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Congrat to your co-worker on a great buck. Love the split brow.

Sounds like an interesting afternoon. Your efforts will pay off. I wish I was having that kind of luck. I haven't been seeing much in the last week.

Congrats on a nice buck.

I have been using a bibs and jacket combo for quite a few years now and would never go back to coveralls. Much better movement, room and warmth. Just make sure you get a quality pair of bibs and jacket/parka to keep you warm. There are a lot of cheap ones out there that work, but don't keep you very warm. A couple years ago I spent more than the wife knew about to get a good warm pair of bib and jacket. I never regretted spending the money, to help keep myself warm when sitting for hours, without having to put 10 layers under my coat.

Too bad about not making a harvest, but it's nice to be able to get out there. I have hunted 18 of the last 21 days here in WI and have no more meat in the freezer that when I started. But I can't get 1 unless I'm in the woods. Better luck in the future.

Congrats to your brother on a great buck. Sorry for your bad luck, better luck next time.

Congrats on a great buck.

Congrats on a great looking buck.

Tell Todd congrats on great buck. He has some great tine length and some character with all those stickers.

Congrats on a great first archery buck.

Great buck and congrats on your first P&Y. I'm still waiting for mine. Thought I had it last year, but he ended up about 2 inches short.

Congrats on a great buck.

Good luck and have a safe trip.

Congrats on a nice buck, sometimes it's worth the wait.

Congrats on a great buck. He's got some nice height to him. Great story to go with the pics, thanks for sharing.

Congrats to both of you on a couple great WI bucks.

Congrats to Carmen on a great buck.

Happy B-day. Another year older, another year wiser?

That's a cool skull. Don't find many of them around here.

Congrats on the nice size does. Great story to accompany the pic.

Sorry to hear about that. We too have had problems with this in the past. Any stand I put up that might have a higher chance of getting stolen, has been getting locked to the tree. Whether it be with a treestand cable or a chain and padlock. I've lost a couple over the years and have come to realize that you can't trust anyone. We are all hunters who love the sport, but unfortunately, some chose to steal from others who have spent their hard earned money to get the equipment they want. Sadly, this will never change and all we can do is try and protect our equipment as much as possible.

My Dad still loves his. He has the Oneida Tomcat that he bought back around 1990. He says, why change if it still works.

Hope you get a second chance at him. Better luck next time.

That sucks. Better luck next time.

I have to agree with Hoosierbuck. The best device you can get for tracking deer, is yourself. Experience and learning how the animal reacts when hit, depending on where it was shot. Most of these new lights they have on the market will help you see blood on a moderate to heavy blood trail. They will not help you find pin drops of blood any better. I have spent a lot of time on my hands and knees crawling through the woods looking for that next tiny spec of blood. When ther is no blood, sometime you have to follow the deers track for a ways before finding more blood. There is a lot of learning to be done. I have been tracking deer for almost 25 years and every tracking job gives you new information to add to the list. The best thing you can do is save your money on devices and try to get in on as many tracking jobs as you can. Ask your friends, if they hit one to give you a call to come along. Whether they know where the deer is or not. This will give you practice and experience to gain confidence in yourself and your tracking ability. And always remember you can never look to long in trying to recover a wounded deer. You have to know you have done everything you could to try and find it. Stay persistent and keep trying to learn. I hope this helps you and good luck in the learning process. Best of luck.