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<blockquote data-quote="Len Backus" data-source="post: 8076" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Dave</p><p></p><p>Nice shot!</p><p></p><p>Wisconsin opening weekend weather in my neighborhood was the worst for LRH that I have ever experienced. Ten to 20 mph Wind-driven rain-in-the-face both days. Hard to keep the optics functioning.</p><p></p><p>Missed the buck I was after on Wednesday am. He first appeared with a doe at 500 yards in good light but was facing me straight on. They were both relaxed so I waited for a broadside shot to develop. He didn't cooperate in that regard until he moved 150 yards within 15 minutes over into my "sunrise" corner. By then my optics were fogging from the cold, fog was developing in that corner of the marsh, the sun was coming up in my eyes, and I was trying to shield my riflescope eye with my non-trigger hand. Ranged him wrongly to be 600, shot under his belly and later found he had been at 650. Darn! Sure would have been nice to have had a rangefinding spotter sitting next to me that morning.</p><p></p><p>This is one lucky buck. A few weeks ago I shot a different buck with my bow and was walking up to my cabin to wait a while before tracking him. (Later found him just around a curve out of sight 70 yards from my stand.) Anyway, as I walked through the marsh I heard and saw 3 foot-high grass moving. Is it a doe, I wondered as I snuck closer. No...it was this same older buck that I'm still after! So over the next 20 minutes I stalked closer, working my grunt call. Finally at 25 yards I drew on him only to have to let down because the rising sun was in my face and I couldn't see my holographic bowsight in the glare.</p><p></p><p>But I still have a day and a half left in the rifle season to get him.... </p><p></p><p>Stay tuned.</p><p></p><p>[ 11-29-2003: Message edited by: Len Backus ]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Len Backus, post: 8076, member: 1"] Dave Nice shot! Wisconsin opening weekend weather in my neighborhood was the worst for LRH that I have ever experienced. Ten to 20 mph Wind-driven rain-in-the-face both days. Hard to keep the optics functioning. Missed the buck I was after on Wednesday am. He first appeared with a doe at 500 yards in good light but was facing me straight on. They were both relaxed so I waited for a broadside shot to develop. He didn't cooperate in that regard until he moved 150 yards within 15 minutes over into my "sunrise" corner. By then my optics were fogging from the cold, fog was developing in that corner of the marsh, the sun was coming up in my eyes, and I was trying to shield my riflescope eye with my non-trigger hand. Ranged him wrongly to be 600, shot under his belly and later found he had been at 650. Darn! Sure would have been nice to have had a rangefinding spotter sitting next to me that morning. This is one lucky buck. A few weeks ago I shot a different buck with my bow and was walking up to my cabin to wait a while before tracking him. (Later found him just around a curve out of sight 70 yards from my stand.) Anyway, as I walked through the marsh I heard and saw 3 foot-high grass moving. Is it a doe, I wondered as I snuck closer. No...it was this same older buck that I'm still after! So over the next 20 minutes I stalked closer, working my grunt call. Finally at 25 yards I drew on him only to have to let down because the rising sun was in my face and I couldn't see my holographic bowsight in the glare. But I still have a day and a half left in the rifle season to get him.... Stay tuned. [ 11-29-2003: Message edited by: Len Backus ] [/QUOTE]
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