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Bobik brothers tag nearly identical bucks

Submitted Photos At left, Dwayne Bobik shows off his nice 8-point taken on Nov. 22. At right, brother Don Bobik is seen with his 9-point buck taken on Nov. 5, in Forestville.

It’s a small world.

Two local brothers tagged out bow hunting on two different days in two different locations, but their bucks were almost identical.

On Saturday, Oct. 22, it was another windy day. Dwayne Bobik was aloft in his tree stand in Sheridan, and used his grunt call to attract a nice buck within shooting range. The buck came in from behind his stand, and Dwayne noted one side had four nice points, while the other side of the rack was just a main beam and no points. Before he could decide to draw on the buck, it bolted away. Using the grunt call again, Dwayne noted a nice 8-point coming in on the same trail the previous buck had come in on. As the 8-point was getting ready to follow the first buck, Dwayne turned and took a lethal 15-yard quartering away shot. The hunter then climbed down from his stand and did the appropriate waiting period, and returned with a friend, Don Salemi, to track the deer. The buck did not leave a great blood trail, but the hunters located the buck about 70 yards away. Tracking and retrieving a deer in the dark is a lot more challenging, as the hunters found out, but the monster buck was worth the effort. The buck weighed 185 pounds and had a rack which was green scored in the 140 class.

Dwayne’s older brother, Don Bobik, was hunting from a tree stand in Nov. 5, in Forestville. Two young 6-point bucks came into shooting  range, but Don passed up the shots waiting for something better. Don’s stand was in a new area, about 18 feet up when he heard a twig snap in a thicket after using his grunt call. A nice 9-point stepped out and presented a great broadside shot opportunity. The buck weighed 175 pound, and even though it had a busted brow tine and part of the main beam was broken off, the buck was very similar to the one Dwayne had arrowed. Don is also having his trophy mounted.

Congratulations!

Calendar: The Southtowns Walleye Association of WNY will be holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the club located at 5895 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments are available and the meetings are open to the public.

There will be a pistol permit course at the Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club on Saturday, Nov. 26 from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. There is a $75 fee for this course. For more information, contact Gary Dudek at 366-3397.

The Lakeshore Longbeards announced its annual membership/fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Koscuisko Club, located in Dunkirk.

Archery season in Western New York opened Saturday, Oct. 1 and crossbow use is allowed during the last 14 days of the bow season (Nov. 5-18). The Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club will once again initiate its “Hunters Helping the Hungry” non-perishable food collection during big-game season. Con Club members are asked to bring their canned or dry goods to the club on Tuesdays. The items will then be distributed to local agencies for distribution during the Christmas holidays.

The Food Bank Association of NYS and the Venison Donation Coalition are teaming up to help eliminate hunger in NYS. If you have a legally tagged and properly dressed deer you would like to donate at NO COST to the hunter, call 1-866-862-3337 or locate a processor at www.venisondonation.org. Thanks for your support!

Free Monday night fly tying classes have  resumed at the Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club, located at the foot of Mullet Street, in Dunkirk. All materials, including tying vises, are provided free. The course is from 6-8 p.m.  No sign up or registration is necessary. Students get to keep their flies, too. Bring a friend. Scout leaders are encouraged to stop by and bring their charges. This course is geared for pre-teens and those older, and is connected with Kids on the Fly. Instructors will be on hand to guide novice and veteran fly tyers. Note that often there are delicious home made cookies too!

Alberto Rey announced the Children in the Stream Youth Fly Fishing Program will begin its 18th year of providing free fly fishing classes to children and adults on Monday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. The program is currently underway and continue until June 13, except for Nov. 21, Dec. 19-26, Jan. 2, Jan. 16, March 13 and May 29. Classes will be in the Costello Community Room (P84) on the first floor of the addition to Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY Fredonia. For more information, contact Rey at alberto.rey@fredonia.edu. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided. This is great for beginners and veteran tyers alike.

Larry Spicer will be running numerous gun shows around the area. His next show is at the Hickory Post VFW at 5550 East State St., at US Route 62, East off Pa. Route 18, West of Mercer on 62 on Nov. 19-20 .

The December show is at the Harbor Creek Fire Dept. Social Hall, located at 7275 Buffalo Road, US Route 20 between North East, Pennsylvania and Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania on Dec. 17-18. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sundays. Call 792-9972 or go to www.LRgunshows@gmail.com for more information.

Note: If you have a big game fishing or trapping success story you would like to share, call 366-1772, or 467-2079 and leave a name, phone number and a time you can be reached. You can also call 366-3000 after 5 p.m. at ext. 5.

Gene Pauszek is an OBSERVER outdoors columnist. Send comments to sports@observertoday.com.

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