I posted a couple of weeks ago about Cade filling his SD youth deer tag with his bow.
I had promised him that I would buy him an archery antlerless tag if he filled his youth tag with his bow.
Sooooo I got him an antlerless tag and our South Dakota archery season opened yesterday. Took him until dark tonight but his tag is punched and now all he has left is his any deer tag.
Need to get out and butcher. More details to follow later tonight after the meat is "on ice"
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Bisch
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Awesome!!!
Well done!!!
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This was another apple orchard deer. Went out at 2:15 today, weather was cold, drizzly and even had a couple flakes. Figured the deer would be making to the fields early, and of course getting some dessert in the process.
Just when you think you have them figured out. :confused: They did not start moving until right before sunset (6:45), and with the weather the way it was, dark was coming early.
Two does, two fawns and a spike buck made their way into the apple orchard and started attacking the apples. It is always amusing to me to watch deer eat apples. They seem to struggle to open their jaws wide enough to get an apple in. So they crunch them to get them into bite size pieces and slobbering like crazy the whole time. It is also a great time to watch herd dynamics, pecking order and dominance displays.
This doe was the biggest and the first to give a good shot presentation. After the shot placement discussion after his youth deer. A quartering on shot that ended well, he passed on a quartering to shot and waited for a solid broadside shot.
At the shot she jumped out the way and looked around with a "what just happened" look. Stood there for a little bit then slowly walked towards the alfalfa field 30 yards away.
Waited the 30 minutes and found her piled up 10 yards into the field.
The shot was a little far back but did get the back of both lungs.
Now on to his buck tag. He is telling me he is going to be a little picky...but we will see.
Very nice to have venison in the freezer, and tomorrow night will grind and mix up some chorizo, italian, and lemon venison sausage.
Between the three of us, we still have four tags left...maybe, just maybe Dad will get some hunting time in yet. :thumbsup:
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quite a feat for a young man, congrats! :archer:
Wow, congrats again!!!! :clapper:
Way to stack em up!! Congrats
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Awesome! :campfire:
Good job man!
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Great job! :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing the experience.
Great job!!
Wonderful doe, Cade!! Congratulations!!!
Great shootin' Cade, hope you can get a buck soon!
nicely done!
That's a dandy long nose. Congratulations.
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Great stuff right there.
Great job Cade, congrats!Cade still holds the Dead Horse Ranch bowfishing record(by a wide margin). He's quite a shot and has a great mentor to boot.
Congrats!!
Congrats on your doe. :clapper:
I'm sure you'll have a buck down in no time.
Jon
Good Deal Cade,Congrats and good luck on a buck. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Sweet! Congrats!
Good deal, congrats!
Like father...like son.
Great job,Cade.
You have a good instructor.
Great family!
Enjoy the good eats.
Good morning Jim & Irv,
Cade was talking about Florida this weekend. He is itching to get back down there and give those hogs another try, and of course bowfish.
Nicely done ! Congrats
Outstanding ... so great to see the young hunters
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Love seeing the next generation get it done! Congrats on a fine doe Cade. Look forward to hearing about / seeing that buck.
Way to go Cade! That's fantastic! You're hunting in a beautiful part of the country also! :clapper:
Bernie
Congratulations
Congratulations to Cade! :clapper:
Nice one . :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That is some good shooting there.
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Congrats :thumbsup:
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That's awesome! Nice work!
Awesome. Congrats.
I have to change my name to Cade. Cade's seem to get the job done on this site.
Congrats on a nice doe! And good luck going after the big buck!
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Thanks for sharing. Looks like you have a hunter on your hands. Enjoy and be safe. :thumbsup:
congrats
Congrats Sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wow! Congrats!
Cade. I am impressed you waited for a great shot opportunity! Good luck on your buck...
ps. Leave a deer for your dad lol ;) :thumbsup:
Congratulations! Well done.
nice job
congrats!!! :thumbsup:
Good job.. Outstanding.