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Discussion in '2025 Bowhunting.com Deer Contest' started by bowhunt4abuck, Aug 25, 2025.

  1. Benny_Bucks

    Benny_Bucks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Looking like Halloween will be my next go at with everything this week. Have basketball games Tuesday and Wednesday and then parent teacher conferences Thursday night. Figured for it a rest tomorrow night too.


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    It happens. I have no idea how many times I've done the same thing in 40+ years bowhunting.

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    Benny_Bucks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I’ve had a rough go bow hunting the last couple years just not seeing deer. This was the first deer I’ve even drawn my bow on in 2 or 3 years since my last buck. I was shaking like a leaf even though I’ve shot way bigger!


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    slickbilly-d Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Guess I should’ve been hunting at work over the weekend. Just imagine, a buck on its death run through the IU campus, running students over, and spraying blood everywhere. I’d be a legend without a job! Lol
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    Benny_Bucks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Maybe Cignetti is a deer hunter and has some pull for you


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    Quick hunt to one of my local places. Hunted from the ground and did a little scouting. No sign of deer and the oaks I found last year are bare. Gonna drop a trail cam off at a neighbors property later today and take inventory. Odds of shooting even a doe around here are slim.

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    My older son shot this buck over the weekend and hit him back. We let him go overnight and had a dog tracker come the next morning to help out. Turns out we didn't need her as the deer didn't go more than 150 yards, and we had decent blood the whole way. But it was fun to watch the dog work, and a little extra insurance isn't a bad thing! Turned out to be liver/gut hit.

    Basketball game tonight so no hunting for me. I'm going to try and get out tomorrow, skip Weds, then go all day Thursday and Friday morning. I've had a lot of big ones on camera during the day lately so it's go time. I told Joey he's done hunting for awhile now that he shot one, so he's interested in tagging along and filming for me a bit. It could be a complete disaster, or it could be a blast. We'll see! Going to get him a little experience in a saddle and see how he does.

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