--2011 Official Deer Thread--

[bevilsiz]

First deer ever! Little button buck. Used Mastins scents too. This guy came in down wind

 

[ISP 5353]

Congrats bevilsiz!

 

[sbrville]

finally got a buck and a doe the other day. the buck was bedded down and acting funny, found a buckhammer deer slug in him where he was hit before, lost alot of the meat. i dont know how he was still going. got them with a ruger 44 carbine and some xtp handloads

here is the buckhammer i found then the xtp out of the doe which performed perfectly.

 

[clfergus]

finally got a buck and a doe the other day. the buck was bedded down and acting funny, found a buckhammer deer slug in him where he was hit before, lost alot of the meat. i dont know how he was still going. got them with a ruger 44 carbine and some xtp handloads

here is the buckhammer i found then the xtp out of the doe which preformed perfectly.

nice pics! Thanks, thats the ammo i was thinking of using next year

 

[M4Madness]

I'm skipping this weekend, and going back out Thanksgiving weekend, hope the rut is in full swing by then

The rut occurs basically on the same dates each and every year. Many magazine writers will lead you to believe that various external elements affect rut timing, but it's really all just a farce. Does are bred during the same period each fall, and have their fawns during the same period each spring. Granted, a few stragglers manage to be bred way late, but how many spotted fawns are seen during early archery season? Trust me, we're on the backside of the rut already.

 

[JDubb]

seen 3 bucks tonight all chasing does on my way home from work!!!!

 

[sbcman]

Bagged bonus #3 tonight- one more to go!

The rut occurs basically on the same dates each and every year. Many magazine writers will lead you to believe that various external elements affect rut timing, but it's really all just a farce. Does are bred during the same period each fall, and have their fawns during the same period each spring. Granted, a few stragglers manage to be bred way late, but how many spotted fawns are seen during early archery season? Trust me, we're on the backside of the rut already.

This is exactly right.

 

[greg]

JC Higgens 12ga. Barked again..

Ok....This Deer came in with nose to ground and down wind at 9am on 11-18 at about 75yrds where it was shot.... 9points 18 inch spread... field dressed at 190. Been a great 2 weeks of Deer Hunting in Southern Indiana

 

[M4Madness]

Ok....This Deer came in with nose to ground and down wind at 9am on 11-18 at about 75yrds where it was shot.... 9points 18 inch spread... field dressed at 190. Been a great 2 weeks of Deer Hunting in Southern Indiana

Congratulations.

 

[bevilsiz]

I saw an 8 pt today with nose to the ground. Reminded me of a blood hound.

 

[selinoid44]

Greg thats a dandy! Congrats

 

[ISP 5353]

Beautiful deer Greg! Congrats!

 

[Hoosierbuck]

Good mass, short tines, lotsa junk. Proud to have him.

HB

 

[HICKMAN]

didn't make it to the Crane gun hunt today, had to go shoot a USPSA match.

I'll be in the woods as often as I can this week, including Thurs-Sun.

 

[ISP 5353]

Nice one HB!

 

[Lonnie]

nice pics! Thanks, thats the ammo i was thinking of using next year

Where was the buck Hammer located inside the buck?

I used Buck Hammers for the first time this season and haven't had any problems
1 shot 1 kill with great exspansion and entry /exit channels

Mine looks a lot differant that the slug you found in the buck as far as exspansion

 

[JNG]

Finally

Been having a terrible season to date, but this morning a doe came trotting by with three bucks dogging her. I shot the biggest one and the group scattered. He made it about ten steps and fell over. When he hit the ground, his girlfriend stopped to see what happened. Poor choice on her part; I filled my gun tag and a bonus anterless in the course of about 5 seconds.

 

[selinoid44]

Been having a terrible season to date, but this morning a doe came trotting by with three bucks dogging her. I shot the biggest one and the group scattered. He made it about ten steps and fell over. When he hit the ground, his girlfriend stopped to see what happened. Poor choice on her part; I filled my gun tag and a bonus anterless in the course of about 5 seconds.

Pictures say a 1000 words.

 

[HICKMAN]

I filled my gun tag and a bonus anterless in the course of about 5 seconds.

 

[JNG]

Ask, and you shall receive (edited prior post)