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passed small does for a week and it paid off.... Sent from my MB886 using Forum Fiend v1.0.1.

Got this doe right before sunset last night. She came out with another doe and a fawn and she was the bigger of the two adults. First deer taken with a bow I just got my bow last year so this is my first full deer season to hunt with a bow and I love it. I did a tonnn of shooting to get ready for this season and it paid off. She led the way out then came the fawn. I had already started to draw my bow and think the fawn heard me. It looked right at me and then the mother did to I let the arrow fly and ended up getting a great shot. She ran maybe 20 yards off the trail and piled up in a shallow swamp land. Lets goo deer season 2013 for my first bow harvest. Im very pumped lol !!!

Got a nice buck on Sunday Oct 6. The fun part about this buck was that i saw him my first morning out on Friday Oct 4th. He gave me a perfect broadside shot at 25 yds and I guess I just didn't settle my pin like i should have and i shot under him and sheered off a few of his chest hairs. I was a little disappointed but I had already taken a doe that morning and i had 3 months to find him again. On Sunday morning I sat up in the same tree and though I saw many does, he never came out. as I walked out of the woods that morning I came across ground zero. A small area with 2 or 3 active scrapes and every sapling rubbed free of bark. I knew this is where he was coming out from bedding all day. Lucky for me there was a big black pine with good vantage points right along the trail. I unpacked the climber, got out the saw and trimmed it for a 20' high sit. I was back in the stand at about 3pm that afternoon and almost immediately the does started coming out. I counted 9 in total and it didn't take long for me to get skylined. I was frozen in an uncomfortable position for over an hour before those pissed off does left the area. About 5:30pm I hear a crack behind me, looked down and there he was. I had to spin an lift the bow up over the side bar of my stand and i did this with great care making sure I didn't catch any of the bark on the black pine. He took a few steps as I drew back, gave me a quartering away shot a little better than straight down and I let fly. The arrow made a loud, deep thud as it sunk in high on his rib cage and lodged in his shoulder on the opposite side. I knew the arrow didn't pass thru and he turned and crashed in thru some of the thickest most dense tangle of brush, stickers and vines you can imagine. It sounded like Buick as he blasted 60 or so yards through the brush ending with a solid loud CRASH. I knew he was down. I got out of the stand immediately to begin finding him and I made note of the direction of where he crashed. This brush is so thick you might have to go 20' sideways just to get back on trail and go 2' forward. I found a few drops of blood that had splashed out of his back and moved forward. It didn't take long for me to lose the trail on the wet leaves and it seems several other deer spooked with him so following the running tracks wasn't working. I finally gave up and thought I would bring my beagle back to help me find him. I had gotten so turned around in there (it's really like one of those mouse mazes) that I just looked up over the trees and headed for daylight. And to my amazement, there he was. And as luck would have it, he died only 40' from a field. It still took me a good 10 minutes of maneuvering and a few cuts to get him out of there but I made it. he's not the biggest deer but It was a very fulfilling hunt and my strategy change paid off.

Just got back my 8pt bow kill from 2012 and boy did he come out nice! Looks good on the wall! i also got back 2 black bear but I haven't been able to put them on the wall yet so no pics. I will post as soon as they are up.

Couldn't resist and shot a doe Oct. 7. She is now in the freezer. 20ft "tracking" job. Gotta love that. BTW - I did put her in the carpeted bed of the sissy truck, in a tarp of course.

I know he's not too big, but it's my first deer with a bow. Taken in 7s 10/1/13 at 0725 am.

First one of the season for me! Had 6 or 7 come out just before sunset, and this one gave me the best shot. 30 yards, double lung, right through the pump station!

coyote followed a fawn past me.....not anymore Sent from my MB886 using Forum Fiend v1.0.1.

My wife puts up with my hunting, and has for 40 years. We had 6 kids and only one boy's a hunter and I just got the youngest girl 19 into using a bow. I spent all my time coaching teams, doing boy scouts, all sorts of volunteering, which never really gave us too much time for ourselves. I make sure, now, that I put time aside for the two of us, go for a walk every day. Then, when the season comes around, I'm gone, bye bye, see ya. I "try" to hunt every weekend, but things come up, like weddings, golf, fishing, but if she has no plans, it's my time and the best part is I get to spend it with my son. Hopefully, next year, my daughter will go for the courses and get her license. To this day, my wife can't believe she let me get my daughter a bow. She says what if all 3 of us get's a deer bowhunting, then there's rifle, and muzzle, what then. We'd need a huge freezer and who's gonna eat all that deer meat!!! I get out and do the things that I enjoy, and that's what happens when you marry an angel

I guess by those standards, I'm fairly unsuccessful ................looks like I've been kidding myself for the last 32 years, thanks for the wake up call.

Congrats, you just ruined your own thread.

What is success? Filling any tag? Seat time without cheating the wind. Killing a mature buck? Hunt where they live and the above answer. Enjoying nature? Stop hunting. Find a new hobby like bird watching. Spending time with family/friends? Somtimes you have to sacrifice personal goals for the better of the group/experience/time spending. Don't worry about it. Before you know it, the people you want to hunt with won't be around or can no longer do it. Always give the best stand to the elders. Kind of hard to provide a single answer.

A miss...even three...is not the end of the world. Don't overthink this. You are human; a lot things can go to hell in the presence of a deer to cause a miss. Do go back and bag one today. Good Luck!

I can see both sides of the discussion. One side loves the old way of shooting all year to get better accuracy with the bow, learn all the wood craft he can, trys to see how close he can get to game prior to a kill shot, and scouts all year long to find the deer bedding and travel routes. Now the other side it sure seems that on the sportsmen channel if you see the shows the way is all the new things, you must have a food plots, you must have several of the cameras so you are looking at deer all year long via the cameras, you must have a new scope that tell you how far away the deer is so you can take a shot, plus do not hunt with a bow with just a string and nothing more like sights, peep, kisser, release, carbon arrows, and new type of closed in flight BH's...got to hunt out of tree stand or mfg blind. now for me a old fart of 71, I am both side of the coin, still love the traditional bow, but shoot a compound with peep, WB rest, carbon arrows, muzzy 3 blade fixed BH's, release and d-loop on the string. I still am shooting all year long, Why, at my age it has to be done to keep me so I can hunt. I also shoot 3D's both here and am a senior master in ASA in SC. I also am in the woods most of the year, looking to see how the deer have changed. The preseason scouting also lets me shoot stumps with wood arrows, blunts with my traditional bow .I do not or can not afford all the trail cameras or have my own land for food plots. I also hunt only from ground blinds that I use from natural down tree etc., no more tree stands due to age. so how do you handle the new hunters of the tect age, for me my goal always has to see how you can help and grow our sport. So if you see a new guy or now gal out there you old farts see how you can help them to grow are sport of hunting / archery. You may learn something from them as well.

this is going to take longer to type than the actual hunt lasted. hunted the first day morning and evening with plenty of sightings but none of the decent bucks showed up. second day I skipped the morning hunt because of bad winds for all my morning stands and having some work i needed to get done. the evening hunt I had 2 of the decent bucks at 20 yards all out battling for 15 minutes and no shot at either of them. last thursday am i went in to move that particular stand up another 10 feet, it was at 20 feet and just seemed to be too low for my liking. seeing as we were leaving for pa that afternoon I figured get in move the stand up, spray it all down and get out of there and be gone for a few days. wanted to hunt last evening but we didn't get back in time. this morning with the impending rains I didn't dare hunt and the wind again was iffy for my morning spots. as the day wore on and the rains moved out and the temps dropped to 50 and the winds picked up from the west south west it was game on.... but there seemed to be a persistant little disturbance to the west and I was watching it on the radar and finally I decided that it was going to move out over the lake and be good to go with no rain. My concern over the rain made me later than I wanted to be to get to the stand I moved but I figured if I hustled I would be ok. I have been watching this buck for 3 months from long range almost on a daily basis in the evenings and any mornings I didn't have to work. i parked the truck at 4:45 changed clothes and sprayed down with scent shield. I litterally jogged the 300 yards to my stand. hooked up the harness and bow and up the tree. I pulled the bow up knocked an arrow and hung the bow on the hanger and then hung my fanny pack on the tree. I turn around and start to zip my jacket when I look up and see him coming towards me! I pik up the bow and he is now just about under me and he walks behind me as I ease to full draw he stops at 7 yards broadside he raises his head and tests the wind. It was too late the green pin was burning a hole through the top of his right shoulder, almost like a laser guide for the wasp tipped xx78. at the shot he lunged forward and sprinted 35 yards before I heard him crash... I was in disbelief on what had just transpired, I was not in the stand 3 minutes before I shot him... I knew it wsa going to be close on time but I didn't realise it was going to be that close. im done till I head back to pa to hunt there.

I stuck this 8pt last night at 5:45 pm. All night long there was a light misting rain and it had the deer moving! I had a doe and fawn came in really early. It was the smallest fawn that I have ever seen this time of the year. Covered in spots and couldn't have weighed more than 40lbs. Shortly after I had a total of 6 does work their way in. They all made it within 20yds but I had no intentions of taking a doe yet so I let them all walk. The rain stopped, the sun went down and here he comes!! A nice 8pt worked his way down the lane a presented a 10yd broadside shot to me! Yeah I love it when a plan comes togther!

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Wait till Early views this thread.

anyone else throwing away their alarm clocks and hunting 50 yards in from the road to get their meat deer this year?

Make sure the fridge is full of beer for your return

Geeze you guys love to argue. I am paid to do that for a living so I will not argue on a forum. My advice, stop texting in the stand. lol. I almost didn't see the 3 doe in front of me when I was texting Monday. I know one of the doe would have preferred me to continue on texting. Off to court.

good advice......deer haven't really evolved much, they are basically the same animal that our great grandfathers killed without any high tech, expensive gadgetry...it's the hunters that have complicated things, not the deer.

There are many online sources for Permethrin spray...Walmart usually carries it. When spraying your clothes, remember to spray the first eight inches or so INSIDE each pant leg and each shirt sleeve. Also spray the inside of neck opening...waist band...pants fly...anywhere a tick might gain access to your body.

Damn strange neighborhood Grow...lol

October 2nd....

numba 2... not the biggest girl in the world, but she came in hobblin real bad, had a broken front leg... decision wasn't hard... felt bad for her...

this is going to take longer to type than the actual hunt lasted. hunted the first day morning and evening with plenty of sightings but none of the decent bucks showed up. second day I skipped the morning hunt because of bad winds for all my morning stands and having some work i needed to get done. the evening hunt I had 2 of the decent bucks at 20 yards all out battling for 15 minutes and no shot at either of them. last thursday am i went in to move that particular stand up another 10 feet, it was at 20 feet and just seemed to be too low for my liking. seeing as we were leaving for pa that afternoon I figured get in move the stand up, spray it all down and get out of there and be gone for a few days. wanted to hunt last evening but we didn't get back in time. this morning with the impending rains I didn't dare hunt and the wind again was iffy for my morning spots. as the day wore on and the rains moved out and the temps dropped to 50 and the winds picked up from the west south west it was game on.... but there seemed to be a persistant little disturbance to the west and I was watching it on the radar and finally I decided that it was going to move out over the lake and be good to go with no rain. My concern over the rain made me later than I wanted to be to get to the stand I moved but I figured if I hustled I would be ok. I have been watching this buck for 3 months from long range almost on a daily basis in the evenings and any mornings I didn't have to work. i parked the truck at 4:45 changed clothes and sprayed down with scent shield. I litterally jogged the 300 yards to my stand. hooked up the harness and bow and up the tree. I pulled the bow up knocked an arrow and hung the bow on the hanger and then hung my fanny pack on the tree. I turn around and start to zip my jacket when I look up and see him coming towards me! I pik up the bow and he is now just about under me and he walks behind me as I ease to full draw he stops at 7 yards broadside he raises his head and tests the wind. It was too late the green pin was burning a hole through the top of his right shoulder, almost like a laser guide for the wasp tipped xx78. at the shot he lunged forward and sprinted 35 yards before I heard him crash... I was in disbelief on what had just transpired, I was not in the stand 3 minutes before I shot him... I knew it wsa going to be close on time but I didn't realise it was going to be that close. im done till I head back to pa to hunt there.

See if you can build something inside the block building where you can sit down low enough to see over nut could stand up to shoot.

Not at all. We actually agree on about 50% of stuff. It's the other 50% he's wrong about, lol.

i really don't get hammered anymore except for the occasional wedding or old buddy get together. A few beers and I'm good. But Friday's now are usually playing with the future deer hunter and watching a movie. And I wouldn't trade that for the world.

You guys heading for another thread about small hands?

You guys are puzzies. Wait until you hit 40............that'll really rock your world. Grins

Heading out in an hour. Crappy weather coming the next 2 days and the baro is dropping. They'll be feeding earlier.

I tried some food plots this year in my field. Lots of lime and rain and they grew like crazy. I hope the deer leave some for bow season.

I'm pleased with the response I got. Officer called me, dialed up the property map, and I told him I could send him an aerial of where it is. He got it, went out the first thing opening morning, and tried to pinch the guy. He was not in his stand, but he came across a few others hunting the line and cleared the area for 10 days while the bait is consumed. He knows word will get out, so a second attempt won't happen for a while. Officer took my complaint, followed up, and did what he could. Overall a plesant experience.

I hear ya, I'll be 30 in March. I still have the same tolerance for drinking, just can't recover like I used to. Gone are the days of going out on Thursday after work and staying out till 4am and then working Friday like nothing happened.

I don't know why, but turning 30 has been sad. Although I would not trade my wife and kid for the world. Just miss drinking my face off and not feeling it the next day

I thought that was the problem with the previous low end model 770?? The 783 is a completely different, redesigned model.

One piece huh.... Stay afield all day. Despite what you'll be told, deer don't go to jail midday. They are actually able, and do move around.

keep going if you have a bleet or a grunt call use it lightly get to the stand. I have had deer spook run away blowing till i couldnt hear them any more then come blowing right back to where they were spooked from to check out what it was that scared them and shot them

I know most of you are joking about your spouses, but a few of these-- owch! I know you don't want to spend every moment together but I hope most are jokes, it almost sounds like some of you hate your spouses. Anyhow, I got my husband into hunting.. he was raised in an anti-hunting gun phobic household so it took some doing, but now we really enjoy our time out together. It's pretty much understood that once we are in the woods, it is woods time and no talking, not that I was ever very chatty anyhow. I haven't quite gotten him to where he is comfortable with the aftermath-- I still do all the gutting/cleaning/butchering but he's getting a lot better about it. He's not squeamish, just inexperienced. It has been really wonderful teaching him. He took his first turkey this past spring and I was really proud of him, and he really enjoyed it! The time in the woods together are some of our best memories, and it's not always when we see our target game. We still have separate hobbies, and hardly spend every waking moment together, but the silent shared experience of the woods and hunting together is something that I really cherish. I also understand that many of you have spouses that are indifferent or downright hate hunting, so of course I wouldn't expect you to hunt together. Just wanted to share my experience. Where I live in WNY I have only met one other female hunter-- actually a lot of people seem surprised I hunt if they learn I do. I am a wildlife artist and I do shows where I display my work, often featuring game animals, and I have had some fellas seem really surprised when they learn why I paint what I do!

LOL about her blow valve. Had a doe like that at my brother in laws place a few years back. She would blow and blow and blow like 30 to 40 times. The whole world knew she was pissed at something in her woods. Good luck out there and look forward to reading your posts

I do, Unix Nation here.......

Oh please. If you cant put it all together, youre either blind or just being a dope for the sake of being a dope. BTW, for the 800th time, I come to this site to use it just like everyone else. Just because Im a mod, doesnt mean I cant bust chops like the rest of the members. My chops get busted plenty around here as well.

Trail cameras are a blast! I look at mine like a trapline and can't wait to see what is on there. I've only killed one buck I've previously had on a camera. I do use them to at least determine whether it's worth spending much time hunting a certain spot. I would say the biggest advantage of trail cameras is they give me HOPE which might keep me hunting a certain spot a little more often or more carefully than I would otherwise. Getting a picture of a deer is a long, long way from killing it. Heck, trail cameras probably hurt my chances more than helping them. Early- you should be thankful that young man was either nice or naïve enough to share his pictures with a grouchy stranger. I wouldn't have done the same.

Wildcats160, I doubt you suck at hunting. Most folks that claim to be great hunters just have access to great hunting land. At least this is the case in my part of the state. Down here if you get permission on some estates or farms, you are guaranteed an 8pt or better every year. However, maybe you have access to good land and just don’t have much luck, but 2 deer in 3 years isn’t bad. Go to a few hunting shows and talk to some guides and sit through a few presentations if you want. But like anything else, the more you do something the better you’ll get at it. Good luck

Let me get right on that....

Couple more pictures of him,

Just because we chose to get married, does not mean that we must be connected at the hip with our spouse 24/7. It is a good thing when each person has interests of their own. Even in a good marriage you can't depend on your spouse to bring you all your happiness in life. A completely happy person is one who makes and finds their own happiness and doesn't depend on others for it.

8pt I killed in Saratoga County on Sat (9/28/2013), second day of early bow in the NZ