What are you hunting/fishing?
-
bocephus yep she will be good eating. Its kind of strange, she was probably 2 1/2 years old but she was dry. I don’t know if her fawns didn’t stick or what. Her milk bag was pretty much non-existent.
ND Mike said in What are you hunting/fishing?:
bocephus yep she will be good eating. Its kind of strange, she was probably 2 1/2 years old but she was dry. I don’t know if her fawns didn’t stick or what. Her milk bag was pretty much non-existent.
Nice doe there, ND Mike. Good on you for being selective.
I like to take the older does as well and my reasons are mostly selfish. The old gals are generally smart survivors and have not reached their maturity by making mistakes around hunters. They are usually the watch dogs of the whitetail family groups and most bow hunters will attest to the challenge they present during close encounters. I have had old does come in from up wind on their blind side of where I am sitting in a stand and turn and look right up at me. Its almost supernatural.
No surprise she was dry. Those fawns were probably weaned a while back and are just staying with Mom for the company.Paul
-
ND Mike said in What are you hunting/fishing?:
bocephus yep she will be good eating. Its kind of strange, she was probably 2 1/2 years old but she was dry. I don’t know if her fawns didn’t stick or what. Her milk bag was pretty much non-existent.
Nice doe there, ND Mike. Good on you for being selective.
I like to take the older does as well and my reasons are mostly selfish. The old gals are generally smart survivors and have not reached their maturity by making mistakes around hunters. They are usually the watch dogs of the whitetail family groups and most bow hunters will attest to the challenge they present during close encounters. I have had old does come in from up wind on their blind side of where I am sitting in a stand and turn and look right up at me. Its almost supernatural.
No surprise she was dry. Those fawns were probably weaned a while back and are just staying with Mom for the company.processhead yep they are definitely smart. I shot a doe that was aged by a federal game warden at either 7.5 or 8.5. She was huge too. She weighed 160 lbs field dressed! I shot her with a 50 caliber Thompson Center Renegade at 30 yards.
-
I was able to take Saturday and Sunday off to go deer hunting. I only had a doe tag but I’m very picky with does. I have passed on many this year. I have also gotten a bit soft hearted as I’ve gotten older. I won’t harvest a doe that has fawns with her anymore. Today I shot one but the bad thing is she was 1.5 miles from the truck in a spot where you have to drag them out. Sleep will come easy tonight and Thank God for a good game cart! It was windy as all get out today too. 15 degrees with 27 mph winds.
ND Mike congrats, you have some meat for the table and some for the rest of the year.
-
I was able to take Saturday and Sunday off to go deer hunting. I only had a doe tag but I’m very picky with does. I have passed on many this year. I have also gotten a bit soft hearted as I’ve gotten older. I won’t harvest a doe that has fawns with her anymore. Today I shot one but the bad thing is she was 1.5 miles from the truck in a spot where you have to drag them out. Sleep will come easy tonight and Thank God for a good game cart! It was windy as all get out today too. 15 degrees with 27 mph winds.
ND Mike congrats. Good eating in that cart.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
-
GWG8541 yep. She should be good table fare.
-
YooperDog yepper! Now I just got to get motivated to skin it and bone it out. Were are supposed to get to 50 tomrrow.
-
YooperDog yepper! Now I just got to get motivated to skin it and bone it out. Were are supposed to get to 50 tomrrow.
ND Mike no time to waste. I have taken some in 80°-90° weather and it’s all hands on deck after the photo shoot.
-
ND Mike don’t get me wrong, I love taking a decent buck, especially with bow, but a good young doe that has been eating corn and soybeans regularly is hard to beat as far as taste.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
-
ND Mike don’t get me wrong, I love taking a decent buck, especially with bow, but a good young doe that has been eating corn and soybeans regularly is hard to beat as far as taste.
GWG8541 thatbis for sure!
-
ND Mike don’t get me wrong, I love taking a decent buck, especially with bow, but a good young doe that has been eating corn and soybeans regularly is hard to beat as far as taste.
GWG8541 I feel like any deer is an accomplishment, a big buck or mature doe is an extra bonus.
-
I try to get my meat first, and if it’s a good buck, that’s a bonus. If the wife and I have a good year, then we won’t buy any beef except the occasional steak.
Ken1261 When I was young, we only had a one day season and around 10 hunters in our party. We were not too picky with what we shot. Party hunting is legal in the state so you could shoot more than one. We did a lot of deer drives to push them. I remember other people getting out of their vehicles when we started a drive, which didn’t bother me if they stayed out of our way.
-
Ken1261 When I was young, we only had a one day season and around 10 hunters in our party. We were not too picky with what we shot. Party hunting is legal in the state so you could shoot more than one. We did a lot of deer drives to push them. I remember other people getting out of their vehicles when we started a drive, which didn’t bother me if they stayed out of our way.
bocephus I grew up running dogs in FL. So when someone managed to killed a deer and it was divided between everyone involved, you might end up with 5 pounds of meat. I didn’t know how to act when I started still hunting and had a whole deer to myself. How 15 years later and going to S. Carolina, I usually have a good amount of venison each year.
-
Today is the day I am heading to the piney woods of east Texas, cold front blew through so hopefully that will trigger some movement, it also rained a lot yesterday.
-
Today is the day I am heading to the piney woods of east Texas, cold front blew through so hopefully that will trigger some movement, it also rained a lot yesterday.
-
Today is the day I am heading to the piney woods of east Texas, cold front blew through so hopefully that will trigger some movement, it also rained a lot yesterday.
HerbcoFood Good luck, I hope you find the big one.
-
I was able to take Saturday and Sunday off to go deer hunting. I only had a doe tag but I’m very picky with does. I have passed on many this year. I have also gotten a bit soft hearted as I’ve gotten older. I won’t harvest a doe that has fawns with her anymore. Today I shot one but the bad thing is she was 1.5 miles from the truck in a spot where you have to drag them out. Sleep will come easy tonight and Thank God for a good game cart! It was windy as all get out today too. 15 degrees with 27 mph winds.
ND Mike said in What are you hunting/fishing?:
Sleep will come easy tonight
Hope you got that good sleep!
Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself
-
ND Mike said in What are you hunting/fishing?:
Sleep will come easy tonight
Hope you got that good sleep!
Jonathon oh I did, but the next two days I felt like a Mack truck ran me over.
-
Today is the day I am heading to the piney woods of east Texas, cold front blew through so hopefully that will trigger some movement, it also rained a lot yesterday.
HerbcoFood
Good luck! -
The big deer that is in the area didn’t show his face, but this fella made the mistake of coming out. I will be turning this guy into pan sausage and chorizo. Thankfully it was cold enough to use nature’s walk in cooler so I didn’t have to quarter him up right away.
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register LoginSponsored By:
