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Deer Season 23/24

Discussion in 'The Game Room' started by Ohio, Sep 30, 2023.

  1. ole

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    Gonna sight this in today with some 180 grain round nose.

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    It’s a Ruger M77 Mark II International in 308 Win. Will have it in my hands Nov 18 for the Wisconsin gun opener.
     
  2. Ron T

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  3. Buttermilk

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    Good luck. You may very well be taking vacation during prime time.
     
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  4. Ron T

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    I'm sure hoping so.
     
  5. Smokinpiney

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    Congrats Buttermilk that's a great buck. He's got some tall G2's!

    Ron T my vacation starts tomorrow after work until the 12th as well! They seem to have been searching these past few days so I'm hoping the chasing picks up this weekend and next week. Good luck!
     
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  6. Buttermilk

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    Thanks. Right at 14 inches. He was 18 and a 1/4 wide. Not knocking him but some mass and better eye guards would have made him a huge eight point.
     
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  7. Buttermilk

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    Beautiful rifle ole.
     
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  8. Ron T

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    Best of luck to you!!
     
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  9. Ron T

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    Little bucks have started. I've had 2 come past searching since 9:30.
     
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  10. Ron T

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    Saw one more small one after that. Here's the 4th as I was in the house getting lunch. Hopefully he comes back through as I am out now. spypoint_23825465034612.jpg
     
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  11. Softwood

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    Lol.
     
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    Made me think of years back when I working midnights. Sat down against a tree and fell asleep during gun season. Woke up and heard something beside me. Dang buck and tried to spin sideways but he was too quick.
     
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  13. Smokinpiney

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    We had just sat down for dinner tonight and something caught my eye going across the side yard. I jump up and look out the front window and there they were. There's two more to the left out of the picture. Ironically we were eating a deer roast :rofl: :lol:.

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    Super cool looking buck! Love the ones with character
     
  15. Buttermilk

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    Good looking buck. Hope you get him
     
  16. Ron T

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  17. Ron T

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    Let a small one walk by already this morning.
     
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    Today was the First morning I was able to hunt. A little slow, saw a 4 point chasing a doe, tons of squirrels. Then I heard some fast footsteps behind me. Once I saw her, I forgot about deer. About 35 yard shot. Blood trail was crazy. Broke my arrow in half.
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    First coyote for me.
     
  19. metalcuttr

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    Good job! A neighbor just had two coyotes kill her cat in the back yard as she watched from her window. Coyotes in the suburbs are not on my "Live and Let Live" list! and maybe not anywhere:mad:
     
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  20. Ohio

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    Nice shot! Do you shoot mechanicals? It looks like the broadhead might have bottomed out and ran out of steam on the backside shoulder. I had a deer that happened to last year and broke my arrow in half. Either way good shooting.
     
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