Official 2015-2016 deer hunting season discussion thread

[dennishoddy]

I've always thought deer preferred a milo field vs a corn feeder.

 

[garret01]

Finally got me a spot. It's through my employer but I should be the only man on the land. Going to check it out tomorrow.


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[Erick]

So i did something I am not sure I will do again. I let a yearling doe live although I had a perfect shot. She was sooooo small and naive. My buddy was able to call her back to us three times in a row. She must have been really desperate for attention.

My main aim is to put meat in the freezer, but yet I did not close the deal with this one. Would you have done the same? or put a little...but very tender meat in the freezer?

Congrats to all the fine buck and doe harvesters!!

I would have done the same. I won't shoot yearlings. One, they are adorable. Two, that's too much work in butchering for such little meat.

 

[makeithappen]

that's too much work in butchering for such little meat.

Ain't that the truth!

 

[Okie4570]

I'm having trouble getting motivated to go sit out in 87* no wind weather.....................

 

[okieshooter777]

I'm having trouble getting motivated to go sit out in 87* no wind weather.....................

amen to that!

 

[makeithappen]

Finally got a buck larger than a forkhorn on camera. Got excited from the side shot......then he faced the camera. Eh. Not bad for public land, but not quite what I want to tag. I'm thinking he's only 3 years old as deer in this area don't gain any mass until 3 and he has some mass.

 

[r00s7a]

I'm having trouble getting motivated to go sit out in 87* no wind weather.....................

I don't want to hear it! Finally got my last stand hung yesterday evening. Moved a bunch of stands around this year to give me something different to look at, but that was a big pain in the butt. Got 10 stations set up with feeders and cameras, 4 without. I've still got 300 or so bales of hay in the field that needs to be picked up before I can get in the stand, but since I don't see any rain in the forecast, it might get to sit there a while longer.

 

[retrieverman]

I'm having trouble getting motivated to go sit out in 87* no wind weather.....................

It's so bad I came home and went back to work...........

 

[Toney]

first batch of jerky is done.