First-light

It got figured out today at 11:15. The buck is a great big 8pt weighing in at 175lbs. Shot by my neighbors cousin about 150 yards right in front of my cabin. The arrow went into the neck and did not exit. It cut up the neck a bit but did not hit anything to slow him down. 1 week went buy since he was shot at bow season, he was out checking scrapes this morning and down he went! That is my poor brother in the picture, had to help him off the ground when we saw it was the deer he hit a week ago!

Nothing more scary than this, from a post last year.............

I have my own place, have great neighbors and the taxes are not that bad. Nothing like owning your own place. Leasing is also good. Just like Culvercreek said Cotton Hanlon is great to work with. I am on a list for a certain property they have. I will lease it when it comes available.

I look forward to bringing new people up. Its been a long time that I have had 2 new people at camp opening day. My niece and friend will be joining us. I hope they experience all my place has to offer. I also look forward to seeing all my neighbors cousins and uncles coming in from Maryland. Great bunch of people and camp traditions! Opening weekend is wonderful.

headed out tonight around midnight. Should make the cabin by 5:30, going to try to get in one last bow hunt! I my my brother, his daughter (newbie) and a friend coming along. We will have all the escape routes covered. Weather looks good, it should be a great 3 days of hunting. Good Luck all, Burt

8P for me and the weather looks great!

Good luck saturday!

Have a great opening day!

good luck this weekend Fletch!

Good luck Zem! Give you a shout out around 5am Friday morning!

good luck Eddie!

Some of us been at this for many years and some just starting. It only takes one time of carelessness to cause an accident. I been hunting for 34 years. Last year I shot a buck, checked that it was dead and leaned my gun up against a tree. It still had a round in it and the safety was off. Gutted the deer and my brother and I dragged it out, gun slung over my shoulder. If I had fallen or a branch got caught in the trigger-well, I don't need to go on. Just be safe out there and think before and after shooting. -Good Luck!

Sounds like that is what happened. Real nice buck on camera but hopefully we see him at gun season. Thanks guys!

Last weekend my brother has a real nice buck at 33 yards broadside. His shot he tells me hit forward at the base of the neck and shoulder slightly high. He says he saw the deer run with the arrow and had good penetration. He had a go pro vid camera on his head and after reviewing the film, 2 people think they see the arrow hit- I can't make it out. His head moves so the video is a bit blurry. Point of impact there is some brown/gray hair no blood. Deer spun around and hit a field and his tracks are clearly visible, no blood. At the point he enters the woods 20 yards from impact there is more hair, actually more than at the impact zone. We look for this deer a combined 11 hours. I follow his tracks as far as I could see, no blood. We go back to impact zone and look for arrow, no arrow. I know anything is possible but could the area he hit the deer just be muscle and fat. The arrow does not go through and the one side is sort of plugged???? This one has me stumped. Base of neck/shoulder area a bit high. What do you think? The only plus from this is I found a nice 8pt shed.

That is so cool! Can't wait to take my daughter for a bow hunt next year, I will be her mentor.

Guys got a long driveway, house is big and is surrounded by acres and acres of woods. Wonder how they knew the bowhunters came on their property?

Fletch, Zem, Steve and Doe, We all get together one of these days before we get too old!

Mid forties and down to the twenties at night. No rain for the next week or so. Look'en to be real good!!

Maybe so, sucks when these things happen.

You gave it your all. Going back the next morning was good. We tracked a deer this weekend that was liver shot. After jumping him once we waited. We also had the blood trail end and did the circles from last point. We found the deer about 50 yards out from last point. Yes a good light is a must. I shot my deer last weekend towards the end of the day Saturday. Waited until dark and got out my light. It was fine to get me into my stand in the darkness of morning but not bright enough to look for blood. I hit an artery and he didn't go far. You sound like a real good hunter, I wish you luck this weekend!

PA the wild west.

I had plenty of bear by my stand this year and the deer didn't give a hoot. Both animals used the same bedding area.

Do the drag. This time of year they come in on a string.

Thanks Steve and Doe. Steve your right what a great piece of property. I really got a good look around while tracking this deer. My property sides and back border thick cover and bedding areas. These are huge bedding areas of thorns, pines and brush. It holds a lot of deer. scrapes were huge and all over the fringes of the bedding area.

Some deer we shot this weekend. Full story in my Journal.