Having a ball this October. My son Danny got his first longbow kill Saturday, and I'm seeing and passing on lots of deer so far. I LOVE this time of year.
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Simply Awsome!
I too just love this time of year :thumbsup:
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That's awesome Roger, great pictures looks like you are having a great season Buddy :thumbsup:
Steve Jr
Congrats
Congrats to Danny, and good luck to you!
Bisch
Roger, congratulations to both you and Danny.
Looks like the makings of a 'great team'.
Shick
Roger--it doesn't get much better than that. Still a bunch left to enjoy :notworthy:
QuoteOriginally posted by Steve O:
Roger--it doesn't get much better than that. Still a bunch left to enjoy :notworthy:
My thoughts are congruent with Steve's.
Congrats!
Very cool I can't wait till that's me with my boys!!
Congrats,
love the pics.
CONGRATULATIONS Danny!!!!!
You've raised him well, Roger!!! Looks like a chip off the old block! Nothing like being there to share your son's 1st Deer...
Good stuff Roger, congrats to Danny.
Congrats on your sons first!
Looks like a Turray bow in his hand?
Congrats to your son
congratz young fella!!!!..nice deer...alot of fine venison...
QuoteOriginally posted by NBK:
Congrats on your sons first!
Looks like a Turray bow in his hand?
Yes it is. Steve made it special for Danny, when Danny came home from his stint as a wildland firefighter. Danny really liked all the juniper he saw out there.....so Steve made it with juniper laminations.
Danny is 25, this was his 10th deer kill...but his first with a bow. He was like a little kid again.
For those of you who don't know me and my family...Danny fell and was in a coma in November of 2014. We were told he would not be waking up. Then after he showed signs of coming around, we were told that he would "never be the same". They were wrong. He has made a complete and full recovery, he has since added another degree to his education portfolio, and he has a great job. So many kind people (especially my bowhunting family) helped us get through Danny's troubles 2 years ago....Saturday was a pretty good payoff for all of that effort. It was a pretty great day.
Yep. ;)
I had these 2 little bucks hanging around at the same time last night:
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I killed this mature doe this morning, 100 west of last nights stand. She was alone, so I figured it was a good morning to put some more meat in the freezer. Time to get serious about bucks though :bigsmyl:
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Congrats. Glad to see there are still deer in some parts of the state.
Congrats. Glad to see there are still deer in some parts of the state.
Congrats
QuoteOriginally posted by Paul Cousineau:
Congrats. Glad to see there are still deer in some parts of the state.
Paul....heading for the UP next week, so I feel your pain. Deer numbers up there are certainly slumping. On the bright side, I hear grouse numbers are high?
We are hunting a big (1200 acre) farm here in southern Michigan, our deer numbers seem to be climbing. I have the good fortune f hunting the thickest, least accessible part of this farm, which is fine with me. Of the 1220 acres, I focus on about 125 acres of it, all thick swamp. I don't go inside the swamp at all until after deer season is over. I have it surrounded with treestands, and am able to hunt a different one based on the wind, or other activity (like neighboring farmers cutting their crops). It's a pretty awesome spot.
Nowhere near the beauty of the UP, but it is a deer rich environment. :)
Every hunter i've talked to is seeing less deer than last year. I thought that last season had to be rock bottom, looks like maybe not.
Not sure about grouse, I haven't been out yet. I'm in Iron county and we have had tons of rain this fall/late summer. The woods are the wettest i've seen in a long while. That has affect all hunting. Good luck to you and the rest at shrew haven.