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Congratulations Brandon!

Nice to see the young lads pursuing our passion!

Grizzly-Papa

Dabbled into guitar and drums when I was younger but then girls got in the way. :P Never realized until recently that the musicians get all the girls..... :shock: My son and daughter are both taking guitar lessons at the moment. Trying to convince junior to learn "The second week of deer camp&q...

Beautiful looking family.
Looks like you've got everything going right for you!

Congrats,

Grizzly-Papa

I do.

Grizzly-Papa

Great pictures R.J.

What a tease that buck must have been for you!

Grizzly-Papa

Sunday, December 31, 2006 National Post B.C. authorities try to track down person who has been killing deer with crossbow B.C. authorities are hunting down someone who has been shooting deer with a high-powered crossbow in a residential Nanaimo area. In the past two months, three deer have been kill...

Patrick and I went out for the very last time yesterday to close out the 2006 deer season. Although I enjoyed a successful season he had yet to have the opportunity at harvesting a deer. Under the Ontario apprentiship program and after completing all necessary courses we would take stands together a...

Do not want to rain on anyones parade but here is a posting from a little while ago.

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... highlight=

Grizzly-Papa

When should the second rut hit this area? I'm guessing any time now. Man I hate Mondays. It's a whole five days until the weekend again :x . I counted at least a dozen scrapes on my property yesterday. There was also rubs to be found and fresh deer tracks everywhere. The intent was to do a hunt thi...

Nothing but bucks in our area this year. Very odd! Most of the hunt camps in the area report harvesting mostly bucks of all sizes but very few does.

Grizzly-Papa

Although I hunt equally morning and evening I prefer tracking and gutting a deer in the daylight hours. Less chance of getting injured and besides their is something to be said about popping open a cold brewskie at 9:00 am to celebrate EH!

Grizzly-Papa

The bulk of the deer I have harvested were taken between the magical hours of 7:00 to 7:30 am. I can't even begin to count the times I have bumped deer in the dark on my way to the stand in the early morning before sunrise and these are the ones I have seen. So, the new tactic is at the first minute...

Congratulations to your Dad.

Grizzly-Papa

"Is she a yearling doe, Grizzly? "

She is a fair size but young. I would have to say that she was born in the spring of this year based on her behaviour, but no older than the spring of 2005.

Grizzly-Papa

Well, that doe jumped in front of me again this morning in the backyard at 10 yards distance in my pine forest while I was getting firewood with my ATV. I was still wearing my clothing that I used to process the buck. Now I'm getting really nervous :shock: :o I'm stripping down, throwing my coverall...