Leaderboard

6 minutes before last legal. I think it’s my best buck. Better pics later.

My son Eric and I got into the Buckform my big hunting blind and left the windows closed as the wind was out of the south mostly but it wasn’t long until we spotted movement and then saw some does come out into the radishes. About 330 yards away he came out and was trailing a doe so I opened the window for Eric and told him to get on him and take the shot when he had it. A few seconds went by and he said I think he’s going to go into the woods and he shot. This is a buck I have some history with I called him Hank the Tank I missed him during bow and so glad that my son got him. It makes me happier that he got them then if I did very proud. I think the grandkids are as excited as their dad Good luck to the rest of us as I have to find a new target buck.

Better pics courtesy of John Deere lighting.

BBD my sons. Will update later but it’s a great morning.

So the morning was filled with counting squirrels, no deer sightings at all by us or my father. My son had obligations at school to help set up for a vetrans ceremony tomorrow, so i took some time mid day to move a blind to a spot i figured could have potential. He got home around 130 and he wanted to try the blind out. By 230 it was very apparent too many people were hunting a small chunk of woods. My father was sitting 75 yards away, a neighbor was maybe 100. So i asked him where he wanted to go. "Back corner" was the answer. Ok lets go. We were settled in the new spot by 315. Within minutes i could hear deer running in the brush and a swamp to our right. A minute later i see a doe just inside the brush line , he gets on it and asks if its ok to shoot, i give him the ok. Then we hear a grunt, then another. He gives me a look and i just nod, the doe trots off and then the buck appears. I give him the good old mehhh to stop him, unfortunately he stops with a branch covering the vitals. He stares in our direction for just short of eternity, then takes 2 steps and i throw another mehhh at him, this time he stops in a opening and the rest is history. He made a great long range shot that was pushing 35 yards lol. Buck ran 50 yards and drops. So proud of him. The last few years hunting has changed for me, i tried my hardest to get my brother in law a good buck and last bow season he put his 1st "big" buck on the wall, this year was all about Ryan. I kinda like getting "old" lol.

Was a good opening morning , 1 coyote and 5 buck taken a couple of other passed up a couple small ones. Nephews both got their 1st buck one a nice 8 and the other a broken 8. Those 2 kept me busy guiding them.how to gut their bucks and then hauling 5 deer out of woods before 9 am.. couplemgiys tagged out now so camp goes from 10 to 2 for most of the week..

We saw plenty of deer yesterday I saw three small bucks three does and one unknown. My buddy shot the buck I missed with my bow last year and had on camera all winter spring and summer but he avoided me all of bow season this year. He also shot a doe, back at today.

Got it done today around 2pm. First day in the woods was a great one

Nice 8 pt down. Thankful for the harvest. Will put it in the harvest thread when ł have a chance.

By far my biggest buck. Shot in my little honey hole on stateland. I saw him at 150yards trotting with his nose to the ground. Had to grunt at him 10times until he stopped and then through a snort wheeze at him. That's all it took. He came into 80yards. The wind was at his face but he was looking for a fight. He turned and I pulled the trigger. I honestly thought I missed because i had a paper plate size hole to shoot through. Well it hit the mark he went about 25yrds. Best part was 5 guys showed up to drag. One jumped out of his stand when he heard me yelling in excitement and came running. 8pt, 15 3/4 spread g2s are both 10inches. I'm guessing his weight to be 160-190 he has a big body.

Late to post but took a decent 6pt back on 11/11 up on the hill on state land. Sent from my moto g power using Tapatalk

Live from the skinning table...

3A bear down! Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

40 years of hunting and never shot a doe before. Because of the shortages this year, I told myself If a lone big older doe comes by me this year I would take her. Got into my tripod stand at about 10 to seven and she came by at 7:00 and gave me that opportunity. My very first doe!

Dad just shot a buck, he was worried he blew out both shoulders but it snowplowed outa sight, driving to spot I found him by road still alive and he finished him. He woulda been dead in minutes however. best part I convinced him to go sit in my stand on a close property to my house while we were cutting up my deer.

11/20/21 opening day: 3N (Putnam County) 36 yard shot at 657am. Frontal Shot. Dead right there. Story in my journal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Can't make it up 6 deer by 8:00. I got the big one. 4 bucks 2 doe.

Son shot his first doe with his tikka!!

Big girl. Heart shot Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk

Doe down. Could've killed two but didn't want to get greedy. Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk

#MadeMeat!!! She was close and I was in a ladder. Entry was higher then I hoped but she didnt go far! Congrats to a bunch of great memories being made today! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Posting better late in the day than never. This guy closed the distance across a cut bean field from 300 yards to 75....my son whispered "take him" and the rest is history. Same blind we shot our opening day turkey from. He is pumped the he a day will be on his wall and hopefully he is hooked for life. Sent from my SM-A716V using Tapatalk

And the pic. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Deer are safe for the night ,other creatures not so much

She's heavy, filling tags and freezers

Sat with my brother for afternoon hunt and he harvested! Two bucks from the same stand!

Big body 8 point I grunted in at about 3:30. Sat behind a rock wall for about 45 minutes. Quick efficient hunt for once lol. Hopefully my buddy doubles up.

I’m in 6R. Bare ground at my house. Full snow coverage 3 miles away at my daughters. Gave a pass to a young spike yesterday and a small doe today. Tempted to take anything as I am out here for the meat. Hard to do when you know there are big rack bucks close by.

Best day ever

This is supposed to be Logunn's first year hunting with the recent age drop to 12. However, he injured himself carving a pumpkin and can't shoot until his cast is off. (Severed flexor tendon on the pinky of his shooting hand, hard cast with only the thumb hanging out.) Fortunately for me, his spirits are still high and he came out for a dark to dark crossbow sit previously and continues joining me until Thanksgiving morning as ł work to fill my tags. Despite the cold and this all being new to him, he has jumped right in and is endeavoring to prove himself as a hunter. Yesterday, 11.20.2021 we were out well before legal light and nestled in to our tower blind for a dark to dark sit, quiet as can be hoping there may be some action once the moon light was replaced by the rising sun. We made it until after 4pm without seeing a thing except melting snow and a squirrel. Despite the lack of activity, Logunn was very attentive and took two short breaks to read and a 15 minute nap. Around 4:30 ł seen movement coming from the ridge down the slope of the hill we're set up on, ł whispered to him and worked to get him focused on the movement. We exchanged 10⁰clock? 11⁰clock and even descriptions of shrubs/trees to get his eyes on it. ł tell him ł think it's a coyote as it seems awfully small and has a very odd walk, he catches movement as it enters a strip of wild rose and sumac. Moments later ł see a nice bodied deer come over the ridge in the same area, nose to the ground... Quickly drawing Logunn's attention working to get his eyes on this deer, ł hand him the range finder and direct his attention to the only green shrub in front of us, "Look at the green bush, he's above it to the left of the dark tree"... Logunn made some sudden movement and the deer caught it and is now posturing, beginning to snort and stomp. ł wasn't able to work his eyes towards the deer anymore, threw a round out paused and threw a second. It was a very tight window to shoot through with far too many branches but it was manageable even with my .243 The buck was stomping and had moved his head towards us as ł shot, he did a bit of a kick and seemed to spin around on his side but it was tough to tell as he disappeared behind the thick stiff for a moment. Next thing he was up on his feet, angling up the hill towards blow downs, not running down towards the ravine. Against my better judgment we got down to check for blood with a little over a half hour of legal light left. Logunn went first and ł followed, catching a nice sized deer running the opposite direction ł assumed he was startled but unscathed and heading off on a new route from when we had last seen him. We made our way to where he was when the shot was taken, referencing landmarks and teaching him how to locate the possible kill sight to begin tracking. We bumped the tiny doe which appeared to be walking odd due to an old injury. Once at the site, ł explained that we could see the stomping in the tracks and we checked for blood, ł picked up leaves rubbing them against my hand, nothing. ł explained we needed to walk the tracks regardless, setting out in the same direction we followed them and ł explained how we could tell apart the running from the slowed down walking. Fooled for a moment by a crossing set we quickly doubled back and found the buck had jumped over a large log and landed a few feet away and we were back on the tracks. We found him piled up in the blow downs, his reaction when he realized the buck was down is priceless. Byfar one of my best hunting moments yet. We made our approach and once the kill was confirmed ł let him grab the rack and pose for a picture, he gave me a thumbs up with his immobilized shooting hand. The shot went through the neck. We stopped and ł let Logunn watch a video on how to gut a deer and then ł explained each step as ł gutted and drained the chest cavity. We dragged the buck out, carefully avoiding any standing water, eventually passing our tower and worked to hang him from an "A" frame at the cabin. We had to relocate him to a high branch on a maple tree in front of the cabin because his head was on the ground when hung from the "A" frame. What's odd is that ł shot a very similar 8pt after my great uncle put in a bit of work to get me in a good spot years' back... after struggling to get our spot ready in time this year with very limited time off of work and to have to hang it from the same spot as my past 8 pt in that very maple tree, it was almost as if my great uncle was smiling down on our adventure together. All in all we made memories and meat. ł couldn't be more proud of him and can't wait for him to fully enjoy the experience once he can handle his rifle again. ł've got a hunting partner for life.

Medium Male, he wants a euro so i guess I gotta skin this nasty thing.

It all changed for me when we had kids. My priorities shifted in a major way. An hour ago I was in the woods, right now I’m playing “baby dolls”

My first buck! 8 point, hanging weight is 140. I was watching another buck that was trailing a doe in and out of the woods and thickette. I sneezed and reached for the TP and a buck was looking right at me. He snorted and ran a short distance and stopped, I grabbed my gun and I shot and he turned just as I shot. So it entered front right shoulder and exited left hip. It was a stinking mess! He dropped in his tracks. I think I will do a mount since it's my first

Had a doe under me in the dark, 845 am saw a doe running across the field toward me and could hear the buck grunting over 200 yards away. Doe stopped at 15 yards and I took her with a head shot. I wasn’t sure about the buck but he just stood there at 30 yards looking at the other doe who was about 50 yards away, needless to say I made up my mind. The Howa .308 hit its mark with a hornaday interlock and dropped him. cleaning the doe i believe she was just bred, I won’t go into further detail. This season has been nothing short of incredible for me, I’m going to share both of these deer with families in need and my dad.

My son Eric and I sat together this morning and he was able to drop this buck at 312 yds. Pretty sure he’s a 31/2 yr old we called him Hank the Tank. I missed him w the the bow on October 29th but my son didn’t with the .270 this morning. As you can see the grandkids enjoyed it as much as their Dad. We’re very fortunate to get to spend such quality moments….these are the best memories that last.

Shot a doe this morning at 10AM. Had 4 come through, could've shot the other big doe too but dragging one through the swamp is bad enough by yourself. Hit her through the heart, she went 40 yds. Dressed at 119 on the scale. Sent from my moto g fast using Tapatalk

Ran into a young hunter this morning. Both he and I were headed to the same spot to sit. I said I would go back further up the hill. Very nice young man said I could have the spot and he would walk further back. He did not have to do that, maybe he felt sorry for a old guy? I hope his kind gesture is rewarded with a big buck today! By the way it is another quiet day here for me.

Nephew just dumped a coyote at 90 yards

Picked my crossbow buck up from @518BowSlayer on the way home from hunting today. Really great guy and extremely fast turn around considering I dropped it off Thursday. He says he is just starting out but he has a house full of beautiful work. I would recommend him if your in the area.

Incredible doe vs buck fat. The buck is bigger still just a weird angle.

If I knew Buffalo was going to play like this I would rather have hunted in the rain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My wife knows better to not bother me while out lol

I got a doe in 8F this afternoon. Yesterday I was holding out for horns. Today was for meat.

Finally saw a buck in 8P. Sat all day yesterday and today. Give him a year to grow.

Just had a 20 stare down with a bush. Most action I've seen all season!

Didn’t see a thing today. Very low harvest compared to other other years at the club. So tempted to have another drink a prolong my misery but it’s time for bed as 4:30am is just a few short hours away. Morning sit followed by a meet up with my wife half way to home to grab my oldest then back in the stand for the evening. If I could have it my way I won’t see squat in the morning and take a nice doe/buck in the evening with her. #makememories #makemeat Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The neighbor ended this saga this morning...

Got a big lone doe tonight. Only deer I seen

Saw 7 deer between 7 and 11 this morning. All doe's except one small buck chasing a doe around. He got a free pass. At 2:30 saw a doe and fawn. That was my opening day. At least I did see some deer.

Little late had phone trouble shot an 8 pt at 0657 hrs. Chasing two does grunting like crazy. Classic rifle hunt, congrats to those that scored! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk