Jamie and Morgan's 2006 buck

Here is a picture of the buck I shot on Saturday night! Of course I had My blood hound Morgan (Jamie's daughter) along for the tracking job..........:)  She loves tracking.  I can't wait until she can shoot one herself!!!!

I shot this guy a few minutes after sunset on 10-21-06.  He came in to a scrape, worked it up pretty good then headed down the trail in front of my new stand.  I shot him quartering away at 21 yards.  I had a double lung pass through. He went not quite 100 yards, and bled like a stuck hog......I'm Impressed with the job my new G5 three blade Montec's did!  They made a great hole and an easy blood trail to follow!

He didn't score nearly as well as I thought he would when I shot him.  But for around here he is a good buck and I'm happy with him!

Field dressed weight was 180 pounds!

Jamie's 2004 buck and moose

I first saw this buck around the middle of Oct. He was 80yds. away and there was only 5-10 minutes of legal shooting hours left so it was hard to tell how good of buck he was, but I knew he had to be pretty good. A week or so later I saw him again in the same spot as the first time. I had somewhat of a pattern on him, now it was just a matter of time and a little luck. I hunted him really hard for a couple of weeks. The first firearms season came and went I thought he might still be alive because the guys that gun hunted this land took some pot shots at a "nice tall buck". These guys weren't hunting the second weekend so I had the land all to my self. Sunday Nov 14 at 4:30 pm he finally gave me the opportunity I was waiting for. He came down the trail at 13yds I stopped him broad side with a grunt, released, made a good hit. After a 15 minute tracking job I found my buck expired in the trees.  He measures out to be a 12 point buck with an unofficial green score of 136 3/8 gross.

I shot this Moose on day five of our ten day hunt.  We were up in the BWCA in Minnesota.  As you may know, as of 1990 you only get issued a Moose license in Minnesota once in a lifetime.  So, we were getting a little anxious about getting a moose and we only had a few days left.  We had seen one nice Bull only once and nothing else.  So, on day five after 1 hour of calling,  I had a small 20'' bull come into the clearing. After giving him a soft cow call he walked to 17yds. where I had a complete pass through. The bull just flinched a little and went about his business. He stopped and smelled the scent wick I had out, proceeded to a nearby wallow, urinated in it then walked 30yd and fell over dead. He had no idea he had been shot.  

Of course I wish he would have been a record Moose, but the hunt was unforgettable.  I wish I could do it again........Canada, here I come! 

Jamie is a member of the Saratoga Archery Club

 Rick's 2005 turkey

Rick Jenniges and his first turkey taken on May 1st, 2005. Rick's brother, Jamie, helped him call this one in to their decoys and Rick shot it at 20 yards. The turkey weighed in at 22 1/8 pounds, has a 9 1/8'' beard, and 3/4'' spurs.