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Offline WhistlingBadger

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The new bow scores!
« on: September 15, 2021, 11:04:09 am »
Well, it's just a ruffed grouse, not the elk I was hoping for (stay tuned on that, though; the season isn't over and man, are we getting into them!), but it is my first kill with a home-made bow.  And it was delicious back in camp.


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Offline Allyn T

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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2021, 11:31:58 am »
That is awesome : ) I'd say it's way harder to hit a grouse than an elk, great job
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Offline Hawkdancer

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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2021, 01:31:31 pm »
Way to go!  They do make a great dinner!  Now, onwards to the elk!  Good hunting!
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Offline boomhowzer

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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2021, 10:15:52 pm »
Sweet. Excellent work.
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Offline boomhowzer

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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2021, 10:17:48 pm »
I think its the first reported kill of the year. So congratulations Mr. Badger, you won!
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Offline PaSteve

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« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2021, 11:27:12 pm »
Congratulations. A grouse is a pretty small target... Good shooting. Bet it was delicious.
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Offline Deerhunter21

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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2021, 08:28:21 am »
Good job WB!!! I’ve never had grouse but I know pheasant tastes good! It’s my favorite meat! It shouldn’t be too different! Right?  ;D ;D ;D
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Offline WhistlingBadger

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« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2021, 11:02:11 am »
Ha ha, Thanks guys!  It was a close shot, and I missed with the first arrow.  :fp It stood and gave me a second shot.  Not the smartest of God's creature, but their camouflage is among the best in the animal kingdom.  And wowee, are they tough!  My partner hit one with a judo from his wheely bow, through a leg, through the guts, and out a breast muscle...and it flew a hundred yards before he caught up with it!
Quote from: Deerhunter21 on September 16, 2021, 08:28:21 am
Good job WB!!! I’ve never had grouse but I know pheasant tastes good! It’s my favorite meat! It shouldn’t be too different! Right?  ;D ;D ;D
Grouse is even better than pheasant, but there isn't as much of it.

Quote from: boomhowzer on September 15, 2021, 10:17:48 pm
I think its the first reported kill of the year. So congratulations Mr. Badger, you won!
Hm, I think Fox killed a squirrel, didn't he?
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Offline boomhowzer

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« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2021, 08:19:23 pm »
Fox did get a squirrel!

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,70545.15.html

I stand corrected. Fox is the true champion! Now we're all waiting for his acceptance speech. Unless someone can find an earlier confirmed kill..
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2021, 09:23:48 pm »
Awesome. Are you still smiling? Thought so

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Offline WhistlingBadger

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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2021, 11:02:37 am »
Quote from: bjrogg on September 16, 2021, 09:23:48 pm
Awesome. Are you still smiling? Thought so

Bjrogg
Yes, indeed.  And I haven't even told you about the giant bull we called in and almost got a shot at...that might keep me smiling for a year or so.
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Offline Fox

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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2021, 08:11:33 pm »
Well done WB I wish we had more grouse around me…I don’t have any pictures of my squirrel, and so you know what they say haha, good luck with the moose!
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Offline Hawkdancer

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« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2021, 01:20:59 am »
My grouse doesn't really count here as I got it with the 6th shot from a .44 magnum revolver, barked it!  Little Fiddler got one with her .45 cal muzzleloader, so that would count as a primitive kill!  They were both good!  Some years back!
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Offline Muleman

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« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2021, 11:42:33 am »
Badger,congrats on the primitive kill,i was up hunting elk with my bow one year and got so wrapped up in chasing blue grouse that we had 4 cows walk out in front of us at 50-60yds good times for sure,i saw 4 nice bulls crossing hwy 287 between ftc and larimie yesterday,work hasnt allowed me to go out yet but i think the best is yet to come,i like this last week or so of september the best anyhow for chasing bugling bulls,best of luck to you the rest of the season,i really like the design on the rawhide of your selfbow,did you free hand that?
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Offline Strelets

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« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2021, 04:29:28 pm »
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And wowee, are they tough!
So are pheasants. Here in the UK it has been illegal since 1981 to kill or injure any wild bird or animal with an arrow, but before then pheasants  were legal game for archers. In the 1970s I shot a pheasant with an arrow that completely transfixed it, quartering from the rear through all the body as if it were on a spit. It took off and flew at least 6o yards, taking the arrow with it, before it came down and I recovered both the pheasant and my arrow.
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