onedash
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On the board yesterday with a doe.
I hear you. I would have preferred a late season fawn so it had a little more meat to it. Probably next year I’ll hold off for that.
Now’s the time to find some bigger ones. Got the ground blind out, trail cam up, mineral salt licks been out a couple of weeks (I think they are ignoring it for now) and thinking about making a corn pile. Watched another fawn and her mom walk through my clearing near the salt lick from my garage window, but they never got closer than 60yds. Would have been 30 from the blind if it had been up and me in it.
Out of curiosity what does everyone think of lighted nocks? I’ve never lost an arrow or had one stuck in a deer. Any thoughts on does it make it easier enough to find your arrow to make it worth while? Just thinking of anything I can do to step up my archery game. Probably getting a new crossbow next year. I’ve got a basic Barnett which works fine and is nice and accurate (3 bolts in 2” at 30yds sitting, no support), but it is pretty heavy, especially front heavy. I’d put a little weight in the stock, but it’s probably already 10lbs with the 3 bolt quiver and 4x scope on it. I think either 320 or 330fps.
I am hoping I can find something a pound or so lighter, preferably better balanced, but the lighter weight gives me more flexibility to add a bit of weight in the stock. Preferably more like 350-380fps. Also hoping to not break the bank. $300-600 would probably be my price range.
Leave my current xbow in the garage then.
My son got his first archery harvest last night. Stupid coyote scared two off my stand at 60 yards out. One of them was a nice one.
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I got lighted knocks a few years ago and won't hunt without one now. It makes it a lot easier to see where your arrow hits the deer; makes recovering the arrow extremely simple (not always a problem but can be) and there is always the chance that it stays in the deer for at least part of its run. The first time I used a lighted knock the arrow happened to get stick in the deer (I shot it very high shoulder from an elevated stand) and the arrow got stick in the lower ribs. That made finding the deer really easy, even though it ran pretty far into a thickly wooded ditch.
Any suggestion on which ones to use?
My son got his first archery harvest last night. Stupid coyote scared two off my stand at 60 yards out. One of them was a nice one.
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Thanks everyone. He was pretty pumped last night. He’s been practicing hard for a few weeks with his crossbow. Next year he wants to use a compound, if he can draw it. He likes getting a buck this early in the year.
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Hmm, I said two more in my first post. Meant two total. First probably would have done it if I didn’t mind waiting 5 or 10 minutes. Second one and it was gone in less than a minute. If I’d had my knife, I would have saved the arrow...though I really don’t want to have to finish off any deer with a knife.
No harm no foul here. I don’t give 2 craps on what size deer it is that any body shoots. Just don’t make any sense to shoot the up and comers especially since you report about the # of deer you see. The young dumb ones are the best decoys you could have.
Trail cameras been placed for a week. I am seeing tons of does and fawns. Not a single buck yet. Is it still too early for them? Im hunting on my small 3 acres home. Have feeders in my backyard that get almost a dozen does daily, but never any bucks. but i have 2 acres of wood. Should I relocate feeder into woods? Wife love seeing deers in the yard and dont want me to stop them in anyway, i figured i can trees stand in wood funnel that i know they pass by to get to feeders. That is where cameras are set now. But i been on property for 2 months. Never seen any bucks so figured they stay in wood and only hit feeders at night. Should i be patient? I keep hearing where there is does there will be bucks.
Congrats. 2nd pic, did the blades not extend, or did you push them back in place?
Yesterday afternoon was my first time out this season. It was warmer than anticipated, didn't see anything but one skrawny squirrel, and a turkey. May head out Friday since it's supposed to be cooler.
True. And in the future I doubt I’ll shoot a fawn. Tasty, tender, but not a ton of meat and I just got excited about harvesting my first deer ever on MY property. I’ll be hunting public land later for ML and gun, but certainly feels exhilarating, like freedom to hunt my own property.
Yearling seems to be where it is at. Twice the meat, bigger target, still tender. At least close enough together with the doe I shot this morning to pick it all up from the game processor at once rather than make two, 50 minute long round trips.
Also probably done till early ML unless one of those bigger bucks show up in my yard in range again. Only really need 1 more deer to fill my freezer. 2 more I can use (and give some to a friend). Any more would be donated, so I figure I should wait to get any more
Don't wipe 'em all out in your first season, you'll want to shoot some next year..... I remember gutting a deer my daughter shot when my son was about 5 or so, "can I poke that with a stick" he asks when I'm pulling the stomach and organs out. Lol