Nice Work!!!

         

Thanks all for  your kind words and being patient. I kind of konked out last nite after dinner.

Laura and I each have two tags left. Our regular archery tags allow us another deer of either sex and we can take a deer with our bows using our firearms tag as long as we follow firearms regulations. So, it is still possible for me to get a bigger buck than Laura's (I didn't realize she was so competitive. She kept telling me as I was wheeling him out that he seemed smaller than hers) and/or take Bobby Urban's big doe pool  (a very real possiblity if I get the old doe to cooperate). In any event this season for us has already been a success and I am very happy to share it with you all. Any other game we take this season, with the exception of Laura's taking her first turkey, will be donated to other families or to the Hunter's for the Hungry program run by the NH Fish and Game program.I sincerely hope you all enjoy your seasons as much as we have enjoyed ours already. And I am not just talking about killing animals. We have worked hard on our new property to combat  the baiting, food plots and poaching gong on around us. We finally have turkeys coming in on a regular basis, have planted apple trees and provided other goodies to keep them cruising through our property which has not one mast tree on it due to it's being pretty much clear cut about 20 years ago. We finally realized last year that we had purchased a bedding area so hunting it and too much pressure puts them on high alert very early in the season. We have taken steps to combat that and we have seen more deer and turkeys this year than the previous two years combined. So my happiness with the "kill' has more to do with seeing hard work and effort paying off, particularly for Laura who has had a rather long "dry" spell and was beginning to wonder if she had what it takes to kill quickly and humaely. She is now one happy camper and ready to do it again. It is good to see her confident....and we still have 2 months of outdoors and hunting experiences to enjoy. I wish you all the same.

Way to go sir!  Nice deer!      

Good Story!  Nice buck.

Thats a Groovy lookin trailer Bill!

Allowing good judgement to prevail provided you with good luck. Hard hit deer typically want to lay down as soon as possible and will likely expire there. Pushing a questionably hit deer is to be reserved for those limited and special circumstances.

Congrats and thanks for sharing!!

way to go, Bill...nice buck and way to show some patience! congrats!
Kennyb

Congratulations on a fine buck!! Just wondering how you control/eliminate the scent from the Double Bull blind?      

Very Nice!! Great story and Congrats! Shawn

Congradulations all around.I love it when hard work is rewarded        it's esspecially nice when you can slather it with gravy.

Great Story!!  Blind hunting is a kick!

Awesome pics and story,thanks for shar'n.

Great deer and report .... I enjoyed it very much  

Thank you


         

Way to go Bill.  

So is the DB Blind the "stand" for now or you going to try another method for the next deer?

Nice deer!

Dave: I'll be 67 before this year is over. I am finding that hunting from treestands is getting hard to do....sitting for 3 hours or so, having to pee too much, sore back. I don't handle discomfort as well as I used to....and.....having deer so close on the ground is just a whole different  way to go. I love it when I've killed on the ground in the past so I am thinking that the treestands I am most comfortable in need to have a lot of concealment  for me as I twist and turn, stand and pee, etc. They are not out of the picture but in the past two years my movement has gotten me busted more than I am happy with. The Double Bulls are very comfortable and the deer on my property seem to not mind them at all.  I found a nice hemlock yesterday than holds promise for a well placed stand so while I am not giving up on tree stands I am finding that the blinds have special qualities that I enjoy.....more comfortable, warmer, closer to the game. As I see it, treestands for me may be early season things but as the temps drop the blinds seem to be calling my name.