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Covid? No prob! OH hunter uses his x-bow to drop a 200+ stud.
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Derek Walker wanted to hunt with his compound, but says he got hit by covid 3 days before OH archery season started. Plan B was the compound – because he was going after that big dude. Buckmasters with the deets:
> Had his cell phone not revealed daytime images of the buck to which he’d already devoted 2 seasons, he might have stayed home with the rest of the quarantined family. Spending time in a treestand would be isolation enough….
> “I tried shooting my compound bow a few times, but I just couldn’t pull it back all the way. I couldn’t make it happen. I was worried that…I’d make noise on stand while trying to pull back, or I’d make a bad shot and scare that deer away.”
> …was aloft just before 4pm. 3 hours later he spotted the trailcam buck browsing in some tall weeds. As soon as the deer stepped into a clear lane, he squeezed the trigger.
> “As soon as I hung up my crossbow, I started shaking. My head was spinning. I couldn’t believe that had just happened.”
Scored a HUGE 202 5/8 on the Buckmasters scale. Congrats to him and hope he’s feeling better!
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New property + first sit
= 211-incher!! 🤯
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Neal Kirkpatrick was excited to hunt some KY farmland that was in his girlfriend’s family, property that hadn’t been bowhunted for at least 5 years! He told Game & Fish what happened:
> “…her uncle hunted occasionally, but sadly he passed away 5 years ago. He had a few stands throughout the farm. I found a stand I really liked, cleaned up the area around it and placed a camera 2 weeks before the hunt. It turned out the deer was on a steady evening routine.
> “I was doing everything I could on short notice with food plots, cameras and cleaning up stands – I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I didn’t have high expectations for the hunt. I just wanted to see what it was like in that stand a few hours before dark.”
> The hunt started off slowly, and Neal didn’t see a deer for the first several hours on stand. Around 5:30pm, he decided to call his friend, Kyle Moore, to see if he wanted to come sit the remainder of the evening with him.
> Kyle got there about 5:45 p.m. in knee-high boots, basketball shorts…. Around 6:15 a small 6-point buck walk through behind them. They watched it feed along as the sun began to dip lower behind the trees. Then it happened.
> “I slowly looked right below our stand and there he was. When I reached for my bow, the deer jolted about 35 to 40 yards into the bean field and stopped on a dime. I was able to get a perfect shot within a few seconds.
> “It was emotional because this was [my girlfriend’s] uncle’s old stand. I knew this would mean a lot to him. I know this buck being harvested out of one of his stands would have made his day. It truly felt like I was supposed to be in that stand.”
Very cool. Neal, might wanna put a ring on that gal asap! 😁
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Insane brow tines on this gnarly 205-incher!
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> Saturday Oct 23 was the day I had every bowhunter’s dream come true. I started bowhunting when I was 10 years old and never successfully shot a deer with my bow until I was 21.
> I gave up my passion for hunting in high school because of sports. 3 years ago I wanted to get back into hunting and I never would have thought that this decision would end up being my lifelong passion. This is a buck of a lifetime with a gross score of 205″! This is a deer I thought was only possible to see on TV.
> …I would like to thank God. I prayed as I was walking to my treestand that morning in hopes He would bless me with a chance at a big buck. Little did I know that my prayer was going to be answered in this way. God works in ways we cannot explain, but He blessed me not just with any deer, but this deer of a lifetime!
> Secondly, I would like the thank my dad for getting me interested in hunting at a young age and giving me the opportunity to go with him on this hunt. I’m blessed and feel fortunate this is an interest we can share together. We will always remember this hunt.
Congrats and well said Nick! 👊 🙏 ✝️
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Put a trailcam in a bad spot?? 🤔
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> Drury: “We also put a camera or 2 in places that, based on prior observation and hunting, we don’t have much confidence in. Sometimes we find out that a giant buck has moved into one of those ‘bad’ spots, and it quickly becomes one of our best spots!”
> Say you had a big buck on a predictable feed-to-bed pattern in Sept, but he suddenly went dark. He could be holed up under your nose and not moving much.
> Or maybe someone or something spooked him and he decided to move 3/4 of a mile to hole up on a ridge or in a thicket where you have never spotted many deer in the past.
🤔 Got an extra camera, sounds like it’s worth trying!
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How to kill a 250-lb GA giant? Start with pound cake.
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Debra Durden Sloan has rights to her 100-acre hunting lease by paying in homemade pound cake. Must be pretty dang good because that land held that huge 12-point that green scored 153 5/8″ – GA Outdoor News with more:
> Since July, the Americus resident had been watching a certain 12-point buck…. The buck was stepping out in the same place, same time – 50 yards from the one and only ladder stand she has set up.
> “I got into the stand about 4:30…after hunting that morning and seeing only one tiny buck….. There wasn’t much action for a couple hours, then I happened to see a shadow in the planted pines about 50 yards away, a little before 7:00. The buck came out at the same spot he has been coming out of since July.”
> Debra, who has been hunting deer for more than 40 years, slammed a 100-grain bullet from her Browning Lightweight .243 lever action into the buck’s shoulder.
> “I took a long minute to get my composure before I pulled the trigger. He went down, then jumped back up, walked about 10′, fell again and never got back up. I waited a full 5 minutes before I got down and walked up on him. Then I started going through my phone to see who could help me get this thing out of here….”
Looks like she might be switching to making venison chili for a while lol. Congrats!
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Taken by Trevor Johnson, story on The Oklahoman. 11-point main frame and a split G2 and a brow tine for 13 scoreable points:
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60 years young, passed “from an unexpected heart attack while on his morning walk,” according to the post. Was at Pure Archery Group, spent 30+ years in the archery industry. Bless you deer brother.
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16,095 taken this fall so far vs an average of 20,112 taken the past 3 years.
General season begins Nov 6.
…to public hunting.
Right now it’s “any deer” and not enough does are being taken.
7. IL: Deer hunting will bring $1 mil to Pike County.
Honestly thought it’d be more than that. Can’t link it, it’s at wgem com.
Feb 21-23, 2022. Theme is “The Value of Deer and Deer Hunting to the American Public.”
We can answer that: it’s priceless!
11. IL: Marine vet/former prosecutor can’t go hunting with a firearm??
Absurd – sounds like a case of a judge with too much power. Can’t link it, at illinoistimes com:
> …Michael Vujovich. The state refused to renew the Petersburg man’s gun permit because when he was 13, he was convicted of possession of a stolen vehicle and served 12 months of probation. How long ago was this? Well, John F. Kennedy was president.
> In the years since, he served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam, graduated from college and law school, and spent 44 years as a state prosecutor. Despite keeping his nose clean for decades, he doesn’t expect to go deer hunting this year because a mistake from his childhood came back to haunt him.
> “He didn’t look like he was on any kind of a mission or anything. But when he got about 20 yards away, he took a left turn and came directly under my tree. The next thing I know I can hear him right behind me and feel him breathing on my back.”
Post says he was bitten on the back – got antibiotics, a tetanus shot, and the first of rabies shots at the hospital. 😬
> According to the office of OH attorney general David Yost…investigators found that an operation known as A&E Deer Processing and Associates poached 30 whitetails, and skimmed more than 700 lbs of meat from deer that hunters paid to have processed. The stolen meat was then sold for profit.
> The sheriff went on to say evidence suggests [the victim] was shot at close range in an act of violence that left the community at a loss.
Bless you deer brother. Lord please give peace to the family during this time. 🙏 ✝️
> Most fawns are weaned off doe’s milk and browsing on natural forage long before most hunting seasons open – a factor that’s already baked into the timing of most deer hunting seasons. Even so, a fawn can survive without milk after it reaches 2.5 months. That’s mid to late summer in most of the US….
Stuff like:
> Under this bill, WI hunters will have an opportunity to hunt non-native bovids, some of which are already being raised on WI game farms. The bill requires farm-raised game bovids to be fenced in the same manner as farm-raised deer other than whitetail deer.
The anti-lead crowd is relentless there.
Says @bowjunkymedia: Bowtech, Elite, Hoyt and Mathews won’t be at the archery trade show. Not sure why but the ATA site says masks/vax won’t be enforced. Maybe it’s that companies have realized they can still do well without being at a trade show, maybe it’s inflation and whatever else is coming, who knows.
$265K+ in prizes including Chevy and Ford pickups.
Product manager….
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Platinum is a big $$$ buy/flip group out of Beverly Hills, CA. Doesn’t look like it has any other hunt/fish companies, but made a name for itself in the bass fishing world when in 2010 it bought Ranger, Stratos and other boat brands out of the Genmar bankruptcy, ran then for 5 years and then sold those brands and others to Bass Pro Shops in 2015.
23. 2A stuff.
24. Keep an eye on…
The possible connection is: deer = bad for the climate >> cull the deer >> no deer hunting. Not saying that will happen, just keep an eye on it. Seems like NZ, AUS, CAN and the US are all under the same thumb….
DEET ’em!
26. MN: Game warden report of the week. 🤣
> Hill responded to a trespass and possible poached-moose call up the Gunflint Trail. The homeowner claimed to have seen 2 hunters dragging a dead moose across the driveway.
> Further investigation showed that the homeowner was actually watching their driveway via security camera…. The “hunters” were the neighbors and the “moose” was actually a large tent.
Headline of the Week
🧐 In Japan. We might like to rock some deer jeans…?
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Deer Disease News
> Authorizes $35 mil each to research and management efforts and requires 75% of the management funding be directed to state and tribal wildlife agencies.
Okay, but our country has record debt?
In Jefferson County:
> Detection of CWD in a road-killed deer on the northern boundary of DMA3 prompted these changes.
> EHD works quickly, killing deer within a few days. But those that survive build up a strong immunity to it.
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> Built with an American-made Dead Frequency Carbon riser that is said to quiet noise and vibration better than ever, the Carbon Levitate is designed to be a lighter foundation, while maintaining its strength and integrity.
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Have that old-school wood-arrow look:
> …comes fletched with three 4″ left wing helical feathers, including a traditional barred index feather, with combinations of solid red, white, and bright yellow hen feathers.
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> Targets youth archery and bowhunting in an effort to recruit a younger generation into the industry.
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Straps and hooks for helmets, backpack, guns, bows and other huntin’ stuff:
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> The Scent Crusher +Plus unit allows users to eliminate odors while also sanitizing everyday items like clothing, cell phones…and other high-use products.
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> This is one of those guns that’s so pretty you don’t want to touch it, let alone shoot it. The standard-length Big Boy Color Case Hardened weighs 7.84 lbs, the shorter carbine length slightly less. While it’s not an ultra-light by today’s modern centerfire standards, the Big Boy is on the lighter-weight end of most lever-action rifles and is easy enough to pack over steep terrain or great distances.
> The gun has an overall length of 37.5″ or 34.1″ in carbine length, with a 20″ or 16.5″ barrel, respectively. Those who are more focused on short-range hunting and shooting inside 50 yards, or those who hunt and shoot in tight corridors, might prefer the 16.5″ carbine option.
> New to the Henry Big Boy (and all Henry rifles), current production models sport a handy side-loading gate, unlike its predecessors that owned only the top-loading tubular magazine. This makes loading much easier on the fly, and I’d be lying if I didn’t note the added visual appeal.
> How does the Big Boy operate in the heat of the action? Phenomenally. The trigger is crisp. It has a clean break and sets itself apart from many of the factory lever-gun triggers currently on the market. Furthermore, this gun has an automatic in-hammer transfer-bar safety.
> The action on this rifle is a masterpiece. When properly maintained and oiled, the Henry Big Boy Color Case Hardened Side Gate rifle should offer reliable performance for years to come. You’ll probably like this one, it’s the best lever gun I’ve ever owned.
Whoa that’s saying something! MSRP = $1,141.
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> Not every buck exhibits the predicted primary behavior on a given date. Several factors – including age, nutrition, health and genetics – can affect the time and extent to which bucks exhibit a behavior. The Whitetail Rut-Predictor represents peaks in the activities (orange and blue symbols) and “minors” of secondary activity (black symbols).
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> The primary rut behaviors predicted in this calendar are “seeking,” “chasing” and “tending.” Feeding is a buck’s primary pre-rut activity. To take advantage of this, place stands near deer travel routes and feeding areas.
> Intense seeking activity makes for great stand-hunting. Bucks in this mode are also vulnerable to calling, rattling, scents and decoys. These bucks will often skirt the edges of swamps and forest transitions.
> Chasing begins when a buck locates a doe near estrus. As the buck approaches, the doe runs, but not in all-out flight. She soon slows or pauses to look back for the buck, which won’t seek other does, and continues in pursuit. The buck occasionally catches up and tries to corner the doe.
> After a doe allows a buck to accompany her, tending begins. He beds and moves with the doe until she is bred. Tending, which ends abruptly, usually lasts about 24 hours. After the doe is bred, the buck again seeks other does and the cycle resumes.
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“Changing clothes out there might have made the grasshoppers blush, but I don’t take any chances with scent.”
– OH deer hunter Amos Hershberger talkin’ on toledoblade com (can’t link it). We’re sure the hoppers have seen worse dude! 😂 Also said:
> “For me, it is more than just shooting a deer. You want to do everything right along the way,” he said. “Some people might call it an obsession but I think it’s more a passion. I just wake up every morning and thank the Good Lord I have the opportunity to do this.”
He was talkin’ about this real nice deer we had in the DB a few weeks back:
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