bbarcheryhunter Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Congrats again hoytshooter and Ruth !!! Nice looking deer and that's more points again !! I'm done for archery can't go again until Monday after thanksgiving for rifle .. sat was so dead I didn't even see a deer . The week befor had deer around me all morn just not legal buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Congrats Ruth and HS! We are stacking up some points now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Slow weekend for me. I shot another doe Saturday AM. Saturday night only resulted in a 115 inch 8 cruising through. Sunday was a bust. Our gun season opened this weekend so it's gonna get hard for me bowhunting until later in the season. I'll be in Illinois the second week of December for 5 days and I'm really looking forward to that. I've already let what would be my second biggest deer walk twice this season. I have my heart set on one specific buck. It's extremely challenging hunting one deer, but a feeling like no other if you connect with him. I did the same thing last year and ate my tag when both bucks got killed in November. I'm committed to killing him with a bow which makes most people think I'm nuts. At least this year if he goes down I have other mature deer i can target. Until then the chase continues..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Ruth, beautiful picture by the way. I love those snow pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Still nothing happening here. I've been such down by 25mph winds since Monday. It breaks Friday though and I get the right wind to go after my target deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Thanks hoosier! Waiting until muzzeloader season comes around now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Great job Team 1...quite the team score right now! Planning to hit the woods again for muzzleloader, maybe can get an upgrade;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yep great score. Team 5 is hot on our heels though. You can add 29 points to their score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Yes team looking good .. I'd like to get a buck yet for our team on the opener .. I am having a down year on seeing buck but hopefully the Monday after thanksgiving thay will all change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well I found out a second shooter but the dust to a neighbor opening weekend. Thankfully they are not the deer I was hunting, but they were deer I would shoot late in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Have thanksgiving team! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytshooter09 Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Happy thanksgiving second portion of Missouri bow season is open now so maybe I can upgrade got till the 15th of January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hope the team didn't eat to much food on thanksgiving can't hunt .. lol. Monday morn first day of buck so hopefully I can get one =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Have a doe tag may go out and try for a doe with shotgun this last week then next week muzzleloader starts, looking forward to trying to get my first ML deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Ruth, I hope you get one with the smoke pole. I love ML hunting. Our ML season starts this Thursday then crossbow opens till season ends in January. So far I have 2 shooters in my core hunting area (40 acre private farm near my house). For me anything 125 or bigger is a shooter since the neighboring farms shoot anything. Haven't seen the unicorn buck since August. The two i have recent pics of include a estimated 130 inch 8 point and 140 inch 9 point. There are several 2.5 year olds running around so I hope they make it through the gun season this weekend. Also going to KY one more time in hopes for a big buck. The KY Smoke pole season starts in a couple more weeks. Good luck to everyone - the half time break is over - time to take it to them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Hey guys I've gotten out once since season has opened back up. I've been slammed working every day. Hopefully everyone is doing good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Well not much luck yesterday and have to work today... Seen a couple bucks but nothing legal .. want to go sat again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Bad news in my area. My target buck was killed by a gun hunter on opening morning. To make it worse my #3 also died that evening. The impossible is becoming reality on this farm. I've lost four 4.5 year olds, two 3.5 year olds wounded, and I'm missing a stud 3.5 and a 4.5. It's the downside to management. Working on small properties makes it extremely difficult to protect deer. On the positive side maybe my neighbors will start to understand seeing and killing mature deer is doable when proper practices are in place. Now the goal becomes removing pressure in order to protect the remaining crop. There is the possibility that new deer move in so my hunting will be with trail cams until a shooter is identified. As the saying goes....... I'm not nuts, just a little crazy:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Too bad hoosier! I've become a little more selective in my area, a neighbor we hunt with is also, but no one around is so it's hard to do any type of management, even on our small lease, as the deer come and go, so for surrounding people it's a free for all. I'm hoping a few good ones made it through to pass on their genes, and maybe one to give me a shot come muzzleloader! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Dad and I head for Illinois on Sunday! We will be hunting through at least Friday. My fingers are crossed for dad. It's been 15-20 years since he's shot a buck. The outfitter has some nice daylight walkers we are hoping to get dad on. The goal will be probably a 140 or better. There's also a true Monarch on the farm. Monday can't come fast enough!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Good luck Pat, hope Dad scores on a big 'un Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Thanks Martin! 3:30 and I'm a kid on Christmas morning right now!!! They have some slobs running around and my mind is turning. Dads goal is a 140 or better. My target is up in the air knowing what's here. I have 160 in my head but when rubber meets the road a 50's would be tough to let go. We are both going to an area holding at least 3 pushing Boone. A guy killed a 6 last night with a 20 inch inside spread. We are the only hunters until Thursday when a group from LA comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 3 does & 3 fawns so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Looks like team 5 has stolen our 1st place lead. Hope you get a 30 pointer Hoosier and close the door. Still chasing some 8's and 9's but nothing that will count for an upgrade. Hunting in AM with crossbow and then to KY for our last hunt with the ML. Hunting gets tough now - time to suck it up and finish strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I saw 10 does and 1 spike this morning and 1 spike and two fawns this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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