Saturday, December 6, 2008
Marlin's Daily (or as often as I can) Hunting Tip
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Rockets Red Glare
It is 4:30 am....the opening day of firearms season in 2003. The outdoor temperature is about 25 degrees and it is clear and frosty. I am the first one up at the cabin and I have the fire in the stove going good, the coffee pot is boiling and...... I have the call of nature. So it's grab the toilet seat and paper and head for the 5 gallon bucket behind the big round hay bale 40 yards behind the cabin.
I think I am the only one up......but I am not. When I get comfortable ......(and that is a relative term considering the conditions) .....a shreeking whistling sound of incredible volume is incoming to my position. It is like some ungodly creature escaping from Satan's Hellfire is bent on separating me from my plastic bucket. I duck and cover ( again...a relative term considering my condition)...and then a tremendous flash and explosion occurs directly over my head!
I clear my senses and hear a roar from the cabin......laughter.......oh yes.....humor.....ha ha.
It seems the guys had an arsenal of those screaming exploding rockets left over from the Fourth of July and what fun it would be to shoot them at unsuspecting victims in compromising positions. Actually ...it was pretty funny....especially when I did it to them.....
"Watch out boys...Incoming......Rockets Over the Crapper!!"
GWH
The Deer Hunters Trifecta
Dancing with Deer
It was another cold November morning, the last one I would spend this year bow hunting, waiting for that elusive “No-neck” buck my buddy J.D. and I had seen the year before. J.D. gave the massive whitetail the name “No-neck”, because he was so huge and swollen it appeared to both of us that his head simply attached to his body.
My heart was pounding as I dropped to the ground and with bow in hand crawled under the fence into the tall grass. For the next few seconds I tried to get a glimpse of whatever beast I was stalking, but I was too far away lying in the tall grass. I decided to get on my knees and see if I could see the deer knowing that I might run it out of the country. After I crawled about 40 yards I could see multiple deer in the open field on the other side of the fence, one appeared to be a nice six-pointer. I was pumped…..could I get close enough for a shot?
-General Buck
Marlin's Daily (or as often as I can) Hunting Tip
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Marlin's Daily (or as often as I can) Hunting Tip
Monday, December 1, 2008
Bass Pro Shops
THE DOUBLE CLICK BUCK
Around 12:45 I told my son Grant I thought I would take a drive around the road and see if I could spot a buck on the move so I could plan my evening hunt. 10 minutes later we were sitting near the diesel barrel at the farm glassing a couple of nice deer up the draw next to the 90. One was a young buck and the other was a mature 8 point, making his stand against the younger buck. Me being the wheel man decided to drive up into the field in the Jeep Wrangler X and have Grant step out and put the Simmons scope on the bigger buck and give me a reading on whether he was a shootable buck. It was clear from Grant's description this was a good one. A doe stepped out of the 90 and began a slow jog south along the fence line we were near. I could not believe my eyes when the big 8 began to follow with the younger buck on his heels. In a matter of 2 minutes the big 8 had gone from 600 yards away to 250 yard. Grant, taking a legal stance on the ground and me glassing the buck, began the final calculations for harvest of this fine animal. The doe led the buck within about 150 yards when Grant said I'm going to take him. The next think I heard was "CLICK" followed by the racking of the rifle bolt. I assurred Grant the buck was calm and he still had the shot. "CLICK" was heard again followed by another rifle bolt open and close. "No problem" I said, he is still standing still. The third pull of the trigger sent the 270 round downrange knocking the buck off his feet where he stood. Nice shot! No trailing this big boy!!
We drove up to the deer to find a beautiful typical 8 pt buck. It had long tines with very symetrical antlers. The inside spread was just over 18 inches.
What a fun hunt and rush for opening day. Grant tagged the deer, waved to the WBS recon plane, and headed to the cabin to show off the harvest.
November 15, 2008 was the day the Double Click Buck went down.
Whitetail Massacre of 2008
Wow What a Year by General Buck
I had just come off of a bow hunting weekend in which I saw at least 40 deer, including two really nice Bucks just out of bow range. Now it is gun season and I feel like I’m almost cheating with a scoped 30/30 in hand. I spent the first morning in my favorite hunting spot just off the west pond, six Bucks have gone to my freezer over the years from this perch, but not today, 3 small does walk by and nothing else. It was time to get back to the WBS cabin and see what the rest of the guys had done. I’ll let you read their stories in the rest of this blog.
That night was a complete shutout, something I hadn’t experienced in 2008, but tomorrow would be different. We got out of the sack at our traditional 4:30 when the GWH (Great White Hunter) began his morning rendition of some John Denver song. This morning I was going to sit in this year’s hotspot, or perhaps I should say one of the hot spots.
After walking past the stand about 30 yards and fumbling my way back and up the 16 foot ladder stand I could tell this was a perfect morning to hunt. Just in front of me was an open field that began about 40 yards away and went to a cross fence about 315 yards away. To my right was a thicket where for decades deer have hid and to my left was a dry creek separating me from a 20 acre field surrounded by timber.
All of a sudden all heck broke loose….a small doe busted out of the thicket and circled the field only to return to the thicket on the run. Immediately a young forked buck jumped from the ticket fifty yards down field and proceeded to run across the field into the creek and return as fast as he could run back into the thicket. Then from the left came three does dancing as if they were auditioning for some young buck, each one prancing and playing with the other. After they went out of sight another buck came out of the thicket on the dead run only to meet up with a doe I hadn’t seen on the opposite side of the field. I said out loud, this is a doggone deer rodeo.
After about 10 minutes for regrouping another Buck exits the thicket this one a good body deer but a smallish rack, I had told myself I would wait for the trophy rack this year. The young Buck just browsed through the middle of the field taking his time quartering away from me, tempting me every step of the way. Then my mind starts to work on me,
Brad, David and Grant already have Bucks down, if you shoot this one at least you won’t get shut out, besides I always wondered if I could hit a deer from this distance. (I believed him to be around 250 yards away) So, I put my cross hairs on the top of his back and squeezed the trigger and watched him run away. After a few minutes I got down and began to step off the yardage to the point I thought he was standing, 265 yards, no blood….darn, or maybe good, at least I didn’t wound him. After looking for about an hour for any sign of blood and finding none, I decided it would be smart to try to look into the thicket in the general direction he headed, not likely to help since you can’t see twenty feet, but much to my surprise there he laid, my seven pointer for 2008.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Pirates
I can just imagine some of those Pirates and their conversations..............
"ARRRR matey....look alive there! Heave those throttles on that Deetroit Deesiel.....we be catchin that oil tanker by sundown or my name ne'er be Blackbeard Habib!"
"Ye scurvy swine......Git me the kiptin on the RRRRRRadio!"
"Heave to you oily scum......or we be firin ar RRRPG's at your filthy bridge!'
"Avast!.......th crew be weary this eve.....jackin' ships....RRRRRaidin' the sea lanes......RRRRansomin' ......keelhaulin'.....plank walkin......all takes a heavy toll on a buccaneer."
" Our treasure be large...but the tale is told of a brace of Pirates in the New World that has pillaged and ransomed and thieveried a whole country......nay they say the World!!"
" Aye.....they be feared and owed tribute by the citizens......blood money they will pay for generations."
RRRR...ye maggot infested matey.....ye must whisper there names , lest ye be enslaved by them."
" Lower your tone....mate.....they be called by " Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
Aye...the above was posted by GWH....a pirate that follows the code. ( It's not so much a code as a set of guidelines).....from the poop deck.....
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Black Friday!! (Insert Creepy Laugh)
Today is a day that is dreaded by men of all ages and walks of life. While none of you want to, many of you will be waiting in line for hours on end waiting for that bargain gift. Listed below are 5 things to do while waiting in line. The first definition is the word as defined by the "experts", the second definition is that of WBS, the only true experts. Enjoy :)
1) Plan (Experts) By setting new goals and time limits, you will be able to find a way to continue to reach your goals for the rest of your day.(WBS) Figure a way to get the heck out of line
2) Refocus (Experts) If you have a busy schedule, use the time that you are waiting to refocus. Go over your schedule for the day, find what you need to do for the rest of the day, and figure out what to do to re-manage your time. If you have a handheld device or a notebook with a list, you can look over what your list has for the day. (WBS)If your plan to get out of line did not succeed, you must gather yourself, refocus, and create a new plan. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
3) Organize your time. (Experts) If you have your calendar with you, and have already set your lists, then figure out how much time it will take you to complete the tasks and goals that you have on your schedule for that day. Planning out how long it will take you to finish your tasks of the day is an effective use of time while waiting in line or waiting for an appointment. (WBS) You must find, and I repeat MUST find a good spot to lay down your head. Bring a pillow as well. The only good way to organize time while waiting in line is to nap.
4) Bring along the smaller tasks (Experts) Sometimes, there are smaller things that need to be completed or looked through. If you need to finish a smaller task, doing so while waiting in line is a great time to catch up on what you may have not necessarily have done when the focus was on the larger tasks and goals that were set for the day. (WBS) Bring a nerf gun so you can shoot at any unsuspecting town folk; should make for a good laugh. If you are waiting in the wee hours of the morning you should bring a Luminator to wing in the dark. Be mindful that you must be on guard for sudden light failure.
5) Re-energize (Experts) If the day is particularly busy for you, this is a good time to not do anything except wait. Use waiting time as a time to calm down, find your focus, and relax. Downtime is always good and necessary in any day that is full of activities and planning. (WBS) Drink Dew; after all Williams Bros. Safaris is a dewmocracy
Enjoy the lines and try not to kill anyone. We must learn to cope with Black Friday and all other evil brought about by the left wing.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
THANKSGIVING WBS STYLE
1. Deer rodeo's
2.Tophy Bucks
3.The barrel stove.
4. Toe warmers
5.Archery weekend,
6.Firearms weekend #1
7.Firearms weekend #2
8.Christmas at the Cabin
9.Summer sausage
10.Political forums
11.WBS Caucus
12.Titanium Screws
13. Nirvana experiences
14.International Space Station flyover
15.Air Force One flyover
16.Whisker bisket.
AS ONE WISE MANS WOULD ALWAYS ASK, "I WONDER WHAT THE POOR FOLK ARE DOING NOW".
THANKSGIVING WBS STYLE
Monday, November 17, 2008
TOP THREE ALL-TIME INVENTIONS
1) DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
Real Men have had their lives revolutionized by this wonderful God sent device. Mamma's got dinner ready, simply pause the game and miss nothing for up to two hours. Mother nature calls....same thing (hopefully not for two hours).
2) The YELLOW LINE that shows the first down yardage.
Is this a great country or what? Men all across America used to have to burn major brain cells to calculate this needed data, now we can relax and eat another chip!
3) PENICILLIN
Because... (don't be surprised if it drops down as the list grows over time)
General Buck
Friday, November 14, 2008
As a member of WBS, it is a great honor to blog with the great minds of the Safari brothers. From the time the foundation of WBS was constructed it has been a true American success story. Whether it be world political problems, the stock market, agriculture, big game hunting strategies, or monitoring the local Rank-o-meter, WBS maintains the integrity and wiz-dom created at its inception.
I look forward to many cognitive blogs in the days ahead.
THE WEST WING WATCHMAN