Ready for deer season to arrive?

[rogwar]

Have you got your cams up? I don't really hunt any more but getting things set up for my daughter again this fall. These look pretty decent considering the drought but they thankfully have good access to water.

[Killer91]

Up here in north Texas the deer are pretty sad. But there's hardly any water or food. Most of the does have abandoned their fawns and I've heard rumour that their going to cancel deer season this year in the area because of the toll the drought has already taken on their population. We'll see what happens but its not looking good right now.

[skorpion]

ive been out on some private land my moms friend owns. they gave me permission to hunt there and there are some massive bucks. i got pics but there still out in the woods attached to a tree 

[rogwar]

Up here in north Texas the deer are pretty sad. But there's hardly any water or food. Most of the does have abandoned their fawns and I've heard rumour that their going to cancel deer season this year in the area because of the toll the drought has already taken on their population. We'll see what happens but its not looking good right now.

I used to turkey hunt a lot up in Montague County. You are right about the drought. Just look at the deer in the bottom pic from Palo Pinto.

[Meatwad]

Makin me hungry for some good deer burgers

[5anders]

Got the bow sighted in, haven't got to the guns yet.  

edit: Very nice game cam pictures.  Wish I had something that size on the farm.

[SIK1]

A friend of mine just got an antelope. He only had to wait thirty-nine years to be drawn for a tag.

[Killer91]

I used to turkey hunt a lot up in Montague County. You are right about the drought. Just look at the deer in the bottom pic from Palo Pinto.

Thats about what they look like around here, real skinny and they just look unhealthy. Haven't got the camera set up yet but from what I've heard no one has seen any good looking bucks this year. None of the bucks have good antlers. I'll post some pictures when I get the camera up. Maybe I'll catch the 3 albino deer again that have been running around for a couple years!

[shotgunneeley]

This is an old buck. just an 8 pt with short tines, but just look at the width and mass!


Only have one pic of this buck so far. He's a basic 10 point with what appear to be stickers on both bases.


This is a basic 9 point with a split browtine at the same feed trough as the 10 point above.


Not the best picture I've got, but trust me when I say this guy was an absolute beast! He was a basic 10 pt with a split browtine and g2 last year. I have not seen him on our cameras this year,   he is still alive. Figured if anyone had killed him they would have been talking about it (small town).


Its Porky Pig and friends. Sonava B-B-B, Sonava B-B-B, Sonava Gun!


Jackson Hole, WY two Christmas breaks ago. This town square featured four (4) of these arches made entirely of mule deer sheds on each corner!


Not sure which was more impressive: these bucks on the wall or the 12 wicker baskets full of sheds (Wellington, KS)

[Dichotomy]

YOU BET I AM READY...

Lots of lonely soon to be ex girlfriends being ignored and needing attention 

[crazyivan]

[mbailey]

Just got the ok to hunt my wifes Aunts land in Bucks Co PA, 150acres of woods and farmland. Ive been trying to get the ok for years, and this year she finally said ok. Its not for a few months, and i already have a knot in my stomach 

[Becinhu]

Those arches are made with alot of elk sheds. Although I'm sure the are mule deer sheds in there as well.

This year will be my oldest daughter's (8) first gun carrying hunt (squirrels).  She still doesn't have the arm strength to hold up the .243 yet for deer.  I plan on taking both barrels for her Rossi so she has a shotgun fallback if she can't hit with the single shot .22.

[shotgunneeley]

Those arches are made with alot of elk sheds. Although I'm sure the are mule deer sheds in there as well.

You're right, they're predominately elk. Time had distorted my memory and I posted what I thought I remembered despite what I saw in my own pic

[kamori]

So,

1. Feed the Deer mineral enriched food (to grow their horns)
2. Sit in a Tree stand near said feeding area.
3. Wait............. 
4. Shoot Deer from 14' up

= HUNTING.................   NOT 

KAM