How do you define a successful deer season?
#11
We are very competitive among dog hunting crews, and it extends to our stand hunting also. I know several good hunters that take off the whole deer season who average 15 bucks a year.
I grew up hunting with my dad being in QDMA clubs, and it's just not for me anymore. I love running dogs and I love to pull the trigger. I never really got caught up in the "horn porn"
#12
i think the quote in my signature line says it all
i hunted hard this year, fortunate enough to take a nice doe with the rifle, as well as one with the bow
i had so many encounters with bucks it made for the most successful season, that of doing my homework, tracking, hunting, finding where they moved to, and learned a ton that will help me fill a tag next year
check it out...right below this
i hunted hard this year, fortunate enough to take a nice doe with the rifle, as well as one with the bow
i had so many encounters with bucks it made for the most successful season, that of doing my homework, tracking, hunting, finding where they moved to, and learned a ton that will help me fill a tag next year
check it out...right below this
#13
Well it seems llike most define success as having fun, having an enjoyabe hunting season and continuing the learning process. If that makes your season successful, who am I to argue?
Just because my success is based on whether or not I shoot a deer does not mean I did not enjoy those same times. I truly did!
Just because my success is based on whether or not I shoot a deer does not mean I did not enjoy those same times. I truly did!
#14
I had a successful hunting season...but an unsuccessful harvest. Which is fine with me (I killed two bucks last year).
I did not see as many deer as I normally do, and the bucks that I did see were mostly yearling or 1.5 year old forkhorns that I passed. I did miss a long shot at a doe with my shotgun.
The key to me is that I got to take my son on his first deer hunt, though we did not get a deer, we had a great time and got some good pictures. My 65 year old father and I hunted together numerous times with bow, muzzleloader, rifle and shotgun.
I had a great time so I consider the season successful. I hope that next year, the harvest will be better, but that is why they call it hunting and not simply shooting.
I did not see as many deer as I normally do, and the bucks that I did see were mostly yearling or 1.5 year old forkhorns that I passed. I did miss a long shot at a doe with my shotgun.
The key to me is that I got to take my son on his first deer hunt, though we did not get a deer, we had a great time and got some good pictures. My 65 year old father and I hunted together numerous times with bow, muzzleloader, rifle and shotgun.
I had a great time so I consider the season successful. I hope that next year, the harvest will be better, but that is why they call it hunting and not simply shooting.
#15
Jimmy S- I judge my season much the same as you do. I set out a list of goals at the start of every season. Every year at the top of that list is to take a mature buck with bow and arrow.PERIOD. If i dont achieve that goal then to me i failed and my season was unsuccessfull, simple as that. Like you said tho, it doesnt mean i didnt enjoy myself or have fun with others. My deer season is officially over now and i can say that TO ME it was unsuccessfull. Yeah i shot some does, passed up a few decent bucks,and met some great people along the way, but in the end i didnt accomplish what i set out to do. Am i disappointed? Hell yeah!! But that drives me to work harder now to make next year a success.