Author Topic: Archery!! (Read 1232 times)

THE#1hunter · « **on:** September 23, 2005, 04:38:20 PM »

A week tommorrow guys :grin: ...lets keep this post open for our stories/success for this comming season.

THE#1hunter · « **Reply #1 on:** September 25, 2005, 06:38:30 AM »

6 days >>------>

THE#1hunter · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2005, 02:10:15 PM »

3 days :grin:

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2005, 03:38:06 PM »

Only 7 or 8 hours left now till my alarm will be buzzing to wake me up. I wish you all a successful and safe first day of Pennsylvania archery!

koli · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2005, 05:36:53 PM »

Good Luck to all you PA Archers and Be Safe!

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2005, 09:35:50 AM »

The only things I saw were birds and maybe a squirrel...I was tempted to shoot a blue jay because them birds find you (if you're moving as in spot-and-stalk hunting) and then start squaking their brains out, so I was tempted to let one arrow go today, but figgered not to.

How'd the rest of you stick and string guys do? :?:

Graybeard · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2005, 12:00:05 PM »

Uh huh, yeah right. :eek: You trying to convince us you're a good enough shot to actually HIT a jay? With a bow? Bet you've got a bridge in AZ you'd like to sell too don't ya?

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2005, 04:20:12 PM »

I'll give it to ya for $2,000,000 :wink:

If the bird is 10 feet away, and in plain sight, I think it'd be hard to miss, but this is my first year of archery

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2005, 05:22:39 PM »

So...did ANYBODY get one? Or even see anything? :?

THE#1hunter · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:45:56 PM »

Oh im seeing 'em, they just don't want to cooperate...Spooked a doe going into my stand tonight..just the way it goes I guess..

BucksPA · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2005, 04:15:55 PM »

Wasn't able to go out opening day, but managed to take off yesterday - Tuesday. Was in my stand just before light and spent ALL morning - nothing, not even a sight. Got down about 10:30 for some lunch, back in by 12:00.

12:00 till 5:45 nothing! Did see a red fox walking back and fourth for an hour. I think the day was just too hot.

Finally at 5:45 a doe and a fawn came in from the field about 50 yards out but skirted out of range and down to the bottom of my uncle's woods. I figured they might pick up my scent down there (that's where I had lunch) and maybe come back towards me. Gave it to 6:40 w/o another sight and it was getting pretty dark anyways.

I guess you can guess the next thing... about 20 yards out of my stand walking down the trail... who do I bump into. Had a stare down with the doe and fawn for about 3 full minutes with my bow in hand at my side. She was only 20 yards out. She totally smelled me, starring, stamping her feet.

Finally, she moved behind I bush and I went to draw... and she bolted.

Oh well, it's early in the season... although I can't say I am gonna spend another whole day in a tree with only one sight at dusk. I will probabily stick to 4:00 pm into the stand till night from here on out.

Good luck, keep the discussion going!