2022 Deer Pics/Chatter/Excuses

[tynyphil]

I must be the luckiest hunter. 2 years in a row my deer harvest was captured on video as the deer was standing right next to a trailcam. Last year it was a crossbow. this year I was using my Ruger Gunsite 308. This is a screenshot from the video capturing the bullet exit. I was using a Remington 180gr Core-Lokt soft point. Only about a 25-30 yard shot. The exit wound was about the size of a golf ball, but the doe managed to go about 75 yards before dropping.

 

[Dorkus]

I must be the luckiest hunter. 2 years in a row my deer harvest was captured on video as the deer was standing right next to a trailcam. Last year it was a crossbow. this year I was using my Ruger Gunsite 308. This is a screenshot from the video capturing the bullet exit. I was using a Remington 180gr Core-Lokt soft point. Only about a 25-30 yard shot. The exit wound was about the size of a golf ball, but the doe managed to go about 75 yards before dropping.

That is cool, never seen anything like that before.

 

[kwaynem]

I must be the luckiest hunter. 2 years in a row my deer harvest was captured on video as the deer was standing right next to a trailcam. Last year it was a crossbow. this year I was using my Ruger Gunsite 308. This is a screenshot from the video capturing the bullet exit. I was using a Remington 180gr Core-Lokt soft point. Only about a 25-30 yard shot. The exit wound was about the size of a golf ball, but the doe managed to go about 75 yards before dropping.

That is very cool once in a lifetime picture I would think

 

[retrieverman]

I must be the luckiest hunter. 2 years in a row my deer harvest was captured on video as the deer was standing right next to a trailcam. Last year it was a crossbow. this year I was using my Ruger Gunsite 308. This is a screenshot from the video capturing the bullet exit. I was using a Remington 180gr Core-Lokt soft point. Only about a 25-30 yard shot. The exit wound was about the size of a golf ball, but the doe managed to go about 75 yards before dropping.

Congrats!!! That’s definitely a rarity. You probably need to buy a lottery ticket.
In 25+/- years of using game cams, I’ve had three kills captured in a picture.

 

[tynyphil]

You probably need to buy a lottery ticket.

Think I'm gonna do that today. Mega Million is over $600 million I heard. I only buy for the big ones LOL

 

[tynyphil]

Think I'm gonna do that today. Mega Million is over $600 million I heard. I only buy for the big ones LOL

However, as I think about it I may not be all that ‘lucky’ I have 17 trail cameras and 7 tree stands/blinds scattered over my 80 acres. Just have to choose the right spot. Watching the cameras I know pretty much when and where they tend to show up.

 

[retrieverman]

However, as I think about it I may not be all that ‘lucky’ I have 17 trail cameras and 7 tree stands/blinds scattered over my 80 acres. Just have to choose the right spot. Watching the cameras I know pretty much when and where they tend to show up.

Holy crap!!!

I only have 6 stands and 7 cameras (including the one at the entrance gate) on 360 acres. I probably need to up my game.

 

[tynyphil]

Holy crap!!!

I only have 6 stands and 7 cameras (including the one at the entrance gate) on 360 acres. I probably need to up my game.

several are mostly security at gates/cabin etc. But my wife and I enjoy the cameras year round just seeing what is out there.. This has a large creek bisecting it so it is very busy with critters. All are set for short videos. We catch some really neat stuff on camera from time to time. This 80 acres is very densely covered in trees/brush. I have brushhoged 3 miles of 4' wide trails all thru it. The critters use the trails as much as we do.

 

[tynyphil]

Here is a google pic of my 80 acres. The white lines are trails that I mow a couple of times a year. As you can see it's pretty dense. Probably never get a shot over 100 yds and most are under 50 yds

 

[BobbyV]

I went out last Saturday and saw a bobcat and like 20 doe. The ones that came the closest were running across the field and the rest were out at about 150 yards or more . . . with some cattle behind them. Definitely need to thin out the doe population.

May try to go back out this coming Saturday and put the game call out to see if that cat will come back by.