In the spirit of all the Nanny Schwacking that's been going on around here lately, my dear friend Mr. dukemichaels and I wanted to get in on the fun so we could be cool too. So with the warm temps this past weekend and the bucks not moving until dark, we took the opportunity to let the air out of a few does, on film no less. I shot mine Friday night, Mike shot his Saturday night. Both double lung shots, both easy tracking jobs, and both our first kills on video. Granted, we didn't kill any bucks but we sure had fun regardless.

Unfortunately I don't have time to edit the video before I leave for the Campbell Outdoor Challenge onWeds morning, so you'll have to wait to see that until I get back. But trust me, it's good.

PS - I love my Nikon D40 camera. This thing takes great photos.

I heard you guys considered yourselves "ladykillers"

Naw good job guys and real nice photos!

Those aren't DOES! They're HORSES!

If we're going by the pound....I still have some catching up to do.

Congrats, guys. The photos are beautiful.

All the cool kids are doing it.

Congrats on the does, good luck next week!

When we had a one deer limit, I never took a shot at does. However, does became mandatory a number of years ago (you have to kill 2 or more to make your 2nd buck tag available) and I got accustomed to the idea. I no longer shoot immature bucks -esp when does are usually more readily available and it helps to even out the buck:doe ratio.

Hey Dave - the property we were on is literally infested with does. They've freakin' EVERYWHERE. So we figured that we'd take the opportunity to take a few on film, and build our confidence up a little bit before the rut kits in. It's amazing what a well placed arrow at 20 yards will do for your enthusiasm and confidence in your ability to make the shot when that monster is standing in front of you.

Great Pics Justin, I was half correct that Mike would score this past weekend. I had him on a doe and a buck.
Tell him congrats for me. Congrats to you also.

awesome!! congrats guys!

nice pics as well!

Them Are ILLINOIS DOES!! LOL!!



Nice shootin' Jim. I'm waiting for a doe to step out in front of me. I've had three smaller bucks in bow-range so far this season. That's it. It's either a wall-hanger or does for me this year, so congrats to you.

He was close last night, but we ran out of light unfortunately. We needed about another 5-10 minutes to seal the deal, but it was a no-go. Had two bucks, one on either side of us, and neither would get closer than 60 yards. That's life though!