Public Land Swamp Buck!
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Public Land Swamp Buck!
The Zona Recurve came out of retirement with a bang! Haven’t hunted with this bow in two seasons.
Very blessed to have taken this fine Louisiana public land buck! The shot was 17 yards he fell within 35 yards. The bow is 52 pounds at 26 inches 58” amo. Gold tip arrow with a magnus stinger 150 grain head, 100gr brass insert, 550 grain total arrow weight.....
I found a ridge that necked down between two sloughs. I had to wear my hip boots to cross the slough which stops many people from getting to this spot. There were several Nutall oaks still dropping on this finger. I was on the wrong oak! I watched him feed under another oak 75 yards away and I was kicking myself for not moving there as I had saw a young 8pt under that tree the evening before...
He fed a while then luckily he headed my direction but was going behind me into my scent trail down wind. I figured game over when he stopped behind me, then he made a left turn and walked right up beside me and stopped at 17 yards! I was really pumped to have had this opportunity.
Very blessed to have taken this fine Louisiana public land buck! The shot was 17 yards he fell within 35 yards. The bow is 52 pounds at 26 inches 58” amo. Gold tip arrow with a magnus stinger 150 grain head, 100gr brass insert, 550 grain total arrow weight.....
I found a ridge that necked down between two sloughs. I had to wear my hip boots to cross the slough which stops many people from getting to this spot. There were several Nutall oaks still dropping on this finger. I was on the wrong oak! I watched him feed under another oak 75 yards away and I was kicking myself for not moving there as I had saw a young 8pt under that tree the evening before...
He fed a while then luckily he headed my direction but was going behind me into my scent trail down wind. I figured game over when he stopped behind me, then he made a left turn and walked right up beside me and stopped at 17 yards! I was really pumped to have had this opportunity.
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Now that's impressive! Congrats man!
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Great work, congrats!
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awesome congrats.
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congrats! that is a bruiser on public land, no less LA and with a recurve! Great photo in the boat.
Public ownership of land is a vital component of a democracy worth living in. Corporate interests that destroy quality land for profit buy their way into power in our government and actively undermine the rights of public land hunters like us.
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wicked! man it is like a time warp to think people are still hunting lol.
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Pay attention boys and girls. This is how it’s done.
Hats off brother
Hats off brother
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Now that is impressive. Nicely done!
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Ok, I vote Basin for a Beast podcast. Congratulations! Awesome buck!
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Shooting a mature buck In LA with trad gear is an awesome accomplishment. well done Basinboy!
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wow. Congrats Basinboy
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Nice buck! Congrats!
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Outstanding buck basinboy! !
Louisiana public land trad kill.....it doesn't get any better than that. You are one heck of a hunter basinboy.
Louisiana public land trad kill.....it doesn't get any better than that. You are one heck of a hunter basinboy.
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You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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