Idaho's biggest deer

[kevsuperg]

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.  

[joe ashton]

Ummm.. Fire up the BBQ.

[Car54]

Dang..you got some monster whitetails there. Good luck with the tag.

[joe ashton]

Ummm.. Fire up the BBQ.

[tzolk]

Oh boy! Looking nice down your way!

[tzolk]

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...

[outdoordan]

First trad buck.  Southern Idaho.

[TIM B]

Nice big black deer kevsuperg....I hope you find a tag...

Nice buck dan....atta'boy
Tim

[kevsuperg]

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.

[kevsuperg]

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.

[outdoordan]

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.

[kevsuperg]

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.

[ProAlpine]

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!