Turkeygirl Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Ok ladies, post your stories and/or photos of your 2007/2008 hunting season successes! It can be any game animal/bird and anything you think was a success...even if you didn't harvest anything. Good luck girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Well tonight I got my first state land squirrel, and one of my biggest squirrels to date, a really nice grey! I missed two other squirrels also. I'll be going back to that spot! There is a photo of the tail in the small game forum...I didn't get a picture of the "whole" squirrel. The one squirrel I missed was a big one also...geesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Finally! I've been putting in some serious time with my bow, and through all of it, I only saw one truly gorgeous 10-point (who stayed in the thick and never gave me a bow shot). Tonight, 30 minutes into sitting, this 5-point came along grunting away at our backyard doe (who still has her twin button bucks at her side). I decided that I've sat long enough and it was time to kill something! He didn't give me a broadside view, so I shot him straight-away with the muzzleloader - dropped dead where he stood! How are the rest of you doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Way to go Laura. That's a nice one!!! I went this morning ( opening weekend of ML here) and saw 2 does, 2 yearlings and a spike. they sure moved late too. Didn't see them til almost 9 am. But at least I saw some deer. Good luck everybody!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 So far i shot a small six pointer in ML season and now i have my eyes on this 10 pointer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Thanks, Andrea, for the compliment. He's certainly not the biggest buck on the block. . . but the thrill of the hunt was just as big when he came grunting his way through the woods! Good to read that you at least saw deer this morning. That's not always a given, as we all know! Good luck your next time out. Here's another photo of me and the buck, complete with my own personal little fan club! Good luck to you, too, Outdoorgirl, on getting that nice 10-pointer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Congrats Laura! that's a nice buck and two adorable kids!!! Shotgun season opened today and I passed on a neat little 4 point in hopes of the bigger one, but being unique, if he comes by, I'll put my tag on him. Everything is a trophy:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Well here's all my blessing from Above for this season(it truly has been a blessing with doing nursing school): Archery buck - taken back in October 2 more archery deer (button bucks) - taken on same day Nov.10 Fall turkey-taken Nov. 12 Now I have a doe tag and buck tag left for shotgun. Hope you get tht 10 pointer Karen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Ruth, all I can say is you rule! Or whatever the slang is these days for going out there and getting it done! I knew that you were doing well this fall, but lining them all up like that sure puts it in perspective. Way to go! Oh, and then there's that side thing you have going on right now, too . . . . a little something called nursing school. Congrats on doing so well in school and on making the time to get out there and enjoy the great outdoors! Laura ps - Thanks for the kind comment on our kids. . . the two of them and my husband really are my biggest fan club and God's greatest gifts to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted November 18, 2007 Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 Congratulations to everyone who's had successful seasons so far! Some beautiful trophies posted above! I wish I had a more successful 2007 hunting season, but have only managed to shoot a single squirrel so far. It's the first squirrel I've shot since I was 13, so it was exciting. I might get the squirrel mounted just because I didn't mangle it with the shot and it had a really nice coat. Other than that I went for my first year archery hunting for 2-weeks straight. You can read about my trip in my journal entry. http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63305&p=792263 I shot this squirrel at 25-yards with a Remington Model 870 Express .410-Gauge shotgun with some #6 shot small game shells. I had to thread the needle out the blind around a tiedown from the blind and through a hole the size of a golf ball in thick brush. I think I did a pretty good job. Aimed for the eye and hit just behind it with one bb and had several others hit in the vitals around it. Here's the squirrel below. I have one more hunting trip this year to get a deer and I get to hunt a week during that trip with the rifle, so hopefully I can post up a deer picture or two in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlGirl Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Success ! I've mostly just been a "lurker" but wanted to share my success so far this year. The first buck was taken Nov 5th in South Texas. He's only a 7pt but he had a 21" outside, 19 1/2" inside spread and weighed 184 lbs. I was also able to get a nice sow and my first Rio Grande turkey on my trip. The second deer was taken Nov 11th on our central Florida lease. He's an 8pt with a 16" inside spread and weighed 140 lbs. Both deer, the hog and turkey were all taken with my Thompson Center Pro Hunter 7mm-08. I also took my first deer with bow during archery season. It was doe. I had forgotten my camera so I don't have any pics. Just hope I haven't used up all my good luck this early in the season....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 First off welcome to the forum FlGirl and congrats on all your success this season :D And congratulations to all of the women on Realtree were one big happy family It's great to see the women on here and hearing the success stories and pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrswtnhunt Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Welcome to the forums FLGirl, those are some nice bucks there. Congrats to all you gals who have had success this year. Good luck to those who are still hunting. Second buck ever, first buck with a ml taken opening afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 FlGirl, wow...congrats on the great bucks and welcome to Realtree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Nice bucks FLGirl. Welcome aboard!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Welcome FLgirl! Congrats to all the ladies on here who've scored..whether a deer or even a squirrel:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrswtnhunt Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Well, I went out Sunday morning. Had a small 6 point stop about 20 yards in front of me and just stand there. He was working a scrape and grazed a little. He was broadside for a solid minute just standing there. I think he knew he was safe. I let him walk, so he can get bigger for next year. Even though I didn't take a shot it was still very exciting to know I could have but didn't. Also let me know that my scent control was working. Maybe a bigger one will come out this weekend. Have some trail pics of a nice wide 8 pt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Good luck! I'm going to a neighbor's land overnight for a morning hunt...we'll see what comes by...and it's bear season opener:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hstreible Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 my big buckI had been hunting the first week gun season only to see 2 little does. I was so disappointed because it was the only weekend I would get to hunt because I was having surgery on my ankle on Monday and would not be able to walk for 2 months. The day after my surgery my husband killed a nice 10 pointer so then I told him that maybe I would feel good enough to go hunting on Friday. On Friday afternoon my husband drove me to the ditch line and let me out. I took my crutches and threw them across the ditch and crawled through the ditch to the other side and waited. One hour later this 11 point buck came out. Needless to say I took him down with out thinking twice. Not everyone can say they killed a buck of a lifetime on crutches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildside Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Welcome to the forums, hstreible! What an awesome buck and an equally great story on how you got it! Talk about determination. . . tossing those crutches and crawling through a ditch! You go, girl! Again, welcome! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest swmnk9training Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I have had a few successful hunts this year. Deer hunting weekend was a success with me taking 3 for the group. Pheasant hunting has been good also, numbers have been up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Congrats on all the deer! Looks like the ladies are showing up a bunch of us guys this year. Great MN buck to by the way swmnk9training and welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Wow hstreible I bet that crawl in the ditch was well worth it :D I really love the character of that bucks rack That is a awesome buck for sure i hope your getting it mounted and if you are i can't wait to see the mount Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Welcome to the forum swmnk9training what a nice buck...congrats :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Shot this spike on 12/07/07. My first buck ever. You can read the whole story in my journal. http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63305&p=808691 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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