No, I'm not talking about my hunting life. I'm 71 years old and plan to keep on for many years. I'm talking about the 2023 season. I got to say it's the best season I've had in several years. I hadn't killed a buck since Thanksgiving of 2020. I always kill at least two deer that my wife and I eat. It has been does for a few years. Thanksgiving day this year I killed two does in the morning. Just getting that part of the business out of the way. Friday the day after Thanksgiving I saw an awesome buck and for some reason did not shoot. 10 minutes or so later I killed a 10 pointer who was nothing special but I have never killed a 10-pointer before so I was happy about that. On my own property that I have had for 2 years now I have not killed a buck and I've actually seen very few bucks it's a small property. Yesterday, Wednesday I sat in an elevated blind watching my pitiful little food plot that I have struggled with. With about 15 minutes of daylight left they started trickling out nibbling on the winter wheat, at least I think that's what it is I planted a mix and very little of it grew. This is in a different unit than where I killed two does a few weeks ago so I could still kill a doe in this unit. I did not want to I really wanted to harvest a buck on my own property. Eventually I saw antlers on two of them one was a pretty decent eight point and when he didn't have his little buddy right behind him I took the shot and just as it was almost too dark to see He piled up just shy of going in a terrible Briar Patch, thank the Lord for that. So I will have a full freezer killed my first 10 pointer and killed a young buck with a very pretty eight-point rack on my own property that I established my own food plot. I'm pretty satisfied with the season and I think I will end it. I do have a friend who has missed all the hunting season due to knee surgery and he thinks he'll be up and around to try it the week after Christmas so I will maybe take him there and hopefully get him something. Also notable this is the first season I have used lead-free bullets. I'm still processing that I may make a future Thread about the results I had.
Pretty Much Over for Me but I Feel Good.
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DeerMan66
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Congratulations on a very successful and sounds like very satisfying season.
Enjoy the blessings. Sounds like you were due!
Congrats on a really good season . I've been thinking about going again but just can't get up the desire to just kill a doe or a coyote. Got enough meat being tagged out so I get-up only to talk myself out of going .
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thirdwilliam
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congrats
Crappieaddict
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Congrats!
Congrats on a great season!
kaizen leader
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Sounds like a great year. Congrats.
Wrangler95
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Congrats on a wonderful season!!
BSK
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Sounds like a great season. Congrats!
Ridgeline300
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congrats on a fine season!
JeepKuntry
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Congrats. I killed a 80lb button and a 9 point. Haven't hunted since Thanksgiving weekend. Done in east TN and depending on weather, may be done for 2023 as well.
Congrats on the great season! Nothing like the feeling you have taking a deer on your own property!
ill probably hunt till jan 31
congrats on a great season
congrats on a great season
Absolutely. Last year, the 2022 season, I killed a doe on the opening day of firearms season. Just wanted to break the place in and bloody up the woods if you know what I mean. Never saw a buck in the woods after that first day. Have them on camera all summer and fall the last few weeks of this season. The only Buck I know for a fact on the place who actually walked in front of a camera was a spike. I believe he walked in front of every single camera every other day. He was on patrol apparently. So I was kind of shocked when these two bucks showed up and I was able to take one of them. You are right, it makes all the frustration worthwhile when that happens.
wsm
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Congrats on good season,I may just hang it up for this year.
kkh325
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Congratulations rifle02 ! Awesome job on your Hunting Season. Appreciate you sharing the Story.
Congratulations rifle02
That sounds like an awesome season with some incredible results
Best wishes to continue! Merry Christmas
That sounds like an awesome season with some incredible results
Best wishes to continue! Merry Christmas
Awesome season for sure. Id say 95 percent of hunters are through
