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Offline predatorcaller

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close ground encounters
« on: October 12, 2010, 11:28:33 pm »
There is nothing more exciting than being close to whitetails while ground hunting.I was hunting an acorn infested hollow last night and had a spike buck and then 2 doe come within 5-10 yards while ground hunting.The wind was right and I was backed against a large oak and although those deer showed a little nervousness they continued to feed for about 5 minutes.They were close enough a few times that I could have spit on em.No shots though-non-legal buck and no doe tags for that area.have a great day-Lloyd

Offline Postman

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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2010, 09:23:59 pm »
yes indeedeee....I can't get a climber into where I hunt without sounding like a panzer tank anyway ;D
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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2010, 10:21:37 pm »
That is a beautiful thing!
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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2010, 11:03:14 pm »
 Cool, Love it!
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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2010, 11:12:46 am »
    It's great isn't it.Try a ghillie and you won't beleive the number of close in counters.Made mine in 80 can't remember the #of deer under 15 yards.My closest was a 6 point at 3 yards.
   Keep it up.
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2010, 03:28:34 pm »
    My closest was a 6 point at 3 yards.


You might as well have just jumped on his back and slit his jugular!

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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2010, 04:18:20 pm »
I made a gilly when i was in Iraq.
 I hunted with it in ks. I had a flock of 15 or so turkeys walk up on me ( Jakes and toms)
 I was on one knee in some broom sage and i shat at one 20 yards and missed and i shot at that one again and missed. I only had two arrows with me and those turkeys came around and passed within 6 feet of me. i thought about whacking one with my bow, but the thought of being attacked by 15 pissed off turkeys kept me from doing that.
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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2010, 07:49:03 pm »

 I was on one knee in some broom sage and i shat at one 20 yards


You realize how funny that statement is with that typo don't you?  I've never know a man that "shat" 20 yards on one knee!!  :o That's good stuff!

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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2010, 08:07:01 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D When I hunted turkeys in my gillie suit I had a hen hop across my leg, actually jumped on me for a second. I was so suprised or I would have tried to grab her.
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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2010, 12:18:36 am »
Cameroo,
 LOL thats to funny, laughed so hard i teared up  :D :D
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Re: close ground encounters
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2010, 02:24:59 pm »
That's freakin' hysterical!  I just laughed my butt off! ;D ;D ;D
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