WNY Bowhunter

The deer weren't out too overly great tonight in the fields where I usually see them at, but I still ended up seeing 23 bucks, witha dozen or soof them being good 2-3 yr. olds and a couple more that might have been a little older. Several were nice 8-pts. with spreads out to or past their ears,one was a really nice thick-necked 9-pt., and there were a few more that looked to be a little behind the other bucks in antlerdevelopement (6-pts. right now)but they still got about a month ofgrowing left.I still think that most of the big boys are waiting until dark to come out to feed...they usually start showing up from the end of Julyto beginning of August. I can't wait to break out the spotlight and video cameraand get some velvet footage. Still three month to go before bow season gets here .

PABowhntr

Sounds like you had a great night by our standards. Seeing 23 different bucks would be a stellar night for the area that we tend to glass and spotlight (legal in PA) during the evening. I haven't found time to head out yet to do just that but hopefully will before the week is out.

TeeJay

I put about 75 miles on the Tahoe tonight glassing for deer. Seen about 25-30 bucks, no big ones the best i could come up with is a 8 about 14-16" but we do have another month of groth so lets hope.

rybohunter

I'd probably wreck the truck after a night like that in my areas. Mostly because in order to see all those bucks I'd have to smoke crack before I went spotting. You are lucky.

Big John

Rybo- slide over in the seat and light me one of funny cigarettes too. I don't think we got 20 in the township.

WNY Bowhunter

PABowhntr,

Spotlighting is definately one of favorite pasttimes during the summer. I'm chomping at the bit to get out there and throw the light out, but I think that I'll give it a few more weeks yet until the bucks are about done growing. It'spretty exciting because Ialways seesome monsters(140-150+ class bucks) at night that I've never managed to see before dark in the areas that a check. Most people around here don't spotlight until October or November, but they're really missing out on the best time of year to do it which is late July-August when the bucks are still grouped up. A couple of years ago we had several nights during the beginning of August when we saw from 60-70 bucks in the same areas where I saw the deer last night. I've never seen close to that many before dark. Can't you only spotlight to like 11:00 in PA? Here in NY you can do at anytime during the year and at an hour as long as you're not doing it within 500ft. of houses (unless you have permission).