Any Archers, archery hunters here?

[FLATHEAD]

Early archery season started here in Pa special regs area. Usually to hot to go out this early on but the weather was nice and cool this morning. Sat for 3 hours and had one doe come through. Have 2 doe tags but just wasn’t ready to shoot a doe first day. Felt good to get out.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Opening day here in Minnesota, I typically wait until the end of October. 1 year my season lasted 1.5 hours I shot a 10 point 138" buck.

 

[topgun3690]

Opening day here in Minnesota, I typically wait until the end of October. 1 year my season lasted 1.5 hours I shot a 10 point 138" buck.

Nice one.....do you remember the weight of that deer? Have heard deer up there tend to be big bodied......

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Nice one.....do you remember the weight of that deer? Have heard deer up there tend to be big bodied......

Did not weigh him, the year before I shot a 135" 8 pointer he was a moose. We do get bigger bodied deer up here.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

I used to live where I hunted, about the only thing I miss about the ranch watching the deer. My property butted up to a gated community that did not allow hunting. I put in food plots, managed the habitat, it was not unusual to to see 15-20 deer a sit. Soon as the rut hit the bucks would come. It was wonderful.

 

[topgun3690]

Sounds really nice.....maintaining a ranch is a full time gig for sure.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Sounds really nice.....maintaining a ranch is a full time gig for sure.

It was a hobby ranch just horses, goats, chickens etc. I married a direct descendant of Noah seems like we had two of every animal. It was a lot of work but the hunting was good.

 

[FLATHEAD]

Those are some respectable scores on those bucks. Around where I hunt we are lucky to see a 130 on property that’s huntable. Lots of tracks of land that have no hunting, some brutes hang out in those pockets.

 

[DeepCMark58A]

Those are some respectable scores on those bucks. Around where I hunt we are lucky to see a 130 on property that’s huntable. Lots of tracks of land that have no hunting, some brutes hang out in those pockets.

I used to wait on the biggest deer, it got to the point where I would see a non trophy 8 pointer come thru and I let it walk. Eventually I asked myself who do you think you are some deer are not good enough for your ego? I went back to just waiting on a buck that was more than 1 year old. I love processing and eating the meat.

 

[FLATHEAD]

I used to wait on the biggest deer, it got to the point where I would see a non trophy 8 pointer come thru and I let it walk. Eventually I asked myself who do you think you are some deer are not good enough for your ego? I went back to just waiting on a buck that was more than 1 year old. I love processing and eating the meat.

I can relate. I love the meat as well. We make all our own sticks, jerky, hot dogs and sausage and make killer pastrami. If you’ve never made venison pastrami your missing out.
Teaching the grandsons to twist breakfast sausage.

 

[WIMUSKY]

I used to wait on the biggest deer, it got to the point where I would see a non trophy 8 pointer come thru and I let it walk. Eventually I asked myself who do you think you are some deer are not good enough for your ego? I went back to just waiting on a buck that was more than 1 year old. I love processing and eating the meat.

I don't bow hunt, but during the rifle season I trophy hunt the 1st 3 days. After that as long as it's not a spike or fork it's down. Unless it's at the end of the season, than anything with horns...

 

[topgun3690]

I used to wait on the biggest deer, it got to the point where I would see a non trophy 8 pointer come thru and I let it walk. Eventually I asked myself who do you think you are some deer are not good enough for your ego? I went back to just waiting on a buck that was more than 1 year old. I love processing and eating the meat.

It's true......ya cant eat the horns......

 

[MRS]

Cannot find my deer photos but did find more hog photos really miss the bow hunts body just not moving like it use to.

 

[dwco5051]

I used to wait on the biggest deer, it got to the point where I would see a non trophy 8 pointer come thru and I let it walk. Eventually I asked myself who do you think you are some deer are not good enough for your ego? I went back to just waiting on a buck that was more than 1 year old. I love processing and eating the meat.

My idea of the ideal deer now at my age is one that will drop where my drag will be short and downhill to my house or the truck depending on where I hunt.

 

[FLATHEAD]

Sat for a few hours last night, skunk! Woods are a bit too thick yet for my liking

 

[WIMUSKY]

Sat for a few hours last night, skunk! Woods are a bit too thick yet for my liking

Not in the rut yet either?

 

[FLATHEAD]

Not in the rut yet either?

Not yet. Around here the first two weeks of November see the best heavy rut action.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Pretty much the same here, maybe the last week of Oct too...

 

[Grub54891]

Still have to set up my stuff. Being retired I thought I’d have more hunting time. Not yet. To many things to get done before the white stuff comes.

 

[FLATHEAD]

Pulled a cam card. Looks like a busted leg.

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