How did everyone do??

[layin on the smackdown]

I had a great season this year...stayed healthy all the way through with no serious injuries that comprimised my ability to hunt...I put well over 200 hours in the stand this year, and it was great to be able to spend that much time in the woods. Took one of my employees kids out bowhunting for the first time this year, he almost drilled a huge doe...Put the fiance up in my honey hole stand on November 4th, and she had a 140 walk under her at 10 yds, but buck fever got the best of her and she just froze. To put the icing on the cake, i was fortunate enough to take 4 does and one 10 pointer so far this year with the ole Mathews Switchback XT. Granted, after shooting that buck, i realized i had made a mistake, but it happens, and i learned from it...

I still haven't blasted anything with the smoke pole yet, but we still have one more antlerless season...

The Fiance was able to harvest her first buck ever, with a gun this year so that is also a bonus...

altogether we have 6 in the freezer, and a few more weeks to go.

[ildrhntr]

I promised a friend of mine I would help with harvest this fall so Unfortunately due to a late harvest I was only able to bow hunt about 8 times this season. I did take a good doe. I saw two shooters from the stand. This year will be better.

[muggs]

one buck and one doe. still have one more doe tag I bought, but I don't think I'll be going out much anymore. maybe, not I'm not sure yet.

[Hunt or be Hunted]

first year bow hunting.....but i did not get a thing with the bow

[Adjam5]

Due to my ACL surgery on Oct 1, that kind of shut me down in the areas where the good bucks are. I need to use a climber and with my knee, that wasn't happening. I had to hunt an area that has a 3 on one side rule where my stands are ladder stand I could climb(family property). My Summit climber was too much for the knee. I passed up 3 illegal bucks and about 5 does. My son Joe made up the difference for me. He shot 4 with his bow this year. Freezer is full.

[TREESTANDSNYPER]

I shot my biggest archery buck ever this year. Nice 8 point that I took on Halloween.

[Muleyman]

Congrats on a great buck!

[hatetomiss]

i got a nice 9 pt and a doe

[BrandonBowling21]

took one buck with my bow small one but meat in the freezer!

[TEXASBOWHUNTER1970]

BowHunting

This was my first bowhunting season, I saw 15 deer out of range and 1 wolf 15 yrd's that winded me and ran off as I was drawing. I had fun and I'm looking forward to next season to try again. My buddy and I are gonna try bowhunting hog's now that season is over.

[Squirrelhunter91]

2008, I shot a button and a doe with my bow and a spike and a doe with the gun.

But this year in 2009 I took 4 with my bow. 3 does and a nice 6 point. I can't complain.

[BigDog]

I had a good bow season. I killed a nice 8 point and 3 doe, all with the new bow

[bluelund79]

I did not get a shot off this year. However, it was my first year of bow hunting. I did learn alot, but I also have to split my time with upland hunting with my lab puppy. I do know that I will be shooting 3d to stay sharp besides the daily practice that I do in the basement or yard depending on weather. I did get 6 squirrels and a coon though...

[dbHunterNY]

season is done here in NY. had the #1 buck on the hit list at 69 yards away and wouldn't get any closer. I passed deer and I ended up eating a tag sandwich. Better luck next year with the bow.

[licking_co_hunter]

1 doe with shotgun 1 with the smoke pole missed a nice buck at 40 yds during the rut. saw more big bucks than ever this year.

[col3]

Went out probably three times as much as i did last year, didnt see a thing last year, saw lots this year, managed to have two bucks come in range, nerves got a hold of me on the first one and a stupid mistake let gim get away, and the second one i shot at, and after a very promising blood trail and almost 12 hours of looking for him, i realized i wasnt going to find him, i learned alot and enjoyed my time in the bush, which is what its really all about

[bowin_in_illinois]

Tough year...with all the rain, and the corn harvest lasting until Christmas, nothing seemed to go the way we had hoped. My daughter took a nice 3-1/2 year old 8 point during youth weekend, and I took 3 does this season. Passed up a lot of small bucks, but no luck getting a big boy on the ground. Good season overall...just expecting it to go different than it did in the buck dept.

[Rhino]

No complaints about my bow season here this year. Killed a doe and a 5.5 year old 8 point buck still in full velvet here in MS. I also missed a mid 150's class 10 point in Kansas. Had some a great hunt in IL too but no shooters seen in range.

Last year was about the same, except no misses. Killed a doe in MS and a 140" mature 9 point in IL. Didn't see a shooter buck at all in Kansas last year though.

[backwoodsbowhunter]

this yearnot as good i got a 140 class buck last year at just 7yds this year i missed 2 150s with a gun! one only being 35yds! that tought me to trim every branch but i guess thats why im not a fan of gun strickly bow next year

[bow hunter steve]

i live in new york and i missed 1 but o well its the way it goes

[wtnhunt]

Killed a doe in Wisconsin, had some small bucks in range in Wisconsin and a couple shooters that were almost in range there.

I had the buck I killed with the rifle in bow range and almost got a shot on him with the bow but things just did not work out.

[backwoods07]

Two does down this year versus one last year. Both years I arrowed a good buck (130" and 160") but was unable to recover either. Hmph.