Tales of TX Sweat 2007 - 1st Group

[AZStickman]

Whip.... Your arrow flight doesn't look to be from short drawing..... Take a look at your upper limb tip and how that juniper limb jumps at your release..... Terry


ooops.... I saw that this morning when I left for work.... Should have read all the posts before I posted..... Great stories keep em coming....

[Whip]

See, I told ya' JC!  It was the bush, man!  Wasn't my fault at all!  

[JC]

Danged Shrubbery!    

It was still thrilling to be that close and get a front row seat in the events. I'll never forget how that all came together and the good company I shared it with.

[hunt it]

[hunt it]

The above picture was the one that got away! This one didn't!

[hunt it]

The Javi monster of the Pecos River Valley!!

[hunt it]

Texas Speed Trap!!

[Whip]

It was one of those days that will be with me forever.  What A time we had up there!  

After the blown opportunity, JC and I implimented plan B.  JC worked out in front of their last known location, while I slipped in from above and behind.  I came out to a ledge where I could see JC below, and no sheep to be found.  But there was a band of Spanish goats across the valley, and I gave hand signals to indicate I was going to circle around to work on them.

JC stayed in his spot to watch the show, and while I was slipping in from one side, Ted Fry was closing in from the other.  Joe said at one point we were within 50 yards of each other, but neither knew the other was there.  I bumped into the goats and they promtly vacated our hillside.  As JC went to leave, he bumped into the original band of sheep which had been loafing just out of sight above him the whole time.  These critters were making fools of us all.  

Ted, Joe, and I reunited on top, sat in the shade, and had a fine dining experience of sandwiches, granola, and water.  Finer cuisine could not be found anywhere, and the ambiance was out of this world!

[Ted Fry]

Im here JC , just up to my %$#@ in work , you guys are doing just fine without me. Good story telling. OK Joe I believe you now , your limb did hit that cedar tree. You had more guts than I for even carrying that bow in the rough terrain.
Glad I did not have the LDB when I fell off that ledge, from the looks of the bow I was carrying it may not have survived.
No worries JC , I wont show the pic of you with your pants down around you ankles while you pulled cactus spines out here , I will wait for a better time.
After the Little Delta Blow all the animals ended up on one big hill that we decided to try a push from , I and Joe walked several ridges over and down wind with hopes of pushing them toward JC. I dropped off the ridge and got in position about the same level as the animals. The ground was very rocky and uneven with loose rock the main thing to travel on. The sun was beating down at this point and sweat was pouring the sun tan lotion into my eyes, boy did that burn. There were several Rams bellow my path so I dropped even lower and started moving toward the herd . I hoped to get a shot at a big ram as I did this but the loose rock gave me away.
The animals , about 50 in all started out toward JC , Joe was on top in case they made a break up the draw.
Just as the main herd started around the point I saw JC on the sky line, the animals had not due to the curve of the hill top. I had nothing to do but yell "Get down!". To late they saw him ,then dove off the hill like something out of an old western. These animals were very warry and the terain was definately on their side.

[Ted Fry]

Yeah Dave we saw the snakes on the way back , two cars with brakes locked up , dust everywhere and 5 guys diving out of the cars. To bad the skins were in such poor shape. The Javie monster is back I see , I am still having bad dreams from that picture. I still think you could write a good story from that one.

[JC]

Originally posted by Ted Fry:
No worries JC , I wont show the pic of you with your pants down around you ankles while you pulled cactus spines out here , I will wait for a better time.

Yep, that's definately what I expected   :rolleyes:

[JEFF B]

nice going guys keep em comming. you been drinking cactus juice jc  lol!!! wow that video clip.      

[JC]

Jeff, I had an arse full of cactus spines...I cared not the least who and how got my pic! Ted had the strangest look on his face...when he saw me from afar, drop not once, but twice to finish pullin out sharp stuff. You'll do a danged dance when you bump into some of that stuff out there...  :eek:

[Deer Slayer]

Huntit..Nice Ram bro!! Great stories fellas!! What a time you guys had!

[Terry Green]

Oh....while I'm waiting on a clip to load....

Canon PowerShot A630 - 8 mega pixels.

Dave, nice to see that pic other than on your camera.  Congrats again Sir!!!!!

[Budog56]

Great stories and pics guys  

[Whip]

That is a nice sheep pic Dave!  Man, those things are like a poor mans bighorn, cool looking, and tougher to hunt than just about anything I've ever chased after.

[Terry Green]

Being that the hunt required staying out all day most days since we were so far from camp, I was real glad I took another hat to keep the sun from cooking my face....

After the day with Tom and Jeff....Tom and I went in the back way to a new area to chase rams.  We chased rams the next day as well, as the next.....heck, we're still chasing em I recon....

I've got a bead on a few in this pic.....

 


And here's a couple of frequent scenes with audio...so turn up the volume.....

Yew Escape bumped my Tom.......  

 Yew Escape bumped by Joe Whip Lasch.....

[JC]

Yep, after being there, Dave's ram is indeed a trophy. You kill one of those on the cliffside and you have certainly earned a monster portion of respect. After a few days of being hunted, they KNEW they were being hunted and a pebble rolling a hunert yards away would turn them inside out.

[beachbowhunter]

Terry, I love that product placement! Looks like you guys had a blast as usual.