2012 Bow Hunting Harvest Thread

[Geno C]

Good job on the skull bigred, I'm working on mine myself.

[BigRed44]

Yes, just boiled over open fire, scrubbed with warm water and dawn dish soap then sprayed with peroxide to whiten it up some.

[virgil]

Wow. Loads of postings on this thread in the last day or two. Congrats to everyone.

[GreeneHunter]

I dont Bow hunt , but reading this thread for the past month or so is a helluva motivator to get off my a## next year and get out there with a Bow !

[screamon demon]

From last Sunday in 9N. He was hot on 4 does, he gave me a window at 35 yards. After that the 3 blade spitfires did the work. Recovery was 100 Yards.

[growalot]

Nice deer guys...Congrats one and all

[joe12]

wow nice mass on that guy screamon.

[Five Seasons]

screamon you hit him in front of the shoulder? must have been a crazy angle. congrats on some nice bucks guys

[screamon demon]

Wind moved the arrow quite a bit. Well that's what I tell myself anyway. It could just be I am a terrible shot.

He was broadside at 35 yards. The way it looked I thought I hit him in the upper leg. I waited an hour before checking it out. I figured i plowed it into his upper right leg. When I found blood I was still not sure I had a decent hit. The blood trail proved otherwise I was able to harvest him.

[Five Seasons]

looks like you hit him in the chest though unless i'm missing something. not trying to call you out, just curious if you tried for that or it just happened to end up that way

[screamon demon]

It wound up that way. I hit in front of the shoulder i wasn't aiming there.

[WestchesterBowman]

Last weekend, got in my treestand an hour before sunrise. I love watching the light come up. After sitting for a few minutes in the dark, I started hearing footsteps. Took almost 20 minutes before I could make out the body of a deer feeding not 30 yards from my stand. Light grew brighter and brighter, felt like it was taking an eternity. Deer kept walking closer and closer to me. Checked my watch for legal shooting time, green light, not 30 seconds later the deer stepped out behind a big oak, and I thumped him. I thought it was a doe, turned out to be a spike (less then 2" on both sides) almost impossible to tell in the dark like that. Shot was a bit high, made recovery tricky, but we stayed on it, and a found him about 20 yards away from where we found the arrow.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Congrats to all with bow kills. One more night, to go.

[Five Seasons]

twilight is fun. every stump and downed tree appears to move and looks like a deer haha.

[stubbz]

• RITBlake didn't you already get a buck early in the season or are you in north country where regular season opened up for ya
  

[tughillhunter]

• RITBlake didn't you already get a buck early in the season or are you in north country where regular season opened up for ya
  

less than 3 inches you can use a dmp.

Note: Deer Management Permits (DMPs) and Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits are for antlerless deer. Bucks with antlers less than 3 inches long are not considered legally antlered deer and may be taken using a DMP or DMAP permit. Additionally, Bonus DMPs are valid for antlered or antlerless deer. Adult deer are ≥1.5 years old. Fawn deer are <1 year old

[Bowshotmuzzleloader]

My good friend shot this bow season

[MACHINIST]

Seeing as I just joined a few days ago I will post up my buck from this year.Elite Z28 at 62 pounds Ulmer edge broadhead and Gold Tip carbons.Shot was 8 yards and he is my best bow buck to date.Got him 11-15-12,2 days before the bangsticks came out.

This is the story of the hunt from another NY board

Read more: http://nypredatorhun...1#ixzz2E5TyyX8W

Edited December 4, 2012 by MACHINIST

[Hunting Public Land]

My first bow season in Western New York. I had little time to scout my selected public land parcel but made due and harvest a nice 8 pointer. I gruntted a few times and he was on a string right to my stand with in 15 yards. Can 't wait for next season!

I dig the forum and the website, great work everyone on the harvests.

Hunting Public Land & Conservation............

[dirt_a_KISS]

Where in wny do hunt at?

[sid727]

Man can't wait till i show off my trophy Buck or Doe. Hay anyone know where i can purchase live Deer???

[Five Seasons]

Man can't wait till i show off my trophy Buck or Doe. Hay anyone know where i can purchase live Deer???

wtf? are you trolling or serious?

[carbons2k]

Damn you guys make it look so easy!

[Paula]

Man can't wait till i show off my trophy Buck or Doe. Hay anyone know where i can purchase live Deer???

Are you being serious?

Edited January 15, 2013 by paula

[sid727]

Yes I'm very very very serious.... LOL

Looking at all this Pic make me wanna post something, and only thing I can post is empty forest