2021 Deer Chatter/Pics/Excuses

[dennishoddy]

Congrats, bowhunter! Great buck!

Work has been hell lately working 22 hours Friday into Saturday morning, coaching a football game then another 8 hours Saturday evening. My daughter decided she wanted to shoot a deer this year and 2/3 of youth weekend was gone. We got a late start this morning and decided to just take a walk. Saw a fawn but didn't have a shot. Grabbed lunch and decided to go back in the afternoon. About 6:05, 2 yearlings came trotting in at 80 yards. I told my daughter to wait for the doe that was surely behind them. Not 30 seconds later, here she came.

There was a welded wire fence between us and the deer, so my daughter didn't feel she could aim for the heart. After a bit of coaching and inwardly enjoying watching her get the fever, she touched off a shot. The window where the deer were was small, so the doe disappeared quickly from view. We went to where she stood and no blood. I followed one trail 30 years with zero sign. We returned to the shot location and followed another trail. After 40 yards, 2 specks of blood. I'm not feeling confident at this point. We slowly followed the trail 100 yards and found the doe dead. It was such a great feeling for myself as a father. She was pretty ecstatic until i told her she had to hold the deer for a photo lol. It was a long night for me, but I'd do it all over again.

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Big doe too so that's an additional plus! Please pass on congrats to your Daughter!!

 

[makeithappen]

Thanks guys! I'm going to euro mount the skull for her. I skinned the head today and will be getting the jaw bone aged. I knew it was a big doe but dang.

 

[dennishoddy]

Thanks guys! I'm going to euro mount the skull for her. I skinned the head today and will be getting the jaw bone aged. I knew it was a big doe but dang. View attachment 228969View attachment 228970

She's been around for awhile.

 

[retrieverman]

I’ve got a serious ethical/courtesy question. I’ve stuck to a one “trophy” buck per year rule as long as I’ve been hunting in OK. I almost broke the rule last year but didn’t quite pull it off. As of right now, I only have one trophy buck on camera that I know of, but I’ll be checking non cell cams tomorrow and know more about the current situation.
Since I’ve already killed a “trophy“ buck, would I be a horrible person to kill the other one that I know the neighbors are hunting?

I will say that my neighbors don’t subscribe to the one buck per year rule, and I’m pretty sure what they would do given the same situation. I just don’t want to be viewed as greedy.

 

[kirk1978]

I’ve got a serious ethical/courtesy question. I’ve stuck to a one “trophy” buck per year rule as long as I’ve been hunting in OK. I almost broke the rule last year but didn’t quite pull it off. As of right now, I only have one trophy buck on camera that I know of, but I’ll be checking non cell cams tomorrow and know more about the current situation.
Since I’ve already killed a “trophy“ buck, would I be a horrible person to kill the other one that I know the neighbors are hunting?

I will say that my neighbors don’t subscribe to the one buck per year rule, and I’m pretty sure what they would do given the same situation. I just don’t want to be viewed as greedy.

2 buck tags = 2 "trophy" bucks

If the deer is on your land and you have a tag, I say go for it!! I would without thinking twice.

 

[kwaynem]

I don’t see your neighbors passing another one up

 

[Toothpick]

I appreciate your ethics, but if you don’t shoot him your neighbors with less ethics will. If he’s a trophy, why not your trophy?
I say Hunt him

 

[Okie4570]

I’ve got a serious ethical/courtesy question. I’ve stuck to a one “trophy” buck per year rule as long as I’ve been hunting in OK. I almost broke the rule last year but didn’t quite pull it off. As of right now, I only have one trophy buck on camera that I know of, but I’ll be checking non cell cams tomorrow and know more about the current situation.
Since I’ve already killed a “trophy“ buck, would I be a horrible person to kill the other one that I know the neighbors are hunting?

I will say that my neighbors don’t subscribe to the one buck per year rule, and I’m pretty sure what they would do given the same situation. I just don’t want to be viewed as greedy.

Since I know both parties I'll remain neutral....

 

[kwaynem]

Since I know both parties I'll remain neutral....

Oh sh!&! Is it Hoddy?

 

[retrieverman]

I appreciate your ethics, but if you don’t shoot him your neighbors with less ethics will. If he’s a trophy, why not your trophy?
I say Hunt him

Let me be clear, I’m not saying my neighbors are unethical. They just tend to try to fill every tag they have.

Oh sh!&! Is it Hoddy?

No, it’s not!