing it. I guess that is my fault though can’t blame that on the beast. It’s a lot better then not getting on bucks.
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For me the worst part is the fact that I cant just go hunt anymore.... Even though I never killed a good buck hunting that way, I do miss the feelings of hope and luck.
Now I sort of treat it like a job. I have a goal to be met vs just going hunting. People around me dont understand when I talk about deer and thats pretty rough as well.
Another thing I used to enjoy is hunting w others but iv become a solo hunter.
Now I sort of treat it like a job. I have a goal to be met vs just going hunting. People around me dont understand when I talk about deer and thats pretty rough as well.
Another thing I used to enjoy is hunting w others but iv become a solo hunter.
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<DK> wrote:For me the worst part is the fact that I cant just go hunt anymore.... Even though I never killed a good buck hunting that way, I do miss the feelings of hope and luck.
Now I sort of treat it like a job. I have a goal to be met vs just going hunting. People around me dont understand when I talk about deer and thats pretty rough as well.
Another thing I used to enjoy is hunting w others but iv become a solo hunter.
This is the truest statement ever
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