HSO Deer Photo's

[TruthWalleyes]

Congrats first one is usually the hardest.

I'm in for some REALLLY EASY hunts in the future then!!

Sat for all of 10 minutes - all season.

[james_walleye]

Just a couple quick things. It is interesting seeing the big bucks from November 24th. My buddy shot a huge 164" 10 that afternoon with his bow.

Reguarding the moultrie 80s. I love mine. I just bought another one on sale yesterday. I know Walmart.com has the 100s on sale for $129.....at least they were yesterday.

[PropsterII]

Truth, now you got my curiosity up. Have anything besides anecdotal evidence to prove that's the same doe?

No really, is she the only one you had in the area?

[TruthWalleyes]

Truth, now you got my curiosity up. Have anything besides anecdotal evidence to prove that's the same doe?

No really, is she the only one you had in the area?

Photos and behavioral differences between her and her two fawns and the other group of 8 deer.

Story in archery pic forum if interested.

Honestly the 10th arrow I've shot from a compound bow. I have the strength to hold steady for quite some time, and don't get deer fever shakes like many would think.. but i spend a lot of time in the woods with a gun. Point and shoot isn't too difficult either. I'm glad i made a good shot, but hours of time in the woods and good mental preparation makes it as easy as target practice.

I wanted to see if bow hunting would be worth the investment. Still not sure to be honest. It opens up the opportunity to shoot a doe in a lottery area, which can be handy. But at this point I'm torn as to whether I'll buy a bow for next year not.

[hockeybc69]

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Just a couple quick things. It is interesting seeing the big bucks from November 24th. My buddy shot a huge 164" 10 that afternoon with his bow.

Hey James,

I know 3 guys that all shot nice bucks on Nov 26th....

I have recently reviewed a boatload of trail cam pics from this fall. Interestingly enough, I have no idea how I missed it but, from Oct 26th to Nov 3rd, I have a lot of buck vids/pics on cam and no question rutting.... Chasing does in the vids even.. Not a single pic/vid of a buck during daylight mind you..... But no doubt rut....

Fast forward a month.. Hmmm.... Second rut, and guys bagging mature bucks....

[mrklean]

nice job truth

[BuckSutherland]

Just a couple quick things. It is interesting seeing the big bucks from November 24th. My buddy shot a huge 164" 10 that afternoon with his bow.

Reguarding the moultrie 80s. I love mine. I just bought another one on sale yesterday. I know Walmart.com has the 100s on sale for $129.....at least they were yesterday.

Looks like I will have to give them a try. There are a lot of bad review about them on amazon. Great pic quality, but the cameras themselves had a lot of bugs. I dont know if you guys lock your cameras up, but I use Camlockbox on my bushnell and they are awesome. Can also be found on amazon. Thanks for the reviews.

[hockeybc69]

I am to the point where I dont trust online reviews on Amazon, Cabelas, Basspro, etc.... pretty easy for competition to review things negatively to draw attention to their products/services...

I prefer to get reviews on things from friends, friends of friends, or reviews on local forums such as this....

With that said.... I love my Moultrie M-80's.....

[eyeguy 54]

loved mine tell the robber got it...

[SledNeck]

From the first friday of rifle season.....

[perchking]

Very nice, congrats...

[bigbucks]

Very nice, looks like an especially big bodied deer.

[BuckSutherland]

He looks like he was rubbing hard before you shot him sledneck.

[SledNeck]

yep

and 5 minutes behind a doe

[paceman]

very nice buck sled. Congratulations!

[Musky Buck]

That's a great looking deer sled, nothing better than having a lone doe go by without detecting you, then it's ok how big is he ? Nicely done.

[snoozebutton]

Looks like a big body on that one sled, did you get a weight?

[SledNeck]

didnt weigh it

maybe 200?

[Musky Buck]

That wouldn't be too far off in either direction, that is an awesome photo and I'm not talking rack, look at that deer without eyeing the rack, he's mega cool.

[mrklean]

great looking buck

[TwinkeeDink]

umichjessy, you must a have a nice spot there in SE MN. If my memory doesn't fail me, I'm fairly certain you've posted a kill pic in that very spot in years past.

[umichjesse]

Good memory. I have been lucky enough to take 3 decent bucks in the last six years from the family farm. 2 of them were taken in the same spot.

2007 - 10 point mainframe with a sticker off the browtine

2009 - 10 point with both G2s split

2012 - 10 point with both G2s split

I actually think the buck I shot in 2012 is either the dad or brother of the buck I shot in 2009. The 2009 buck was probably only 3 years old. The buck I shot this year was around is at least 6 years old. They have remarkable similar antlers including the split G2s. This years buck just had more mass but less tine length. I think he was on the decline.

[tfran123]

Nice sequence, looks like you've got a great piece of dirt you hunt! Great deer.

[CANOPY SAM]

Absolute bulls! I am currently experiencing deep and seething jealousy. Please forgive me. The landscape in those pics has soothed my spirit. I'm better now.

Congrats dude! Really great bucks!

[TwinkeeDink]

That's awesome. Yeah, that first pic is the one I remember. I hunt around that area and love those bluffs.