The Official 2020 Deer Hunting Season Thread

[USA#1]

I took last year off due to selling my house and moving to a new one. The good news is I have my own property to hunt on now as well as the property I have been hunting on for years. Added a new cellular camera to the mix this year. I am loving it so far. Well worth the money if you ask me. What is everyone doing to prepare? Post your experiences.

 

[USA#1]

Update: Just got this photo from the new cellular camera. Not the best picture, but doesn't look like a deer.

 

[ru44mag]

Update: Just got this photo from the new cellular camera. Not the best picture, but doesn't look like a deer.

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Definitely a shooter.

 

[ru44mag]

The almost 70 acre woods I have been hunting for the past 20 years was sold to a lumber company a few months ago. I just set up a stand on my own tiny piece of property. Might have to get pointers from Hookeye on how to drop a deer in it's tracks.

 

[Hookeye]

Pointers from me? That's funny.
Just do like you always do and post up pics

 

[Hookeye]

I did zero a .30-06 but think it might be a bit hot w 150s for 100 and under timber hunting.
My .35 rem w 200 grainers is just comfy.

Arrows done, but am not shooting til doc says I can. So will miss the opener.

 

[Hookeye]

Update: Just got this photo from the new cellular camera. Not the best picture, but doesn't look like a deer.

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Smoke that dog!

Used to see em opening weekend of gun, and bud and I have shot em. But last 2 yrs have not seen any.
I think maybe once I heard some at dusk, kinda far off.

Did see some tracks late season in snow, but not many.

Hopefully the yote population is way down.

Bud put 4 cameras out on edges of the property............and we have very few deer.
It aint lookin good this yr.

 

[1nderbeard]

Update: Just got this photo from the new cellular camera. Not the best picture, but doesn't look like a deer.

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I only got out a few days for rifle last year, and saw nothing. Did see an old deer carcass, and I assume one of this guy's buddies were the culprit.

 

[two70]

I only got out a few days for rifle last year, and saw nothing. Did see an old deer carcass, and I assume one of this guy's buddies were the culprit.

Not that coyotes don't deserve their share of blame for killing deer but there's a better than good chance the carcass you found last year was from the EHD outbreak last summer/fall.