Anyone not taken a deer this year?
12-14-2006, 07:51 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,358
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
Me, wife and two sons, none have taken a deer, though my younger son missed one during gun season. With NH and its roughly 12-15% success rate, there lots of us.
I've seen a bunch but haven't drawn the bow back yet.
I've seen a bunch but haven't drawn the bow back yet.
12-14-2006, 07:53 AM
#12
Join Date: May 2006
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Posts: 317
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
I haven't either. I was really sick all through archery season and only got out two times. It's hard to get a shot at a deer when you can't stop coughing. Rifle season I could have shot a doe or two but chose not to. My 13 yr old son got a button buck so I was happy.
12-14-2006, 08:10 AM
#13
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Posts: 15
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
ORIGINAL: DeerWhisperer
I too have not taken a deer yet. Well that's not entirely true. Last day of the 1st muzzleloader season my cousin and i were sitting in the same ground blind. 2 does came up and me being on the right side i shot at the deer on the right thinking he would take the 1 on the left.
1 deer falls, The deer on the right falls. I'm thinking i got mine. We walk to the deer and it has 2 bullet holes in it. I asked my cousin which 1 he was shooting at? he says the 1 on the right. Oh well, so technically, i harvested half a deer.
I too have not taken a deer yet. Well that's not entirely true. Last day of the 1st muzzleloader season my cousin and i were sitting in the same ground blind. 2 does came up and me being on the right side i shot at the deer on the right thinking he would take the 1 on the left.
1 deer falls, The deer on the right falls. I'm thinking i got mine. We walk to the deer and it has 2 bullet holes in it. I asked my cousin which 1 he was shooting at? he says the 1 on the right. Oh well, so technically, i harvested half a deer.
12-14-2006, 08:29 AM
#14
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 285
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
I've just killed a little button buck this year. The does come out at dark and I let two fawns go who came out in the morning. This is the only year I haven't seen a buck with a sizeable rack.
12-14-2006, 08:39 AM
#16
Host of Hosts
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Posts: 5,780
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
I've been skunked this year for the first time in many years. I let alot of young deer and some does walk. I guess I skunked myself. I decided I wasn't going to kill a doe this year. A buddy of mine scored outWest on an Elk so I have plenty of venison. I had many oppoutunities in both archery and rifle, just no mature bucks. So I passed.
12-14-2006, 08:44 AM
#17
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Gainesvegas, Georgia
Posts: 789
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
Sureisaniceskimask has not harvested a deer this year, but dangit hes tryin. He has been out 3 times with Rusty_S and I...He saw a small doe with me on top of a farmland bluff, but He decided not to take it because I figured there would be bigger ones coming...but not yet.
12-14-2006, 08:53 AM
#18
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 10
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
You're not alone.
I shot a 105 lb doe opening day for meat, freezer was empty
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But since then I have been very dissapointed this year. Usually by this time there have been at least 4 racked bucks killed on ourplace and nobody has yet to even see a sizeable buck so far. Maybe January will be more forgiving when the bucks start rutting. One can only hope.
Just be patient my friend, your time along with mine and everyone else in this forum is coming
I shot a 105 lb doe opening day for meat, freezer was empty
,But since then I have been very dissapointed this year. Usually by this time there have been at least 4 racked bucks killed on ourplace and nobody has yet to even see a sizeable buck so far. Maybe January will be more forgiving when the bucks start rutting. One can only hope.
Just be patient my friend, your time along with mine and everyone else in this forum is coming
12-14-2006, 10:00 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,288
RE: Anyone not taken a deer this year?
Last night I should have got my first deer of the year, This nice 130" buck was coming out maybe a little bigger than that then all of a suddent it took of running as fast as he could i was very confused???? then i turned and looked and I see someone going for an afternoon walk through the woods i was so PISSSSED OFFFFFFFFF. and still am