1st shot at 40 yrds hit him double lung.. got behind stuff and gave me an impossible shot angle where I missed 5 more and clicked on a spent round.. ran a ways and stopped around 50 yrds behind stuff with an impossible shot angle again where I missed twice and hit liver on the 3rd. But yeah, I missed 7 of nine Scopes are for ppl that cant aim..
Man it’s been a long sit, haven’t seen anything but other hunters since the spike at like 8am Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Makes a really long sit! Way to hang in there. Sent from my SM-G930V using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Slow morning for me. Back out for a short sit this evening. Already hearing more shooting than I did this morning. Hopefully a little doe will walk by. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Late season is setting in for sure. I am hoping to get out Fri and maybe Sat. I just have to find the food. There isn't much of it so if I find some, I could be in the money for a late afternoon buck.
be glad it's quiet. every shot you hear is potentially one less buck alive and one you might not get to hunt next season. guys were dropping them today around here. I even had to bite my tongue when a guy I know was bragging about his 7yr old son shooting a nice buck. ugh! can't wait for gun season to be over so I can get back to scouting.
Slow night, 2 doe way outta range. The rest of the week I’m rooting for the deer. Stay hidden, we’ll meet up after the orange army goes away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I decided to do the actual processing on my "triple" in stages. Since I figure backstrap and tenderloins don't really need to age, I did those tonight. The two big bags on the left are leftovers for ground that we will put back in the fridge and add to the trimmings from the quarters. The nice, lean looking one on top will be for us and the other is trim that would normally be thrown away, but we started saving all of that waste, grinding it and sealing it two pound packages just like our ground. We cook it later occasionally for the dogs. Anyway, this is just backstrap and tenderloin haul from a triple. I plan to do the fawn tomorrow and then the doe and buck Wednesday. Then I'll start hunting again Thursday.
Appears you are pretty meticulous with your prep before packaging. Curious on what a deer normally takes you to process solo? Just talking about removing each section, debone and trimming up for sealing, not so much hang time, skinning or aging. I hear all kinds of people talk about breaking a deer down from gambrel to freezer in about 2 - 2 1/2 hours. Takes me a lot longer than that, self taught along with you tube vids and such
That is a tough question to answer. Yes, we are very meticulous on how we process the deer I kill. My wife helps me with processing every deer I kill. I've never processed one alone. Beth is always there to help. If I eliminate hang time, skinning, chilling and aging and assume that after skinning we start the clock on a single deer at the first cut to remove a front shoulder, then between the two of us we would be finished in about two and a half hours. That is with two of us though, and my wife is the front shoulder/neck specialist. If I were working by myself it would most likely take me four to five hours since we insist on our venison having very little or no fat at all which is where the "gamey" taste comes from.
I’ve heard People that say they break down a deer from gambrel to freezer in an hour. No freaking way. Ive never called anyone out cause honestly that’s just an argument that would go nowhere. If a guy was Meat cutter by trade I would guess it could be done in maybe half the time but most of us only cut up a say 2-6 deer a year give or take. If done meticulously, trimmed and cut clean, utilizing all the meat (I even trim the ribs out and debone the neck), vacuum sealed, in the freezer and CLEANED up it takes a while. Usually takes me 3 hrs per decent size deer .... tack on an hour for each additional deer if im doing more than one at once. I’m fairly quick at breaking a deer down too for someone who only does it a few days per year. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
I should add that the time estimates I posted include setting up the grinder, grinding and also setting up the vacuum sealer and vacuum sealing everything including the ground. That takes time.
My buddy from Ohio dropped this bruiser this morning! Makes me wish I was back in Ohio damn what a stud!! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
