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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on October 07, 2007, 07:41:34 PM

Title: hunting season standards
Post by: boneaddict on October 07, 2007, 07:41:34 PM: I have a full freezer, but not long in the woods. I'm hopeing for a 170 class muley, or I might chase a few whities later. ITS HORNS FOR ME THIS YEAR.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Ray on October 07, 2007, 07:43:45 PM: Shamelessly: First legal thing I see. I'd even take a doe :IBCOOL: Can't eat horns.

By the way, that wasn't an option.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: PolarBear on October 07, 2007, 07:45:40 PM: I have a freezer full of beef, so I am shooting for bone! Even though I am betting my hunt this year on 2 1/2 days, I will still hold out for a 130+ whitie. Tag soup aint so bad when you wrap it in beef. BTW, my whitie option wasnt on the list either. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: boneaddict on October 07, 2007, 07:53:27 PM: O com'on I gave you a whitie option. :)
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Ray on October 07, 2007, 07:55:02 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on October 07, 2007, 07:53:27 PM
O com'on I gave you a whitie option. :)

I'll take it if I have to :chuckle:
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Wea300mag on October 07, 2007, 07:56:32 PM: For deer it's all about the headgear, for elk I'll take a 1-1/2 year old cow and eat well all winter.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: boneaddict on October 07, 2007, 07:59:15 PM: OKAY PB, I modified it a bit for you. I'm with you, don't have much time to trophy hunt with this tag, but we'll see.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 07, 2007, 08:16:55 PM: I will probably not do any hunting this year. If I do it will only be a few days. First legal anything I see is going in the freezer.

:chuckle: Though my husband suprised me yesterday on our way home from the store. I been buggung him to death to let me buy a bow. He finnaly broke down and told me he went to Olympic Archery a few days ago and gave Jamie a deposit and told him to give me what bow I wanted. I am excited!
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: billythekidrock on October 07, 2007, 08:43:06 PM: Quote
I been buggung him to death

I do not want to know what that means....... :o
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Ridgerunner on October 07, 2007, 08:55:53 PM: I want a nice buck this year, the freezer is already full so it needs to go on the wall if I am going to get it. Hopefully a big ol muley, I'd take a big whitetail as well but it wouldn't be my first choice although I may have to get over there for the late buck to notch teh tag this year.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: ICEMAN on October 07, 2007, 10:11:58 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on October 07, 2007, 08:43:06 PM
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I been buggung him to death

I do not want to know what that means....... :o

Ya, I googled buggung and got nothing either... :chuckle:

As for me, I will shoot at the first legal buck within 300 yards of my barrel. If that doesnt work, I will go fill my doe tag later in the week. If that doesnt work, I may take up poaching.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: LongTatLaw on October 07, 2007, 11:30:32 PM: Its always about the wall for me... every year! Every season! I eat every scrap of meat I kill but I dont normally kill anything not worth the taxidermy bill and trust me...I know what its gonna cost to get stuffed long before I ever see it in the woods!!!

Does and cows are safe until the last day of season...then only spots or milk on the mouth will safe them! I always have a "sure thing" spot saved for emergency last days of the season! Ive got a BT doe fat and happy on a perfect schedule every day... she is hoping a nice 4x4 buck will mess up! LOL
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: jackelope on October 08, 2007, 07:34:42 AM: 4X4 mature whitetail for me this year or big 3 or 4x4 muley.
i still haven't killed a nice mule deer, so thats my goal, but they're getting harder and harder to come by where i hunt. i got a pretty nice whitey in '05, so he'll have to beat that this year. if it comes down to the last day, i might kill me a meat buck...my freezer's empty because i ate my tag last year trying to find mr. big.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: huntingnut on October 08, 2007, 09:25:16 AM: This is my first year archery hunting for deer, so I am just trying to get in on a kill.
I was holding out for a buck the first two weekends of early and missed two opportunities on a buck, that wouldn't turn his head, and a doe. I only have some mid week hunts for late season, so it's anything legal, empty freezer and looking for that first archery kill.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: arrowflinger on October 08, 2007, 09:34:39 AM: Taking the nephew out to get him a Buck. If it is a biggin I might have to thump him on the head and shoot myself.................
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: saylean on October 08, 2007, 11:47:15 AM: First legal animal I see (with an ethical shot, etc...of course), I'm shootin...I took off from hunting for a good few years...last deer I killed was in 95 my first year bow hunting.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: actionshooter on October 08, 2007, 09:09:57 PM: This year its about getting my daughter here first deer :P
I'm going to take here over NE where she should get a crack at a whitey. After that happens then I'll worry about mine. :)
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: wrangler on October 08, 2007, 09:31:25 PM: only a trophy for me. although since i didn't get anything last year i might let the air out of a legal buck on the last day.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Cougeyes on October 08, 2007, 11:10:42 PM: Its usually the 1st legal buck I see, but thats changing, going to have to be somewhat respectable this year no 3 or 4 point 17 inchers for me anymore, well I guess that was just last year.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: boneaddict on October 09, 2007, 06:28:18 AM: Awesome actionshooter! Best of luck to her and you.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Dman on October 09, 2007, 03:39:05 PM: Never shot a spike before, but this year I would as long as he's over 100#'s. If I don't tag out in Wa., I'll look for something mature, but not necessarily need to bag a trophy in Montana. Would like a buck or two for the freezer, been a while without.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: robb92 on October 10, 2007, 12:15:32 AM: Wasn't an option on their for me, since the bag limits here are crazy, 10 does and 2 bucks for bow, and 10 and 2 for shotgun and 10 and 2 for muzzleloader. I hunt to fill my freezer, can't eat the horns.
Title: Re: hunting season standards
Post by: Hunting Cowboy on October 10, 2007, 07:51:48 PM: I'm looking for a 4X4 150 class Muley (or bigger). My 19 year old will be looking for the first legal buck we can find.
Best of luck to everyone!