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Title: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: kevsuperg on November 05, 2016, 10:17:00 PM
Hunted all but one day this year with my recurve.
I thought I'd share a couple cell phone pics of the only deer I've seen.
The good news is I just bought a house down the road from where these bruisers were hanging out, bad news, no tag.
looks like its time to enter the draw for a tag.
I 'd like to hear how you other Idahoans have been doing this year.  (http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g295/kevsuperg/cow%20moose.jpg) (http://s59.photobucket.com/user/kevsuperg/media/cow%20moose.jpg.html)   (http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g295/kevsuperg/moose.jpg) (http://s59.photobucket.com/user/kevsuperg/media/moose.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: joe ashton on November 05, 2016, 10:46:00 PM
Ummm.. Fire up the BBQ.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: Car54 on November 05, 2016, 11:34:00 PM
Dang..you got some monster whitetails there. Good luck with the tag.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: joe ashton on November 06, 2016, 01:07:00 AM
Ummm.. Fire up the BBQ.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: tzolk on November 06, 2016, 01:34:00 AM
Oh boy! Looking nice down your way!
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: tzolk on November 06, 2016, 01:37:00 AM
I went out one day during A tag elk but haven't been out for deer yet since it's been raining up here for about a month straight. I like to get out before Thanksgiving for whitetail right near our house. Not really adventurous but we live in the sticks so...
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: outdoordan on November 06, 2016, 03:16:00 AM
First trad buck.  Southern Idaho.

(http://www.hunthardcore.com/file/pic/user/1.jpg?t=581ee6eb44922)
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: TIM B on November 06, 2016, 04:18:00 AM
Nice big black deer kevsuperg....I hope you find a tag...

Nice buck dan....atta'boy
Tim
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: kevsuperg on November 06, 2016, 06:23:00 AM
There are two bulls in the photo and another just off camera.
Saw these on public land ( this is idaho, how could it not be public land) near spirit lake/rathdrum area. Walked right up on them
They were as surprised as I was.
The whitetails have been non existent.
I have seen some bear sign up the CDA river but that's been it this year.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: kevsuperg on November 06, 2016, 06:31:00 AM
By the way . Nice buck outdoordan. In my 30+ years of let's call it mixed archery, I've only taken a few (3-4) deer with my trad gear.
Three years ago I went totally traditional and haven't looked back.
Congrats.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: outdoordan on November 06, 2016, 03:40:00 PM
Thanks, I killed quite a few with compound, just got to the point it wasn't that interesting anymore.  Kind of got tired of hearing about 100+ yard shots.  I don't think I will ever go back to a compound.  I just enjoy shooting a trad bow more.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: kevsuperg on November 06, 2016, 04:06:00 PM
Absolutely, I would hardly shoot my compound before a season but I shoot my recurves/longbows alot more.
Now I haven't shot the wheel bow in 3 yes guess it's time to sell it.
I'll be out whitetailing it tomorrow.
Title: Re: Idaho's biggest deer
Post by: ProAlpine on November 06, 2016, 04:11:00 PM
Good work outdoordan! I got a cow elk with my longbow this year. First tradbow kill - I'm pretty stoked! I hunted opening and closing day of rifle mule deer - defiantly got into them, but never got a shot. I'm hoping to hunt late season archery in either 39 or 55. I'm in Ketchum, where are you?

Kesuperg - put in for that moose tag! I'm not sure what the odds are in your area, but you can't draw if you don't put in! Last year I saw more moose than elk the first week of elk hunting... It's a low percentage draw here, but I'm going to put in starting next year!