Official 2016-2017 Deer Season Thread

[Randall53]

I finally saw a deer yesterday morning. 3 actually. 2 does came along a trail I was about 30 yards from. I thought about taking one since I have a doe permit but decided to wait. About 15 minutes later a spike came down the same trail with his nose on the ground. Very small antlers with one broken off but good body size. It will be some good eating though! He's at the processors now. Not worth a picture, but weighed in around 110 lbs field dressed. My first deer since I started back hunting last year. 

Edited November 12, 2016 by Randall53

[rugerla1]

Well, I about went into cardiac arrest this morning! Sitting in the stand since 5am and haven't seen anything! Getting about that point where your mind starts saying "well it's a beautiful day but probably won't see anything if it's been this dead". 9:26 am I look up to my left and coming down the ridge is a buck! I'm like hell yeah! Ease up and glance through branches and only see the tops and think that it's the 8 pointer 2 1/2 year old that's not much bigger than the six I just killed Tuesday. My buddy hasn't got a deer at all yet so was planning on watching him pass and hope my buddy could get him later. BAM! Out he steps where I can see the rest of his head and I see the 3 kickers and off the back side of his left G2. Yep, that's when it hit me! I haven't seen this deer on camera since August and zero daytime photos. I have my rifle up but watching for him outside the scope because it's so thick back there where he's walking and didn't want to lose him. He stops at about 50 yards from me behind trees and I think uh oh. Then he turns around and stops, as I realize the wind that's been hitting me straight in the face ALL morning was blowing right towards him. My heart was going crazy as I'm thinking he's leaving. But it wasn't just a thought, he started walking back out. I grunted, he stopped and walked. I grunted again, he stopped and then walked. I watched his silhouette walk right back out the same way he came in and I was shaking like a leaf! He's at least 12 points. 

Afterthoughts: Should I have grunted? I'm worried now that I shouldn't have since he didn't like something. Even if he didn't wind me, he could have not liked the Doe in Estrus smell that I'd put out? I'd think he'd have ran if he knew I was there right? 

Anyway, I waited an hour and moved my stand back away from that side of the hill where the wind swirls. I have mock scrapes over there and that's where I had him on camera. that's where I think he was heading so I put my climber about 50 yards across from that spot with several shooting lanes if he comes back tomorrow. God I hope he does, he's a magnificent buck!

 

Edited November 12, 2016 by rugerla1

[KahrMan]

Hope you get him. Didn't see anything this morning. Hopefully I will see something before dark. 

[rugerla1]

1 minute ago, KahrMan said:

Hope you get him. Didn't see anything this morning. Hopefully I will see something before dark. 

Thanks KahrMan, good luck to you this evening. I've been outta the stand since around 11. Going to watch my daughters archery competition. Have a good hunt!

[KahrMan]

My nephew got this nice 9 pt this morning. Has a split brow tine. Almost a 10 pt but not quite.

[rugerla1]

59 minutes ago, KahrMan said:

My nephew got this nice 9 pt this morning. Has a split brow tine. Almost a 10 pt but not quite.

Tell him congratulations on a nice buck!

[Howler]

 I've passed on several deer this season waiting on the big one. However, I just can't lay off the coyote. No cool story behind this one.  No calling or squeaking. She just walked up on me after daylight. The land owner named this dog "Lone Ranger". Always barking and yipping alone. 

[rugerla1]

4 minutes ago, Howler said:

 I've passed on several deer this season waiting on the big one. However, I just can't lay off the coyote. No cool story behind this one.  No calling or squeaking. She just walked up on me after daylight. The land owner named this dog "Lone Ranger". Always barking and yipping alone. 

A coyote turns deer hunting to coyote hunting every time! Congratulations on the capture of Kemosabe!

[gregintenn]

I had better than 20 deer walk by me this morning.....no shooters.

 

Oh, and a coyote black as my Labrador Retriever.

Edited November 13, 2016 by gregintenn

[rugerla1]

5 minutes ago, gregintenn said:

I had better than 20 deer walk by me this morning.....no shooters.

 

Oh, and a coyote black as my Labrador Retriever.

I was just getting on here to say the same thing. Had twenty something deer come by today. Passed on a nice 9 pointer, well, nice character buck. Wasn't extremely tall or wide but had stickers all over and cool shaped rack. Very cool experience watching him. Doe comes in and I hear grunts coming from behind her while she's eating. I see rack sticking up and my heart skipped a beat thinking it was the big 12 from yesterday. As he walks in I see it's not him but another I've seen on my camera. He keeps grunting every 30 seconds to a minute then starts rubbing his head and rack on some branches. Keeps looking at her and she's looking at him but he kept his distance. Like he was romancing her lol. He eased in under 10 yards, I was looking at him through my scope and thinking dang he sure is cool looking and I can be back at the house to rest all day. But I think I did the right thing letting him walk because sure enough the big one will come right out first thing next Saturday if I tagged out haha. Great morning and still out here waiting on my number 1. 

[MP5_Rizzo]

On 11/11/2016 at 0:13 AM, MP5_Rizzo said:

I had a good day!

I have very limited Internet service from deer camp and so I can't get an image to upload.  Will post as soon as I'm able.

 

I have mentioned in another thread I have hunted 1 week a year in central Wisconsin.  This marks my 29th year and over the years I've taken a few corn fed does,  6, 7 and 8 point bucks but nothing massive.  I have only hunted Wisconsin during archery season and I have not gun hunted for deer anywhere in about 15 years.  Over the years I've seen many large Pope and Young bucks but nowhere in archery range.  Like most everywhere else last week it was exceptionally warm but the bucks were chasing and I passed on many fork horns and and 6 point bucks early in the week.  Then on the drive home we always beat ourselves up because by the end of the week we usually see fewer deer in archery range and and up with nothing.  On the 5th day of hunting I had seen nothing all day long which just doesn't happen very often where I hunt.  It had been a long day and I was ready to pack it up and climb down from the tree and as I looked to my right I saw what may be the buck of my lifetime dead down wind from me at about 30 yards.  I knew he was going to wind me at any second and I was just going to enjoy the moment and watch him.  He was smelling the air with his head up high and kept looking up in my direction as if he knew something wasn't right but not sure why.  He then meandered to within 10 yards to my right and being a righty it was impossible to turn a draw on him without him knowing.   He suddenly spun and trotted to where I first saw him and as he was moving away I turned and drew.  He stopped and turned broadside at 32 yards and launched an arrow.  I got a clean heart shot as he went 30 yards and expired.

Edited November 14, 2016 by MP5_Rizzo
I kant tipe

[Hershmeister]

I hit one last night with my car....does that count?

[Hershmeister]

I hit one last night with my car....does that count?

[Hershmeister]

I hit one with my car last night. Does that count?

[KahrMan]

So did you hit one or three? 

[rugerla1]

51 minutes ago, MP5_Rizzo said:

I have mentioned in another thread I have hunted 1 week a year in central Wisconsin.  This marks my 29th year and over the years I've taken a few corn fed does,  6, 7 and 8 point bucks but nothing massive.  I have only hunted Wisconsin during archery season and I have not gun hunted for deer anywhere in about 15 years.  Over the years I've seen many large Boone and Crockett bucks but nowhere in archery range.  Like most everywhere else last week it was exceptionally warm but the bucks were chasing and I passed on many fork horns and and 6 point bucks early in the week.  Then on the drive home we always beat ourselves up because by the end of the week we usually see fewer deer in archery range and and up with nothing.  On the 5th day of hunting I had seen nothing all day long which just doesn't happen very often where I hunt.  It had been a long day and I was ready to pack it up and climb down from the tree and as I looked to my right I saw what may be the buck of my lifetime dead down wind from me at about 30 yards.  I knew he was going to wind me at any second and I was just to enjoy the moment and watch him.  He was smelling the air with his head up high and kept looking up in my direction as if he knew something wasn't right but not sure why.  He then meandered to within 10 yards to my right and being a righty it was impossible to turn a draw on him without him knowing.   He suddenly spun and trotted to where I first saw him and as he was moving away I turned and drew.  He stopped and turned broadside at 32 yards and launched an arrow.  I got a clean heart shot as he went 30 yards and expired.

Wow, what a buck! Congratulations!!

[KahrMan]

That's a heck of a buck. 

[Hershmeister]

So did you hit one or three? 

Stupid triple post! [emoji30]

[Randall53]

That's a huge deer! Congrats!

[Randall53]

Well, I let the area I got one on Friday die down over the past couple of days. I decided not to hunt and spend a couple of days with my wife. I'm back on the trail though tomorrow early am. Looking for a big boy now. I've got meat for the wife and I that will last quite a while.

[gregintenn]

6 hours ago, Hershmeister said:

I hit one last night with my car....does that count?

That's how Bobby Hill did it!

[bersaguy]

On ‎11‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 9:37 PM, 10-Ring said:

Dropped a healthy doe at 4:15, not bad for public land, and no I won't tell where it is.  

I bet I know or can guess where your hunting but my lips are sealed. I hope you have a great season for sure............... 

[10-Ring]

Got a 10 pointer on Saturday afternoon so it's doe only from here on out for me.  I'll have to be super careful with the new buck regs.  I'm being a little different Saturday morning, I'm hitting the woods with a 44 mag revolver.  I've never taken a deer with a handgun, I'm looking forward to the chance.

[conn_air7]

I have mentioned in another thread I have hunted 1 week a year in central Wisconsin.  This marks my 29th year and over the years I've taken a few corn fed does,  6, 7 and 8 point bucks but nothing massive.  I have only hunted Wisconsin during archery season and I have not gun hunted for deer anywhere in about 15 years.  Over the years I've seen many large Pope and Young bucks but nowhere in archery range.  Like most everywhere else last week it was exceptionally warm but the bucks were chasing and I passed on many fork horns and and 6 point bucks early in the week.  Then on the drive home we always beat ourselves up because by the end of the week we usually see fewer deer in archery range and and up with nothing.  On the 5th day of hunting I had seen nothing all day long which just doesn't happen very often where I hunt.  It had been a long day and I was ready to pack it up and climb down from the tree and as I looked to my right I saw what may be the buck of my lifetime dead down wind from me at about 30 yards.  I knew he was going to wind me at any second and I was just going to enjoy the moment and watch him.  He was smelling the air with his head up high and kept looking up in my direction as if he knew something wasn't right but not sure why.  He then meandered to within 10 yards to my right and being a righty it was impossible to turn a draw on him without him knowing.   He suddenly spun and trotted to where I first saw him and as he was moving away I turned and drew.  He stopped and turned broadside at 32 yards and launched an arrow.  I got a clean heart shot as he went 30 yards and expired.

I didn't know it was legal to shoot a horse. Good lord that's a big boy, congrats!


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[Howler]

Not big daddy but he'll do.