So far I've shot a 150lb boar pig and a small whitetail buck. Mostly I've been acting as guide for my wife and she's the one with a rifle. On those days I just tote my .45 LC revolver and a long knife.

My deer season was a bust. Same with bear. Did manage to shoot a turkey in the spring so right now the freezer is echoing and I have to buy a quarter of a bison just to eat. D'oh! I will just have to take it out on the coyotes this winter.
Here's to next year!

The only shooter bucks i had in bow range didn't offer me a shot. Saw far fewer deer than normal, which led me to seek out a new spot, which has promise(see pics). Looking back i wish i had taken a doe early season. I still have a couple weeeks of late bow season but my hunting will be limited.

Ive seen lots of deer through out my season, but couldent manage to get a shot. However, i learned more about their movement than i could have ever have hoped. My season ends sunday, then ill hunt preadators and small game,(plus sheds) than turkeys in april. As for deer, theres always next season.

Drew on a couple does at 15 and 25 yds tonite. The 15 yder was face on, the 25 yder was broadside with a branch across her vitals. After about a minute or two they turned and ambled off without either presenting a solid shot and i had to let off my draw. Fun though.

I know this won't go well with some, but when did it become mandatory that in order to have a good season you had to pull the trigger or release the arrow? It should be about the experience, with a bag limit as a bonus.

We've seen two fat little forkies together in our one field twice now, saw a very nice 8 pt. in a neighbor's yard 2 miles down the road a week or so ago, saw a decent rack buck in the edge of the headlights about 10 minutes down the road in Virginai this past Saturday morning, and I hear that a big boy in that same general area made it thru. Daughter and I were in on treeing several bear, took loads of pictures and never pulled the trigger but our dogs did better than they had before, and some of those young bucks in the bunch about walked me to death a couple of times and I made it back to my truck, so it was a successful season spent with folks who mean a lot to me.

Well put 007! While I did not put any meat in the freezer which kind of bums me out I did have a great time in the field. I tried bear hunting for the first time and finally shot a turkey. Sitting in the woods beats the couch any day and good times with family and friends are priceless.
Called in a coyote on Tuesday that sat and talked to us for almost 20 min without showing himself. Sure got my heart beating though.
Happy hunting to you all!

No deer this year. I saw only two bucks, one was out of range and the other was not a shooter in my book. Deer were scarce in NW CO this year for us.

Got a button buck with my bow two afternoons ago, thought it was a big doe. Will be smoking some hams and the heart next week, having the tenderloins tonight. Still hunting a big buck that just wont come out when i'm on stand.

Looks like one of the "boys" is back. We talked about being rid of them too soon.

Today is the last day of winter bow and hence the end of deer hunting till October. Got home from work at 8 a.m. and after the bus comes i'm going golfing. It's sunny and 60 today. May get out for the last hour and try to arrow another for the freezer but my wife may have other ideas.

steve182,
Here in WV we have been able to play golf this winter like we normally aren't able to do. Today it is 64 degrees. It has been over 50 degrees almost every day. My wife got me a new set of custom hybird clubs for Christmas and I just received them and can't wait to get to the course. Can't get there today have to go to one of my retirement jobs, probably tomorrow. We can even drive the carts almost on every hole on the course .

The deer season ended in a whimper for me. The Tombigbee River was in flood stage this past weekend and that kept me out of my favorite swamp. Was going to hunt with a muzzleloader Friday and Saturday. Oh well, it's small game saeson until the end of February...

Great year here in PA. I shot a 150# doe early in archery, 125" buck last week of archery, another doe with my shotgun and and one more with my rifle. Did 135# of various sausages and jerky too. Several pheasants met their demise by me and my trusty Barley dog too. But the best part of it all? Me and the Mrs. brought home our "young buck" in early November. GREAT year.

Every year that I make it out hunting and fishing it’s a successful year. I also got lucky this year by killing a doe and small buck with my bow. I got back into bow hunting after being out of the game for about 10 years and was able to get lucky. I also shot a nice 4 year old 9 point with my rifle. Got a few birds and caught some nice fish too.