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djones
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wind was perfect for this stalk, and i closed the 300 yard gap to under 100 yards without incident. managed to bag 3 out of this herd and captured some exciting footage. i snapped these kill shot poses before dragging them off.
the next herd was on the move, and i had sneak up well over 300 yards. the wind had picked up, so all i had to worry about was being seen. the moon was of little use by 2:30 so the pvs14 only showed me the way. i had to stop every so often and check through the thermal to confirm their changing position. their pattern was random and eventually they turned and headed my way. i couldn’t help but think... come on in, ole painless is waitin.
there’s just something about a face shot. then i followed up with a runner, but the others escaped quickly as they were near the edge of a low area. one ran the wrong way bringing the tally up to 3 on this herd too.
the temp was high 40s and i had a bandana over my face to cut the wind. my nose was running freely, and that made the bandana even colder. i still wanted it on my face, so i wasn’t about to blow my nose in it. i was, however, able to use the field method... using my fingers to close one side while clearing the other and then alternate. what i didn’t realize was that the graphite dry lube you wiseguys suggested for the tripod legs got all over my hands. i didn’t know i smeared it all over my nose until the next morning when checking the pics. kinda thinking i was setup on that one.
the next herd was on the move, and i had sneak up well over 300 yards. the wind had picked up, so all i had to worry about was being seen. the moon was of little use by 2:30 so the pvs14 only showed me the way. i had to stop every so often and check through the thermal to confirm their changing position. their pattern was random and eventually they turned and headed my way. i couldn’t help but think... come on in, ole painless is waitin.
there’s just something about a face shot. then i followed up with a runner, but the others escaped quickly as they were near the edge of a low area. one ran the wrong way bringing the tally up to 3 on this herd too.
the temp was high 40s and i had a bandana over my face to cut the wind. my nose was running freely, and that made the bandana even colder. i still wanted it on my face, so i wasn’t about to blow my nose in it. i was, however, able to use the field method... using my fingers to close one side while clearing the other and then alternate. what i didn’t realize was that the graphite dry lube you wiseguys suggested for the tripod legs got all over my hands. i didn’t know i smeared it all over my nose until the next morning when checking the pics. kinda thinking i was setup on that one.
