The misses make even better stories than the kills. The buck I whiffed on in college beside lake Wheeler has gotten bigger every time I tell the story. 15yrs later and he would have been a b&c record contender.
Ain't that the truth! And there's no evidence to dispute your claim!
) come in at 25' and lock-up on my off side. I knew he had winded me and was about to bolt. I could not draw my bow from the sitting position. I had been shooting that bow at that poundage for 2 seasons but was always relaxed and stood to shoot. That was a real eye opener for me. I had another time when my face mask eye holes were too far apart to see my peep at full draw. Learned that lessen on a big fat nanny that eventually just trotted off before I could let the bow down and get my mask off. You are learning though and the hardest lessons are the best learned. There will be many more opportunities. Write this stuff down (good and bad) so you can remember to tell the munchkins and make their road smoother. I wish someone would have done it for me. Good luck!!
Yea I tested everything beforehand. But he came in where I wasn't expecting and I was at a weird angle trying to draw. Doesn't help that it's probably the cheapest release aid you can get either. But yes, it's a great learning experience.I alway practice a few times in full (current) gear just for situations like yours @JSJJ388
I had an 8pt (propably 200+ inch Pope and Young world record
20 sum years ago I was hunting at Jordan Lake on the peninsula between the Haw river and New Hope river early before day light. I was about half down the big ridge to the point still hunting when I heard a bunch of assholes pushing the deer towards the point, beating trees w sticks and breaking limbs. I went down near the Haw and got behind big oak. Then I heard a deer racing toward me, a large doe came near and stopped. The water was down and I watched the doe go down on a small rocky point and she walked into the water. She laid in the water with just her head above the water, her head looked just like the other rocks in the water on the point. Then the line came past me and a guy walked by about 20 yrds from me and I moved around the tree and he didn't see me and the crowd walked away. A few/5 minutes and the doe stood up and shooked her wet hide and ran back the way she came to me. I could've kill her but I didn't. I left and went back to my truck, I didn't hear a shot. If any other deer were pushed they jumped in the lake and swam away.
I have had no issues. I'd suggest doing it from a computer the first time to get account right. I saw some people complaining it was mostly one guy posting on EVERY page saying permit hunts should be free. I haven't applied yet. But what he was complaining about I don't think they will let it go through when you go to process because as far as I know you can only apply for one permit per area per firearm season.
I didn't have any issues setting up on my android. Got my tags and all in just a few minutes. I've never done permit hunts, but am looking into it. May do a few hunts at second creek since I'll be in Charlotte
Never hunted there so no help. You should be able to look up draw odds online. Bow is typically high odds of getting the permit. The ones I've hunted I've never not seen deer. Not always had a chance to harvest one but been real close everytime
I didn't even know it existed and plan to bow hunt it, so I'd say odds are good. It's late oct-early Nov.
