Deer Hunting - The Firearms Forum

kentuckyrifleman · 11-24-2012, 03:28 PM

How was hunting this year?

I dont' see many pictures of this years harvest. I always likd looking at the pictures on here.

Me, I havent got out much this year.

hogger129 · 11-24-2012, 04:07 PM

I haven't seen any around. My neighbor has been out, but not sure if he got anything.

wv hillbilly · 11-24-2012, 04:36 PM

i dont hunt anymore, but i just looked out the door and saw a very small 3 point

ShawnDow · 11-24-2012, 07:35 PM

Dont make fun of it... its in the freezer now! Thats all I care about, the food aspect.

hstout1143 · 11-24-2012, 07:44 PM

Nice buck ShawnDow, we got 2 bucks this year, about the size of yours.

fleetwood1976 · 11-24-2012, 07:54 PM

one button buck so far. I prefer doe or small buck for eating anyway

aa1911 · 11-24-2012, 08:00 PM

I hunt for meat, couldn't care less about horns!

and got skunked this year. Saw lots of does, no legal deer though. Bucks only here. Saw lots of elk (legal bulls too) during deer, none during elk.

came close to getting a bear a couple times but could not connect... next year...

Evins74s · 11-24-2012, 08:02 PM

I got one doe down so far. Still have one more doe tag to go. As far as the buck tag....tag soup. Didn't take any pictures of the doe.

papadude · 11-24-2012, 08:03 PM

Shot a nice doe early and this buck with my muzzle loader

ShawnDow · 11-24-2012, 08:34 PM

papadude.. we don't see too many like that in my neck of the woods.

jlloyd73 · 11-24-2012, 08:52 PM

Here are a few pics of some caught on a tree cam behind my house....

Silencer · 11-24-2012, 09:20 PM

Hice! Happy Hunting, guys!

cpttango30 · 11-24-2012, 10:41 PM

Not too good so far. All I got was a spare tire and a muffler. The local Taxidermist wont do a Euro mount on either of them.

steve4102 · 11-25-2012, 12:24 AM

Pretty slow here. I got lucky on opening day and shot 3 does. My boys hunted hard for two weeks and didn't see anything but fawns. Most of the big-buck hunters I know got skunked, course the rain and sleet for almost a week didn't help much.

Woodnut · 11-25-2012, 06:57 AM

Wannta see pictures, just wait, I leave tomorrow morning for Tennessee for a 8-10 day hunting trip. My daughter lives in my old homeplace. Her son is 18 and loves to take grandaddy hunting just to show him up. He has already baged 6 last week. In our part of
TN you are allowed 3 deer a day, either sex. So it should be a good hunt.
These pictures may be of doe but at least I am amost sure I can post a few.

2000ShadowACE · 11-25-2012, 07:14 AM

Here in Iowa the deer are getting pretty scarce. I have been out at least three times a week all bow season and only seen four deer.

howlnmad · 11-25-2012, 07:52 AM

http://thefirearmsforum.com/showthre...=115992&page=2 Check here. Still have a month of rifle to go.

Big Chevy · 11-25-2012, 10:26 AM

Only thing I have seen is doe's, and 1 hog with my buddy that he got (I was to slow to the rifle

). Walked the glades last weekend in a couple different areas just a couple cottonmouths. Not done yet hoping for better luck.

Hawg · 11-25-2012, 04:07 PM

I got a doe the second day of primitive weapons. First rifle season just started last weekend. I haven't had a chance to go yet but I've got til the end of Jan.

al45lc · 11-26-2012, 02:31 PM

D3 drought levels in my hunting area, very poor success ratios due to that.
One pond that held a monster Moose I was watching last year was completely dried up this year. The bear take is down too because of low berry growth in this area. Last year we saw 4 bears, and scat everywhere. This year not a sign.
Our group got 1 Muley Buck, and that's ALL we saw in 6 days! For 5 guys!
Last year we saw over 2 dozen Deer and several Elk.
Many camps gave up and pulled out after 3-4 days, it was so bad.
That's the bitch of Colorado hunting, your stuck in your draw area, no matter what.

m77user · 11-26-2012, 04:40 PM

First time in 55 years that I have been unable to go hunting. Congratulations to all who scored this year and condolences to those who were not so fortunate.

whirley · 11-26-2012, 04:41 PM

Try cooking the whole ham of a very young deer. It's tender and very much like roast lamb. Delicious.

Zane71464 · 11-30-2012, 01:55 AM

Some nice deer you all have taken!
And good luck on your trip Woodnut. I've been a bit under the weather this gun season here with flu-like feelings. I did manage to get out the second day here all day and had a neighbor miss a small 9pt..
It came down past me and with two shots, I managed to drop it with my S&W 586, .357 Mag.. When he came down (my neighbor) I had the deer down and he told me he'd missed it and really needed the meat. So, I told him to go get his 4 wheeler and I'd help him load the buck up and that we did.
As I'm feeling a bit better, I'm going to try and hit it hard with the 3 days of season we have left...stll with the revolver.

Zane71464 · 11-30-2012, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papadude

Shot a nice doe early and this buck with my muzzle loader

REALLY nice antlered buck.

Zane71464 · 11-30-2012, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawg

I got a doe the second day of primitive weapons. First rifle season just started last weekend. I haven't had a chance to go yet but I've got til the end of Jan.

Nice, meat in the freezer.

11-24-2012, 03:28 PM	#1
kentuckyrifleman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 69	Deer Hunting How was hunting this year? I dont' see many pictures of this years harvest. I always likd looking at the pictures on here. Me, I havent got out much this year. -->

11-24-2012, 04:07 PM	#2
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: Deer Hunting I haven't seen any around. My neighbor has been out, but not sure if he got anything. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."

11-24-2012, 04:36 PM	#3
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,017	Re: Deer Hunting i dont hunt anymore, but i just looked out the door and saw a very small 3 point

11-24-2012, 07:35 PM	#4
ShawnDow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tawas City, Michigan Posts: 395	Re: Deer Hunting Dont make fun of it... its in the freezer now! Thats all I care about, the food aspect. Attached Images __________________ You can't prevent the inevitable.. only alter its time span!

11-24-2012, 07:44 PM	#5
hstout1143 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Contributor Posts: 1,739	Re: Deer Hunting Nice buck ShawnDow, we got 2 bucks this year, about the size of yours. __________________ NRA Life Member Kids that hunt and fish don't mug old ladies. "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan "Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante", With God as my leader and my sword as my companion

11-24-2012, 07:54 PM	#6
fleetwood1976 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Contributor Posts: 1,333	Re: Deer Hunting one button buck so far. I prefer doe or small buck for eating anyway

11-24-2012, 08:00 PM	#7
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,113	Re: Deer Hunting I hunt for meat, couldn't care less about horns! and got skunked this year. Saw lots of does, no legal deer though. Bucks only here. Saw lots of elk (legal bulls too) during deer, none during elk. came close to getting a bear a couple times but could not connect... next year... __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

11-24-2012, 08:02 PM	#8
Evins74s V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 96	Re: Deer Hunting I got one doe down so far. Still have one more doe tag to go. As far as the buck tag....tag soup. Didn't take any pictures of the doe.

11-24-2012, 08:03 PM	#9
papadude Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 23	Re: Deer Hunting Shot a nice doe early and this buck with my muzzle loader

11-24-2012, 08:34 PM	#10
ShawnDow V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tawas City, Michigan Posts: 395	Re: Deer Hunting papadude.. we don't see too many like that in my neck of the woods. __________________ You can't prevent the inevitable.. only alter its time span!

11-24-2012, 08:52 PM	#11
jlloyd73 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Contributor Posts: 1,932	Re: Deer Hunting Here are a few pics of some caught on a tree cam behind my house.... Attached Images __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The only thing better than good family is good friends. J and D Lloyd Get ready...it's getting "real" and really fast!

11-24-2012, 09:20 PM	#12
Silencer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southern California: Inland Empire Posts: 1,297	Re: Deer Hunting Hice! Happy Hunting, guys! __________________ War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. Skeet Shooting Game! Don't Shoot Your Eye Out!

11-24-2012, 10:41 PM	#13
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: Deer Hunting Not too good so far. All I got was a spare tire and a muffler. The local Taxidermist wont do a Euro mount on either of them.

11-25-2012, 12:24 AM	#14
steve4102 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Contributor Posts: 2,760	Re: Deer Hunting Pretty slow here. I got lucky on opening day and shot 3 does. My boys hunted hard for two weeks and didn't see anything but fawns. Most of the big-buck hunters I know got skunked, course the rain and sleet for almost a week didn't help much.

11-25-2012, 06:57 AM	#15
Woodnut Forum Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Diamondhead, MS Contributor Posts: 2,172	Re: Deer Hunting Wannta see pictures, just wait, I leave tomorrow morning for Tennessee for a 8-10 day hunting trip. My daughter lives in my old homeplace. Her son is 18 and loves to take grandaddy hunting just to show him up. He has already baged 6 last week. In our part of TN you are allowed 3 deer a day, either sex. So it should be a good hunt. These pictures may be of doe but at least I am amost sure I can post a few. __________________ Carl Never doubt the beauty of wood. Carl’s Album www.cwgrips.com Web site Updated 01/01/2013 NRA Life Member

11-25-2012, 07:14 AM	#16
2000ShadowACE V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Eastern Iowa Posts: 153	Re: Deer Hunting Here in Iowa the deer are getting pretty scarce. I have been out at least three times a week all bow season and only seen four deer.

11-25-2012, 07:52 AM	#17
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,566	Re: Deer Hunting http://thefirearmsforum.com/showthre...=115992&page=2 Check here. Still have a month of rifle to go. __________________

11-25-2012, 10:26 AM	#18
Big Chevy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 345	Re: Deer Hunting Only thing I have seen is doe's, and 1 hog with my buddy that he got (I was to slow to the rifle ). Walked the glades last weekend in a couple different areas just a couple cottonmouths. Not done yet hoping for better luck.

11-25-2012, 04:07 PM	#19
Hawg Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,558	Re: Deer Hunting I got a doe the second day of primitive weapons. First rifle season just started last weekend. I haven't had a chance to go yet but I've got til the end of Jan.

11-26-2012, 02:31 PM	#20
al45lc Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: colorful colorado Posts: 1,016	Re: Deer Hunting D3 drought levels in my hunting area, very poor success ratios due to that. One pond that held a monster Moose I was watching last year was completely dried up this year. The bear take is down too because of low berry growth in this area. Last year we saw 4 bears, and scat everywhere. This year not a sign. Our group got 1 Muley Buck, and that's ALL we saw in 6 days! For 5 guys! Last year we saw over 2 dozen Deer and several Elk. Many camps gave up and pulled out after 3-4 days, it was so bad. That's the bitch of Colorado hunting, your stuck in your draw area, no matter what. __________________ You are what you do, when it counts.

11-26-2012, 04:40 PM	#21
m77user V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 149	Re: Deer Hunting First time in 55 years that I have been unable to go hunting. Congratulations to all who scored this year and condolences to those who were not so fortunate.

11-26-2012, 04:41 PM	#22
whirley V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Contributor Posts: 457	Re: Deer Hunting Try cooking the whole ham of a very young deer. It's tender and very much like roast lamb. Delicious.

11-30-2012, 01:55 AM	#23
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,362	Re: Deer Hunting Some nice deer you all have taken! And good luck on your trip Woodnut. I've been a bit under the weather this gun season here with flu-like feelings. I did manage to get out the second day here all day and had a neighbor miss a small 9pt.. It came down past me and with two shots, I managed to drop it with my S&W 586, .357 Mag.. When he came down (my neighbor) I had the deer down and he told me he'd missed it and really needed the meat. So, I told him to go get his 4 wheeler and I'd help him load the buck up and that we did. As I'm feeling a bit better, I'm going to try and hit it hard with the 3 days of season we have left...stll with the revolver. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!