2013 Archery report 2013

[Pector55]

Shot this one last night. I had doe estrus out. I was using a grunt call every so often. He came in almost at a run right around 4:30. He was sniffing around and I got a good broadside shot at 20 yrds. The arrow didn't completely pass through, it was sticking out the other side about 18 in. He took off and ran in a C pattern. He maybe went 40 yrds, wound up being a double lung shot. I would have seen him go down if it wasn't so thick. I thought he was an 8, but he had 7 and a little bump. This was my best deer with a bow. I got 1 more doe tag and I'm done. I think I'll save it for rifle season. This is the first year I tried mechanical broadheads and so far I'm impressed. They are every bit as good as fixed blades. I do think a Muzzy would have went straight through instead of hanging out the other side but you can't argue with dead in 40 yrds.

I switched to using Rage and I've yet to lose a deer. Congrats on a buck!

[bigredxlt]

Any word on how the status of the rut? Is it here yet?

I havent been able to spend nearly as much time in the woods as a I have in the past, otherwise I would be able to answer that question myself.

[A-5]

For me and where I hunt the tut is about 3-4 out of 10. No deer responding to the grunts where I am at. They stop and listen but they don't come in

[iamtommyboy]

For me and where I hunt the tut is about 3-4 out of 10. No deer responding to the grunts where I am at. They stop and listen but they don't come in

I heard the rut was coming in, but haven't yet had luck with grunts on scents. I am sure things will pick up in the next week or two, especially with the cold weather rolling back in. Oddly, I seem to have lost all deer traffic in the mornings where I hunt. The trail cam only reveals deer in the afternoons for some time now.

[hurst1979olds]

I looked in my back yard and saw a good size doe. Then coming out of the woods was a buck with his nose to the ground. I run outside to watch and he was chasing about 3-4 doe around in mine and my neighbors yard. Crashing through the woods. He was grunting at them and everything. It was great to watch. I just wish I can hunt my land.(only 1 acre)

[19dscoutsout]

Got my first ever deer yesterday, it was a button buck ( I was doing a community hunt at a local park so don't get all offended and say I should have let it go) but i'll still take it. Thought I missed him so I didnt climb down from my stand until 3.5 hrs later to retrieve my arrow. When I went to find the arrow I couldnt find it and instead I found a nice blood pool. There was only a 10 ft trail and then nothing. I went to get some help from one of the park rangers and on my way back to my stand I saw him in the creek. Heres where I found him.

[Yoder]

Got my first ever deer yesterday, it was a button buck ( I was doing a community hunt at a local park so don't get all offended and say I should have let it go) but i'll still take it. Thought I missed him so I didnt climb down from my stand until 3.5 hrs later to retrieve my arrow. When I went to find the arrow I couldnt find it and instead I found a nice blood pool. There was only a 10 ft trail and then nothing. I went to get some help from one of the park rangers and on my way back to my stand I saw him in the creek. Heres where I found him.

That's awesome. Don't ever let anyone make you feel bad about shooting any deer. My son's first deer was a button buck and I wouldn't have been more excited if it was a ten pointer. If you think it's a trophy that's all that matters. Killing any deer with a bow is bad ass if you ask me.

[swade300]

I got my first deer with crossbow! I thought it was a doe at 25 yards but when I tracked it it turns out both antlers were broken at the base? None the less Wicked Ridge Invader with Spitfire Maxx broadheads did the job!

[A-5]

We need pics rules around here. No pics means it's a story with no validation. If there are no pics it didn't happen.

[swade300]

We need pics rules around here. No pics means it's a story with no validation. If there are no pics it didn't happen.

i put the address to the pic in but some reason it didn't take here it is
http://www.vtxoa.com/forums/album.ph...hmentid=107977