My Best Bow Season
 

I have been bow hunting for 19 years. This was my best season to date. The weather wasgreat most of the time. I put alot of time in stand. The catch is I never even shot at a deer. By best, I mean I saw SO much activity and was able to enjoy watching the deer interact. I did some videoingwhile watching a 5 pt. buck try to be king of the woods while rubbing some small trees at about 5 yards.

I LUCKILY had probably 40-50 deer within bow range. I saw one wall hanger not in range. I have taken my share in those 19 years, but for some reason this year I passed on deer I may have taken a crack at before.

I can't explain why. Who knows, I might even take a shot at my first chance next year. We will have to see. I did get 3 with my gun and donated 1 of them to a food bank. I've always been pretty much a meat hunter and probably still will be in the future. This season was just different.

I still have a late bow season I can do and a weekend anterless gun hunt. But, I'mnot so sure I will be able to anymore hunting. Some people I know think I'm nuts when I tell them about my season being great, even though I didn't harvest a deer. They just don't get it.

RE: My Best Bow Season
 

Man, can I relate to that! I also had my best season yet without bow shooting a deer. I got a decent gun buck though. I saw a lot of deer and a lot of mature bucks. I had 25 mature buck sightings and this was from 11 different mature bucks. I had 6 good shots present themselves on 5 of them (one twice) and missed one.[&o]Oh well, I'm still trying.It was fun and exciting and I learned a lot. Check out these deer sightings that I compiled.

RE: My Best Bow Season
 

Greg...I like the charts. It would be nice to look back at the end of each season. Pretty cool.

RE: My Best Bow Season
 

I think you have too much time on your hands. You must not have kids! Those are really beneficial except mine have been pretty empty this year.

RE: My Best Bow Season
 

You seem to be really happy with your hunting experience and that is all that counts. That's success in my books.

RE: My Best Bow Season
 

im defintley making a chart like that next year, btw did you hunt everyday?

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My son is 18 and out on his own.:DI just had the last 4 weeks off on vacation.

RE: My Best Bow Season
 

Yes, except today. I'm back to work now [&o], but I'll be hunting evenings and weekends. Maybe not every day, but when the wind and the weather is right.