Bambi Whacking 2023-2024

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[lazarus]

Gave up and went to the range. Just too much rain. Maybe next week.

 

[lazarus]

I am either dumb or persistent. Back out for the last hour of shooting light. I had to get some venison chili cooking and pickup my high schooler. Scared off a little spike 40yds from my stand walking in and there were some good sized does 200yds away in the neighbor’s yard.

Fingers crossed a nice buck wanders in.

 

[gwchem]

All the bucks at my spot went nocturnal again...

 

[outrider58]

All the bucks at my spot went nocturnal again...

Sure they ain't just locked down?

 

[gwchem]

Sure they ain't just locked down?

Sure is possible. I got a picture of one licking the rear end of a doe last week. I'll keep trying when time and wind allow, just stating what I see.

Every sit this week I saw several doe. Just no bucks followed them.

 

[RobSky]

Maryland Reports 2023 Early Deer Season Results

news.maryland.gov

Numbers down a little

 

[gtodave]

Hard to hear movement on these wet leaves this morning. Can't even hear the squirrels running around. Two does completely snuck up on me about a half hour ago, but nobody was following them.

 

[outrider58]

I

Hard to hear movement on these wet leaves this morning. Can't even hear the squirrels running around. Two does completely snuck up on me about a half hour ago, but nobody was following them.

Have been covered up with deer all morning. I watched 2 shooter 8s walk under the tree I've been hunting, 45 yards from where I'm hunting now. Don't it figure?

 

[gtodave]

I

Have been covered up with deer all morning. I watched 2 shooter 8s walk under the tree I've been hunting, 45 yards from where I'm hunting now. Don't it figure?

I'm in a blind I haven't hunted yet this year. Saw a branch close to my shooting lane when I got it, so I broke it off. Then a looked down...fresh scrape. Yup, I broke off the licking branch right in front of my blind

Bout to wrap it up for the morning. My butt is sore

 

[rossiski]

Son got his first buck this morning!!

 

[Archeryrob]

Son got his first buck this morning!!

Congrats to him

 

[remrug]

Son got his first buck this morning!!

Thats awesome!!
I have taken 4 different kids ( all adults now ) out to get their first deer. The excitement and rush is indescribable. Sadly only one of them still hunts, but they still tell me how grateful they were for me taking them.

Tell us more about the hunt. How excited was he? Shot placement ? etc

 

[lazarus]

School me on the junior hunt day. You can still bow hunt deer as an adult during the junior hunt, right? But you have to wear blaze orange?

Thanks!

 

[outrider58]

Yrs

School me on the junior hunt day. You can still bow hunt deer as an adult during the junior hunt, right? But you have to wear blaze orange?

Thanks!

Yes

 

[wilcam47]

Son got his first buck this morning!!

Nice! Congrats!!

 

[kmb]

morning all. looking to procure some venison. happy to pay of course. looking for ground and sausage. i'm in Moscow County (MoCo) and willing to drive about 45 mins to pick up. thanks in advance.

~kb

 

[GutPile]

Maryland Reports 2023 Early Deer Season Results

news.maryland.gov

Numbers down a little

Acorn bumper crop year. I've seen them just lay under oak stands all day long - next to houses of course.

 

[GutPile]

Someone's 15 year old scored. First gun shot I've heard all season. Congrats to whomever took one down. Heard no shots the entire muzzle loader season other than empty the gun oclock. Def been a slow year. Normally it's cannon fire all weekend that first weekend of muzzle.

 

[GutPile]

Don't forget to appease the bambi fashion police today.