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Well I had a great season with plenty of meat and an 8 point = 14 points. Granted I was the only one playing this year it's still a solid win and I'm sure Bill Jordan will be calling me to come hunt with him on some fancy ranch soon. Happy NEW YEAR everyone! I suppose this will be the last DEER contest for the RT forums.

Not yet! LOL. No reports of anyone getting him yet.

My season is over! Took a couple nice bucks this year. One being a 3.5 year old and the other at least 5.5. Looks like this will be the final post I'll make here. Happy Hunting everyone!

Got me a nice 8 pointer on election day!

That's fantastic! Things are heating up in my area as well. Much earlier than usual. You can always send me a FB friend request ODU to share hunting success pictures. I'm Frank Lyerla - FB profile is scuba diving.

Got the season started off with 5 points on public ground!

On the board! A doe from public land. 5 points (pictures wont load)

I'm still running the Deer Contest. If a straggler happens by check out the Contest Room. here are my top prospects (Rib Cage and MEL)

The Deer contest survives another year! Here is my main target I call Rib cage.

This is the thread for the 2024-2025 Deer Contest. I figure I'll be the only contestant so good luck Frank! LOL

Here is a link to an 8 minute video I made of my spring 2024 turkey hunt on public ground.

Yea, but few and far between!

A crazy end to my season. With only a few days left I got a call from a neighbor informing me I had an injured deer in the back yard. I looked, but there was nothing there. A couple hours later he showed up in the front yard. His hind quarters had been eaten (coyotes I assume). The 5 point 2.5 year old buck could not run, but was able to walk. To be legal I need permission from home owners within 100 yards of where I am "hunting". I called my neighbors and all agreed a mercy kill was in order. I used my crossbow and took the shot making sure it was safe. The deer walked to the neighbors and to my surprise walked right up their sidewalk and expired a couple feet from their front porch. I tagged him and spent some time cleaning the blood from the walk and removed the back straps. I seasoned then grilled them. I invited the neighbors over and we all had venison medallions for dinner.

Looks like this is it for the RT forums. I can't post pictures anymore. It wasn't much of a contest this year, but at least we didn't go out without a fight! I did end up taking another antler-less deer (button buck) last week in a draw hunt that requires an antler-less deer be harvested before an antlered. My season doesn't end until mid-January, but for the most part it is over. It was a good season as the highlights included a 12-point Red Stag, and an 8 point whitetail. If someone reads this and by some miracle resurrects the RT forums I can be contacted at [email protected]. Merry Christmas and Happy Hunting everyone!

Yep - check the contest room to see my pictures from this season.