Wisconsin Rifle

[Abndoc]

Who's going out? Tomorrow and sunday morning going to be pretty cold, the land I hunt still has 80 acres of standing corn- not sure if that will be a good or bad thing!! But i'm pumped first year hunting with my son, He has high hopes for a buck after passing on a doe during the youth season.

[B-man715]

.....my favorite time of year........

It's like Christmas..........With GUNS

As usual, she's gonna be a cold one! The 'ol Heater Body Suit will come in handy

Good luck Fellas. Stay safe!

[Lunker]

I lasted 4 hours in the frigid conditions this morning. I wrapped myself in a blaze orange fleece blanket otherwise i probably would have only made it 2 hours...was nice to be hunting with some snow on the ground though. Saw 4 doe 3 bucks. Passed on a decent eight pointer, and saw a ten that I wanted to take but couldn't get a shot. Not a huge one but decent enough. The third was a fork. 2 of the bucks were chasing. I'll be back out this evening. Tomorrow sunrise temp of 7 is going to be interesting...

[Abndoc]

I stayed out all day. Saw 10 does..zero bucks. Very chilly!!!! Heading out right now!! Good luck!

[B-man715]

Opening morning started out a little slow, but around 8:30 the action started to pick up.

Saw several does and fawns and a few small bucks, one of which was a decent six point. He came out of the swamp and walked within spitting distance before proceeding to the neighbor's property. Within minutes several gun shots rang out..... he didn't make it another year LOL

All of the commotion stirred up another decent buck (8 point) a hundred and fifty yards away. He stood up out of his bed and listened in the direction of the hunters who killed the six. After putting him in the crosshairs I decided to let him pass..... for now....... still a lot of day light left

Eventually he bedded back down. I could see his head and antlers rotating through the grass for the next few hours....... then he disappeared!

I began to beat myself up a little, because I haven't pulled the trigger on a buck in five years. I always pass up a few right away, only to never see another buck all season

The day went on with little action. Watching the Grand Passage of sandhill cranes helped pass the time. It was something special to see! I estimated by the size of the flocks (25-150 birds each), and the frequency (a constant flow all day) that there were easily 10,000 birds on their way south Very cool!

Then a couple hours before dark, movement in the swamp caught my eye. It was the same eight point I passed on earlier, but now at 200 yards. This time he was not given the pardon

He will add some meat to the freezer and make a cool euro mount

[Barbelboy]

A good year for us.

A 14 pt, a 10 pt, a 10 pt, a 6 pt and a doe.

Whew, not too bad.

Oh, and no violation of a moving vehicle law. It was stopped and she climbed in for the picture only then we walked back.

[huntnfish]

That's a nice pile of venison right there! Good work!

[Abndoc]

Well I finally was able to get my 10 year son out tonight for his crack at a deer. Rushed home from work and we made it out to our stand about 230pm. Around 315 we noticed a deer around 100 yards out in the picked corn. The deer lifted his head and Cole said a buck!! He set his rifle on the edge of stand and got in position. The buck was standing straight at us. I told Cole to be patient and wait for the buck to turn. Five mins past and he finally turns. Cole cocked the hammer and squeezed off one round. The buck jumped ran 10 feet, gave a tail flick and fell over. First shot ever at a deer. 81 yards double lung with his new 30-30! We gave each other a huge hug. Couldn't be prouder!! Should be a 6 pt. Busted of left side.

[water rat]

That's awesome!

Congrats !!!!

[monstermoose78]

Congrats!!

[IceHawk]

Awesome that to me is what hunting is all about!

[skee0025]

I went out every day, hunted in the Siren/Webster area and around Pepin/Stockholm. I saw a grand total of 2 deer, one buck and 1 doe. I heard very little shooting in either area.