Of the nearly 20,000 "Trad Gang" members how many took deer in 2008? This was my first year back in bowhunting after a few years away due to job changes ect..... and i was blanked out again as usual and was wondering who else took deer and how many were like me. I think it's a great accomplishment to do it year in and year out knowing what it takes just to put your self in a position to just get a shot.
2009? I took 5 in 2008.
2009? none yet. 2008 1 mule deer buck and 1 whitetail buck and a spring bear.. Great year...
I could not be truthful on the poll as there was no spot for never getting one with Trad gear.
Poll should have read 2008-2009 season I would think.Kip
Not very opportunities in our state--cannot shoot does in most areas--very few permits for that- Last year was dry for me - 1 buck in 07.
CBH, that is awesome! I cast the first vote and as I said I went home empty handed with my bow (did take one with my rifle :rolleyes: ) And since 1989 when I started with Traditional gear I have taken only 1 :eek: but i keep trying and wouldn't trade that one for any other over the years.
Sorry Guy's i didn't catch the 2009 mistake and your right i should've added 1 more question to the poll "not yet" can i go back and edit the poll?
Is the question deer killed for 2008 or for 2009?
John, I hunt on my own property which has several deer on it! I can just walk out the door and be in any one of my many stands within a few minutes. It's a huge advantage to be able to hunt nearly every day of the season. :bigsmyl:
Ken, it's for 2008 sorry!
Chris that is a blessing, i have hunted with my bow off and on since 1989 and i usually can get my stands in good locations and see deer but, this year has been tough. Hunting new land and still trying to figure them out and i could learn a few things from other and this site is great for that.
Sorry Guy's i didn't catch the 2009 mistake and your right i should've added 1 more question to the poll "not yet" can i go back and edit the poll?
Would one of the Mod's please edit my poll to show 2008 in the title block and if possible to add one more selection to the 2nd question "Not Yet" answers?
South MS La. season entends from Oct. to Feb.I hunted from Oct.to Jan.missed in Oct. and killed Jan. 3rd.I think it should comprise the season and not a year.
2008 was my first season with trad gear. All of my hunting is on public land. Got two and missed two. One miss was 15 yards and I grazed the only branch in view.
The other miss was a shot I should not have taken in the first place. The yardage was right at 20 yards but the deer was directly behind my treestand and I had to lean way out to take the shot.
On the plus side I have learned if it doesn't feel right I shouldn't shoot.
We have one week left and I plan to hunt and camp all week trying for another.
I took 3 deer with trad gear in KY, 2 with other equipment on drawn hunts.
I took 2 with a longbow here in IL on public land.
I killed 3 does and a small 6 pt. buck this past season my first season with Trad gear. Also picked up a couple of hogs along the way.
I killed 3 does and missed a nice buck.
0 in '08. '09 will be a totally different story.
Had a good year in '08 and killed 9 with my Predator.
zero with trad gear in 08 2 with the smokepole
and 10+ with trad gear in 20+ years of trad bow huntin
1 buck 2 does longbow 2008-09 season KY
.......KYArcher
5 whitetails with my Fred Bear t/d
Third year hunting Trad.Have killed a lot of deer with compound bow. These are my first with Trad equipment . Killed a doe and a spike buck this season with Widow Recurve . Flinthead
I was really blessed this year. Filling all my tags, but one non-res IL anterless tag. I killed one muzzleloader doe with my daughter in the blind with me, one archery buck, one antlerless archery and then an antlerless late season (actually in Jan) with a shotgun. In that last late season I got to see a group of five bucks with the largest a huge 10! He was awesome. I crawled across a field within 75 yards of them before running out of cover and find no does at all with them.
One buck and two does in the 2008 season
One buck and one bull elk with my self bow in 2008, it was a good year only hunted three days. Greg
3 doe and a nice 8pt in 08'. So far I'm at 17 deer with trad gear since 02'. I have a few deer sprinkled in there with other equipment before I picked up a stick.
2 deer; one elk
24" wide muley w/longbow in SD. Jumped out of bed at the end of a long looping stalk and let the arrow go when he stopped to see what made the noise. Best muley so far. Gotta love that spot and stalk hunting. Only antlered tag I had on the lower 48 this past year. Hoping for better this year.
I killed 5 this past season. I had a great year....but many good deer hunter had a tough time. It was just one of those years.
Poor year for deer with me.I killed two. I had a below ave***e year on pigs with 9 last year.Well over a hundred deer with a tradbow and probably twice that many pigs.RC
Thanks guys for your responses RC I read alot of your stories this year and ave***e for you would be a great accomplishment for me :notworthy: This past couple of year i've hunted on new land and this season was the first to hunt hard with my bow and seen maybe 10 deer all season. It is really thick down here on the Gulf coast and most area I hunted in provided only 15 to 25 yard shot opportunities which is what we want but, no chance to see the game before it's in your shooting lane.
Yep, shot a young doe the last day of the 2008 season.
Congrats to all that had a good season. Eleven Whitetails here in Maryland and 3 animals in Texas using 3 different trad bows. I spent a lot of time in the woods this season. Shoot Straight and Good Hunting.
Tony sanders/aka"SNUFFER"
season closes dec 31 in Ne so none in 2009 yet.
4 does, one buck and 1 300 pound hog...
Well over 100 big game animals with traditional equipment.
Noticed in a previous post.
Why is ave***e a banned word? :confused:
My first year hunting with a longbow, I killed a buck on Nov 17th at 3:17pm at 10 yards, something I'll NEVER forget! I also missed a few this year as well!
2008 was my first year with traditional gear, witch was awesome I missed one big 12 point at 20 yards(ouch) but was fortunate to take 4 deer after that
This will be my first season ('09) devoted to traditional tackle on a more regular basis.
I'm no stranger to killing a few deer each season with A bow (21 in the last three seasons).....but you guys manner of taking has me intrigued. I hunted 6-7 times in '08 with trad tackle and never took a shot.
I wish you all luck in '09.
Took one buck, one doe--2008
I've taken more than 10 with trad gear, second question.
1 doe opening day....that was it. Short season here in upstate NY
Hey John;
I spent 10 years in the Bay St. Louis area. The hardest whitetail hunting I have ever done. I spent many, many hours between deer sightings. It took me about 4 years to meet the right folks and get exposure to decent property. A PBS member took me under his wing after I helped him look for a deer one evening. Southern MS taught me what 'hunting hard' meant.
I was easy on them this year only 2 does, a buck in NJ that the coyotes ate over night an passed up 12 bucks at 15yds or less on my lease in MD :banghead:
10 Whitetails and 2 Sika with 3 weapons. 5 with my bows.
I took my first deer ever this season in georgia, a nice little button buck, only problem is I used a 3006, but for pretty much the rest of the season here in louisiana I used my longbow, all season on one property I had only seen a handful of deer, one was a nice 8 point, and they were all way out of range, then on the last night of the season I had three does and a yearling walk within range, but the landowner told me the population was doing very bad this year and asked me not to take any does, but it was still nice to watch them, I also missed a squirrel and a few rabbits, I'll be hoping to get my first turkey with a longbow this year
From one to a dozen, congrats to everyone who tasted success on game this year! I'm grateful to have had a record year with four recurve kills.
There are SO many great memories, like actually having three arrows going E-X-A-C-T-L-Y where I wanted, some great bloodtrails from sharp broadheads, and seeing a lot of animals that were somehow savvy enough not to offer a shot.
It's strange, but two of my fondest memories of the season are being at full draw on deer inside of 20 yards, and letting down after deciding that the shot somehow was not quite "right." Still feel like the decisions were correct, and I'm thankful I listened to myself! Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you HAVE TO!
Congrats to all, whether you put meat in the freezer or NOT this year!
Daryl
I put four in the freezer a total of six off my farm to archers
Two whitetails 1 buck 1 doe
one in 2008...
:campfire:
Was lucky to take 2 does in the '08 season with my Bob Lee Recurve. :archer:
5 deer,and an even dozen hogs. I am originally from Louisana and that is the toughest hunting ever, when I finally escaped La. I found all the hard hunting made me a very productive hunter elsewhere.
I took two does and a buck. I missed one of the does opening day but got her a week later.
1 buck 1 doe best season so far