Found my target in 18 days.

[Reit38 10+ year member]

kinda small aint it......

glad i live in iowa

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

I don't think you use dogs for deerhunting //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

Very few states still allow running deer with dogs..MS is one of the few that does, however I don't use dogs..

And yes, some people make $$ by using their dogs to blood trail lost deer.

What is your plan, just going to walk around that area and look for him? Do you have dogs?
When you say "in 18 days," is that when you are going hunting, or how long the camera was set up?

Bow season opens here in 18 days..

My plan is to wait till acorns start dropping here in another few weeks, and find where the deer are hitting them. This is in the middle of a big pine thicket and there will be oak trees along the edge dropping..Climb up a tree where the deer have been feeding, and wait it out.. Best chance at him will be in mid-December forward though when the rut kicks in.

looks nice. if you haven't seen them, check out the trail cam pics i put on facebook. i think you'd like them.

Didn't notice them..Gonna check them out now.

kinda small aint it......
glad i live in iowa

If I lived in IOWA I would have several P & Y's.

In MS a good deer is anything over 100".. Get to 120" and you got a REALLY good deer.. Break that 130" mark and you got a BIG one!

Kinda sucks when you take into consideration a mature buck here at 5 1/2 years of age averages only like 124" or so. Move into the Midwest, and that same back will be liable to go 150". And believe it or not, its all in the soil //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Oh yeah, this deer will score about 120".

 

[jnralp00 10+ year member]

bow season started this weekend here.

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

our;s starts oct. 1st

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

think you can guess what mine scored? ill give you a hint its B&C

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

160s

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

160s

182 gross

178 net

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

182 gross
178 net

Congrats.

Even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while.

Most incredible thing about your score is the lack of deductions on that much antler.

One big buck does not make a hunter. Consistently harvesting mature bucks on a constant basis does. And accomplishing this on public land shows even more.

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

Congrats.
Even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while.

Most incredible thing about your score is the lack of deductions on that much antler.

One big buck does not make a hunter. Consistently harvesting mature bucks on a constant basis does. And accomplishing this on public land shows even more.

i couldnt agree more. i respect you alot deerhunt, and i have taken several bucks in the 140-150's also i just like showing this one off since it pretty much the buck of a lifetime. are you ever up around central missouri my family has alot of land?

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

i couldnt agree more. i respect you alot deerhunt, and i have taken several bucks in the 140-150's also i just like showing this one off since it pretty much the buck of a lifetime. are you ever up around central missouri my family has alot of land?

I think me and my dad may actually come up and deer hunt in Mark Twain NF around Thanksgiving in southern MO..Found some really good looking spots while turkey hunting their this spring. Oregon and Washington County is where we hunted.Saw sheds 2 of the hunters at the hotel we stayed out found...One buck would have been about a 125" 8 point had the other side matched, and one shed scored had a 5 points and 2 kickers coming off it..The shed alone scored over 60"..And we saw pictures of some of the bucks taken in that area, and 120"s were plentiful..

We know there are better deer the further North in MO you get though..

In comparison, the county this picture was taken in has only 16 typical bucks above 140" listed in our records program.And one of those dates back to 1964. lol...

 

[Denhsturrr 10+ year member]

gov should let ppl hunt deer to extinction

im tired of hitting them in my car last 3 years in a row

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

gov should let ppl hunt deer to extinctionim tired of hitting them in my car last 3 years in a row

Nah, they should just keep PETA off our balls.

But some areas seriously need a reduction in deer density. Less deer= cheaper car insurance rates.

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

yup i hit a doe the other night put a nice dent in my fender and now my drivers door wont open

 

[kush-divinity 10+ year member]

Ha Ha ladies, in TN we can shoot 3 does a day.

Doe = meat for freezer, buck = secksi antlers that dont even make good soup....

And there are alot of good hidden places with huge deer. Take me for example, I have access to 2100 acres that is bordered on 3 sides by Shiloh National Park. A military park, where you can't tote a firearm or alcohol through. I catch em when the tourists chase them out of the U.S. boundary stakes. And shoot em right in front of the kids. There are huge deer here that have eaten grain/deer feed their entire lives.

Just imagine.......

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

Ha Ha ladies, in TN we can shoot 3 does a day.
Doe = meat for freezer, buck = secksi antlers that dont even make good soup....

And there are alot of good hidden places with huge deer. Take me for example, I have access to 2100 acres that is bordered on 3 sides by Shiloh National Park. A military park, where you can't tote a firearm or alcohol through. I catch em when the tourists chase them out of the U.S. boundary stakes. And shoot em right in front of the kids. There are huge deer here that have eaten grain/deer feed their entire lives.

Just imagine.......

I wish MS would allow us to take multiple does a day. We are currently only allowed to harvest 3 a year, with 2 additional ones with archery equipment for a total of 5..And the limit is 1/day...

Some people think there is no way to eat all the meat when you slaughter the does.WRONG! I eat 4-5 deer a year by myself.

And sounds like you have a dang nice honey hole!