xxsn0blindxx
11-30-2010, 07:42 AM
How did everyone do this year?
Opening weekend was super-slow for us. We saw very little movement compared to previous years until the middle of the week. We had acorns like crazy this year which may have played a role since the deer didn't have to leave the woods much for food. I had a button buck meander around my stand for at least 20 minutes as he ate a path of acorns across the woods. At one point he was 10 feet from my stand. Good thing for him he did that opening day and not mid week or I might not have been able to control my trigger finger :)
Got my first mount-worthy buck this year. I shot him Wednesday night with a 30-06 at ~50 yards. Initial measurements are 177 gross and 164 net. He's a 9 pointer with a 20 inch inside spread. He was taken on my father-in-law's property in Buffalo County. Needless to say I am super stoked and can't wait to get him back from the taxidermist.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m451/xxsn0blindxx/buck.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m451/xxsn0blindxx/IMG_0852.jpg
This the 10 pointer my nephew shot. This is his second year hunting in the mentor program. Not too many 11 year olds can say they bagged a buck like this. He got him Saturday morning with his 25-06.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m451/xxsn0blindxx/mitchelsbuck.jpg
Opening weekend was super-slow for us. We saw very little movement compared to previous years until the middle of the week. We had acorns like crazy this year which may have played a role since the deer didn't have to leave the woods much for food. I had a button buck meander around my stand for at least 20 minutes as he ate a path of acorns across the woods. At one point he was 10 feet from my stand. Good thing for him he did that opening day and not mid week or I might not have been able to control my trigger finger :)
Got my first mount-worthy buck this year. I shot him Wednesday night with a 30-06 at ~50 yards. Initial measurements are 177 gross and 164 net. He's a 9 pointer with a 20 inch inside spread. He was taken on my father-in-law's property in Buffalo County. Needless to say I am super stoked and can't wait to get him back from the taxidermist.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m451/xxsn0blindxx/buck.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m451/xxsn0blindxx/IMG_0852.jpg
This the 10 pointer my nephew shot. This is his second year hunting in the mentor program. Not too many 11 year olds can say they bagged a buck like this. He got him Saturday morning with his 25-06.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m451/xxsn0blindxx/mitchelsbuck.jpg