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no deer here.. had a 5 by 5 within range of my stand just before light.. could have shot sveral small bucks and tons of does. i have till dec 15 and there are does everywhere so if i dont get a buck in the next week or so i will shoot a doe for the freezer..

small but deadly

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TRAVELED FROM ALASKA TO MO. AND HUNTED 5 DAYS. WHITETAILS WON AGAIN. <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>

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One over the back miss at 15 yards on a to 130&quot; eight pointer. My hunting record was pretty good until this year and then this year I was only able to tag a doe. I know you can't get one every year but my goal is to be successfull more years than I'm not.

http://www.geocities.com/scottbowden23/mydeer.html

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence and determination.
Calvin Coolidge

Edited by - bowbow on 11/28/2002 13:56:05

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Are we only talking about this year?

How about 6 (yes, I said six) years in a row without drawing blood on a deer/elk. Plenty of Grouse taken, gophers, etc. but no deer.

Ask me if I'm going to continue to bowhunt though... (of course the answer is yes).

Maybe I just suck at stalking skills, but I'd rather be out playing with the live animals than cooped up in the office with the mean ones<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

Jim.

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Count me in. Second season in a row. Got 2 shots this year. 1 doe, 1 small 8 point buck. Flesh wounded both of them. Took my bow to a different pro shop and found out it's junk. So there goes my entire season down the tubes. Both deer survived the attack though so I feel better about that. Oh well, third time's the charm. Look out next year because I'm going to be authoring the thread, &quot;How Many Did You Get This Year?&quot; LOL

KEEP IT LEGAL. KEEP IT SAFE. OR WE MAY NOT GET TO KEEP IT AT ALL.

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You guys are making me feel much better...My season started great, saw two nice bucks opening weekend and could not get them close enough for a shot then BAM! I have not seen a horn since. talk about frustrating almost two months without seeing a buck. I hunted last night and when I got to my car the temp was 6 degrees! the only thing I saw were two snowmobilers and a couple who thought it was a nice night to walk their three dogs in the woods!

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I'm all over this one. I did get to take a shot and reported the gutshot here(lost him). No tags used in this, my third straight year. Cold front a'comin' so I'm heading out to a very promising spot this afternoon.

The most important bloodtrail leads right to the foot of the cross

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Count me in on the loser squad! I got a big nothing for both deer and elk this year. I'll get to hunt one more day (Saturday) this year in late muzzleloader season with an &quot;any deer&quot; tag, but other than that (and chances aren't great then) I'll be done for the year without drawing blood. What makes it worse is that I haven't even seen any of the animal I'm after in either season. I nearly got run down by a mule deer doe that wasn't paying attention in elk season, though. At least I know my camo and scent management worked. She passed within less than a foot of me and never knew I was there. I should have grabbed her around the neck and hopped on her back. At least there would have been a little excitement in that hunt. :)

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Add me to the list. I did not manage to get a deer this year.

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No deer in the freezer for me either. I had many chances that I passed on and a bonified monster buck that I missed by about 6 inches low due to extreme buck fever. Learned much, laughed a lot and had a great time everytime out. There is always 2nd season day after Christmas!