Recent content by Cool Hand Luke

Man! That’s a good point. Did you end up having to discard the whole deer or just the meat close to the injury? I’ll keep an eye out. If he’s suffering, I’ll definitely be fine with taking him.

Live from my dining room: Big bodied 9 showed up at 10AM. Came right down the driveway like he owned the place. Tongue hanging out and in a frenzy. I ran around back while my wife filmed and he went behind the barns the other direction. We met again in my corn plot but he was already running...

Had a major cold front move in the night of the 8th here in northern IL. I sat 3 hours last night and the windchill felt like 12 degrees even though it only got down to 21. I can’t remember a time being this cold in a tree in November. Saw NOTHING over standing beans and corn. Starting to lose...

Beautiful spot and shot Ben!

Congrats Jordan! You have one heck of a family and that buck is just icing on the cake! God bless you man.

That’s very creative and well done! I know those posts took time but they will last a long while!

Beautiful buck Tele! Congratulations!

South wind is no good for any of my stands. Got in a blowdown on the riverbank and hid behind it with the field upwind. Using my phone camera and tripod as a “periscope” so I don’t have to stand up til the moment arises! Rut report here is lots of young bucks cruising and chasing as usual. I...

Look at this little peanut head walking through the tree teepee!

Very well said Bows!! You’re absolutely right, taking kids outdoors instills so much more than just hunting and fishing skills in them. Like you said, I learned so many key attributes and life lessons while sitting quietly in a tree or river bank. So thankful my dad started me as far back as I...

Spot on man! Spot on! It has become a rich man’s game. The company’s will keep taking our money if we’re lazy enough and foolish enough to spend it. We could both go on and on! One thing I will say, has me stumped. I haven’t had a deer processed in years. I just checked prices from a local...

Here’s “Tatonka”:

Here’s “Saturday”:

I’ll post pictures of the 3 bucks that left me. I could obsess but I’m letting go and not going another season empty handed for my family’s sake. Here is “Tiny”:

Man you didn’t hijack at all! I enjoy meaningful conversations in my realm! So many guys act like because they get pictures of big deer, it makes them great hunters. Pictures and harvests are vastly different! I’m living in it right now. I walked away from bow hunting in 2012 after shooting the...