deer kill

Started off slow but soon picked up,so far 6 out of 8 of our gang got bucks & a few got does also.I read in the pa.outdoor mag. that they shot a poss.record amount of deer in Archery season & from the reports I got that the deer processors in our area were swamped first day.They were warning people that wanted to drop off deer for the hunters helping the hungry program to call first because some of them were at their limit already.As a side note my son shot a very nice buck that was trailing a doe & several other hunters told me of seeing bucks with their nose on the ground trailing does as well. They told me it looks like the rut was finally kicking in around here.I really miss going out this year,especialy playing in the snow with my snow camo. Only 1 coyote seen,no shot given. Good luck this week-end,BE CAREFUL.  sam

First day in ohio was soggy. Seen 8 deer by 930am. 6 doe and 2 small bucks. Decided on a mercy kill of a small 5 point. Be had a infection the size of a baseball under his one eye. Looks like an antler got him while fighting. Now im hoping for a baldy saturday.

Haven't seen any deer at all in the past few months, probably hanging it up for the year.

Old man's buck

outasync, The buck that my son shot had a hole in the skull just under the eye that was infected with the right side of his face swollen & pus coming out of it. Also had a few punctures in his shoulder area & 2 pts broken.With the size of his buck I would have liked to see the one that kicked his butt.Also this one was covered in ticks.   sam

^^^ It’s amazing how much some bucks can get busted up fighting. I shot one in doe season a few years back that had both antlers broken off; an eye gouged out (empty socket); teeth knocked out; and upper jaw split. If it hadn’t been for all the healed over puncture wounds on its face and upper neck, I would have thought it tangled with a car and not another buck.

thunderpole
Old man's buck

Should have drug him out of the blood for a better pic.  Congrats to all who got a buck.  I am still after mine.
 

Congrats on some fine bucks guys!

Our 5 guns at camp are 0/5 for buck so far. We are not doe hunting this year during rifle due to numbers being down. They have killed several nice bucks on some adjoining properties. This past Saturday 12/5 doe came in in 2A and it was dead. Nobody hunting. 

Hey Fishin Coyote. Are you aware of the problems people are having getting into the Big Game forum? 

Hit a farm game cooperator this morning that I haven't hunted yet this fall. The guy lets anybody hunt that asks. I decided to take my little 22/250 with me as I always wanted to take a deer with it. I wasn't expecting much. In the gray light of dawn had 3 come past me at 50 yards but I couldn't be certain they didn't have horns so I held off. About 9, I took a little walk to a familiar stump and sat till 10. I decided to move up the ridge another 100 yards and 3 deer exploding from their beds in a dead ash tree. They were bedded 80 yards from me and we never saw each other until I eased closer. Once I got to where I wanted to be I caught just a slight flick of white and finally made out 2 deer feeding. In the steady wind, I was able to sneak into about 70 yards and put a 55 grain bullet behind the shoulder. Down for the count! Pretty impressed with the performance of the 22/250. 
 

CRAPPIE_SLAYER
Still haven't taken one with the flintlock yet, so maybe this year will be the year.

I am saving my last 2A tag for flintlock. Love that season.