Bambi whacking thread 2020-2021

JB62 said:

I have not yet, going to wait the 60 days and have it scored by Bucks-Bears-Stags.

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Pictures can be deceiving, but I'll go out on a limb and guess high 140s to low 150s. Again, pics are hard to go by...

JB62 said:

Better pic

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Congrats! That is a hell of a rack!

JB62 said:

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Wow! That’s a hammer! Killing any buck much less one like that this late in the season is a tough feat! Congrats!

Doco Overboard said:

Sika are moving with the colder temps.
I want to check if they are ok for hunting the primitive season. Not sure if they're included in the late hunt.


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Nice! Congrats!!!

KIBarrister said:

My oldest (12), took his first buck this afternoon. Good sized six point, after getting skunked for junior hunt and the five other times I’ve gotten him out this season. He is seriously stoked!

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Congrats on his first buck especially this late in the season!

JB62 said:

I was fortunate enough to get the deer of my life so far last night. Wife was not happy as I was heading down to our lease as Inlaw’s were headed over to do a late Christmas for the kids, but I was still chasing. Took the shot at 55 yards, 450 bushmaster. I almost had a panic attack as no blood for the first 20-25 yards. Picked up light blood but he was only another 30 yards in some brush.

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Nice Buck!

Congrats!

Doco Overboard said:

Sika are moving with the colder temps.
I want to check if they are ok for hunting the primitive season. Not sure if they're included in the late hunt.


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Congrats that is a nice Sika !!

Yes that is a big perfect rack for sure. I usually get smacked or dirty looks for saying that.

So aggravated with myself today. I have a funnel set up behind my house that I've been trying to use to get one last deer this season. Last weekend they weren't quite hitting it yet. Then of course all week while I'm working, they are in it all day. Thursday I snuck down at lunch, passed on a medium doe and was drawn on a bigger one. Needed her to take one more step, she never did. Last night something between us spooked them. This morning I walk out, its about 15 minutes before legal light, and I can see a big doe. So I stepped behind my hay shed, set my draftkings lineups and waited for legal light. Gets light enough to shoot, lean out around the shed and proceed to sail the arrow over her back at 15 yards....perfect set up, horrible shot. Oh well back at it.


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BigCountry14 said:

So aggravated with myself today. I have a funnel set up behind my house that I've been trying to use to get one last deer this season. Last weekend they weren't quite hitting it yet. Then of course all week while I'm working, they are in it all day. Thursday I snuck down at lunch, passed on a medium doe and was drawn on a bigger one. Needed her to take one more step, she never did. Last night something between us spooked them. This morning I walk out, its about 15 minutes before legal light, and I can see a big doe. So I stepped behind my hay shed, set my draftkings lineups and waited for legal light. Gets light enough to shoot, lean out around the shed and proceed to sail the arrow over her back at 15 yards....perfect set up, horrible shot. Oh well back at it.


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There's still time!

Frustrating as hell. Missed again at 4pm. Checked the xbow afterwards, it was 18 inches off. Not sure what happened. Ot was shooting great a few weeks ago.

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BigCountry14 said:

Frustrating as hell. Missed again at 4pm. Checked the xbow afterwards, it was 18 inches off. Not sure what happened. Ot was shooting great a few weeks ago.



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I feel your pain! If I did not have bad luck this season, i would not have any luck at all. All my good times and luck I spent offshore fishing this year. That was awesome!



Until this year, I had NEVER missed and never lost a deer. This year I tried Bow instead of crossbow and missed on my first and only shot I took. This was after letting several smaller deer and easier shots go by cause I wanted a bigger deer. During ML season I hit low @ 80 yards, took out its leg but it got away. Heard from another hunter they took it 2 days later.



Fast forward to now. Friend moved in a few weeks ago and has 21 acres. However the only area with enough setback is backed up to woods but still in an open field. I did not have time to move my tree stand so set up a ground blind. at edge of woods in high grass. Last night 6 came up to it then kids screaming over on the next property spooked them. They came back and this time they were walking straight towards me entering from the other end of the field. I was a perfectly still, then a horse neighed and as they looked, I raised the crossbow. 3 started walking including the big doe I was going to shoot which never got in range. Thinking they were going to leave, I picked a 2 year old and took the shot. NORMALLY I have been taking shots when they are eating. I just feel (right or wrong) that when they are eating, they have less O2 in their lungs and will not run as far if I double lung them. Recovered the bolt in the clumpy grass and I had a pass through covered in blood. But we had ZERO blood trail. We entered the corner where it ran in and could not find it. When I got home, I noticed my scope was loose. Turned on the back light and shot a couple times into my target. Moving scope from one side to the other produced good elevation but a 12" spread. I went there this morning and found it 200 yards from where I shot it. very little blood except where it lied down. Hit around back of lung. Birds were picking its arse apart as well as the exit wound and it stunk so I"m not going to harvest the meat.



I always feel that every time I hunt I learn something. In this case it was getting discipline in checking my gear each time and not just trusting it was accurate on the last shot 2 days ago. I was not discipline in doing so this time and missed out on a good harvest.
The other thing I learned was searching for the deer I found out some more about where they were bedding down and moving. I adjusted one of my cameras as well. Not sure if they will be around for next few days but clock is ticking till the 31st. I need to redeem myself. No way I can ML hunt with my sidelock in Feb, too close to horses and he needs to be good to his neighbors.

EDIT: guy at work said I should learn to quarter the dear. He said he would have pulled the front quarter and especially the backstraps. More to learn

Got this one with 5 minutes left in PAs flintlock season. Double lunged her. She went about 60 yards. I had to wait until this morning to recover her.


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Looks like I got her in the stomach. Had to leave her overnight and this is what was left. OK to harvest what's left or worried about rabies with whatever got into her?

I wouldn't eat that.

Dave said:

Looks like I got her in the stomach. Had to leave her overnight and this is what was left. OK to harvest what's left or worried about rabies with whatever got into her?

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I've had deer get eaten by yotes in less than two hours no more than 100 yds from my stand. Never that bad though. I'd cut the backstrap and shoulders off and leave the rest. Those hams look FUBAR

Dressed her and just not enough left to be worth it. One shoulder was really tough and mangled from a car accident the other year. Buzzards can have her

Buzzards gotta eat too.

I still checked it into dnr to CMA, but if you don't harvest it, do you need to call it in still?

This guy feasted on the remains left behind.