Deer hunting BS thread

Very Nice, as with many others I really like the color of the racks!! In my younger days I did quite a few Euro mounts, always enjoyed doing them.

 

Just pan seared the loins whole in some bacon grease and butter. I dry brined them 24 hours uncovered in the fridge and also put some garlic salt and onion powder on them

 

YES PLEASE

 

It’s surprising how quick they go when I have all the supplies and can just do one right after the other

yeah these dark horns would have looked great as a euro

 

I did do 5lbs of jerky this week.got the new dehydrator for Christmas last year. its freakin awsome.gave my other one to my son.

 

Did you use plaster Paris and concrete ?

 

Well, I wasn’t supposed to hunt this evening as the ol’lady wanted to get her nails done. Stuck with kid duty. I went a few times this week and only saw a few doe and hogs. Cameras haven’t been showing much so no big deal. She gets home at 4 pm and says the nail place is closed. It takes me 25-30 mins to get to my stand. Can’t kill one from the couch, so I grab my new .243 and head out. I get in my stand and the wind is at my back lol. Ok all is not lost, I’ll hunt the sides and behind me as best I can. I see the back end of a deer 110 yards from me. The deer was walking away from me and went into some thick stuff. I used my call to let out a bleat. Nothing. So I keep glassing the area. I see a flicker of a tail in the area where I saw the deer earlier. Head is down and I only see a small portion of the body, a really small portion lol. I then see antler!! Not much of one, but it’s something. I let out two small grunts from my grunt tube. I get back to glassing and nothing. No movement nothing. So I take my rifle up and rest it on the backed the stand. I zoom the scope in to hopefully see the buck again and maybe get a shot if he showed himself. Ten minutes go by and nothing happens. I’m thinking he bedded down and I’ll try to wait him out- well till dark anyway lol. All of a sudden this buck pops up 20 yards from where I saw him and is hauling ass towards me. He’s pissed and moving with a purpose. He stops 30 yards from me and looks straight up at me lol. Crap!! I dial back the scope as he quarters away from me. I take a 35-40 yard shot and he donkey kicks!! I watch him then run around the corner of the opening and out of sight. As he was running, I could see the blood jetting out of him. I give him 15 and climb down. Tracking him was easy as can be and he only made it 60-70 yards before he piled up. Not a monster deer by any standard but it’s late in the season and I wanted one more for the freezer. The .243 did great and it’ll give the ol’lady some confidence knowing it’ll knock down deer without issue.

 

Congrats! Nice heart shot if they donkey kick!

 

Congratulations! Ain’t nothing wrong with a .243

 

congrats ! very nice blood trail and deer. thats some cool looking terrain you hunt

 

It was hanging on by a thread lol. I was amazed it made it as far as it did. Absolutely amazing animals.

 

Yep that’s what I use. 50/50 mix

 

Great job!

 

Never been more proud of a doe haha. Shot this one this evening with Grandpa’s pre-64 Winchester 30-30. Such a cool gun and special hunt for me. First time ever taking a deer with iron sights, I like the extra challenge 70yds and dropped her like a bag of hammers. Have a video, will try to post later

 

That’s awesome! Congratulations

 

I only managed to kill one deer this year. I spent most of my hunting season focused on an Alaska bear hunt. I managed to get out on the last day of Virginia bow season. It was a less than ideal morning. I didn't get to the woods until about 830 and someone was parked in my spot. I was forced to pick a random spot, got my saddle in the first tree that looked decent to climb and less than 5 minutes later I connected with this wonky 4 point. He was chasing does right at me and I got him to stop at 8 yards. Not bad for a Northern Virginia public land last minute blind setup.

 

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Thank you!

 

I have 3 days left to hunt. If it forms, it’s getting shot. The trophies have eluded me.

 

If it’s brown, it’s down

 

I better not walk around there...then...