Creamer's 2024/25 Season Journal

[Creamer]

I needed another grunt tube option like I need a kick to the pills, but I've always loved the HS True Talker's tone and ease of use and sound. I had this one laying in my collection for a while.

I took the "camo" wood barrel I turned for another call a year or two back and modified it to accommodate the True Talker guts. I had to modify the lower half to accept the tone board and drill out the upper half to account for the bulkier tone board assembly.

It was a quick little late-night garage project and the end product sounds awesome. I was worried that maybe the True Talker needed that larger diameter tube and longer length to maintain the ease of use and tone, but to my ears, it sounds the same in my barrel.

My next city hunt I'll be in a tree instead of on the ground, so I got a long practice session in yesterday from the saddle. We have a steep bank in our back yard which helps for saddle practice. I can have the platform only a foot or two off the ground but the target is still a solid distance below me to simulate shooting from height.

 

[Creamer]

Sit 2

The Widow got to perch in a tree for the first time. I hunted the city property on Thu afternoon. Cameras had been showing a lot of deer activity so I took the afternoon off to hunt. My entry into the woods was early, hoping to let things calm down after I got in, knowing I'd almost certainly jump something getting in.

I ended up sitting for about 5.5 hours. I did jump one (at least) getting in, and I was fairly positive it was one of the bucks I had on camera often. Did I mention I could only shoot does? Yea...who couldn't have seen this coming. He would have been my best trad buck, but had to let him walk.

He was inside 20 yards of me for nearly 20 minutes. At one point I could have thrown the bow and hit him. He worked off up over the hill, and maybe an hour later closer to dark, I had more deer come off the hill and drop down to my bench. 2 more bucks. They were grooming and sparring inside 20 for quite a while.

I did see one doe, and she stayed below me in the autumn olive, never getting close enough for a shot opportunity. I may try to get back out there this weekend. Getting in/out of that place is a nightmare. The autumn olive is thick and there's hardly a lane to get through it and get out. I had to have sounded like a grizzly getting out of the woods last night, but had deer on camera an hour after I left.