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LIVE FROM THE FOOD PLOT BLIND
Dec 1 - Not Again!
The longer I bowhunt the more I learn. Wild turkeys have their plan for the day and it doesn't include getting an archery lesson from me. And if I hadn't learned something new today that's the way it would have been. To Today's Hunt...

Dec 2:
Morning: A bomber, mature buck was in my food plot. The left beam was broken off and the right was wide. He was too far away for a pic. An 8-point visited it later.
Afternoon: I zipped at the Hammer Hole.

Dec 3: Freak!

Morning: The buck with a broken main beam walks into camera range and that left side is not broke after all. This buck has a Freak set of antlers. He put on t good show too and I got the pics. To The Freak!

Dec 4: Freak A Little Closer

Morning: The Freak came back and gets close and I nail him with my camera and good pics of that odd ball rack, including 2 wallpaper sized pics. To The Hunt...

Dec 5 - Where has this big boy buck been hanging out?
Pictures of the morning and afternoon hunts.
Afternoon: Just what I've been waiting for walks up less than 15 yards from me. To The Hunt...

Dec 6 - Before daylight deer were all around. But they moved on before good light.
This afternoon I was in my treestand early. Just in time for a heck of a rain. A 7 point walked around in it anyway, no problem.

Dec 7 - Big Picture Day ... and More
I really got loaded up on pictures today. You'd think I was in the deer parking lot. While I sort out the best ones, here is a full screen pic of Freak with a doe to give you an idea of what went on. And, oh, he got a lot closer than this. I'll bring you up to speed on that too. Sizes (1024x768) or (800x600) or (640x480)

Dec 8, Duck Or The Duck's Gotcha

Afternoon: The Duck (Don Beckwith) and his brother Paul arrived mid day. Paul hunted a big oat field and Don went to the Dry Tank. I zipped. To The Hunt...
Morning: (9:58) It's overcast and the temp is holding in the high 40's. I saw 13 does and 3 bucks. Only 3 does came to my food plot, the rest were busy in the woods. No Freak today.

Back To Dec 7 - Pictures Of It All

The Freak came 3 separate times before he got up close and personal and there are plenty of pictures of it and other deer as the morning hunt progressed. Dec 7 Morning Hunt...

It Had To Happen. The Test

The sun settled into the trees as the Freak buck walked down the hill. Bucks and does moved out of his way. Some left.
A narrow strip of the mixed seed (called PlotSpike Premium MIx) is 10 yards in front of my blind and the Freak walked right to it. This was it...

Dec 10, Morning - The 9!
Change of plans...
At 9:55 I was ready to leave and eat a big breakfast at the Duck's camper. At 9:58 my plans got trashed -- when a doe started munching food plot stuff 10 yards from me.
Before raising my camera I checked for other deer. 100 yards away, on the hill by the road, stood the big 9 point. To Pictures & what happened when he came on down...

Dec 11-12- Here's what happened...

Dec 13 - Updates right from the blind, reported as things happened. To Dec 13...

Dec 14 - Lets Try A Scent Trick
Time to get out the bag of hunting tricks and smell up the place.

Pictures and updates during the day, right from the blind.To Dec 14...

Dec 15 - Freak Visit

Just like it happened, pictures and updates right from the blind.To Dec 15...

Dec 16 - last update 6:28pm

6:28pm: Broken Tine buck finally comes at picture time. More scent tricks. Hunt logs and pictures. To Dec 16 Hunt...

Dec 17 - Broken Tine Day
To see more & larger pictures go To Dec 17

BACK AGAIN and AGAIN !!!
Broken Tine was looking for one good doe at the food plot this morning and he came back at 8:52 for the 3rd time. This time I nailed him with the camera and definitely got some cool pictures. Here are the Pics & What Happened...

Dec 18 & 19 - Updates during the day. GO...

Dec 20
Let's put the bow to use...
"Never underestimate the power of good choices or dumb luck." Both of those things went to work this morning when the Freak walked into my shooting lane. To Dec 20 Hunt.

Dec 21
"BowTech, Double Bull & Innerloc ... Awesome", said the Duck after his wild turkey hunt this afternoon. Here are the day's events. To The Hunt...

Dec 22 (Last Update 6:05pm)
10:46am - Another Buck, can you see it?
I saw a deer on the edge of the woods and had a thought. Lots of people tell me they log on several times a day. So if you are one of those folks see if you can find the buck I just saw. GO.

10:02 - Bad weather. Every time things let up bucks show up, which has been twice. Here are the pics and what happened. To Dec 22...
8:52 - HAIL !!!
Before Daylight - Half way to the NorthStarr stand on the hill it started raining. So I changed plans and went to the blind, that's another advantage of the Double Bull, you're out of the weather.
Afternoon: It's a cold one. GO.

Dec 23 - Cold But Busy Morning
13 degrees and gusty before dawn. A doe came into the food plot and I saw something out of place on the woods edge. I binoculared it. A buck with a high heavy rack. To Dec 23....
Weather Now: light cloud cover, blues skies, 36 degrees. It could be a good afternoon.
4:42pm - Two does are at the top of the hill. That was it for the afternoon.

Dec 24
A Bomber 10 Point - It's A Shoot Day
I glassed the buck, a big 10 that I haven't seen before! To Dec 24...

Dec 25 - A White Christmas
Two does gave me the perfect Christmas card for you at daylight. And the hunting wasn't bad either. To Dec 25 Hunt...

Dec 26
Back in the blind. First, I put more Special Golden Estrus in the Power Wick. It's 58 degrees, clear with periodic light gusts. To Dec 26...

Dec 27 - 10 Point Back Again
(Last Update 8:28pm)
Morning: At 8:00 I got out my laptop and started on the morning hunt. Movement caught my attention. A young doe came from behind the blind and stopped a few yards in front of the Double Bull.
A solo doe this time of year, even a young one, could have a buck with her, or attract one.
Seconds later a buck came from behind the blind and stooped 15 yards from me. It was the 10 point.
This time I filled my hand with the BowTech instead of the Sony. Here's What Happened...

LIVE FROM THE FOOD PLOT BLIND
Dec 28 - Broken Tine Buck
The pieces of the puzzle all come together

Morning: Before daylight a deer came from behind the Double Bull blind and walked close to me. It was only a deer shaped shadow in the dark, but a big one.
Still to dark to shoot at 7:00 but I could make out it's antlers with my binoculars, it was the Broken Tine buck. To The Hunt...

Dec 29
Hunting for gobblers and does. To The Hunt

Dec 31 - In the trees & on the ground
Setting a new treestand in an old favorite spot. Another turkey dance at the Point. To Hunt...

Dec 30 - Afternoon

Wild turkey action this afternoon. And a new one for the "I've never seen that before" category. To The Hunt...

Dec 31- Robbed From The Sky
A good shot, more wild turkeys, and a bad thing happens. To The Hunt...

Hunting The Ohio Rut
Bowhunting With Crabby
Home Page of Ohio Bowhunt

The Duck and I bowhunt the big buck country of Ohio during the rut with Dennis Crabtree (Crabby), Pip and others. Here are the daily Hunt Logs & Pics.

Making Cool Arrows Fast

I like to make arrows up 4 or 6 at a time so yesterday I fixed up the arrows I want to use at the hunt at Wild Horse Prairie Ranch. It was easy and only took 15 minutes, here's how I did it so fast. Making Cool Arrows Fast...

Scouting For Deer 2004
Scouting For Deer 2004 Home Page

Scouting all year long, from the first buck in velvet, the first fawn sighting, and bucks with thheir antlers growing ... all this year.

2004 Bear Bowhunt In Ontario

2004 Bear Hunt Home Page
Who Has Their Bear So Far?
Watching the Bears 24 Hours A Day
Bears From A Ground Blind

4x4 Grand Slammer of 2004
TO HOME PAGE of 4x4 Grand Slammer...

Four bowhunters go for their online wild turkey Grand Slam, in the 2004 Spring season.
Follow, day by day, with lots of pics, Doug Crabtree, Fred Lutger, Tony Dukes and Robert Hoague on this Spring's adventure as we hunt wild turkey in Florida, South Dakota, Texas, Illinois and Ohio.
TO the hunts for the: Osceola, Rio #1, Rio #2, Merriam's, Eastern, and Who Got The Grand Slam? (the pictures)

December 2004 News
You heard it here first!

African Bowhunter Riaan de Wet

Bowhunt for Black Springbuck, by Riaan de Wet - In The Dark Continent - Small, wary, tough to get close to and a thrill to hunt.

Do The RIGHT Thing, by Bob Stotz
How doing the right thing when you bowhunt can make you more successful.

The NorthStarr Advantage, by Don Duck
Beckwith - The traveling bowhunter has unique treestand needs. Here is how the Duck used and tested NorthStarr Treestands this fall.

Derick's doing just fine

So How Is Derick Rothwell Doing This Season? - In Ohio, Crabby, the Duck & I met Derick and his brother. Here's how they did.

Hoof’n it through the Deer Woods, by Tom Fassbinder (from the pages of Whitetail Fanatic)- Fingerprinting a buck will give you the knowledge and confidence to help get into shooting range of that big mature buck!

Pro Ears Now In Camouflage - Pro Ears now available in the perfect camouflage for hunters, Advantage® MAX-4HD™.

Bowhunter Magazine's Ultimate Hunting Adventures Video Collection, by Jon E. Silks
This video collection is a definite MUST SEE for any bowhunting video buff.

Scrape Hunting, by T.R. Michels - How you can use information gained from checking scrapes to hunt bucks the entire season.

Hunting With Dad, by John P. Keltgen
John started this way. We all started this way. Nothing means more than the first time.

HOT TRAILS Heated Sent Candles
Do they work? Read what Colorado hunter Jimmie Cox has to say about his hunt.

We Have A Winner For The November Sweepstakes - The Nov sweepstakes was unclaimed twice. A 3rd entry was selected and posted and claimed their prizes today.

Cory Kittle Takes Ty for 'Lope
Nothing more rewarding than sitting a stand with your son and Cory Kittle relishes the moment.

NEWS: Golden Key Futura Improves Whisper Disk - New, no nonesense design and fitted with a tough SEAL Proven A-42 material this could be the arrow rest to use in 2005.

The World Past 20 Yards—Extending Your Range, by Joe Byers - From the pages of Bowhunting World - Stuck at the 20-yard threshold? Three nationally known bowmen show how to increase your effective range.

Serious Bowhunting, Tom Nelson
From LimbSaver Bowhunting Adventures
Tom Nelson of Bowhunter Magazine's American Archer TV Show shares how he capitalizes on it when he is in a shooting situation.

Pro Ears Christmas For Hometown Soldiers

RidgeLine Donates Pro Ears To Soldiers, by Rich Walton - For those hometown heroes serving in the US Military, Christmas will come early this year, compliments of RidgeLine, Inc. maker of Pro Ears.

EVALUATION: CrossFire from Hind Sight
A unique bow sighting system that eliminates the peep sight, but does it really work?

Scents/Lures, Do They Work?, by Guy Fitzgerald - TV & video bowhunters Dan and Guy Fitzgerald know scent and how to use it. Guy has a few ideas to share. Don't miss this.

Hide in South Africa

Booking An African Bowhunt, by Beau Rutherford, In The Dark Continent - Today's African bowhunts are affordable but there are things you need to know and here they are.

Today is the Day I’m Gonna Shoot the Big One!, by Tom Fassbinder (from the pages of Whitetail Fanatic) -" Each year on the morning of December 8th one of us always says, “today is the day I’m gonna shoot the big one."

Brooks & Tony At Miller Ranch

Bowhunting For Exotics, Part 2, by Tony Dukes - Tony returns to bowhunt Miller Ranch for an Axis buck.

BOWHUNT For Exotics - Part 1, by Tony Dukes - Come along as Tony Dukes, Double Bulls' Brooks Johnson & Keith Beam and Roy Keefer bowhunt Miller Ranch for Exotics.

KWIKEE KWIVER An Industry Winner
Recepiant of BowHunting World's Readers' Choice Award 2005 and Inside Archery's Best Buy Award 2004. It proves that to be a winner you have to give the public what it wants.

EVALUATION: Chocolate Addiction Release from Carter, by Dave Conrad - Here is one sweet bit of Chocolate that Field Evaluator Dave Conrad had a taste of. Did he like it?

Enter December Sweepstakes
Your chance to win 45 great prizes from today's top archery & bowhunting companies. It's Free.

Hunting's good up here, mate.

So How Is Wayne Dobson Doing Now?
After bagging a big one with Billy Don at the Bowhunting.net deerhunt Wayne bowhunts his home area in Kansas.

EVALUATION: Nikon Monarch Laser Rangefinder 800, by Dave Conrad - The Monarch is a new breed of light & compact rangefinder which incorporates the latest technology at a good price.

Dale Helgerson likes bowhunting late

Hunting Haters Aim To End Bowhunting!
These two anti groups are uniting with almost $100 million and a whole lot of hate for hunters. First on their agenda is to end bowhunting!

Late Season Tactics, by Dale Helgeson
Late season is a fantastic time to bowhunt deer. What tactics can you use to be successful and why do they work?

'Supreme XP' (Xtra Penetration)
If you're looking for a tough, razor sharp head with a cut on impact blade system for trophy knock down power this is the one.

Are You The Winner Of The November Sweepstakes? - A November entry has been computer selected and is eligible to win the November Sweeps. Is it you?

Bow Only is For Bows Only

Bow Only - Real Standout Products, by Fred Lutger - Fred loves new products with a practical application and here are a couple of good ones.

Getting In Shape For The Hunt - the Chest, by Dan Biehl - A toned chest takes pressure off your back, maintains proper body position and it's easier for you to roll deer over.

Hunter Bowquiver - Fine-Line Archery
Remarkable bowquiver protects arrows at BOTH ENDS! No other quiver keeps arrows as safe.

Four is a charm, for Steve Bartylla

Day 4 - Steve Bartylla's Wisconsin Deerhunt - 15 minutes into the morning hunt Steve gets his doe and the buck hunt goes into high gear when a mature 10 point shows up

Team Fitzgerald Fearsome Foursome
You can’t go wrong with Dan & Guy Fitzgerald's Deer Dander, VK, Rampage and Doe-In-Need!.

Nomadic Hunting Babes In Mississippi

Nomadic Hunting Babes Ride Again, by Linda K. Burch - The Sisterhood gets together to share a call of the wild: the hunting addiction.

Day 3 - Steve Bartylla's Wisconsin Deerhunt - Steve is in the bucks today. But a doe has to be taken first, and here they come. But there's a problem...

EVALUATION: Pro Release C1 Torque-Free Loop, by Dave Conrad, Claims of increased accuracy, better arrow flight and no serving damage are advertised. Dave puts the C-1 to the test.

Day 1 & 2 - Steve Bartylla's Wisconsin Deerhunt - Steve bowhunts Bluff County Outfitters. Hunters must tag a doe before they can hunt bucks. Sound easy? It ain't...

EVALUATION: Mega Starr Hang On Treestand, by Dave Conrad - NorthStarr Treestands are some of the best made but how does our Field Evaluator rate the MegaStarr hang on treestand?

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