2023 Deer Season

[patience0830]

For YEARS I have thought that doe in heat scents were a gimmick. I was proven wrong this morning. I have private property in Clark Co. that my best buddy bought. It hasn't been hunted in 4 years. Went out this morning and poured a whole bottle of "Code Red" doe in estrus on a pine tree 40 yards from my stand. This buck came in right to the pine tree at 7:39am. Shot him with my suppressed 6.5 CM using 130gr Nosler AccuBond Hand loads. Ran 30-40 yards and fell in the creek bottom. My wife and son came out and helped me field dress and drag him out. My son now wishes he wouldn't have stayed in bed this morning. Definitely a memory of a lifetime! He isn't huge but I am happy with him. Good ole Indiana 10 pointer!
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Solid buck!


Lovely wife, good lookin' son. You, sir, are well blessed.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Against my better judgement and the wind…… I am going out this morning. When your kid asks to go…. You go. I don’t want her in the up in a tree in the rain and cold so the only choice is the box blind. Which the wind …….. is not good for at all. So gonna spray a bunch of cover scent leave the windows shut and hope for the best!

Been there -and shot deer anyways. Go get them! Luck to you

 

[ws6duramax]

All quiet in Franklin County. Check of the DNR harvest numbers for Franklin show the lowest number for 9 years. Only about half of previous years. Guess the NO doe rule really having an impact!

Our gun opener was dismal to say the least. We had 5 hunters on 350 acres and seen a grand total of 6 deer !! Go back about 6-7 years and a slow sit was seeing 10 or 12 per sit for each hunter.

I think the DNR was slow on scaling back doe tags over the years, so numbers have been declining anyways and then throw in a bad EHD outbreak last year. My place was an absolute ghost town! I think I had about 18 hours of hunt time and didn't see a deer.

 

[phylodog]

I think the DNR was slow on scaling back doe tags over the years, so numbers have been declining

The insurance companies are pleased though

 

[trimman83]

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Did you climb inside him looking for his esophagus? Nice buck!

 

[Leadeye]

Did see two does yesterday evening, only deer I've seen this season.

 

[KomboJoe]

Took my inline muzzleloader out and missed (likely grazed his chest since blood trail stopped after half a mile) a nice 8 to 10 pointer on Saturday morning. 80 yard shot I misjudged and aimed like it was a 50 yard shot. Rookie mistake got excite and shot early (like usual). Should have aimed so no matter the drop would have ended up in vitals.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Rookie mistake got excite and shot early (like usual).

 

[FN USA]

Buddy of mine came back Monday and said he had setup opening day and was ready to take a nice 8 point with his muzzleloader. When he pulled the trigger, the primer went off...nothing else did. When he test shot it the day before to confirm zero, he didn't reload it. Bad luck for him, but good luck for me as I'm going this weekend!

 

[Kdf101]

I am seeing more deer this year than the last few, but nowhere near as many as I did 10 or so years ago. maybe those were the “good old days” and I just didn’t know it. Still worked out okay for me though this year with a pretty respectable buck. Now on to doe hunting. My daughter, 14, really wants to shoot a deer with my model 94 30/30.

 

[gunrunner0]

I've seen more deer this year than I ever have in the past. I primarily hunt Elkhart County and Cass County (MI).

 

[Mgderf]

The neighbor at my new house took this 9 pointer this morning, just across the cornfield from my new property.
Said it came from my direction.
Encouraging to say the least.
Obviously I need to spend some time surveying my new digs.

 

[GSPBirdDog]

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He has the Roman nose! Nice mature buck and congratulations!

 

[Kdf101]

Added a small doe to the list tonight. Two more to go and we will be in jerky for months. About 50 yards tonight with the ole 94 Winchester 30/30. I guess it still works on modern deer!

 

[spencer rifle]

Sat out this morning with the youngest. Nice weather, no activity.

 

[Mgderf]

Good morning Ingo, and Happy Thanksgiving.
I'm thankful that I am able to be in the woods with my uncle, hunting on such a beautiful day.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I'm out with my son. First time in a couple years. Waiting to hear his rifle bark.
A beautiful morning.
Happy Thanksgiving INGO!

 

[ISP 5353]

Son got his first on opening morning, a nice doe. Wife came close to a nice buck yesterday.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I saw nine does and a medium buck. Son saw birds.

 

[jagee]

I saw nine does and a medium buck. Son saw birds.

I saw multiple birds, multiple squirrels, and 1 human.