Post by: jstone on September 01, 2020, 07:25:44 PM
Post by: OutHouse on September 01, 2020, 07:39:58 PM
Post by: J.Brower on September 01, 2020, 10:23:50 PM
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Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 01, 2020, 10:25:56 PM
Oh well I’ll be out there Saturday Sunday and Monday....! I hope somebody let the air out of a buck!
Post by: jstone on September 01, 2020, 10:34:52 PM
Post by: throwingsticks on September 01, 2020, 10:48:40 PM
Also it turns out "my spot" is super busy. Talked with three other hunters YIKES
Post by: NorseNW on September 02, 2020, 05:09:39 AM
Post by: npaull on September 02, 2020, 06:53:00 AM
Post by: HAGEMANIAC on September 02, 2020, 07:07:23 AM
Post by: Fatherof5 on September 02, 2020, 08:51:43 AM
Post by: OutHouse on September 02, 2020, 09:20:46 AM
My oldest and I went out last night after work. Had a doe come in and my son missed. ( His first year bow hunting.)
That's a great experience though. I remember my first misses well and they definitely taught me a lot about the what to do in the final moments. I still have a hard time controlling my heart rate/breathing sometimes.
Post by: Rutnbuxnbulls on September 02, 2020, 09:41:14 AM
My oldest and I went out last night after work. Had a doe come in and my son missed. ( His first year bow hunting.)
That's a great experience though. I remember my first misses well and they definitely taught me a lot about the what to do in the final moments. I still have a hard time controlling my heart rate/breathing sometimes.
It seems to be a common issue, when I'm stand hunting and can see a buck from a ways away I have time to get the adrenaline flowing and the heart rate spikes. I've had to calm down with breathing techniques and typically can get a controlled shot after a few breaths.
Working for the next few days then heading out this weekend, Monday looks best for temperatures and north wind forecasted. Poke a biggun gents!
Post by: Barbaroja on September 02, 2020, 10:19:39 AM
Post by: elkrack on September 02, 2020, 10:34:46 AM
I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.
Great attitude to have! Learn from the mistakes and you’ll always be improving :tup:
Good luck this season
Post by: Jpmiller on September 02, 2020, 12:09:37 PM
I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.
Great attitude to have! Learn from the mistakes and you’ll always be improving :tup:
Good luck this season
Just remember that sometimes the lesson is that the deer won today. You do everything right, or at least don't do anything wrong, and still come away defeated. Good luck finding him again.
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 02, 2020, 12:13:21 PM
Post by: NorseNW on September 02, 2020, 12:36:00 PM
I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.
Half the struggle is finding them for sure. Definitely stick with it. I'm not sure how much property you have that you are hunting but the ones that frequent my lil 3 acres are pretty consistent. They've been run off by my dog, bumped be me doing yard work - even had one bedded within 15 yards while I did some archery practice! Season wasn't open yet. They always return. I would have a chance at a really nice 3x4 this year. Just not comfortable that I can get him to drop before he hits one of the property lines - darn neighbors!
Post by: buckfvr on September 02, 2020, 01:39:13 PM
I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.
If you know hes there, why settle for one of his "dumber" (younger) others when you can hunt him the entire season ? If possible, learn prevailing wind/currents etc. and pick stands accordingly.
Post by: mburrows on September 02, 2020, 02:58:32 PM
Post by: Barbaroja on September 02, 2020, 03:08:54 PM
Because then I can eat steaks and spend time hunting other stuff. September goose opens Saturday, early elk coming up, small game, still looking for a bear, shall I go on? LolI got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.
If you know hes there, why settle for one of his "dumber" (younger) others when you can hunt him the entire season ? If possible, learn prevailing wind/currents etc. and pick stands accordingly.
Just more interested in getting some meat in the freezer antlers are just a bonus but don’t really mean anything to me other than the direct coronation between the size of the rack and how much meat is attached to it. More the merrier. Good luck everyone! Thanks for the encouraging words.
Post by: jstone on September 02, 2020, 03:34:37 PM
Keep the pictures coming
Post by: Jpmiller on September 02, 2020, 04:46:40 PM
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 02, 2020, 06:03:22 PM
Post by: OutHouse on September 02, 2020, 08:00:49 PM
Somebody shot a deer in mazama, my old man found it bloated out behind his place this afternoon. 3 pt buck. For some strange reason his camera had all the pictures deleted from it. All on private property. Bummer.
Oh no. I'll have to check my cams when I get up there. Hope they weren't raided as well. And that sucks in general and why didn't they try to retrieve at least? Probably thought they'd be caught I suppose. Five bucks says they're still up there looking for another deer to shoot. Was it certainly an arrow kill? Whitetail?
Post by: Sutherland on September 02, 2020, 08:53:04 PM
Post by: Jpmiller on September 02, 2020, 09:50:55 PM
Post by: MHWASH on September 03, 2020, 09:15:14 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on September 03, 2020, 09:25:01 AM
Post by: huntingaddiction on September 03, 2020, 09:28:46 AM
Sons opening evening buck.
Hell yes! Congrats to that young killer!
Post by: mburrows on September 03, 2020, 10:00:52 AM
Post by: BIGDOG253 on September 03, 2020, 10:33:57 AM
Post by: Taco280AI on September 03, 2020, 10:43:55 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on September 03, 2020, 10:47:46 AM
Post by: huntingaddiction on September 03, 2020, 10:56:35 AM
Great job to all you successful hunters so far!
Hopefully I get to post one this weekend, I'll probably miss though and it will run to Drock so he can shoot it :(
Post by: Rainier10 on September 03, 2020, 11:05:29 AM
2020 deer thread started with a sticky so it stays on the top of the deer board.
Post by: OutHouse on September 03, 2020, 11:34:11 AM
Post by: mburrows on September 03, 2020, 11:56:18 AM
Here is mine from the opener. Feels great to fill a tag on a buck after a 10 year drought. I couldn't be happier! I shot him at about 7 yards quartering towards me, complete pass through, he ran no more than 50 yards. Thanks mburrows for all the help.
Love those half mile pack outs! Pain is coming in November lol
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 03, 2020, 12:35:23 PM
Here’s mine. Buddy got his in the AM I got this guy yesterday evening. My buddy let me use an iron will broadhead, pretty impressive. Quartering to, hit the first rib, exit the abdomen and went through the rear quarter muscle then lodged into a tree
That's a nice-looking buck by any standard. :tup:
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 03, 2020, 12:36:38 PM
Sons opening evening buck.
Great buck, young man!
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 03, 2020, 12:37:43 PM
Here is mine from the opener. Feels great to fill a tag on a buck after a 10 year drought. I couldn't be happier! I shot him at about 7 yards quartering towards me, complete pass through, he ran no more than 50 yards. Thanks mburrows for all the help.
Nice buck!
Post by: Henrydog on September 03, 2020, 12:46:49 PM
All of these so far a great looking deer. Nice work boys!
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 03, 2020, 12:48:46 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on September 03, 2020, 01:44:19 PM
Sons opening evening buck.
That's awesome! :tup:
Post by: HntnFsh on September 03, 2020, 02:16:26 PM
Sons opening evening buck.
That's awesome! Tell him it's ok to crack a smile when you get a nice buck. I would be grinning ear to ear!
Post by: jstone on September 05, 2020, 10:21:01 AM
Post by: Taco280AI on September 05, 2020, 05:48:54 PM
Came to this thread hoping to see new pics
Post by: NOCK NOCK on September 05, 2020, 05:54:15 PM
SLOWWWW
Just got back from 8 days in Muley country There needs to be ALOT more "W"s added to your slowww. :(
Post by: xX Let ER Rip Xx on September 05, 2020, 08:04:50 PM
Post by: BLDtraLR on September 05, 2020, 08:45:50 PM