Deer hunting BS thread

Yeah here in PA we are definitely way above average on temps hell I have 53 out right now

 

Good job getting him out of the gene pool! That's what I call meat on the hoof right there!!

 

I know this is a super late response, but I swore off TW until my semester was over...1st semester in law school and I didn't need the distraction of this damn website keeping me down

Wind and scent are your 2 biggest enemies in the woods, IMO. Stay downwind and you'll have the wind issue taken care of. As for scent, I never wash my hunting gear unless it gets bloody or something. A few days before a hunt, I leave all my gear outside to get the smell of the house off of everything. Don't leave your gun outside though lol. Some people buy into all that scent-lock clothing, soap, clothes spray, etc, but I think it's bullshit. I've been using my tried and true method with no disappointments. Also, don't buy into the latest designs and fads in camo. You can wear a brown sweatsuit and be fine usually. The main thing to do is be sure your outline is broken by being in front of a big tree with plenty of brush around you to make sure your silhouette isn't sticking out. I wear cheap Academy brand (Gamewinners) Realtree camo simply because it's cheap and lasts. I actually killed my last buck in khakis, Grey Nike's, and a dark green sweater lol...don't buy $200 Under Armor camo unless you want to b/c it's no more beneficial than old Army fatigues. Lastly, the 2 most important parts of deer hunting to me are feeding them and getting them used to you. I hunt on 63 acres and we shoot guns on the land every weekend and ride four wheelers all over the land checking cameras and running our dogs. This doesn't scare the deer away because they're used to it year-round. Of course, they run like hell when they see us, but they're used to our constant being on the hunting land, so they're not going to leave. Year-round feeding is what keeps our deer on our land more than anything. We plant 2-3 food plots each year and always have corn out. We also have a creek that runs through our land, so there's a water source. If a deer has food and water, he's gonna be happy. That's just my long-winded 2 cents.

Being in law school, I haven't been able to be in the woods much this year, so I've only killed 2 deer. I got a doe on opening day of doe days and one buck that I got a few weeks ago.

Doe:



5 pointer:

 

Breaks my heart to leave my house on the way to work and see this...

 

I think I'd be calling in with a case of the flu on that one!

 

Just filled the feeder with corn and put out my cameras today. Who's ready!? September 10th can't come fast enough.

 

Need to throw a few arrows down range soon. Several deer here at the house, but haven't put the camera out at my actual hunting spot yet. Should really get on that.

 

I'm gonna try to kill one with a bow for the first time this year. I'm left-handed, so it took forever for me to find a good used lefty bow, but I finally found a Bowtech Tomcat for pretty cheap. I've been practicing with it and am pretty accurate up to about 40 yards, so hopefully I can lure the deer in that close.

 

I started last year. Let several walk. One of my buddies gave me his old bowtech 82nd airborne. I don't have anywhere to really get a shot over about 40 yards up here. Especially during September. Everything is so thick it's hard to do anything past that.

 

aug 30 starts my bow season...

 

Oct. 1st is opening for Bow here in MI. Gives me more time with scouting and food plots; already have cameras and feeders out! Good luck to those who have seasons sooner than me!

 

Archery starts mid-Sept. here. I'll go out a few times, but I don't get rolling till the temps as well as the leaves fall.

 

I'd lose my mind having to wait for seasons....and I'd be way too hungry

 

its not bad honestly...I wish we had wild boar but then you would have to deal with their destructive nature...so Im happy with seasons.

 

Only season here is for birds.
Deer, pig and goat can be shot year round......the deer are actually more destructive than the pig here.

 

No season on hogs here. Shoot them bitches 24/7.

 

no feral hogs that I know of here in Idaho...deer are manageable right now, so they have seasons for them.

 

Goat season???

Nothing like spraying down a pack of wild hogs with an AR-15. I hate those damn things.

 

Mountain goat