ladydiehard

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!

My 79 year old dad is on his way up here from AR to hunt with his only kid...ME! I cherish our time together each year. Never know when it might be the last one. Good luck everyone and be safe!

Hmmm...posted this on another thread previously but don't see the thread. ? I took a 4 point with my bow back in Sept and then took a doe during the antlerless gun season in Oct. Regular gun season opens here this Saturday followed by muzzleloader season. Retiring the bow for a bit. :gunsmilie:

Success I took a 4 pointer with the bow on opening day, Sept 18th. Also missed a doe a couple Saturdays later. Shot high. Last Saturday, I filled my turkey tag with a nice tom. With that shotgun that is. Just can't draw on them jokers. Tomorrow begins our early doe season. Taking the gun out for deer for the 1st time this season. Been seeing lots of does. Hoping for more meat in the freezer. I don't have the time to keep up with this forum like I used to. Hope to get some pics up though. Best of luck to all!

I hunt Waupaca county mostly and I have seen rut activity for the last two Saturdays while bow hunting. The does weren't receptive yet but the boys were definitely chasing them. Good Luck to everyone!

Nice to see all the excitement! I'm stuck at work all day today while fellow hunters are in route to my home to join the group for the big event. Tomorrow I get off early and I'm so glad.

Few years ago my uncle purchased an additional 5 acres to "square up" the family owned property. Turns out a guy hunted this 5 acres with permission and had been doing so for years. Lucky me just had to be the one to encounter this guy while we were making a drive that included this new 5 acres. He was arrogant and rude and informed me I was trespassing. He stated whose land he believed he was on and I explained it had been sold and who the new owners were. Instead of being polite and maybe asking if he could continue to hunt it this season, he got rude again and stated he knew nothing about any sale of the property. A fellow hunter overheard our conversation and told my husband how rude the guy was to me. My husband, being a hot head, confronted the guy at his vehicle later that day and told him to get his stand off our property. My uncle eventually heard of the incident and a couple weeks later went to see if the stand had been removed. It was still there. It was a junky makeshift stand nailed into the tree. My uncle, being a retired lumber man, hates nails in the trees anyway so he simply cut down the tree. This little 5 acres is nothing but cedar swamp but it yields several deer to our group every year. The guy could have continued to hunt there but he just couldn't be nice! I've had several encounters over the years with rude male hunters. Lord help them all when the guys in my group find out about it. I have great defenders.

LOL! Its ok, I do know there are some amongst us that don't cherish the privilege of hunting nor do they appreciate the game they take. Hope you feel better and have a blast, in more ways than one, this hunting season.

Well, I hunt more with a shotgun and muzzleloader than I do a rifle but when I get the chance to wander into rifle area, I'll do that too. I'm very excited about the upcoming gun season. As much as I love to bowhunt, I still love gun hunting more. Part of the reason for this is due to the tradition, the family and the friends that come with gun season. Generally, I bow hunt alone and it lacks the excitement of the family tradition at Thanksgiving time. It sounds like I wouldn't be too popular with some around here seeing as I fill alot of tags. Its not a matter of "bragging rights", its a matter of meat in the freezer for myself, my family members and my friends. Looking forward to another successful season in the great state of WI. The family tradition is worth far more than what any out of state hunt could offer me.

Thats awesome! Congrats!

We saw NO DEER for the youth hunt! We hunted both areas, Waupaca county on Saturday and northern Shawano County on Sunday. We did "hear" a deer early Sunday morning. She came in downwind behind the blind and snorted for about 10 min. She couldn't see us but the wind gave us away. Even the best scent elimination measures don't always work unfortunately. My youth had never heard a deer snort before and she thought it was cool. I hoped the deer would loop around but no such luck. I guess we stunk too bad.

I was out last weekend thinking I'd see deer because of the low temps. Nothing. Just turkeys. I'll be out for the youth hunt this weekend and for the sake of the youth I'm taking, I hope some deer show up.

A little late getting in here... I shoot 42# currently but took mine last year at 40#. Complete pass through.

Are you seeing deer? If so, what time of day/evening? Did you/Are you seeing as many as you did last year during Sept and Oct? If not, any ideas why not? Myself, I am having a very unusual season. From what has been a very productive stand for years, I have seen nothing. But my apples sure disappear! From my next productive stand I've seen only two does in the distance on one occasion. From my stand near the house (in a totally different area) I've seen a few but got nailed by a wise ole doe early on so I've left it alone for awhile. My main hunting area is in Waupaca county. My home is in Shawano county. Even by the house I am not seeing as many deer as I did last year. Normally, I pretty much almost take a deer with my vehicle every week...but not this year. Other years, I've had plenty of shot opportunities by this time. But not this year. Anyone else having similar issues this year? Your thoughts?

ladydiehard

Heres another...

Hey everyone! Sorry I've been so scarce. I lost my job due to budget cuts immediately after the WI regular gun season. I went into frantic search mode immediately. I did go out with the muzzleloader a couple times but saw nothing to shoot at. I also went out for the late antlerless hunt but all I saw was a buck! Figures eh? Lastly I went out a few times for late season bowhunting and saw some does but nothing within bow range. Everything is over now except for small game. I plan to do a little squirrel hunting yet. During the regular gun season I shot 2 does and one buck. I am going to post the buck for the contest. Its a small 7 point. I'm not good with the pic post thing so I'm going to experiment here. And congrats to all my successful teammates! Some great deer posted here!

Congrats on the doe! Awesome job!

How do you handle those in your group that just can't talk without cussing?

Just an update... I'm still waiting for pics to come back so I can enter my doe. Moral of this story is...USE YOUR OWN CAMERA! Anyway, I haven't taken any more shots with the bow but I did have some close encounters. Including one encounter last weekend with a brute of an 8 pointer. Wide and heavy with a body to match the antlers. I think my heart stopped for awhile. I was hunting in the thick of things in a cedar swamp. He came up behind me where there is alot of cover. I never had a shot opportunity. But it was great to see the monster. Gun season opens this weekend and I'll make sure I have my own camera so I don't have to worry about the pics for the team. Best of luck to everyone!

Awesome buck! Way to go!

Some consider "nubs" to be horns. At least, some I have talked to do. In the south that is.

I often hunt alone and would never stand a chance with a pickup. I pull a small trailer that has a tilt bed. Its still not easy cause I'm not a muscle woman but at least its doable if I absolutely must do it myself.

Interesting discussion. My group typically takes a mixture of mature does, doe fawns and a few nubs mixed in that are usually mistaken for does. My group also takes bucks of any size. During bow season, we have been seeing an abundance of 4 and 6 pointers. Only one of us (that would be me - see my journal for details) has seen what most would call a "trophy" buck. But we won't hold out just in hopes of getting a crack at the trophy. We will fill our buck and doe tags and then fill some bonuses besides.

Awesome! Congrats!