Heading out in the a.m. !!

[Arrowbender]

MN archery season opens in the morning and I am jazzed.
I'm leaving the blind at home and will try to run and gun and film for the first couple hrs.
S'posed to be be nice for the 1st time all week.
Hopefully the jellyheads missed the sunshine as much as the rest of us and gobble there little Smucker globs off!!!!

[dan]

Good luck!

[PredatorTC]

Good luck to ya!

[Singing Bridge]

Put a broadhead in the jellyhead, Arrowbender- good luck out there!

[huntinnurse]

Rooting for ya!!!!!!

[Arrowbender]

Oh so close. 07:00 Had a good one coming, then hung up to let junior do the investigsting.
The hen and Jake were under 10yrds w/ grampa watching from about 25. Never got pulled back, didn't get the camera turned to proper spot either. I suck at this self videoing. Sure know how to have fun though.
So then around 10:00 I went for a walk about and discovered the tom in a field. I snuck as close as possible, set up by a wood pile and called to him and his friends.
20 mins later I hear them coming from behind me. GOBBOBOBOBLE ! Holy $hit ! he's right behind the wood pile. I get my bow ready and open the camera. Forget to turn it on. I quietly mouth call and GOBBOBOBLE again. This time he's under 10 yrds. I see his fan first. I pull back. He's in full strut and coming right into my lane, he's maybe 7 yrds. PUTT ! Jigs up. one of his posse must've seen me move, the tom turns and ducks down and trots toward the field. I don't think he even knows what he's running from, so I stand up and put the 20 yrd pin on him but remember I have the guillotine in the chamber. No bird. No footage.

Oh well, maybe tonight ?

[knd2970]

cool story. good luck

[Arrowbender]

The saga continues: Had 4 jakes come in unnanounced tonight. They dicked around long enough gettin' there that I pulled the guillotine for a fixed blade. Of course as soon as I did that they strolled right in to under 15 yds.
At least this time I got it on video, too bad it's incriminating.
Yup, I missed bigger'n $hit.
Given'em a break in the morning - chasing walleyes instead. Will likely get after'em later though.
Sure is fun (read frustrating).

[dan]

Well misses are cool too... At least you get to keep hunting!

[Uncle Lou]

Good Stuff cuz.

I love it, a well armed bowhunter Running and Slinging. You should get some throwing knives, if you keep getting that close. Just pull one out of the old boot and sling one.