Im 29 and do carpet cleaning for my uncles company. I have been hunting deer and turkeys since the age of 12 but have only bowhunted 3 years. I am still a rookie in all this bowhunting stuff but Im addicted. I kick myself for not getting into it sooner but it takes a lot more time and money for sure. But I love it and will always be a bowhunter. A big downside this year is that we lost a prime piece of land that we loved to hunt in south western WI due to the owner selling it. That was a huge hit to my season coming up but Im trying to locate more land to hunt. I may be hunting a lot of public this year. But we will carry on and try to continue to learn as I go. Still can't wait for the season to start. This is my first time doing this deer contest thing. Seems like fun though so I'm pumped.
I'd love to honestly.... but I will be happy with anything over 140" honestly. The deer that is my number one target this year should be a booner for sure but I've yet to lay eyes on him. This doesn't really worry me bc for the past two years I've never seen him in the early season but come Late Oct he shows up and usually winters here. If he shows up this year I have a little something up my sleeve for him, I got access to two properties right on top of his bedroom! Just need him to show up in Oct and let me know he's still alive and pray I don't shoot a 140"+ before then.
I'm a high school student who waits tables to pay for my hunting/target archery addiction. I'm going into my fourth season as a bowhunter and looking to put down my first buck with a bow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Our season open's up here in 36 days witch would be Sept 26th here in Ohio ! But my hunting season is going to start early this year, Heading up north on a bear hunt on the 12th , It wont count for points but it will be fun Super excited for this season to start and hopefully I can get some points on the board for the team here !
BIO for MUDSHARK - I AM 49 YRS OLD, live in NW Pa. near Erie , Pa. married with 2 kids / 17yo daughter (senior) 14yo 15 in less than a month (freshman) son. I am a veteran of the US Air Force. I am employed with the PA STATE POLICE for the last 22 + years. I have Bow hunted for the last 18 years. The property I hunt is farm land behind my house of approx. 250 acres, several other archers hunt it as well. The other farm is about 300 acres, that farm I am the only archer. I have taken at least a doe with archery gear the last 10 years.
I guess I would be located more in northern Ohio I'm about an hour and 15 min drive to the Columbus cabelas ... Live in the Ashland county area and hunt some up here but also have a 400 acre property in coshocton county that I hunt allot !
Well had another encounter with tuxedo the big 10 point I have in my bean field honey hole. Seen him late one afternoon, and was also told by my cousin he has been out at that the two nights before. This deer probably scores around 155, and is patterned like a yearling doe haha You gotta love hunting food sources early season. I have two stands set up for opposite wind directions, and it's all systems ago for opening day which is September 5th, TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!!! I am busy in the week with school and work so I won't be able to post too often but I'll definitely be hunting and try to update as often as possible.
I just trimmed out some shooting lanes in my "urban" spot. This is a friends home on four acres surrounded by other similar properties. Hopefully looking to put down a couple does from this location. When we arrived tonight there were two does and three fawns out in a field about 80 yards away. So they are there just waiting on opening day. No bucks on camera from this spot
Those small peices can be some good hunting ! On our home property here we own about 4 acres of woods that are huntable ... Seems to be very little to actually no buck activity happening until November rolls around then the Bucks start cruising through looking for them does and actually some very big bucks ! And then also late season i have great luck keeping them around with corn piles which are legal here in Ohio , it's hard to hunt without busting out deer though but you get lucky every now and then!! Hope you have good luck on it this fall .
I'm going to check my cams this Sunday. I really don't expect much as far as bucks go cause we are to far from the food right now. But we will see. We are getting packed up and ready to head to Canada next Friday for my first black bear hunt. Kind of combined a family vacation with my hunt. Hopefully I get a shot at a nice big old boar. Ill let you guys know what happens after I check my trail cams this weekend.
