Congrats DPMS ... great story and awesome buck ...yes I was one of those that stayed in bed .... lol

Great buck DPMS, congrats!  
 
 

Congrats dpms 👍👍. Sitting out in the cold this morning you deserved it. I know I would have been happy dragging a deer today to warm up. Looks like a large bodied healthy buck.

Good deal dpms.

rsquared
Great buck Justin!  Congrats!
 
Had a real fun hunt with my 9 year old Saturday on some new property in Crawford Co, courtesy of a really generous landowner.  He was close to getting shots off at some young bucks, but no dice.  Saw a slammer that knew what was up, and never got closer than 150 yards.  Landowner pulled his cards Sunday and sent me pics of a 4 or 5 year old buck that was checkin' on some does 45 minutes before we got set up!  
 
Returned yesterday with him and my 16 year old, but it was pretty uneventful for both of 'em.  
 
Reckon the younger one is done till gun season.  He hunted hard this year, but he's ready for a break.  See how many more times the older one can make himself get out this week.  I imagine he'll give it a few more tries.  

+1

Millerdaga welcome.

I agree +1. Dave paints a story worth a thousand pictures.


BTW... by any chance, do you enjoy racing?

mopars0
...yes I was one of those that stayed in bed .... lol

Your turn neighbor. 👍 But hurry...

Went out this evening still in search of a doe. Snow made for a quiet sneak back to the stand and when I got there a fawn was bedded 50yds out with its back to me. Never spooked and I don't think it ever made me out as I climbed up. At 430 a fat doe came ripping under my stand and stopped 45 yds out shortly followed by a 4pt that stayed out a little further. She turned and started walking back my way, but then went into full on sprint again right underneath the stand for a second time as this little buck tried to run her down. By the amount fresh tracks I saw on the way in, I think this little guy had been running her for a while. Back at it tomorrow afternoon. Good luck to everyone in these last couple days.

BeenThereDoneThat.


I agree +1. Dave paints a story worth a thousand pictures.

Daw shucks John.  
 
Some fine story tellers in the Archery forum here.  Not many of us left on these boards that like to talk about and tell stories that are actually about hunting and fishing, but the good men that chime in on the yearly archery update thread are one of the reasons I stick around here.
 
Speaking of good story tellers, been a day or two since we heard from DarDys.  Anyone check to make sure he didn't get blown away with his blind?   
 
My boys are tapped out on archery.  The oldest hunted yesterday from 4 till dark in his stand and didn't see a deer.  He said he's done.  
 
I have a few hours tomorrow morning and I'm trying to decide if I want to hunt deer myself for the first time this year, or take Rocky out to chase some more of those green headed chickens on the game lands.   

BeenThereDoneThat.

mopars0
...yes I was one of those that stayed in bed .... lol

Your turn neighbor. 👍 But hurry...

.lol ... well bud looks like I’m hanging up my bow this old timer can’t take the cold in a stand with a bow... Father Time (. 68 ) is catching me 😜... did 15 sits came up with nothing but had a lot of fun ... so now I’ll try the rifle in a couple weeks with my son and heat in my shanty .Besides if I get lucky I’ll have help dragging it 😜😜🍺👍. Good luck and be safe y’all