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***2025 Deer Contest Smack Talk and General Banter Thread***

Discussion in '2025 Bowhunting.com Deer Contest' started by LittleChief, Jul 8, 2025.

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  1. bowhunt4abuck

    bowhunt4abuck Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Try having a beer that should clear it up


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    bowhunt4abuck, Aug 11, 2025
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    Complete participation wins it. We didn't kill that many monsters but we always come close to completely tagging out

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    Fix, Aug 11, 2025
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    Cough cough @Tony
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    Suncrest08, Aug 11, 2025
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    Suncrest08, Aug 11, 2025
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    bowhunt4abuck Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Well if nothing else you should be closer to being sure you’re drunk lol


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    bowhunt4abuck, Aug 11, 2025
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    I let my team down last year. Ran out of freezer space so I couldn't justify shooting another. I'll do my best this year to help the team.
     
    INbowhunter, Aug 11, 2025
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    bowhunt4abuck Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Don’t want to hear your excuses freezers are cheap lol


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    bowhunt4abuck, Aug 11, 2025
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  9. LittleChief

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    I have to agree with @bowhunt4abuck here. Anyone can kill does but there are some who won’t. What really puts the contest in the bag is everyone killing a doe and then killing a buck even if it’s not a big one.

    Last year everyone on tram 5 killed a doe or a bonus buck and we posted 7 bucks. Four bucks posted scored 88 or below and only one of the seven scored over 120.

    I realize most people won’t shoot a small buck for the contest and I don’t blame them, but if everyone on a team killed a doe and a 100” buck they would win every time.
     
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    LittleChief, Aug 12, 2025
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    There you go having delusions of grandeur.
     
    LittleChief, Aug 12, 2025
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    That’s how I’m programmed!
     
    Suncrest08, Aug 12, 2025
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    :lmao2:
     
    LittleChief, Aug 12, 2025
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    I will have to get serious this year. Nothing but a 160+ buck and a doe.
    OK I’m not that patient I am gonna try for a little bit bigger buck than last year. The last couple years. My first buck has been small. My second buck has been bigger.
     
    Oldcarp, Aug 12, 2025
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    Shoot go for 200”


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    bowhunt4abuck, Aug 12, 2025
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    Hey, you’re the one that said “I don’t smack talk, I perform”.

    Time to perform brother. :lol:
     
    LittleChief, Aug 12, 2025
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    Your chances of getting a big buck is much greater earlier if you can figure out there patterns. Once October hit's they go nocturnal for the most part.
     
    dmax4me, Aug 13, 2025
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    I see big bucks early pretty consistent. it is usually the thousand foot drop and then 1000 foot climb to get to them. I do try. I’m not as young as I used to be. I also have two elk tags this year. Hopefully a deer gets in my way:bow:
     
    Oldcarp, Aug 13, 2025
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    Hey all,

    Does anyone know how many participants we had last year?

    Thanks
     
    Hammer1171, Aug 13, 2025
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    We had a little over 120 participants last year.
     
    LittleChief, Aug 13, 2025
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    And by this time last year we had 109 participants to date. Hopefully the email blast will get some traction.
     
    dmax4me, Aug 15, 2025
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    Pretty sure the email went out earlier this week…Monday maybe.
     
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