Bad Luck!
 

I want to hear your stories about bad luck so far this year. Ill start this with mine. First off one of the places I hunt is having a bike path run through it, (Ive posted this before) which has run most of the deer out, the ones still around have gone nocturnal. Secondly a property that boarders another place I hunt has been leased out to a hunting outfitter and Ive been told he uses this property as a shooting range. Just from my experience deer dont like gunshots therefore Im seeing nothing there either. Finally the two nice bucks I have seen so far this year I cant hunt. Not because I cant get permission, but because the city limits run straight through the small patch of timber the bucks stay in. And where these deer bed, rub/scrape, eat and drink, is all located inside city limits by about 15-30 yds. The timber is very small and the deer arent shy of people too badly (takes out the challenge but they are 2 of the biggest bucks Ive seen on hoof)
So whats your bad luck, Im not hoping youre having any but Id like to know Im not the only one.

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What makes you think they won't leave the city limits? I'd set up legally right next to them.

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I suppose that is true, but inside city limits is where all the deer sign is. Here is a pic of the property. Very small, below the red line is city limits

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Exactly!

You want back luck....Tuesday I ruptured my Achilles Tendon, Thursday I went under the knife so they could repair it. My Surgeon writes me off 3 months from work, that puts me into the first week of Nov, 4 weeks past our opening archery season. If I'm lucky and determined through physical therapy, I'll be able to hunt the remaining 2 weeks of our season. I know it's prime time and that's what I'm striving for. Bad Luck? I'm probably missing the first 3 if not 4 weeks of our season. Yup, you got it bad. ;) [8D]

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hell I just had shoulder surgery on my pulling shoulder thats as bad as it gets!!!

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thats terrible, im sorry to hear about both of your injuries. I may be limited to places to hunt but I suppose at least hunting I can do. As long asI have no injuries. I was in that boat last year when I tore the muscle from my shoulder blade. I was advised to not work for 3 weeks and definately not hunt for 4. This happened on Oct 2. season opens Oct. 1 here. I went 3 weeks in my stand, unarmed to pattern the deer. Week 4 I shot my buck. Hope everything works out for you all.

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You should check your city regs., I can legally shoot a deer with my bow in city limits if I have permission to do so on the property. Check into it, might get lucky!

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Only bad luck I have had so far is with the archery shops around here....hopefully they didn't mess somethin up with my VT strings I just got ordered..