A very exciting weekend for the Toups Family

[Professor T]

Friday, January 1, 2016 evening hunt:
Eddie hunted the Hotel California and about 5:00 pm he saw a deer on the far right side of Death Valley Plot. He picked up the gun and the deer dropped his head. Ed waited 5 minutes and the deer never raised his head. He put the gun down and the buck picked up his head again. He repeated it again and the deer never appeared again. He recognized the deer to be "Seymour Butt". A shooter

Don hunted the Killing Tree on the East Plot. Shortly after Ed's encounter I saw doe coming out the Beech Tree Plot Road. She turned to look back and cupped her ears. It was just a fawn... Oh (expletive!) there's antlers coming! I recognized h immediately asy #1 target, "Dem Bones". I lowered the binoculars and notice that I completely forgot about the doe. She saw me. Big mistake, how could I be so stupid? I froze and kept her inu perifial vision. She backed up two steps and turn to go back to safety. "dem Bones" would not let her pass and she turn. Both deer (I lost track of the fawn) walked next to the persimmon tree and started feeding. I eased my30.06 up and put the crosshairs on his shoulder and lined it up to catch both lungs. When I squeezed the trigger the shot startlede like it should.
He ran to the cutover with his head down very low. I saw a deer stop in the cutover about 20 yards in. He or she I did not know.
I waited awhile and walked to the side where I could see into the cut over good. No deer. Now it is dusk and I can't see blood so I backed out and waited for Ed at the camp.
Later Ed and I went back to look. No blood anywhere. I had text Rambow about the shot and he text again to ask progress. Fast forward he. Sent a number and I called it. Forward again. Cliff came out with his dog an we found no blood anywhere but Tasha followed the trail a couple of hundred yards but never showed that the deer was hit.
I went back the next morning in good daylight and found nothing again.
I resigned myself that the bulleti must have been deflected in the tree or / and the scope may also be off 50 feet or so at 100 yards. (Almost a laugh)

[Professor T]

This is "Dem Bones"

[Professor T]

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Ed had to go home and change a flat on his wife's car. (Not to happy)
I slept in because I was up late thinking about missed opportunities. Whe I got up I went to look fort deer again.

Indian Creek, my brother Paul's land in MS was not eventful both morning and evening.

Eddie returned for an afternoon hunt at Hotel California again. He saw small deer.

I hunted the killing Tree again, not particularly to kill a deer, we walked every inch of ground near the plot. I was looking for buzzards. None to be seen nor any deer either. I put the strap on the youth .243 and made one final look before loading my sack to leave. There was a big dark deer near Buck Point! I recognized h instantly as Seymour Butt and wait til he presented a shot at about 35 yards. Bang! He jumped high, kicked his back legs, ran around the red oak and back into the spot he came out. I know that was a good sign.
I packed and went to the camp to wait for Ed. When he walked in he said, "You shot Seymour". I replied, "Sure did".
We went to eat Chinese food in town to give the deer time. Came back and found blood right away. Lost blood just as fast. We circled around trying not to disturb the leaves much. Ed went down to the bottom to look for him. No sign. I called Cliff again and he said back out now. So we did.

[Professor T]

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Ed had to go home and change a flat on his wife's car. (Not to happy)
I slept in because I was up late thinking about missed opportunities. Whe I got up I went to look fort deer again.

Indian Creek, my brother Paul's land in MS was not eventful both morning and evening.

Eddie returned for an afternoon hunt at Hotel California again. He saw small deer.

I hunted the killing Tree again, not particularly to kill a deer, we walked every inch of ground near the plot. I was looking for buzzards. None to be seen nor any deer either. I put the strap on the youth .243 and made one final look before loading my sack to leave. There was a big dark deer near Buck Point! I recognized h instantly as Seymour Butt and wait til he presented a shot at about 35 yards. Bang! He jumped high, kicked his back legs, ran around the red oak and back into the spot he came out. I know that was a good sign.
I packed and went to the camp to wait for Ed. When he walked in he said, "You shot Seymour". I replied, "Sure did".
We went to eat Chinese food in town to give the deer time. Came back and found blood right away. Lost blood just as fast. We circled around trying not to disturb the leaves much. Ed went down to the bottom to look for him. No sign. I called Cliff again and he said back out now. So we did.

[Professor T]

This is "Seymour Butt"

[Professor T]

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Indian Creek
My nephew Justin shoots a nice 8 point. But it crossed the creek swollen with water.

A little later my brother, Paul kills a buck he called 7-11. Both deer are 3.5 to 4.5 yo.

Ed hunts the morning at my place but not eventful.

About 11:30, Cliff shows up with Tasha and her 5.5 month old puppy Toby. After putting Toby on the trail Tasha pulls the leash out Cliff's hand and in two minutes both dogs were nipping at a 217 lb. 8 point.

[Professor T]

Paul's Buck "7-11"



Justin's buck



Both Indian Creek Bucks


Recovery of Justin's Buck

[Professor T]

Sunday afternoon.

I stayed at camp to clean up and let Ed hunt by himself. Out of the Hotel California Ed shot a nice 8 point on the West Plot. By the time he got back to camp he had already located it.

[8upbowhunter]

Looks like yall had a great trip, congrats on the kills.

[qrole]

Congrats on all the success!

[Professor T]

Here is a video I put together:

[swampsnyper]

Good times. Congrats!

[Ruger109]

Congrats

[Professor T]

Thanks guys

[bowonly]

Great hunts! Congrats professor!

[Duke]

Knocking them down!

[bambeklr]

That's awesome...... old dem bones has some mass doesn't he??? Good job guys

[Professor T]

My brother Eddie said we got a picture of "Dem Bones" this week. The blood trailing dog was correct. I missed him.

[Rambow]

Did you ever check your sights?

[Professor T]

Not yet. Finished with the guns for the year. I may go back with the bow to the Crow Foot. I plan to get another scope for my Remington 700, .243 cal. That way I will have another backup.

I will do this when the season is over and I can take the kids to shoot the guns on a weekend.

[Professor T]

He is still alive and looks unharmed. Pretty sure it was a "Miss". Good to see the old guy again.

[Rambow]

Maybe missing him was a sign to let him grow one more year.