Anyone bag a nice deer yet?

[brian84corvette 10+ year member]

I want some deer jerky.

any one make any yet ? ? send me some

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

I am making some as we speak! I bagged that 8-pointer I have been watching this morning.

There are some MONSTERS down there though! Seen a 14pt+ this morning, I would guess he is pushing 200", just MASSIVE but he is smart. Wouldn't get closer than about 75 yards and that ain't gonna happen with my bow. This weekend should be GREAT hunting! I have over 100lbs of meat in the freezer and I still have 4 other tags to fill too. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

The story: Sitting in my folding canvas chair at about 7am at the edge of the creek facing inward. I hear something behind me, I turn and across the creek I see the 8-pointer I have been watching for a few days now. I take a shot and of course NAIL IT, PERFECT shot. It goes about 50 yards and drops. Then I realize, I just shot a deer on the OTHER side of the creek, it IS still our land but there is no way to get to it other than straight across the creek. There is an 8ft drop on both sides and the water is about 3.5-4 feet deep. I eventually man up, jump in the water and fight my way up the bank on the opposite side. About 100~ yards in I find him and start dragging him toward the creek. I get him to the edge and realize I am boned.

I go back to the farm and wake up the brother-in-law and tell him "I shot a deer, we have to go for a swim". We jump in the truck and head back to the deer. About half way he wakes up and realizes what I said and was pretty confused! LOL ANYWAYS, we get there and he sees what we have to do and is surprisingly OK with it. We get across, throw the deer over the edge, into the water and luckily, he floats. So we cross the creek and field dress him on the other side. We then manage to get him up the 8ft ledge/bank and into the truck. It is unusually warm at 50* luckily but that water was still COLD! We hang him in the machine shed and get to work on him.

 

[l7runner 10+ year member]

I got a doe and my gf got a nice 8 pointer. Hunting in 80 degree weather was a bit different.

gf's dad got a decent one too, weighed in at ~225 lbs after being gutted. Ya'll have the big boys up there in IA

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

Yeah, I don't know what was more strange. Hunting in a T-shirt or having to swat at bugs while hunting.

 

[Inferno333 10+ year member]

Great job on that 8-pointer! I like hearing about what people get.

I'm up in Waterloo. The party I used to hunt with has gotten too old/broke up so i'm solo now.

2nd shotgun is my best bet to get out there. I don't own a bow or muzzleloader...

 

[benzmansl65amg 10+ year member]

We open next weekend for gun season. I have been out a few times down here with my bow. But it has been 80 outside...

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

I want some deer jerky.
any one make any yet ? ? send me some

PM'd, I'll send you a bunch...

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

lutz^ tomorrow i leave for deer camp and the drunkiness!

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

lutz^ tomorrow i leave for deer camp and the drunkiness!

Oh yeah, alcohol and firearms...great combo. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[Inferno333 10+ year member]

Did you get one yet Keith?

 

[k_schutte 10+ year member]

Bagged a small 8-pointer the other day. Seen a few MONSTERS and will be heading out again later this week.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

pretty nice^ all i saw was a bunch of turkey's. will go back out later this week

 

[pieper88 10+ year member]

Bagged a small 8-pointer the other day. Seen a few MONSTERS and will be heading out again later this week.

Not bad, got a couple pics of mine but I left my camera back home. Best part is next week when I go home for thanksgiving break. I'll have a freezer full of deer meat waiting fo rme.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Tastes like chicken! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif

 

[Inferno333 10+ year member]

Bagged a small 8-pointer the other day. Seen a few MONSTERS and will be heading out again later this week.

Very nice sir.