West Branch
5 year old buck +
Figured out this morning I am not set up to hunt in this cold of weather.
Nice deer bet that kid was pumped. Deer has a young looking face but good genes.
12 does last night, most were in the field by 3.30. They are finally eating the peas I planted. Thought peas were deer candy?
Got to talk with a few more coop members over the course of the weekend. The letter we did talking about how to gauge if you need to shoot does or not seemed to really hit home and I am glad I did it.
We are going to do a coop day in December at Porkys in Hillman on using trail cameras for deer surveys, where guys can figure out buck to doe ratios, density estimates, fawn recruitment and age structure. Should be a good one where locals can compare notes on each others herds and maybe share ideas on how to improve whatever it is they are lacking.
Did you kill the 3 year old?Park-hunt opener results:
Busted by a little buck. Missed a fawn at close range that I should have taken more time on. Missed a fawn on the move, but this one had it's nose down to a deer trail. Moved my stand over to the trail and a bit later got a 3.5 year old 180 pound buck. Back at it in the morning.
You posted my experience.No deer seen here. My corn and beans look lonely.
Hunting the morning and hanging it up for the gun season. Not wasting any more time watching birds.
I can do that from the comfort of my house.
Yep. Got a button buck and doe today. Gonna be a lot of work butchering the next few days.Did you kill the 3 year old?