2014 Archery Season

[maplelakeduckslayer]

I suck sorry

[greatwhitehunter3!]

I suck sorry

Haha me too!

Dad and I are going to sit tomorrow morning. Going to place him along the food plot and I'm going to be about 60 yards behind him on an inside corner of a field. First mature doe either of us have a shot at is going down.

[maplelakeduckslayer]

Its a really bad pic sorry, hes obviously chasing, but pretty sure this is the buck I've had several encounters with...he's still alive this was just taken Weds. Hopefully I'll get a better pic of him. All the pics on the cam were at night.

Sat tonight just on a chair at an ambush point along the trail the camera is on. Didn't see anything. Was able to stalk a small buck walking out to the stand. Be out again tomorrow afternoon. Good luck!

[maplelakeduckslayer]

Weird night. Walking out jumped a deer. Walk another 200 yards and jump another...but it doesn't run away? Jumps again...I notice this buck had vines wrapped around its antlers. It must have clotheslined itself 5 times while I was standing there, trying to get free. Started thinking about what I should do and he finally got free. Was a basket 8.

Buddy was out with me and he saw a badly injured small buck but had no shot. So I may have to fill my tag with him if I come across him.

Didn't see anything while in the stand.

[dwendt]

Glad you said you'd full your tag on him, I always take an injured animal if it happens by me and its legal.

[maplelakeduckslayer]

Yeah sounded like one of his back legs was completely inoperable and he was almost falling down walking through the snow...he even laid down for about 5 min. Hate seeing that. If I can't get him my Dad may go muzzleloader maybe he can target that deer

[Waterfowlist]

You should be able to get a tag from the local conservation officer to kill wounded deer, without burning yours.

[maplelakeduckslayer]

Didn't see anything tonight. Limited view from my spot on the ground, sitting 20 yards off the trail I watched this buck walk 3 times. Unfortunately no deer have been taking it during daylight recently.

I think peak was this past week on our property...so hopefully they start nosing around again this week. Forecast looks fairly decent except tomorrow.

[greatwhitehunter3!]

Didn't hunt yesterday because I had Thanksgiving but Saturday morning I had three come through my plot about 5 minutes before legal shooting light. The first two were does and the third was a buck but couldn't determine how big. After that had a button buck feed in there for a half hour but his mom only made a 30 second appearance with no shot opportunities. Nothing Saturday evening.

[maplelakeduckslayer]

Close to throwing in the towel...deer are leaving our property going to their winter area. I will attempt to get out tomorrow and probably Saturday, maybe Monday as its supposed to be warmer. Once it hits Dec it typically sucks on our land. Had one small 6 pt buck on my camera with every point busted off...night pic. No fresh tracks. Didn't see anything tonight