Happy Hookers Fishing Club » Minnesota http://happyhookersfishing.com The Official Blog and Homepage of Minnesota's Premier Amateur Angling and Sportsman Society Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:57:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Deer Hunting Happy Hookers http://happyhookersfishing.com/deer-hunting-happy-hookers/ http://happyhookersfishing.com/deer-hunting-happy-hookers/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:57:05 +0000 Greg http://happyhookersfishing.com/?p=93 It’s not all about fishing with the Happy Hookers, once fall comes around lots of us like to get out in the woods in MInnesota and Wisconsin to hunt for deer, also! I have a couple pictures and stories to post here. And, since 1- I’m the guy who writes the site and 2- this is my first-ever deer, I’m gonna post mine first. No offense to Benny!

Greg’s First BowHunting Deer
picture of a whitetail deer shot while bowhunting in minnesota

After getting out a few times in September this year, and taking the month of October off to work on the house, once November rolled around I was more than ready to get back into my tree stand! Evenings were not producing much in terms of deer activity, so I decided to try a few morning stands to see if that would be better. Last Friday, I had a 5-minute staredown with a beautiful 10-point buck that refused to let me get a shot at him, but he didn’t spook just casually wandered off. Saw a couple 8-pointers as well, but they were too far away. Monday morning I went back out at 6:00 AM (thank you Daylight Savings Time) and around 8:15, this doe and another wandered into my clearing from behind me. I silently grabbed the bow, drew back and took a 6-yard shot that hit her a little high and back but still caught 1 lung and the liver. She made about a 70-yard run in a semicircle around my stand and dropped 10 seconds later around 25 yards from me. FINALLY success! I’m totally hooked on bowhunting now- much to the dismay of Jodi!

Ben’s 11-Point Monster Bow Buck
picture of an 11 point buck shot with a bow in wisconsin

Here’s Benny’s story, in his own words:

Have not been bow hunting much. Crappy warm weather. This was only my 6th sit of the year and 1st time ever hunting this stand site in the afternoon. 1st time hunting this spot was Sat morning and I did not see a deer. Went back there for the Sat night sit to see what would happen. Scrapes were everywhere around the stand so I knew some bucks were using the area.
I rattled and did calling sequence at 5:45pm. About 5-min later, I heard 2 bucks sparring out in front of me maybe 100 or so yards away – I must have got them fired up. 6 pm I could hear them coming my way walking directly at me. This was the first deer I ever saw from this stand and the other buck was walking right behind him. He came right into my mock scrape then turned and walked to one of his scrapes about 5-yards away from my mock scrape. He was broadside at about 20 yards and working the licking braches with his rack. I sent an arrow right thru him. Little back and little low – blasted the liver. He took 2 bounds then just walked away down the trail. The other buck just stood there and then came in and proceeded to work the scrapes – fun to watch. I got out of there and went back with friend and father in law at Midnight to trail him. Took about 1 hour of a tough blood trail. He went maybe 150 yards total of winding around and backtracking and walking back thru my shooting lanes and right over the spot I shot him. Actually ended up dying about 12 yards from where I shot him! He was laying right there when we first started tracking him – crazy stuff.

  • 170# dressed
  • I am calling him a 12-pt (the 1-pt is just under inch)
  • I grossed him @ 144
  • netted @ 129
  • 15″ inside
  • 11-inch longest tine

NICE JOB TO BOTH OF US!!!!!

]]> http://happyhookersfishing.com/deer-hunting-happy-hookers/feed/ 0 How To Tell if You’re from Minnesota http://happyhookersfishing.com/how-to-tell-if-youre-from-minnesota/ http://happyhookersfishing.com/how-to-tell-if-youre-from-minnesota/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:00:06 +0000 Greg http://happyhookersfishing.com/?p=54 You are probably from Minnesota if:

  • You know it is traditional for the bride and groom to go bar hopping between the ceremony and the reception.
  • You know how to polka, but never tried it sober.
  • You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.
  • You were delighted to get a miniature snow shovel for your 3rd birthday.
  • You can recognize someone from Iowa by their driving.
  • You buy Christmas presents at Fleet Farm.
  • You spent more on beer than you did on food at your wedding.
  • You hear someone use the word “oof-dah” and you do not immediately break into uncontrollable laughter.
  • You think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph.
  • You or someone you know was a “Dairy Princess” at a county fair.
  • You let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue on a steel post in the middle of winter.
  • You think Lutheran and Catholic are THE major religions.
  • Football, Deer Hunting & Opening Fishing schedules are checked before wedding dates are set.
  • Saturday you go to the local bowling alley.
  • There was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning.
  • You have driven your car on a lake.
  • You can make sense out of the word “upnort” and “battree”.
  • You always believed that vacation meant “going up North”.
  • At every wedding you have been to you have had to dance the hokey poky and the chicken dance.
  • Your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar.
  • The local gas station sells live bait.
  • At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
  • Your mom asks, “Were you born in a barn?” and you know exactly what she means.
  • You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday.
  • Pop is not only what you call your dad, but is the ONLY name for soda.
  • You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your Minnesota friends.

    • Yeseree–yer from Minnesota!

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