outdoors Hunting Thread

stettoman · Nov 7, 2016

I assume with the vast membership a few of the hunters here are getting out this Fall.

I for one will be looking for new and spicy recipes for venison...

This is about a two-and-a-half year old, I would have loved to come up on this one:

Anyone else getting their tags filled? I have one more whitetail (doe) tag to fill, then I'm thinking of going to Texas for some wild pig...

hardcore · Nov 7, 2016

i got 2 does this season.

stettoman · Nov 7, 2016

I'm in the woods again right now, waiting on some does to pass. Lots of trophy buck this year, but I've found the quality meat in the younger animals is worth more to me than a mount.

CAPCOM · Nov 7, 2016

I have one buck that I have split between 2 recipients. I passed on a 6pt at 15 yds yesterday so my son might get a shot. Debating now on whether or not to get another combo tag before the season ends. Would like to have one for myself.

ThePepperTrent · Nov 8, 2016

Going for Archery mule deer December and January. Last couple years I haven't seen a darn thing, but my friends all got their tag filled so I hope I can get something done.

muskymojo · Nov 8, 2016

I got my first deer with a bow a few weeks ago.

I also did my first ever European mount...

muskymojo · Nov 8, 2016

Who's hungry?

ThePepperTrent · Nov 9, 2016

That's awesome muskymojo!

hardcore · Nov 9, 2016

chow line forms at 1700hrs

stettoman · Nov 10, 2016

Mmm hardcore, that looks yummy.

Hey, I got #2 this morning. Season is over for me, the Fall honeydo list awaits. I kinda wish I bow hunted or did black powder.

JoynersHotPeppers · Nov 10, 2016

Bad to the woods int he AM for me, black powder and deer are ruttin hard! We have the largest bucks we have ever had on cam this season.

stettoman · Nov 10, 2016

JoynersHotPeppers said:
Bad to the woods int he AM for me, black powder and deer are ruttin hard! We have the largest bucks we have ever had on cam this season.

Luck to you. Yah, the rut in north Minnesnowta is ridiculous this year. Every morning I found rubs from hell that weren't there the previous evening. Haven't seen any monster bucks, but there seems to be 3 for every doe. My 4 by 3 was about 2&1/2 years old, old enough to weigh in and young enough to be tender without help. My doe looks to be around 2 as well. HUGE population this year.

These are peppered about the woods, several new every day. I'm seeing LOTS of scrape too, but no signs of fighting.

JoynersHotPeppers · Nov 10, 2016

Usually those are from shedding velvet as I am sure you know but there are a TON of active scrape on our property this year. We have two different scrape lines with about 6 to 10 scrapes on each.

Good luck to you as well, leaving now and hope to bag a few tomorrow!

Cheers

We have heard a few clashes of antlers as well, I also grunted in two bucks from 200+ yards to only hit a small twig in the cutover and have my bullet deflect and miss a nice 8

CAPCOM · Nov 10, 2016

OK. Here is my 1st deer kill for this year and it comes with a challenge. All of my past deer have been harvested with a very simple double lung shot. I challenge anyone to duplicate the shot below and drop the deer within 50 yds from point of initial arrow impact.

Jubnat · Nov 11, 2016

Whoa Capcom...it's hard to tell from the pic...

...but did you shoot an arrow up that deer's butthole?

hardcore · Nov 11, 2016

my second doe this season, i thought i missed...i had seen 2 deer one in back of this one. i seen the one in the back was a doe...the other had its head down and i thought it was at least a spike.

when i shot...2 deer ran off.

it was a 200 yard shot, i couldnt belive i missed...walk down and found this..the reason i couldnt see it down was because of a small berm.

i would have let it pass if i known it was a doe.

stettoman · Nov 11, 2016

CAPCOM said:
OK. Here is my 1st deer kill for this year and it comes with a challenge. All of my past deer have been harvested with a very simple double lung shot. I challenge anyone to duplicate the shot below and drop the deer within 50 yds from point of initial arrow impact.

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Oh effin' OUTCH!!

Every deer I've ever taken dropped in place. I'm kind of proud of that record, I hunt in dense woods and a lot of my shots were inside some tight spaces, like that doe.

I've been invited to Abilene for a hog hunt. No limit, no season. My pork supply is getting low, I think it'll be worth the drive. :dance:

hardcore said:
my second doe this season, i thought i missed...i had seen 2 deer one in back of this one. i seen the one in the back was a doe...the other had its head down and i thought it was at least a spike.

when i shot...2 deer ran off.

it was a 200 yard shot, i couldnt belive i missed...walk down and found this..the reason i couldnt see it down was because of a small berm.

i would have let it pass if i known it was a doe.

Yearling doe can't be beat for table fare!! I always (except like this year when the freezers were empty) gor for the spikes and the smaller does. The meat is almost all backstrap!

CAPCOM · Nov 11, 2016

Jubnat said:
Whoa Capcom...it's hard to tell from the pic...

...but did you shoot an arrow up that deer's butthole?

No, right hind quarter. Missed all internals and clipper the femoral artery. Instantaneous bleed out.

stettoman · Nov 11, 2016

CAPCOM said:
No, right hind quarter. Missed all internals and clipper the femoral artery. Instantaneous bleed out.

That's still butthurt!!!

CAPCOM · Nov 11, 2016

Couldnt help it. As I puller the release trigger the deer did a crazy Ivan.