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jr moose 54 01-20-2009 04:18 PM
Deer Season
 
it is a little late to post this but i had a successful season and i got my first buck it was a button buck and howd you guy's season go (sorry this has probably been posted before but as you know i havent been on lately)

Centauri 01-20-2009 04:28 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.

Rory/MO 01-20-2009 04:30 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri
If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.
That's how you're gonna shoot one

Mine was great. I shot my best buck yet, a 115" 10. I also got my first bowkill, a mature doe.
Here's the stories, just click the link
doe
buck









PS, mossy, don't quote this post[8D]

MOhunter46 01-20-2009 04:37 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri

Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.
Please tell me your joking. If you quit just because you dont see deer your taking it WAY to serious. Also thats a pathetic reason to quit in my opinion, maybe scout a little more and hunt smarter and you would see more deer. Hunting is just more than justkilling deer;)

EDIT: Forgot to mention i had my best season yet. Killed a doe in Sept and killed my first buck with a bow, a 123" 10pt. Also killed a HUGE doe with the smoke pole.

Rory/MO 01-20-2009 04:44 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: MOhunter46

ORIGINAL: Centauri

Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.
Please tell me your joking. If you quit just because you dont see deer your taking it WAY to serious. Also thats a pathetic reason to quit in my opinion, maybe scout a little more and hunt smarter and you would see more deer. Hunting is just more than justkilling deer;)

EDIT: Forgot to mention i had my best season yet. Killed a doe in Sept and killed my first buck with a bow, a 123" 10pt. Also killed a HUGE doe with the smoke pole.

You had a GREAT season Wayne!

MOhunter46 01-20-2009 04:49 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

ORIGINAL: MOhunter46

ORIGINAL: Centauri

Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.
Please tell me your joking. If you quit just because you dont see deer your taking it WAY to serious. Also thats a pathetic reason to quit in my opinion, maybe scout a little more and hunt smarter and you would see more deer. Hunting is just more than justkilling deer;)

EDIT: Forgot to mention i had my best season yet. Killed a doe in Sept and killed my first buck with a bow, a 123" 10pt. Also killed a HUGE doe with the smoke pole.

You had a GREAT season Wayne!
Yea, it wasent bad:D. You had a great season yourself Rory, congrats!

Hick442 01-20-2009 06:06 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
I had the best season of my life this fall. I shot a 2 1/2 year old five point with the shotgun and killed my first doe with a bow. Also i got my first bowkill turkey witch was a 13 pound jake.

Centauri 01-20-2009 06:08 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
I would quit because I'm sick of giving my money to the Wisconsin DNR to help pay for their projects that destroy deer populations. I'm sick of going out and looking at trees all day, even though the spots I hunt at have been proven every year. You guys have all shot a deer, I haven't.

Rory/MO 01-20-2009 06:16 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri

I would quit because I'm sick of giving my money to the Wisconsin DNR to help pay for their projects that destroy deer populations. I'm sick of going out and looking at trees all day, even though the spots I hunt at have been proven every year. You guys have all shot a deer, I haven't.
So you're obviously doing something wrong... Scout a little more and hunt a little harder.

Centauri 01-20-2009 06:52 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Hunting time is severely limited. I can only do so in our state's youth hunting weekend and regular gun deer, and I can only do that 3 days at most. My dad's friend has been hunting up there for years and put us on spots that have produced deer every year. Another problem is that Wisconsin deer like to hole up in thick forests, and carrying that double seater 16 foot ladder stand isn't easy even in the best of terrains, so I can't get to those areas.

Rory/MO 01-20-2009 06:55 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Don't be afraid to sit on the ground. A stand isn't needed.

Jome1 01-20-2009 07:29 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
I shot only a Doe this year she was a big one!

pheasantfanatic 01-20-2009 08:01 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Well, I missed a doe with my bow(hit a branch, honest:)), had the buck that I had been after at 20 yards, but a tree was in the way, so no shot oppotunity......had a doe at 13 yards, right under my tree, but she caught me facing the other way, looking at other deer and I couldn't turn around because she knew I was there, just not what I was....I missed a good buck with my rifle.......checked my zero later and somehow my scope had been knocked off...[>:] sighted it back in, and promptly shot a doe at 300 yards.....[8D]. I had a good season, just not a very successful one.....I had a ton of fun and can't complain much...it was my first bow season....

MOhunter46 01-21-2009 07:22 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri

Hunting time is severely limited. I can only do so in our state's youth hunting weekend and regular gun deer, and I can only do that 3 days at most. My dad's friend has been hunting up there for years and put us on spots that have produced deer every year. Another problem is that Wisconsin deer like to hole up in thick forests, and carrying that double seater 16 foot ladder stand isn't easy even in the best of terrains, so I can't get to those areas.
Pick up a bow and extend your season

Centauri 01-21-2009 12:31 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

Don't be afraid to sit on the ground. A stand isn't needed.
Its kind of hard to see deer when they like to lay in areas that you can't see past 5 feet

Centauri 01-21-2009 12:35 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: MOhunter46

ORIGINAL: Centauri

Hunting time is severely limited. I can only do so in our state's youth hunting weekend and regular gun deer, and I can only do that 3 days at most. My dad's friend has been hunting up there for years and put us on spots that have produced deer every year. Another problem is that Wisconsin deer like to hole up in thick forests, and carrying that double seater 16 foot ladder stand isn't easy even in the best of terrains, so I can't get to those areas.
Pick up a bow and extend your season
I've thought about it, but I went to our local Gander Mtn. and was talking about basic equipment with a guy and he said that just the bare minimum would cost about $800, which is too expensive for my tastes. I would have to buy a new stand, because my ladder stand isn't the kind where you take it in in the morning and remove it before it gets dark.

MOhunter46 01-21-2009 12:44 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri

ORIGINAL: MOhunter46

ORIGINAL: Centauri

Hunting time is severely limited. I can only do so in our state's youth hunting weekend and regular gun deer, and I can only do that 3 days at most. My dad's friend has been hunting up there for years and put us on spots that have produced deer every year. Another problem is that Wisconsin deer like to hole up in thick forests, and carrying that double seater 16 foot ladder stand isn't easy even in the best of terrains, so I can't get to those areas.
Pick up a bow and extend your season
I've thought about it, but I went to our local Gander Mtn. and was talking about basic equipment with a guy and he said that just the bare minimum would cost about $800, which is too expensive for my tastes. I would have to buy a new stand, because my ladder stand isn't the kind where you take it in in the morning and remove it before it gets dark.
No, you can get a decent setup for $400-$500, you could even spend less if you wanted to. Go over to AT(archery talk) and look in the classifieds. You can find good,older bows that are around $300-$350 or less.

Bocajnala 01-21-2009 12:45 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Centauri, try some different methods. I hunt the thick stuff quite a bit too. Try still hunting. try putting on drives. try hunting off the ground. try tracking once you have snow on the ground. It ain't easy work. Ive killed deer all those ways, and they are all great hunts. Just keep trying stuff till you find what works!
-Jake

Centauri 01-21-2009 03:10 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Drives would be nice, but who will go? Not many of our friends deer hunt, and the ones that do will try to get a drive going, but we can never stay long enough to do so. I blame my mom for that. The rest is up to my dad, and he only wants to sit in our treestand. Its hard enough to walk far for in the woods for him, due to his major surgery he had a few years ago. I always hunt with him, and I don't own any land to go wandering around in, and the law in Wisconsin is that anyone huntingunder 18 must be within shouting distance of an adult, so theres another reason.

Bocajnala 01-21-2009 05:31 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ok I understand your problem than. I was gonna ask if you were still a youth hunter or not. Just keep sticking with it man. Once your old enough start doing some walking. I drive for my dad and uncles all the time, me and my other cousins. And I often get deer while putting on the drives. If you do it right, once your older you could drive for your dad and still get good shot opportunities. Stick with it!
-Jake

mossbergman11/OH 01-22-2009 11:04 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri

Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.


jeez man seriously your OBVIOUSLY doing something wrong if your never even seeing deer. try scouting more, getting a trail cam, plant a FOOD PLOT to attract deer and get them out of that cover, clear land, just use your imagination and youll see deer;)
you are wrong about everyone getting deer. i have been hunting for 4 years and have yet to get one. i have seen, and missed:([:@] my fair share of deer. but i wouldnt even consider stopping hunting. i love seeing being in the wild and being part of it. i also know a guy who HUNTED 20 YEARS before nailing his first deer. just be patient just seeing deer gets your heart revved up.
this was already said but get a bow, or a crossbow, then you cant hunt a ton more and hunt by yourself, and hunt quietly.
you dont need a hang on or climber to bowhunt, i hunt from a ladder stand with my bow. a little trickier to shoot but they fine.
if the land you hunt is bad find another place to hunt;)

Steven McBee 01-22-2009 12:57 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
i shot 4 does this year 3 with a bow, now i just need that 150 plus buck to walk out in front of me;)i did pass up 3 145" bucks, 2 with gun, one with a bow

here is two ipassedon with a bow

mossberghunter93 01-22-2009 01:19 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
mine was great i went hunting 19 times i might go a few more before its all over and i got my best buck to date a 9 pnt UNI

Rory/MO 01-22-2009 02:10 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11/OH

ORIGINAL: Centauri

Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.


jeez man seriously your OBVIOUSLY doing something wrong if your never even seeing deer. try scouting more, getting a trail cam, plant a FOOD PLOT to attract deer and get them out of that cover, clear land, just use your imagination and youll see deer;)
you are wrong about everyone getting deer. i have been hunting for 4 years and have yet to get one. i have seen, and missed:([:@] my fair share of deer. but i wouldnt even consider stopping hunting. i love seeing being in the wild and being part of it. i also know a guy who HUNTED 20 YEARS before nailing his first deer. just be patient just seeing deer gets your heart revved up.
this was already said but get a bow, or a crossbow, then you cant hunt a ton more and hunt by yourself, and hunt quietly.
you dont need a hang on or climber to bowhunt, i hunt from a ladder stand with my bow. a little trickier to shoot but they fine.
if the land you hunt is bad find another place to hunt;)
Evan, you bring up a GREAT point. If you're not enjoying it, or it's a hassle to you, then I think you should give it up.

Centauri 01-23-2009 04:12 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11/OH

ORIGINAL: Centauri

Horrible. I saw two small does running at full speed 400 yards away, and that was the only thing I saw. If I don't see or shoot any deer in the 2009 hunts, I'm quiting hunting for good.


jeez man seriously your OBVIOUSLY doing something wrong if your never even seeing deer. try scouting more, getting a trail cam, plant a FOOD PLOT to attract deer and get them out of that cover, clear land, just use your imagination and youll see deer;)
you are wrong about everyone getting deer. i have been hunting for 4 years and have yet to get one. i have seen, and missed:([:@] my fair share of deer. but i wouldnt even consider stopping hunting. i love seeing being in the wild and being part of it. i also know a guy who HUNTED 20 YEARS before nailing his first deer. just be patient just seeing deer gets your heart revved up.
this was already said but get a bow, or a crossbow, then you cant hunt a ton more and hunt by yourself, and hunt quietly.
you dont need a hang on or climber to bowhunt, i hunt from a ladder stand with my bow. a little trickier to shoot but they fine.
if the land you hunt is bad find another place to hunt;)
You do have a good point, but like I said, I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done. Its not as easy as you guys think it is. I don't have land to plant a food plot in, and you can't do so on public land. I know you're right about the whole being patient thing. I waited 6 years for my musky, so why shouldn't I have to wait longer for deer?

StruttinGobbler3 01-23-2009 05:21 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.

8pt~Bowhunter 01-23-2009 07:02 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO


You turned that doe into Swiss Cheese! ;)

Congratulations on your first bow kill!

Rory/MO 01-23-2009 07:08 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: 8pt~Bowhunter

ORIGINAL: Rory/MO


You turned that doe into Swiss Cheese! ;)

Congratulations on your first bow kill!
3 shots, and a slit throat:D. The first shot clipped one lung, and hit spine. I felt I did the right thing[8D]. Thanks.

pheasantfanatic 01-23-2009 09:39 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Steven McBee

i shot 4 does this year 3 with a bow, now i just need that 150 plus buck to walk out in front of me;)i did pass up 3 145" bucks, 2 with gun, one with a bow

here is two ipassedon with a bow



whooooooo baby......you have more self-control than I would have had......any of those bucks right there would have been going down if they were under my stand....but, this was my first bow season, so I guess that makes a little bit of a difference....but....wow....nice bucks....lol

mossberghunter93 01-23-2009 11:30 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)

Rory/MO 01-23-2009 01:47 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)
So your equipment and tags must have cost about a penny?!
I'm comin' out to Ohio!

mossbergman11/OH 01-23-2009 02:24 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
rory- i have that same sweatshirt:D

centauri- you can pick up a cheap hang on for 30 bucks at diks sporting goods and then get some screw in tree steps and youll be up 15 feet for about 45 bucks. and you can bring hangons anywhere. i would try finding some private land to hunt.....you can do a lot more with it and dont have to worry about other hunters. put an add in the paper or just drive up to houses asking permission to hunt, or do some work for somebody for their land hunting rights. just some advice;)

jr moose 54 01-23-2009 05:54 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
Yea My dad got 2 trees this season but let them lay, (he heard the meat wasnt very good).
R.I.P trees

Centauri 01-23-2009 06:52 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)
So your equipment and tags must have cost about a penny?!
I'm comin' out to Ohio!
Mossy, thick forest in Wisconsin means that you can't see more than five feet from the ground. Treestands work better however. Right now, I am working on saving for a climber. Most people suggested the Summit Viper, so thats what I'm going to try.

mossberghunter93 01-24-2009 09:35 AM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)
So your equipment and tags must have cost about a penny?!
I'm comin' out to Ohio!
actually there free if your a resident with your own land or on your parents land i hunt my parents land so i dont even need a license;)but you still come to ohio:D

mossbergman11/OH 01-24-2009 12:26 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)
So your equipment and tags must have cost about a penny?!
I'm comin' out to Ohio!
actually there free if your a resident with your own land or on your parents land i hunt my parents land so i dont even need a license;)but you still come to ohio:D
centauri get 12 g with 3 1/2 inch shells and just plow through the brush if nothing else works
sorry to get off topic but jake i think you spelled amateur hunter wrong:D

Centauri 01-24-2009 02:49 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: mossbergman11/OH

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)
So your equipment and tags must have cost about a penny?!
I'm comin' out to Ohio!
actually there free if your a resident with your own land or on your parents land i hunt my parents land so i dont even need a license;)but you still come to ohio:D
centauri get 12 g with 3 1/2 inch shells and just plow through the brush if nothing else works
sorry to get off topic but jake i think you spelled amateur hunter wrong:D
I have a Remmington 870, that will plow through the brush, but if I can't see the deer, can I shoot it? No.

Rory/MO 01-24-2009 03:17 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: Centauri

ORIGINAL: mossbergman11/OH

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: Rory/MO

ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

ORIGINAL: StruttinGobbler3

I know where Wisconsin deer like to lay, and thats in the thick forest to avoid the predators, and taking our ladder stand that far into the woods just can't be done.
In that case, save your money this year and invest in a good, lightweight climbing stand that you can carry in that far. It'll be worth every penny you spent when you connect with that first deer. Keep trying.
OR how about grabbing a couple stools and sitting on the ground i did that for my first two deer and it seemed to work alright not to mention it cost a grand total of $20 to get one;)
So your equipment and tags must have cost about a penny?!
I'm comin' out to Ohio!
actually there free if your a resident with your own land or on your parents land i hunt my parents land so i dont even need a license;)but you still come to ohio:D
centauri get 12 g with 3 1/2 inch shells and just plow through the brush if nothing else works
sorry to get off topic but jake i think you spelled amateur hunter wrong:D
I have a Remmington 870, that will plow through the brush, but if I can't see the deer, can I shoot it? No.
Don't shoot through brush. The bullet WILL deflect.

mossberghunter93 01-24-2009 03:40 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
idc and AH doesnt care:(:D

mossbergman11/OH 01-24-2009 05:50 PM
RE: Deer Season
 
ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93

idc and AH doesnt care:(:D
well thats all that matters partner:D

rory. i shot my .22 through honeysuckle and still hit what i was aiming for


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