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Discussion in '2025 Bowhunting.com Deer Contest' started by Brett Smith, Aug 25, 2025.

  1. Brett Smith

    Brett Smith Weekend Warrior

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    Well trying is half the battle
    Forecast for home on Wednesday is 82° but I’m going…already scored a kitchen pass from the boss lady


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    Good luck Brett, get us on the board

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    Going to take another swing at those doe's i saw the other night. Want to get a few to take the pressure off. I eat alot of deer meat, so my goal each year is 5 or 6 deer. A double tonight would be great.

    Anyone else season about to start?

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    My Season open tomorrow. I doubt that I hunt this weekend, but possibly Sunday. I just ran across one more spot that I'd like to scout quick, more for next year, but I'm going to check it out tomorrow if possible. The problem is it's a huge area, so I'm not sure what I'll be able to cover. It's the lower portion of about 3100 acres of State & Fed.
     
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  5. Brett Smith

    Brett Smith Weekend Warrior

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    Tuesday forecast is 90°
    Wednesday forecast is 77°
    My plan to hunt on Wednesday evening is looking better all the time
    Should be home from Canada tomorrow afternoon (in Caspar Wyoming now) & I’ll start washing the hunting clothes Sunday


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    Well almost got us on the board. Put a horrible shot on a doe. Broke arrow and no blood. Did end up finding a couple specks of dried blood on arrow once i got out of the woods. About 30 minutes later after shot, group of does came back out and she was with them. Still have no idea what i hit.

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    How do you know it was her if you didn’t see where you hit?
     
  8. Holt

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    4 does came in and 4 walked out the other side of the thicket. Guess there is a chance they picked up another doe.

    Also i grid searched the whole thicket for a hour to double check. No blood, no body.

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    Happened to my son once during shotgun season.
    Shot a doe, she ran behind the brush pile and then stepped out the other side. He shot her again. Got down and found 2 dead does. Luckily, he still had 2 tags, but no buck that year.
     
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    Definitely could have happened. It's thick in there this time of year. Lot of deer moving around this evening. My best educated guess was i hit low and hit her lower front leg.

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    Went and sat this morning, had a doe and her fawn at 15 yards just calm as could be. I have a hard time shooting a doe when she still has a fawn or two this time of year. Was fun nonetheless! Have some friends coming over tonight so won't be out until maybe tomorrow otherwise late next week when we have a nice cold front coming in after some storms/rain
     
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    Thanks for the story


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    Got in another hunt last night. So many acorns on this property, to the point its too many. Saw 2 fawns off in the distance chasing each other and playing in the woods. Always comical when that happens. Then, right near dark, I had a spike walk under me , then 10 minutes later another velvet spike.

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    Man, I am jealous of all you guys already in the stand. Good luck!
     

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