Story about a man who fell in love with Texas

Here are some impressions from our first day …

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Men at work ...

We had a nice talk with the rangers.
First thing they said was: " You guys really doing it the hard way "

They were surprised that we hunt with traditional bows.

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We did see some deer but no shots taken.
Mainly, we have explored and scouted the area that day.

All in all we had a great day.

Back at the ranch ...

Apart from the fact that Fred got lost in the bushes and had a close encounter with a jumping cactus …. ... we all had a great time at Amistad.


Fred and Chris - exhausted but smiling ...

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Chris went back to San Antonio.
He had to go back to work.

Fred and I had the opportunity to stay at the ranch to hunt. Thanks Amigo

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my favorite face camo ...

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we got busted twice ... then they were gone ...

Nevertheless it was a day full of joy and excitement.

and finally ….


first Texas deer down …

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The deer comes in at about 18 yards - she is looking at me - staring me down - I am at full draw - her eyes are getting bigger and bigger - pick a spot - my back muscles are starting to cramp - the doe starts walking towards me - I am not able to release - my body started shaking - I closed my eyes and when I opened them again the doe was gone ……

All I could see was a clear blue sky !!!
I was laying on my back, staring at the sky ....

Apparently I fell asleep from sheer exhaustion and began to dream ….
While I was still thinking about this dream, I noticed a movement to my right ... I see a doe … am I still dreaming ?

No !!!!

This time I'm not dreaming - it's real, real, real ….


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Thank you all again for coming along ...

it's a great begining ot your trip !!!! well done

Yononindo a écrit:
Back at the ranch ...

Apart from the fact that Fred got lost in the bushes and had a close encounter with a jumping cactus …. ... we all had a great time at Amistad.

I like that kind of "stupid" humor [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Sounds like a blast of a start [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Are you really really reallyyyyyyy sure guys that you did indeed have fun in Texas???? [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]

Keep it coming when you have time please, I really enjoy (and I bet I am not the only one from ATO, juging by the reactions from the others posts [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image] ) the ride!

Cheers
J-F

great story! thank you for sharing Yononindo

thank you for sharing

Let`s continue ...

Found me a nice and promising looking spot the other day.

Waterhole with heavy used trails, fresh tracks all over the place !!!!!

I placed myself up in a tree ….. waiting for something to walk by …

….. about 30 minutes later I had some does coming in … my heart started pounding …
and then, just out of the blue, a nice 8 pointer stood underneath my tree … just a tad too far right for taking a shot …no window to shoot through …. come on boy, 3 more steps to the left and you are mine !!!!

As the pounding of my heart went crazy, beating like a POW WOW drum he spooked … circled around and was gone ….

While I was still wondering why he spooked, I heard something coming in to my left … I see something big ….. it`s brown and huge ... ….. calm down - don`t forget to pick a spot ….. here he comes ….. yeah, keep walking ….. aaaaaand finally …. here it is … %x=&"?#% …
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Went back there next morning.

Guess what happened ????

Yes, cow showed up again and started mooing like crazy.

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We had a couple of more days to kill before meeting up with Chris again.

So we went to see a friend of mine .....
Here we are at "Smitty`s" (owner of Brush Country Bowhunting) near the town of Freer.


meeting of the generations ...

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here i am shooting a Black Swan Wave Bow (made by Black Swan Archery) - first time looking at that bow I thought warped limbs because of hot Texas climate - bout no - done on purpose - very interesting limb design here … it`s smooth drawing and fast ...

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All in all we had a joyful day .... flinging arrows and sharing hunting stories
That is what a hunting camp is supposed to be

more to come ....

Geez ! bare fingers shooting ! that's impressive

Spot and stalk .... my favorite type of bowhunting



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See you all very soon ...

Hector de Troie a écrit:Geez ! bare fingers shooting ! that's impressive

il me semble avoir vu une palette .....
mais le droitier ou gaucher ne le gène pas des masses apparemment
super ce post et merci au traducteur de google (j'arrive "presque" a tout comprendre)

Each day I'm eagerly waiting behind my screen for Daniel to post another part of this wonderful story....I think I'm addicted!

is an excellent addition! thank you MR Yononindo

beautifull story with wonderfull pictures, thanks for sharing it with us (and sorry for my bad english),

i try the whitetail twice in another part of the usa, it reminds me good memories, thanks for this,

i never have the chance to try that in texas, i heard often "you need to know how to find a good place", but maybe in the next few years, i've a friend who live in tucson ....,

just a question about your bowfishingvideo : where was it filmed ?

thanks et congratulation

Daniel? where are you?
Your "fans" would like you to come back to ATO!!!!

Sorry for the delay ....

Let`s go to Laguna Atascosa ...


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at the hunters check station ...
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let`s go hog wild …


this chapter is dedicated to kibok ....

kibok, you where asking about the alligator .... here is the story


on the way to "Hog Island" ....
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at hog island ....

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… took a shot at a big boar, hit the shield - no pass through - he went crazy - squealing like hell - he circled around with that bright yellow fletching sticking out of his shoulder …. splashing mud and water all over the place ….

… as he opened up his circle and run towards me - you know what I did ????

I dropped my bow, grabbed my knife and started running - had to find out he was not charging me - he disappeared into the open water ….. puuhhha ?!?!?!!!

… there was no chance for a second shot - this all happened within a couple of seconds and he scared the hell out of me !!!

I could hear him splashing through the water for a while, leaving me and my shaking knees behind ….


… here is where he disappeared ...

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after 40 minutes I took off my boots and trousers and started searching with the help of my buddy Chris …
here is what we found ….


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I was not much into arguing with an Alligator - particularly not in pants and barefoot .... so I hope he enjoyed that free meal ...

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Even though we did not recover that hog it was still a satisfying hunt !!!



more to come ... and thank you all for enjoying ...

Ok Daniel , sorry for your yelling pig & hope the alligator said thanks to you !!! fantastics pics one more time ! muchas gracias !!!

Yeap I do agree with Kibok, very cool pictures once more, and an interesting enconter with the gator

Gator is not legal in Texas??? With a reel and some "solid" string, that could have been interesting...

Thanks for the story,
See you,
J-F

Thank you to your report , very interested and beautiful pictures.

some Laguna impressions …

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You gotta love Texas ...

Here are some exhausted trad bowhunters …


exhausted but still smiling …

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… talking about being exhausted - I was done here ...

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We have had plenty of fun so far - but hunting the "hard way" is some hard work indeed.

Even though not a single arrow was fired, and nothing has been killed, I am still satisfied at the end of the day …

It is the hunt - not just the killing.


happy trails ...

Daniel

Almost time to say goodbye ...


After Laguna Atascosa we had one more hunt before flying back to Europe …

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Fred missed a nice buck .... here he is after his first BUCK FEVER ...

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On the way back to the ranch house we were meeting up with Mr.Campell.
He gave us one of his books as a souvenir of Texas.

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Great poems and stories about Texas.


Back at the ranch we had some picking and grinning with Chris`s father Greg …

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It was hard to say good bye !!!

In no way I will try to put my feelings into words here !!!

All I am saying is thank you Chris and family for turning this trip into something very special.

We will be back … PROMISE !!!

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Back in San Antonio we had to find out that we probably have hunted the wrong place …
Look at this …

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Thanks to all of you for sharing that cyber - campfire with me.


happy trails ...

Daniel

thanks to you Daniel for the Sharing !!! [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir cette image]



a beautiful deer in the house back yard !!! i can' t imagine the same here to many hunters !!!

Great pics !