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[endless]

with the season at an end or close to it how did everyone make out??

 

I only manage 1 deer and that is between three of us. The day when I shot this buck I ended losing two nice bucks an 8 and a 6 that morning. Being a noob to hunting I never checked my breach plug and to find out it was clogged. Lesson learned!

 

[preach4bass]

Killed 8 deer total: A mature 6, an old unicorn that needed to be culled, and six does.  We've been eating good!  Saw right many decent young bucks, so the future is looking bright.

 

Nice job on your first buck!

[endless]

Thanks and sound like you had a great success on the season!! Congrats! Any on Bow season?

[preach4bass]

Killed a doe with the bow!  It was my first year bow hunting.  It won't be my last!

[nick76]

I got that 8 point that I shot the opening day of Muzzleloader season (picture from your other thread) and then I followed up with a large doe the last day of muzzleloader season.  We have been eating it like no mans business.  This was my first time back in the woods in 19 years so I am happy with that.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Been to busy at work to hunt. I didnt even get to go once!!

[endless]

Dang sorry Raider. Did anybody hook you up with any meat? Congrats Nick!

[jhoffman]

I hunted 3 days of archery at home, 5 days in hurricane sandy in a remote camp with no electric or running water in ohio, 1 day of rifle season and never had a shot this season. Ive been at it with mainly archery tackle for 16 years now.

 

Sunday I went to the lake to mark spots to fish. On my way back to the car I took the 1/3 elevation of the ridge following tracks and hoping to maybe see a bedded deer. I walked up on a buck that was at least 160". You cant hunt on sundays in pa currently. I was 25ft at most from this buck. He laid there and watched me walk 300 yards of shorline of the lake then 150 back up to where he was and he never moved till I stopped directly in front of him and stood there making all kinds of noise trying to get video(which I did) even though its on my phone and its really hard to see at the moment.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

Dang sorry Raider. Did anybody hook you up with any meat? Congrats Nick!

Yup. Lots of it too.

[endless]

Good friends Raider!! Yea I ain't got much but sparring some to my buddy with what I got. If he ever comes to get it lol.

 

Dang Jhoffman. Did you ever try to go back?

[lmoore]

Stuck a doe, but hit her low. Decided to come back the next morning and track her down. It rained like 2 inches and had 20 mph winds that night, so any sign of her was covered up/washed away. Felt so bad, I decided to consider my tag filled and never went out again.

[Teal]

Hunting season was Great! It cleared up my local lakes and I was able to slay the bass and stripers. No fishing or boat,pressure and no waiting at the ramps.

I killed a small 6 with a bow back in September and that was the only time I went.

[flukemaster]

My 10 year old son shot his second deer and my 8 year old son shot his first. It was a great season.

[clayton86]

That's a nice 11 point endless.......


I missed the entire deer season this year but still have a roast or two from last year. Next year it's on though. I did see a monster 8pt last weekend though easy 140class which is alot for an 8pt I whipped the truck around to get a pic but he moved off the road into the field so I just glassed him with a cheap set of binos I keep in the truck. Gorgeous deer though he had 1 nice sized doe with him.

[Bluebasser86]

It was a tough year for me because it was so dry all summer that most of the crop fields we hunt produced very little beans or corn. I don't rifle hunt but we have a long bow season so I was out a lot. I shot a doe in December, first deer I'd had within range since October   pretty much the only deer I'd seen since then. My buddy got us in on a small 20 acre plot on the outskirts of the city and after a month of having a camera out he had over 400 pictures! I spent the last 3 weeks of the season out there and saw some monsters but none close enough. It got me excited for next year though.