My Big buck pictures wouldn't download in the last post, so here they are. He was a BRUTE! see also opening day pic!
Monday, December 22, 2008
HELLO EVERYBODY!!! Well I know it has been a LONG while, but I am back. Deer season and the new cow were REALLY taking up all my time since the season began in October, so I will give you the highlights. Bow season seemed to have a great start, because I shot a nice 8pt the second morning of the season. Unfortunetly I hit him in the shoulder (I thought...I'll talk more about this later) and we lost the blood trail after about 1/4 of a mile and jumping him once. 
After that I saw a ton of deer on my property for a week (like 5 or 6 deer a sit / I passed up a ton of yearlings)...Then nothing for the rest of the season. I ended up shooting a small doe with my bow and that was it. I missed several others and am going the use new broadheads next year, and practice shooting a LOT more. Gun season started with a Bang (haha), when Matt shot his first deer. It was a five point and I was psyched for him. It's always awsome to be with someone when they shoot their first deer. He was so excited he couldn't even find the deer when he got out of the stand, even though it died instantly when he hit it. I ended up shooting 4 deer with a shootgun including a HUGE 6 point at 15 yards during the third week of the season. 
In muzzleloading season (10 days after shotgun season ends) I had an unbelievable time hunting the river bottom/gorge area in Letchworth State Park with Larry and his brother Adam. We shot 8 deer in three days hunting down there. I saw over 25 deer a day. The last day of the season I shot two deer within 5 minutes of each other (a HUGE doe and a six point). Overall a great season with lots of deer killed. My Freezer is full!!! 
I will be posting more regularly now as soon as we thaw out after the 30" of snow we have gotten in the last two days. I can't wait to get out rabbit hunting, ice fishing and tributary fishing for huge browns and steelheads. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! Enjoy the pictures of the last two months!!! 
After that I saw a ton of deer on my property for a week (like 5 or 6 deer a sit / I passed up a ton of yearlings)...Then nothing for the rest of the season. I ended up shooting a small doe with my bow and that was it. I missed several others and am going the use new broadheads next year, and practice shooting a LOT more. Gun season started with a Bang (haha), when Matt shot his first deer. It was a five point and I was psyched for him. It's always awsome to be with someone when they shoot their first deer. He was so excited he couldn't even find the deer when he got out of the stand, even though it died instantly when he hit it. I ended up shooting 4 deer with a shootgun including a HUGE 6 point at 15 yards during the third week of the season. In muzzleloading season (10 days after shotgun season ends) I had an unbelievable time hunting the river bottom/gorge area in Letchworth State Park with Larry and his brother Adam. We shot 8 deer in three days hunting down there. I saw over 25 deer a day. The last day of the season I shot two deer within 5 minutes of each other (a HUGE doe and a six point). Overall a great season with lots of deer killed. My Freezer is full!!! I will be posting more regularly now as soon as we thaw out after the 30" of snow we have gotten in the last two days. I can't wait to get out rabbit hunting, ice fishing and tributary fishing for huge browns and steelheads. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! Enjoy the pictures of the last two months!!! A couple of notes on the pictures:
*The nice 8pt you see me with is the one I shot on the second day of bow season and my buddy shot the last week of shotgun season 50 yards from where we lost the blood trail. 6" of my arrow and my broadhead were still in the deer. The deer was perfectly healthy. My arrow was a little bit high and missed all vital organs and hit the opposite shoulder.
*One of the does I shot in the picture on the river bottom was piebald. You can see the white on her belly and legs.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
A couple of pictures of this years escapades in the woods. The picture quality suffered a little as my digital camera crapped the bed! It was quite a year! I got a nice eleven pointer (almost 13)and we got several other deer like the dual four pointers above...is that an eight point or two four pointers. For about a five minute period of time there was a buck being shot every two and a half minutes within a mile of the camp in Speculator. Also saw a pine marten while hunting up there. Joe you haven't posted in quite awhile as you are busy milking that cow and making cheese apparently. When it starts cutting into your hunting time it will be time to get some steaks and hamburger made up. Hope everyone is happy and healthy, Merry Christmas and Happy New year!
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