Hey guys,
Slow first week of gun for me. Weather (snow) wouldn't cooperate so I got angry and didn't hunt a ton. Did have one fun day of goose hunting with Steiners and Bakes though. Shot a button buck out of his bed at 40yds on Friday on my way out of the woods with my dad. Here are the latest deer totals. Any wrong let me know.

Joe- 8point bow - two does with bow - One doe with gun

Dad - 5pt with gun
Larry - 3 does

Nate - 4 does

Adam - 4 does

Papa Moore - 0

Shaun - doe with bow

Uncle John - 0

Johnny Rebisz - 0

Tommy Rebisz - 1 small buck

Chris L - 129" eight point

Mike - doe (first deer with bow...nice) - gun doe

Scott S - nice 8 point

Stryker - big gun doe

Mr. Steiner - 0

Baker - 8 point

Andy - 8 point (first deer with bow...good work) - 5 point with gun - Doe
Jocelyn - 0 (but boy is she cute!!!)

Just a note: The deer below is not as small as it looks...I'm just that big (haha). Have a great week guys. Joe

Well I missed the biggest buck of my life ten minutes into opening morning due to a gun misfire. Very angry am I. After the pin failed to set off the primer, I pumped another bullet in and fired quickly. Thought I made a great shot, but after searching for three hours (wasting most of opening day), I had to conceed that I must not have hit him too hard (found white hair and several good spots of blood, then nothing). Body searched for most of the time, sure he was dead somewhere nearby. Anyway I saw four bucks that morning, including one other buck that would have gone 120-130". Yesterday I saw a decent 2.5 or 3.5 year old out back (I also saw him Saturday afternoon). So as of now, he is the buck I am aiming for. Here are the latest deer totals. Good luck and shoot straighter than me! Maybe I'll go fishing this week sometime (they should be in like crazy!)

Joe- 8point bow - two does with bow

Dad - 5pt with gun
Larry - 2 doe
Nate - 2 doe
Adam - 3 doe
Papa Moore - 0
Shaun - doe with bow
Uncle John - 0
Johnny Rebisz - 0
Tommy Rebisz - 1 small buck
Chris L - 129" eight point
Mike - doe (first deer with bow...nice) - gun doe
Scott S - nice 8 point
Stryker - big gun doe
Mr. Steiner - 0
Baker - 8 point
Andy - 8 point (first deer with bow...good work) - 5 point with gun

Jocelyn - 0 (but boy is she cute!!!)

Can you believe that we get to carry guns this weekend.... hardly seems fair. Good Luck Kids!!!

Well Guys...after a REALLY, REALLY slow start to the season, and then a caveman-like blood trailing/deer beating incident, things have really begun to look up for me. On Friday morning I saw a big doe as I got out of my stand (at 7:15, to go to work) in my backyard. On Friday afternoon I saw 17 different deer out of a stand in my backyard (could have shot a couple of fawns, didn't see one buck, though). Saturday morning I shot a doe fawn in Letchworth (on Jocelyn's orders). Sunday afternoon I sat in Letchworth and saw 10 different deer, including three small bucks. Monday morning I shot an 8 pointer. The buck was not as big as I would like to take, but it was the last day of the season (that I was going to be able to hunt) and it was an awesome hunt. I laid a doe urine trail in to my stand this morning (Tinks#69). At about 6:45 doesn't this buck come struting in, grunting, nose to the ground following my doe-in-heat trail (I couldn't see him until he stepped out of a thicket at 15 yards). He followed my trail right to where I had sprayed the lure onto a tree. He smelled the tree for a second and then continued on my trail, heading straight for my tree stand (where I had walked). I shot him and spined him at about 8 yards. I had to finish him off with another arrow. Check out the picture with the arrows sticking out of him. I left him and went back to get my family to help gut/drag (returned in about two hours and found him like that). I have never seen bubbles coming out of a deer like that (pretty crazy). Nice example of a lung shot. Brilyn was really excited to help (not scared of deer anymore...after three this week). Anyway he weighed 115, so I think he might be a two year old with bad genetics (probably a spike last year). I'll check his teeth for confirmation though and let you know. Anyway, it was a great Veteran's Day weekend. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I saw a completely albino squirrel yesterday!!! Has anyone else ever seen one? I got out a field tip and was going to shoot him if I got the chance (which I didn't of course). Would definitely have had him stuffed though. Really cool! Can't wait for Saturday and Shotgun. Good luck all and shoot straight!

Well,

Since Joe refuses to include me in the list of people who may shoot a deer- I thought I would post again just in spite.

Not really. Actually, I got an email that included some of the coolest deer pics I have ever seen. The story in the email says that some guy out in Wisconsin found this fawn by the side of the road. He didn't keep it, he had it placed in a facility for deer. The deer will live it's life in captivity since it's coloring would not really be conducive to life in the wild.

Warning: These pictures are really cute.

Enjoy!

Hey boys (and ladies),

Finally got that primate off my back for the year. Shot a big doe on Sunday. It was by far the most amazing deer story ever told! Way too good to tell on teh blog (call me for specifics). I've told it about 25 times now and it gets better every time (haha). Really though I am extremely happy getting a deer to start filling up the freezer. I've been seeing a lot more deer lately. I saw 7 behind the house the night I shot mine (including what I believe to be a real nice buck). Looking forward to this weekend and my extra day off. Should be able to get a buck into the freezer.

Deer Totals so Far:

Dad - 0

Larry - 1 doe

Nate - 1 doe

Adam - 1 doe

Papa Moore - 0

Shaun - 0

Uncle John - 0

Johnny Rebisz - 0

Tommy Rebisz - 1 small buck

Chris L - 129" eight point

Mike - 1 doe (first deer with bow...nice)

Scott S - nice 8 point

Stryker - 0

Mr. Steiner - 0

Baker - 8 point

Andy - 8 point (first deer with bow...good work)

Good Luck Boys and Shoot Straight!!!