X zone Archery!!!!

Duckdon83 · Aug 13, 2020

Stoked the weekend is finally here! Good luck to all you other Archery X zoners, post up some reports! Ill let you guys know how it goes.

jester · Aug 13, 2020

I will be up in X1..
Jester

Hoythunter · Aug 14, 2020

Good luck guys. Our group drew X6a (A11). And as luck would have it. Bent over to unlock my hitch lock and BAM back takes a chit.

Elk_Nuts · Aug 19, 2020

Sent one at 74 yards on a bruiser. Sailed an inch over his back.

I could give a ton of excuses like the 40mph winds I was dealing with. Bottom line is I blew it. I shoot way to good to have missed that shot. That one will hurt for a while. Or until Friday when I go back after him again and hopefully get it done.

Duckdon83 · Aug 19, 2020

Ruff weekend for me... Got set up where I had spent a few weekends scouting and had a bachelor group of bucks located. At about 4 on Friday we got hit hard with that lightning storm, we had multiple strikes hitting all of the surrounding ridges. Fun... At about 5:30 we noticed a nice size smoke plume rising from the ridge behind camp and at about 7:45 we decided to pack it all up and head out of that country. As it turns out it was a good call because all of that country is now gone. Scrambled Friday night to plan B and hunted hard all day Saturday and Sunday morning with only 1 doe to show for it. Moved again Sunday afternoon to find 18 deer Sunday night. Winds shifted Monday morning and blew all that smoke into us which made for frustrating conditions. Got a shot Monday morning and missed.... All my fault! Came home a day early to refocus and will be back soon for redemption!!! Good luck next weekend Elk_Nuts!

Elk_Nuts · Aug 20, 2020

Duckdon83 said:
Ruff weekend for me... Got set up where I had spent a few weekends scouting and had a bachelor group of bucks located. At about 4 on Friday we got hit hard with that lightning storm, we had multiple strikes hitting all of the surrounding ridges. Fun... At about 5:30 we noticed a nice size smoke plume rising from the ridge behind camp and at about 7:45 we decided to pack it all up and head out of that country. As it turns out it was a good call because all of that country is now gone. Scrambled Friday night to plan B and hunted hard all day Saturday and Sunday morning with only 1 doe to show for it. Moved again Sunday afternoon to find 18 deer Sunday night. Winds shifted Monday morning and blew all that smoke into us which made for frustrating conditions. Got a shot Monday morning and missed.... All my fault! Came home a day early to refocus and will be back soon for redemption!!! Good luck next weekend Elk_Nuts!

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Looks like you were close to me. Thank you and good luck to you also if you head back out.

Elk_Nuts · Aug 20, 2020

This is one I’m after.

Elk_Nuts · Aug 20, 2020

And this is the guy that told me to piss off right before he tore up my ground blind. LOL

slobow · Aug 20, 2020

Nuts, not trying to criticize your shot. Just wondering how far left or right of your target do you aim in a 40 mph wind at 74 yards? To all the other lucky tag holders, good luck and share your successes!

Elk_Nuts · Aug 20, 2020

slobow said:
Nuts, not trying to criticize your shot. Just wondering how far left or right of your target do you aim in a 40 mph wind at 74 yards? To all the other lucky tag holders, good luck and share your successes!

I didn't miss left or right. I shot an inch over his back. I make that shot all day usually and I practice in the wind daily as it's always windy at my place this time of year. I just blew it. I knew the second I sent it that it was going high. I don't know if the wind was 40mph It was windy but the wind was at my back. Left and right wasn't an issue. Pin placement in the wind was. Still should have made the shot.