Steve I hear ya on gittin' ready buddy, I'm feeling the urge myself.  Now if I can only remember where the hell I stored my huntin' stuff from last year.   Stupid real tree camouflage.

Congrats Thunderpole. 

Well decided to give it a shot tonight on-site of the forecast using a new strategy of hunting the off wind. Saw 3 doe after the rain (30min) of rain then heard a grunt as I was about to climb down telling me, the bucks are bedded where I thought and stands are set next ssw wind the plan is set and I'm going for broke hopefully get this season done asap with my buck tag or spook everything outta there and the other asshat hunters I gotta deal with don't get the opportunity at him, long story but they have no respect for others hunters nor common sense

I had a few tonight, I typically don't use anything never really had them but I hear thermacell works or sawyers, I use sawyers for anything but deer hunting I'm confident there's a lifetime supply on my brush pants I use it for ticks but works on skeeters to

Dardy's I'll be glad to send over some of these dam spiders I got dangling in my face while sitting in my ground blind.  No kidding, I'm thinkin I may carry a machete to get through the webs.  Hell I walked through a couple webs, between trees, I could of used to shoot  2017 XX75's.  Via finger release.  Stupid spiders.

DarDys
What do you archery dudes use to keep them off that doesn’t have any scent?

I prefer camo mesh gloves and a camo head net. 

Congrats Crappie 👍 going to check camera’s tomorrow then hit it next week ..advantage of being old and retired 🍺👍

BeenThereDoneThat.

Note to self:
1. Remember bow.
2. Remember arrows.
3. ummm......

3. Baloney sammiches?

Good shooting CS!

Haven't hunted myself yet. My teenage son whiffed on a doe last Saturday at 23 yards. Funny to hear him tell it ...

"I was way too nervous because it was the first deer I saw this year."

"My heart was pounding so hard I could barely breathe."

"I knew as soon as I released the arrow I missed because I jerked my head."

Man, I love the boys that God gave me.

Congrats Crappie a couple more in the freezer,and it squirrel time.lol Get the fiest doggy out.lol

Big Tuna
Congrats Crappie a couple more in the freezer,and it squirrel time.lol Get the fiest doggy out.lol

Yessir. The feist dog is ready for the leaves to drop, and get down to business.

CRAPPIE_SLAYER
They finally worked their way back out in front of me and I decided to take #4 at about 5 yds from the stand. Double lung that didn't go far. With work being crazy busy and having limited hunting time in happy to have some meat in the freezer.

Congrats on the archery deer! Any deer with an arrow is a job well done. 

There is a difference in the hunt. Even with the use of a compound or crossbow. Although not nearly as exciting, as with a longbow or recurve.

Hell, in my case, just seeing a legal buck I could point my finger at and yell bang, would be special for me.

Stupid ARs..... 💀

Thanks everyone. Looks like cooler temps are on the way this weekend, so it will finally feel like archery season. Good luck to those who get out.

Finished butchering my deer on Sunday, and to my surprise while cutting up the last hind quarter we found what looked to be a .22 round that was well healed into it. Meat was all good at least. Someone must have tagged it in the azz a while back. They are tough little creatures. Was happy to find it with a knife instead of a tooth later down the road.

CRAPPIE_SLAYER

Finished butchering my deer on Sunday, and to my surprise while cutting up the last hind quarter we found what looked to be a .22 round that was well healed into it. Meat was all good at least. Someone must have tagged it in the azz a while back. They are tough little creatures. Was happy to find it with a knife instead of a tooth later down the road.

4 years ago my son shot a decent 9 point and I had a friend do a Euro mount for him.  There's a nice, clean hole from a .22 or other very small caliber gun right in the top of it's skull.  Had a little crusty gunk on his forehead there, but other than that, no signs of injury.  It's amazing how tough some of these critters are.  

 
 
I think I may have posted this picture earlier this season.   This will be the third season for this doe and some may remember me talking about taking her out (as in killing ya sicko's) last year but I didn't and, here she is with a fawn.
 
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