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Old 10-05-2012, 01:23 AM   #11
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I'm going to guess this was with a bow.
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I have been bow hunting since I was 13 and I have NEVER gotten a deer on opening day.



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I couldn't go opening day (Oct.1) but I did manage to get one with the smoke pole this morning, which was my first hunt for the season.

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This is the first year I've been able to hunt in a really long time and this doe was a good confidence builder. I made a few rookie mistakes but I also did a lot of things right. Experience, instinct, or whatever you want to call it kicked in and that was the difference between taking a deer on the first trip in long time and not. The one thing that surprised me was how sad I felt when I saw her on the ground. I guess that's the difference time makes? But it was a good kill and she will provide some really good venison.

One more in the freezer like this and it'll be time to hunt horns!

Everyone have a good season!!!
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I have had a little luck so far this year. I killed a slickhead with the bow so far in Missouri. I went to Wyoming the first of October and killed 3 speedgoats, 1 buck with the Cooper 25-06 and two does with the Knight muzzleloader. Here are a couple of pics.
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i have to wait till nov 17th for my chance
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i was able to get out for the 2 day early doe season in michigan, first saw nothing but bucks of course, the second day i was fortunate enough to tag a doe with the modern muzzle loader




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Nice.. This thread is getting me hyped up!
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I just started hunting last year and only had 3 days before going back to work (4weeks on 2 weeks off) but this year my whole time home falls in the first two weeks of our firearm season in Maine. I will be in the woods / under the powerlines every legal minute I can until I get my buck. Nice harvests everyone and keep the pics / stories coming. Can't wait to put boot to field and lead to vitals.
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We stuff our first batch of brats last night and they are going in the smokehouse today and the freezer tonight . MMMMMMMMMM Goooooooooooooddddddddd, Couldnt wait we threw a few on the grill last night just to sample them and they needed a little more pork in them but they tasted fantastic , cant wait to try the smoked ones
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We stuff our first batch of brats last night and they are going in the smokehouse today and the freezer tonight . MMMMMMMMMM Goooooooooooooddddddddd, Couldnt wait we threw a few on the grill last night just to sample them and they needed a little more pork in them but they tasted fantastic , cant wait to try the smoked ones
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