2012 HSO Photo Contest- Archery Pics only please

[Boar]

thanks matt

[Scoot]

FYI- I'm still trying to get the prizes for this together. I apologize for the delay- I've been pretty swamped at work and home since I got back from my MT trip. Just a teaser in hopes of getting more picture entries- some of the prizes offered up so far are a plaque mount of a deer rack, a fishing trip for a dad and son on LOW (or any adult and a kid), a custom map, hunting knives, a new trail camera, and others that I'm forgetting right now.

So... get those pics taken and posted if you want a chance to win!!! I'm going out tonight and hope to take a few pictures that I can post. I'm not eligible to win in this contest (I'd just rig it so I got a cool prize anyway! ), but I can post a couple pics for fun.

[slimngrizzly]

I took some great photos of a friend of mine who returned from Kansas with a dandy buck, but it wasn't an Archery deer..... this contest is archery only right?

[sticknstring]

Share the pics in the muzzleloader section!

[Scoot]

I took some great photos of a friend of mine who returned from Kansas with a dandy buck, but it wasn't an Archery deer..... this contest is archery only right?

Yep. Bowhunting related pics only for this one.

[Boar]

Here is my second entry for the non hero category

[Boar]

dose it count even if its a trail cma pic?

[eyeguy 54]

why not? nice pic :>)

[Scoot]

dose it count even if its a trail cma pic?

I'll admit that trailcam pics aren't what I had in mind, but given the number of entries, who knows... Heck, maybe it'll win you a fishing trip on LOW!

One of the main points of this is to try to encourage people to carry their cameras in the field with them and to take more pics. Given that, I'd sure like to keep trailcam pics out.

[deerminator]

I vote Scoot set up a third trail cam category and offer another prize for that. : ) ha ha ha!

[Boar]

No prob scoot, i can certainly agree with that. I just figured since it was such a nice picture. But thats fine, not a problem an totaly understand an agree on the camera terms. Really shootin for that fishing trip.

[slimngrizzly]

I will donate a Moultrie 6-volt Digital trail cam, or 2, to the winner of the trail-cam category!!!

Boar, looks like you're winning!

[slimngrizzly]

I guess I should clear that with you first Scoot??? Sorry

We can start another thread for Trail cam Pics I guess for people to vote on?!?!

[Boar]

Thats fine with me but I tend to agree with scoot about getting out there with the camera an putting photo skills to the test, I'm terriable at it, of the 9 bear ive shot over hte years an the one halle got i still dont have decent pics, I get to much adrenaline pumping to think claerly about a pictuer.

[eyeguy 54]

10-19-12 View from one of my stands. No arrows have have zipped out of the bow yet. Non hero category.

[Archerysniper]

Here's another non hero from tonights hunt. Took a nice doe that was chasing her button buck fawn around trying to drive him out of the area.

[no bait nate]

i like the last pic archerysniper!

[maddowg1192000]

non-hero

[Scoot]

I guess I should clear that with you first Scoot??? Sorry

We can start another thread for Trail cam Pics I guess for people to vote on?!?!

Slim, I appreciate your generosity very much! However, I'm going to stick to my guns on this one in hopes of motivating people to bring their cameras out in the field with them. If you'd like to start a seperate thread for trailcamera pics, I encourage you to do it!

[Rippinlip]

Took the camera out tonight and took this picture of my "non hero shot" from last year. Left the arrow there last year as a remnder of pay attention to everything that might get in the way.

Plus its up another tree about 15'.

[Archerysniper]

I hate to say it but Ha Ha I have yet to stick a bigger tree like that but it will happen.

[Scoot]

LOL- that's a picture many can relate to, Rip! I've definitely been there... My uncle one time split a tree no bigger than my pinky and it stopped his arrow completely- the broadhead went through it (which makes no sense given that the broadhead diameter was wider than the sapling) and the arrow stopped in the tree about halfway between the broadhead and the fletchings. Oh, it was about three feet short of a 160" buck too! Dang trees...

[eyeguy 54]

kind of a big tree not to see lol

[bigbucks]

I've done this more than once, but there was usually a squirrel on the arrow. The porcupine I shot was too heavy & slid off. I have one in a tree about 12' off the ground right now from a squirrel, right by one of my stands. I'll have to retrieve that the end of next week. Made a bad shot & he made it out of sight before I got down. I'm sure he was owl or some other predator bait.

[Boar]

I just cant help wonder how come ya didnt see that one. Thats a tree, not a branch. That shoulda been on the to do list of shooting lane clearing. Thats a great pic tho for non hero.