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You might but I know you have a heart of a tiger!!!!

Guy is in his 50's looks like he ready for the rocking chair!

Get in before light about 15 min to a half hour. This weekend killed me. Brought a buddy along to check out what hunting is all about. We were set up at 6:20 and had a hog of a doe and a yearling walk right by us at ten yards. It was 6:30 snow on the ground you could see them as clear as day. He asked why I didn't shoot and I explained the legal hours to him. Sunday morning we are in the same spot and hear a shot at 6:35-6:40, he looks at me and says-illegal. He is learning and loved the weekend.

Has a face of a doe, looks weird but eats the same, who cares!! lol Congrats!

Great story Sam, congrats!!!

We left the cabin at 12:25 yesterday in the rain. As we made our way to rt 17 we look into a cut corn field and there stands a nice buck just eating away. Middle of the day in the open and raining out. Think he knows everyone is home watching football on a rainy day!!!

We just got back. Again not many deer sighted. The south wind totally sucks for us and that is all we had all weekend. So I take my friend with me and we go to the "bear den" stand. We settle in at 6:20 and I say a little prayer for a little help so he sees one. 6:25 crunching from across the flat. Sounds like a person walking, my buddy says they are deer. I look up and here comes a hog of a doe and a yearling. They come within 20 feet of us. Turn cross a creek and head up my field. There was snow on the ground and there was decent light, we still had almost a half hour until legal shooting hours. He questioned that and I explained it to him. Although I don't agree with the rule it was 6:25. We see two small ones later the afternoon but they were traveling the speed of light. My brother sees a doe but no shot. That was it. It was a really cool weekend, boys club, at the cabin. Good food, shot of whiskey, beer and a couple of good friends to wash it down with. Don't know if I make smoke pole, don't look good so this may be it for the season. Two bucks with the bow for us this season!

You know what I said. NYH92 got it done, congrats!!!!!

Zem, Nice dog!!! good luck with her. Hey I'll text ya when we drive by should be around 11:30! lol Good luck hunting for that doe. We are all fully loaded with tags this weekend. Use'em or lose'em, final weekend for us. Good luck!

Being picked up around 7:30 be at the cabin around 1. It will be rough but this is it for the season. Can't make smokepole so I hope we connect this weekend. Been quite up there my neighbor tells me, not much tracks. It will be nice to just get out. My good friend who doesn't hunt is coming along to check it all out. He will tag along with me and if all goes well will get his license next year. Good luck all!

Awesome buck-love it!

By the book-I like it! Keep at it NYH92!

Bow season was great we saw a lot of quality deer (bucks) not many does? We do have them on trail cam but didn't see many in the woods. Gun season so far has been a bust. Only a handful of deer seen. My neighbor's camp shot two big bucks weighing 215 and 175. The mild winter last year helped the deer. We will do it again this weekend, hope to fill some tags. I'm not going to judge the season on what we harvest but on the amount of deer seen in the woods and sign. Overall I would put it at above average season.

Nice story, nice deer!

What Doe says!

Same as ants, 2-3 times in 35 years.

Nice deer!

FYI, I hit a deer in the brisket this year and tracked for a long time. He never bedded down, I think your deer is hit pretty good.

Give the deer time. We had good blood for 75 yards and then jumped the deer. Blood just like you are showing. When we jumped the deer he stumbled a bit and there was a good blood bed where he laid. Did he bound off, or walk off??

We had a quartering away shot with bow this years. Should of given him 3 hours. We found the deer but jumped him once. Liver gut shot. Good luck!!!

I thought the same thing. Way to go on the first buck! Shooting into the air, what a bunch of malarkey!

Nice deer, congrats!

Good luck Eddie, aim true!

If you didn't shoot the gun for the day keep it in the same type of climate over night. Don't want to bring it into a hot cabin and have condensation form in the powder. It will ruin your hunt the next day. I made that mistake and lost a buck.

We planted anise this year along with arugula. (they like it)