Deer hunting BS thread

Best of luck this season
I want to arrow a mule deer so bad

 

Thanks! I haven't bowhunted for about 8 years, put my bow down when I missed the biggest buck I've ever seen... twice was a solid 190" 4x4, would have been my first archery kill. that one in the pictures will probably end up bigger than the one I missed, so we'll see what happens!

 

it happens...cant give up.

 

Went and picked up a new bow last Sunday. Bowtech Carbon Icon. Took my first deer with a bow this morning. She's little, but that's ok. She'll eat.

 

October starts bow season in Illinois. Need sausage and bacon, my kids went through last year so fast we were out by April

 

Here's the thread I was looking for

 

Some younger mulies with bright futures! I try to let them reach 5+ years old, These are the guys who get a pass this year. The 5x4 may be in trouble come next year though... his daddy is 9 this year and is on the hit list for December though

~2 yrs old, 130" ish


~3 yrs old, 130-135" 2x2


~4 yrs old, 150"


~4 yrs old can't tell if this is the buck pictured above 150" ish as well

 

New solar panel and fuse. All tests good right now

 

Bought a Summit Viper Mini climber yesterday, my first time using one, so far so good but any tips?

 

Supposed to go to the doctor tomorrow to get his signature on the crossbow permit. Still don't know how I feel about it - haven't even bought one yet - but I know I can't draw 76lbs anymore. I've got the bow set to 64lbs and I'm still struggling at first. Cant go back for another surgery until December. Starting to accept that my goal of switching from a compound to a Bear takedown for hunting is not going to happen.

 

Tie the top and bottom together with a short piece of rope so that if something happens and the bottom falls, you're not 100% screwed.

 

It came with one! But yeah I can see how crucial that would be as I almost lost the bottom today.

 

Private land or state land? I went to school in AZ and always wanted to get a mule deer there!

 

State land I haven't taken a soul to this spot for fear of someone trying to hijack it. Not too often you come across somewhere like this spot on public land!

 

Fiend of mine up NE used to share his game cam pics until he took his own life for some reason.

 

looks like a mature doe from the face but little body...deer back straps though! Its finally going to cool off this week here so it will be nice to go hunting in the evening...

 

Nice mulies. You can't have any cams, bait or other stuff in MT. Pure fair chase here.

Nice photos though.

Last years mulie in Eastern MT.

Got my eye on a dandy whitetail close to home this year.. we'll see

 

I wasn't too concerned with age on this one. There were 2 bigger ones with her, but basically all the does on my camera have fawns still in spots, but I figured this one didn't since she was young. Didn't want to orphan a couple small fawns by killing momma.

 

im just gonna sit here covered in feathers till November I guess