BowmanMike

All calm in 4F now,and i bet the deer are on their feet now. Just heard a shot too

XXXL condom?

Nice to have capeable help. Haha.

I did not let anything walk past me. Shot a 7 point before 7 a.m.,then a doe at 7.10. That was all for tags. Ok,usually it doesnt go that way for me and I had spent a lot of time in the woods for bow season.

I got my deer yesterday,just went out this a.m. to set up a friend down the road from my house. It is pretty miserable out there between the wind and wet snow. I am happy to take some time off hunting until muzzleloader season opens.

I got my gun season done and over with at 7.10 this morning. The buck came by at 6.55. After 10 minutes i went to make sure he was where i thought he was,and as I am standing above him two does come walking up They were maybe 50 to 60 yds out. I picked the bigger one and an open spot,she stepped in it but turned away from me,so she was quartering. She dropped in sight. I am very excited.

The doe i shot today was as stanky as the buck. I saved both animals glands for next year...

Well,my morning was short and sweet. After getting skunked with the bow I saw this buck at 6.55, even though I told him if i see him with a gun in my hand he is going down. He taunted me during bow season,but i bet he regrets it now. He tried to walk past me at 30 yds,i sat at the bottom of a tree and grabbed my muzzleloader when he was behind a tree. Picked an opening and boom. I waited for 10 mins and then went to where i thought he crashed and there he was. I took some pictures after thanking the deer for giving his life to feed me. All of a sudden two does walk my way. Good thing I reloaded the muzzleloader,i picked the bigger one and shot her. She went down in sight. This is my shortest gun season ever,but I like it. Have to wait for muzzleloader season now. But i did spend a lot of time in the woods during bow. The buck is a seven point,not big but also not small.

Yes it is,just woke up! 22 here in 4F, going to be a crunchy walk in...

I got out late,after 3 p.m. I was in my way to my spot on the ground when i saw movement. A nice shooter buck about 90 yds from me. He did not come in my direction and i snuck a little closer. He went towards some does and started chasing them and keeping a spike horn at bay. I managed to sneak closer to the action and the buck found one doe he really liked. I had one deer between the buck and doe and me,a spike. The big buck was only 25 yds from the little one,so i had to get real close to the young one to try to get in bow range. Eventually the youngster picked me off and they all ran. I watched them all for a good 30 minutes though,was interesting. 10 minutes before sunset a big group of does came over the hill and i thought towards me,but they skirted me at 40 yds,the closest ones anyway. I have learned some and seen some cool things this bowseason,although ended up deerless. That buck hath better be more careful tomorrow when i have the muzzleloader in my hands,he would have been dead today if that was the case. Good luck to all and stay warm!

Hey,i am in 4 F as well,outside of Cooperstown. I have not seen anything like you have, that sounded great. I will go out again today to try and get a deer with the bow. Maybe they will chase here as well,one can only hope. I have to shooy my muzzle loader today as well,got a different brand of bullets. Good luck on this last day of archery!!

Jumped two deer on the way in,then saw one buck about 80 yds out,i think a smallish one. He walked away from me. Other than that nothing. Great spot though,rubs close by and an active scrape too. Might go out Friday afternoon for a last bow sit. Still dont want to accept getting skunked.

I am all situated in the oak grove where i had so much fun Saturday. Spooked two deer out of there on my way in,oh well. I have found a better spot on the ground,excellent shooting lanes and three big trees around me for cover. One of them leans at the base,how comfy,like an easy chair. Good luck to all. I would love to be able to post once at least in the harvest thread.

Phew,i think i am just at over 20 now. Only three with the bow though,and i want to get a doe or two with my bow for just that reason. But I will pass little bucks,and i passed shots on does earlier in the season because of the temps. But I agree that one really has to practice the real thing to become better at it. I shoot a lot of practice arrows,but that is different from shooting a deer. And on that note,i better get in the woods now...

If that happens to me this afternoon,I think he would be dead meat. Maybe not,i would prefer a doe ovet a small buck. Letting the little guys go seems to be working on the property I hunt,there are some nice ones around this year. Hope that continues...

Just a really really big tarsal gland ,stanky.

Basturds.

Yeah,congratulations!! And starting with a 40 yard shot,holy toledo. My three bowkills combined probably only add up to 51 yds. Any harvest with a bow is an accomplishment,i have to remember that myself.

Saw a bunch of does in the hayfields tonight on my ride home from work in 4f. I might have to get my ars out tomorrow afternoon,i can't quite swallow a bowseason skunking yet. Also i just looked at a buddies buck he shot in the adirondacks last weekend,a heavy 8 , 180#. Nice big deer. I am not picky at this point,any decent doe or still a 2 1/2 yrar old buck are game.

That is complete nonsense,just because it is a buck doesn't change the criteria for shot selection. There are a lot of bozos out there. I just took the bottom section of a ladder stand that is on the property i have sole hunting rights to. That one was well over the line and the line is marked fairly well. A lot of people have questionable ethics,to say the least.

Fingers crossed for you!

You should have a shot at a nice one by now,talk about putting your time in... frustrating when it is not working out over a long stretch.

I passed on the biggest buck i got to draw on the other afternoon. He was standing at 30 yds,but a tree covered his front legs and I couldn't judge how far back I would hit if i just squeaked the arrow past the tree. He was a good sized 8 I think,and I couldn't move since the doe he was following was looking at me. I feel comfortable to 30 yds and a little more,but wasnt feeling it for that shot. There isn't much worse than wounding a deer because of poor shot selection. Mistakes happen of course. I would rather come up empty than wounding a deer.

Hey,at least you are still optimistic. I dont know if i will have the optimism to go out one more time.

Hey,it is my third bow season as well. I learned a few things maybe as well. Been close to a two nice 2.5 year old bucks,and I think i am hooked on hunting from the ground mostly now. The heart gets pumping when a deer is close,more so than on the stand. Too bad i didn't get another bow harvest under my belt,i passed on some easy shots early on and let a six point walk. Thats all good though,i will fill the freezer with the muzzleloader, though I would have preferred the bow as the tool of choice.