I'm sure the last thing you guys want to hear is me complain, but this has been the worst season that Shawn and I have ever had in Missouri. With the properties we hunt and as much time as we put in scouting, videoing, hanging stands, and hunting we have no excuse not to have AT LEAST one buck on the ground. We didn't see our first shooter from the stand untill just last week and he wasn't even close to bow range. We have hunted over 30 sits just in November and have nothing to show for it. In the passed two years shawn and I have killed a total of 8 bucks in MO...it's just unbelievable to me that we cannot manage to get just ONE on the ground this year.

Anyway...since our luck was so terrible and since we had been seeing a ton of does on our farm, we decided to go out and do some herd reduction. Wouldnt you know it after having a shot opportunity at a doe nearly every sit in November, we didn't have a single doe even close!

Tonight, to top it all off we headed in to one of our better spots to check our trail camera and get in the tree and guess what! Our trail cam had been stolen! What a sack punch just to top it all off. I'm ready for fall of 2009.. [&o]

Well, I hate to say it, but thats why we call it huntin and not killin. Hope your luck improves.

My season has slowed down a lot also, but if Igot eitherone of the bucks you killed this year, I'd be happy for years

2 big bucks on the ground and it is "worse"?

I, myself am having a good season, out of state. I am mainly refering to shawns season in Missouri with me behind the camera.

The past 2 years you and shawn have killed 8 bucks ? You answered you own question. You killed them all

I think it's going to be pretty tough to find any sympathy around here with two archery bucks over 140" in one season. I know you are addressing your MO season, but 30 sits in one season is a success to some hunters with or without a kill. Good luck to you guys the rest of the season. Hopefully the time you put in pays off in the end.

Not looking for sympathy...just needed to vent! Things are picking up. Just had a couple does come by and a nice 100" 2 year old

I know exactly what you mean. I have no right to complain either with 3 deer down, but this was a strange year. I saw a little rut activity, but nothing like the frenzied chasing I usually see. There is usually a few days where you see a doe and 4-8 bucks will be trailing her. Or there are bucks running out the open searching for does. I hunted a lot this year and never saw it myself or haven't talked to anyone else that saw it either.

Thwack! LMAO

I understand man. I have had a dream season for me. first archery: deer, pronghorn buck, buck....yet still have to catch myself to not complain about not having put down an archery turkey yet.[X(]

But then again, you DO have a B&C and a P&Y deer down for the season, with your bow....maybe Shawn should be making this post. LOL