Blog posting by Chris.
Possibly the best Whitetail hunt ever! For those of you who know me that is saying a lot. The 2011 Iowa bow hunt I just experienced surpassed even my expectations. Seeing 10-35 deer daily, 6-18 bucks daily and bucks ranging from 1.5 year spikes to a 6.5 year old main frame ten with splits and kickers everywhere was incredible (185+). First my biggest thanks to the Wieck family who not only have been my best friend for 25 years but fed and housed me for the duration of the hunt.
Also a HUGE thanks to Josh S. for setting up stands for me to hunt, running 30+ trail cameras and showing me why I need to stay in the stand 11 hours a day, filming me (even though he called me off a 160+ ten point that was only 3.5 years old; too young) and just putting me on to the legendary Iowa giants. I did log where, when, what and how many deer I saw daily but the main stats are as follows: 5.5 days hunted, 127 deer, 51 bucks, 64 hours logged on stand and one 6.5 year old main frame 8 point with two kickers on the ground (see pictures). The shot was 26 yards and he tipped over in sight not 30 yards from the shot.
There were so many positives to this hunt but there was one negative. As I leave the state to follow the passion of my hunting I find myself longing for home more and more. Thank God for technology so I can stay in touch with my other true passion, my family. It is hard to leave Jackson for long stretches of time but he has shown he is following in his Dad’s footsteps and shares deeply in these hunts I travel on. As far as my wife, she is the greatest and most supportive wife on the face of the planet. I love her with all my heart and through her all things are possible, even bow hunting. Guys, be jealous it’s OK.
Possibly the best Whitetail hunt ever! For those of you who know me that is saying a lot. The 2011 Iowa bow hunt I just experienced surpassed even my expectations. Seeing 10-35 deer daily, 6-18 bucks daily and bucks ranging from 1.5 year spikes to a 6.5 year old main frame ten with splits and kickers everywhere was incredible (185+). First my biggest thanks to the Wieck family who not only have been my best friend for 25 years but fed and housed me for the duration of the hunt.
Also a HUGE thanks to Josh S. for setting up stands for me to hunt, running 30+ trail cameras and showing me why I need to stay in the stand 11 hours a day, filming me (even though he called me off a 160+ ten point that was only 3.5 years old; too young) and just putting me on to the legendary Iowa giants. I did log where, when, what and how many deer I saw daily but the main stats are as follows: 5.5 days hunted, 127 deer, 51 bucks, 64 hours logged on stand and one 6.5 year old main frame 8 point with two kickers on the ground (see pictures). The shot was 26 yards and he tipped over in sight not 30 yards from the shot.
There were so many positives to this hunt but there was one negative. As I leave the state to follow the passion of my hunting I find myself longing for home more and more. Thank God for technology so I can stay in touch with my other true passion, my family. It is hard to leave Jackson for long stretches of time but he has shown he is following in his Dad’s footsteps and shares deeply in these hunts I travel on. As far as my wife, she is the greatest and most supportive wife on the face of the planet. I love her with all my heart and through her all things are possible, even bow hunting. Guys, be jealous it’s OK.
Maggee meets the deer.
Jackson went to the taxidermist with me. He thought the African mounts were "pretty awesome".
1 comment:
Awesome buck Chris!!! Congrats!
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