** OFFICIAL 2012 DAILY DEER HUNT CHAT**

[vwarren]

Congrats to u also sure was nice out today! Something about the late season!

 

[whitetailbowhunter]

went out coyote hunting this morning to change things up a bit. We had the call going for a couple minutes and 6 does popped out into the field (towards the call!) 2 fawns with them and it's getting hard to even tell the yearlings apart in their first experience with snowfall, they're really getting big. No coyotes, but it was a good sight to see!

 

[cschwanz]

Took Friday the 28th off and had a good day in the fresh snow. Shot Doe #1 at 7:40am. Got her gutted out and climbed back into my tree to sit for awhile. Shot Doe #2 at 9:30 in the same field as she was standing 10 yards from doe #1 laying on the ground. The Savage muzzleloader didn't let either deer get out of sight.

#1 weighed 107 on the scale and #2 weighed 115.

 

[445supermag]

I USEDLY TAKE HEAD SHOTS ON DOES OR SMALL BUCKS NO TRACKING IN THEIR TRACKS. IF I HAVE TAKE A BODY SHOT IN THE LUNG ABOUT 50 YRDS USELDY OR SPINE SHOTS DROP IN THEIR TRACKS.A FEW YEAR AGO MY FREIND SHOT ON IN THE GUT WE HAD TO TRACK ON OVER 400 YRDS BEFORE WE FOUND THE DOE. I HAVE TAKEN DEER AS CLOSE THAN 10 YRDS TO AS FAR AWAY AS 126 YDS WITH A MUZZEL LOADER. TOOK A 60 YRD HEAD SHOT LAST YEAR ON A DOE.

 

[Sailor]

Double fail for me yesterday.

35 yrd shot at a doe, I hit a half inch branch in front of her. Broke it in half she took off.

A yote came trotting my way after chewing on a past carcass I left. Shot and it took off. My arrow was broken in half. Every blade of my 125 grn spitfire was gone. Steady blood trail but not heavy like a lung shot.

After a mile, and not wanting to trespass I gave up trailing.

 

[vwarren]

tough break sailor

 

[Lawn Racer]

Hunted last night and didnt see one deer. Oh well better luck next time.

 

[Adrian8]

Took Friday the 28th off and had a good day in the fresh snow. Shot Doe #1 at 7:40am. Got her gutted out and climbed back into my tree to sit for awhile. Shot Doe #2 at 9:30 in the same field as she was standing 10 yards from doe #1 laying on the ground. The Savage muzzleloader didn't let either deer get out of sight.

#1 weighed 107 on the scale and #2 weighed 115.

Congrats on the does...I too use a Savage MLII..what load do you shoot? I shoot 57 gr Vihtavouri N120 with a 300 gr bullet..2265fps.

 

[cschwanz]

I'm using 44gr of Accurate 5744 under a 250gr Hornady XTP. I tried a bunch of different things and ended up coming back to one of the standard recommended loads from the Savage manual, haha.

 

[sbcman]

I was blessed to wrap my season up Thursday morning with my last doe. I live in a 4 doe county and took a buck and 3 does in firearms, a button buck in muzzleloader and my last doe in the bonus season- 6 in all. Had a weird experience with this last doe. When I field dressed her I saw something weird, like two clear crystal balls with something dark in them. Took a closer look and saw a developed fawn about the size of a silver dollar.

Anyway, here is a pic of all my deer this year plus three that some brothers from church gave me...

With the exception of the veggies on the right and about 5 bags of bass on the third shelf and a pac of hotdog buns, that's all deer

 

[THard6]

I USEDLY TAKE HEAD SHOTS ON DOES OR SMALL BUCKS NO TRACKING IN THEIR TRACKS. IF I HAVE TAKE A BODY SHOT IN THE LUNG ABOUT 50 YRDS USELDY OR SPINE SHOTS DROP IN THEIR TRACKS.A FEW YEAR AGO MY FREIND SHOT ON IN THE GUT WE HAD TO TRACK ON OVER 400 YRDS BEFORE WE FOUND THE DOE. I HAVE TAKEN DEER AS CLOSE THAN 10 YRDS TO AS FAR AWAY AS 126 YDS WITH A MUZZEL LOADER. TOOK A 60 YRD HEAD SHOT LAST YEAR ON A DOE.

yeah, that's terrible advice.

 

[HICKMAN]

We took a buck, 2 does and donated a button buck.

Best season for us so far!

Already looking forward to Oct 1 again!

 

[THard6]

We took a buck, 2 does and donated a button buck.

Best season for us so far!

Already looking forward to Oct 1 again!

glad you had success!
and slow your roll on that October 1st!
I've got alot of hunting to get done between now and then

 

[rkesar]

I agree with thard6, that advice is terrible. Im also ready for October 1st to but im already getting the itch to do some fishing.

 

[davebradley]

I live near mooresville. Any recommendations on where to go. I need to find some land of my own

 

[davebradley]

Need to find some land with good ravines to shoot in and crop land with woods to hunt.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

Got back Thursday night from my VA hunting trip. Ended up hunting a total of 3 days. First morning I passed on 2 does early hoping something else would come along. Hind sight being 20/20 I wish I would have taken one of them. The rest of the first day was a complete bust with a quiet evening hunt.

The second day started with a cold rainy morning, and we ended up hunting from the truck set up looking down the power lines. Around noon it cleared up but remained windy the rest of the day. That evening in the stand I watched 9 turkeys enter the creek bed I was hunting then take roost about 6 trees away.

On to day three, with still no luck; I was busted by at least 2 deer on my walk in to the stand, stomping, snorting, blowing. Got set up and saw nothing but squirrels the rest of the morning. On to the evening hunt, got in stand about 13:45 set up on the corner of a cutover looking down one path and up another. Had walked and scouted the path and edge of the cutover the day before and it seemed to be used as a deer highway. So with it being the last day I choose to pop a squat along the edge hoping to catch one cross. Had my .270win and my longest shot available was about 175yds at the top of the hill on the path to my left. Sure enough about 15:50 a doe pops out at the top of the hill, and starts making her way right towards me walking down the center of the path. With my rifle in the ready position I watched her walk towards me getting closer and closer. I was planning on letting her get as close as I felt comfortable without her spooking. At around 50yds I decided she was close enough, cross hairs buried on her neck, gentle squeeze, and she dropped. The 150grn, .270win didn't even give her a fighting chance. Once, I got up to her I realized that she was actually a He, it ended up being a little button buck. Weighed about 120, with nubs barely poking threw. Oh well, at least I didn't get skunked. I didn't have my phone since there is no cell service where we hunt, so the only pictures I got were after pictures... Deer Tenderloin!!!

 

[ISP 5353]

I USEDLY TAKE HEAD SHOTS ON DOES OR SMALL BUCKS NO TRACKING IN THEIR TRACKS. IF I HAVE TAKE A BODY SHOT IN THE LUNG ABOUT 50 YRDS USELDY OR SPINE SHOTS DROP IN THEIR TRACKS.A FEW YEAR AGO MY FREIND SHOT ON IN THE GUT WE HAD TO TRACK ON OVER 400 YRDS BEFORE WE FOUND THE DOE. I HAVE TAKEN DEER AS CLOSE THAN 10 YRDS TO AS FAR AWAY AS 126 YDS WITH A MUZZEL LOADER. TOOK A 60 YRD HEAD SHOT LAST YEAR ON A DOE.

Horrible advice poorly written!

 

[Hookeye]

Horrible advice poorly written!

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[Hookeye]

Since I have yet to fill a tag I'm calling foul on that awesome pic!