What a Season to Remember

[Gravey]

Congrats buddy on 2 fine deer!

 

[rem270]

Congrats on a great season

 

[archer19]

Very nice!

 

[Dean Parisian]

Memorable. Blessed. Priceless. Doesn't get much better. You deserve it.

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

Awesome! Congratulations on a great buck and an even better story. I lost my father on Veterans Day. I can relate with the emotions. Ironically, I have a Marlin 30-30 that was passed down from my father. Taking a buck with it is still on my list.

Make it a goal and meet it…. Maybe not this year or next, but don't give up. I had been hunting with a different rifle the entire season so far… passed several nice bucks that will be real nice next year if they make it. I had a feeling about today… I had 3 stands to choose from and with the wind and open area, I sat where I sat. It all came together…. just as if the script were written in my mind and brought to reality.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad as well. I take comfort knowing mine isn't in pain any longer nor just lying in a bed at the nursing home.

 

[Volbuck777]

Awesome bucks sir and congratulations.

 

[Deer Assassin]

congrats

 

[sjalter]

What a season… 1st year to have a property where I could put out mineral licks and run trailcams… to see what's in the area. I took my biggest weight buck to date back in muzzleloader season and today was my 1st hunting season where I took a 2nd antlered buck in the hunting season. It was even more special in the fact I used a rifle my grandfather set up to use on some youth hunts back in my early teenage years of deer hunting (68 JM stamped Marlin 30-30 336RC). I set a goal to take a deer with this rifle, if possible using the open sights... Things have a funny way of coming together when you least expect it and this deer was on the hitlist. I have only seen him one other time in person which was during muzzleloader season and he was just too far away for a comfortable shot. Today I accomplished that goal.... A buddy loaded me some ammo for it using some bullets from my dads reloading stuff, which I acquired after his passing back in September.

I was sitting on stand and decided to just go all in since this is the last week and rain is in the forecast later in the week. I made a few grunts on a grunt tube, followed by a couple of doe bleats from one of those little can calls. Then I did a couple of snort/wheezes with my mouth. Got settled in and not 30 seconds he pops out of the woods into a gap.... I whistled to stop him and settled the crosshairs... 50yd shot and he went maybe 25yds. more and piled up. I'm sure my dad and granddaddy were watching over things... it was a little emotional. He started out a 9pt, but during the rut broke a browtine off…. weighed 165 on the hoof.

I will include my heaviest to date deer I took during this past muzzleloader season.... nice 8pt that fielddressed @ 170 lbs ...

Outstanding!

 

[DeerCamp]

COngrats man! Love that you did this on your own place.

 

[ronnycl]

congrats

 

[Grizzly Johnson]

COngrats man! Love that you did this on your own place.

Well it's property I have permission to hunt. I have cleared some shooting areas and foodplot areas… it was forestry mulched last year by the owner. I put out 3 mineral licks and just trying to make little improvements to help the deer and turkey. I hope to plant some chestnut trees for the long term payoff.

 

[LA man]

Real nice, congrats

 

[1jamey]

Congrats

 

[Cheshire]

What a season… 1st year to have a property where I could put out mineral licks and run trailcams… to see what's in the area. I took my biggest weight buck to date back in muzzleloader season and today was my 1st hunting season where I took a 2nd antlered buck in the hunting season. It was even more special in the fact I used a rifle my grandfather set up to use on some youth hunts back in my early teenage years of deer hunting (68 JM stamped Marlin 30-30 336RC). I set a goal to take a deer with this rifle, if possible using the open sights... Things have a funny way of coming together when you least expect it and this deer was on the hitlist. I have only seen him one other time in person which was during muzzleloader season and he was just too far away for a comfortable shot. Today I accomplished that goal.... A buddy loaded me some ammo for it using some bullets from my dads reloading stuff, which I acquired after his passing back in September.

I was sitting on stand and decided to just go all in since this is the last week and rain is in the forecast later in the week. I made a few grunts on a grunt tube, followed by a couple of doe bleats from one of those little can calls. Then I did a couple of snort/wheezes with my mouth. Got settled in and not 30 seconds he pops out of the woods into a gap.... I whistled to stop him and settled the crosshairs... 50yd shot and he went maybe 25yds. more and piled up. I'm sure my dad and granddaddy were watching over things... it was a little emotional. He started out a 9pt, but during the rut broke a browtine off…. weighed 165 on the hoof.

I will include my heaviest to date deer I took during this past muzzleloader season.... nice 8pt that fielddressed @ 170 lbs ...

Those are some nice bucks, congrats. Thanks for sharing