PeeAaa deer season

[Ed Kennell 35,615]

I missed the Monday opener, but arrived at my friends camp in Potter County around noon on Tuesday to find they had a good first Monday even though they hunted in a icy rain/sleet all day.

 

                  Tuesday noon.

 

 

   Needless to say, this looked good, so I unpacked, and headed for my deer stand.  After a 40 minute drive and a 20 minute hike,  was in my tree stand at 1:00.

I was only there about 10 minutes when two doe fed by,  so I thought ,this could be a busy afternoon.

But, I didn't see another deer for 2 1/2 hours.    Then at 3:30 this buck came out of the hemlocks about 160 yards from the stand.

I got lucky and the .270 did its part.

 

Two of the Monday hunters went home with their deer, but we had mine and two other deer on Tuesday to fill the meat pole.

 

Wednesday,  I filled a couple doe tags.

 

And took a couple pictures of the landowners original cabin and spring run.

 

I saw a few elk on the way home early this morning.  Sorry for the poor pics....no light.

 

The fun's over,  now the work begins.

 

Edited November 29, 2018 by Ed Kennell

[WVHillbilly520H 10,369]

Ed, yes now the work really begins, but at the end of the day you get to taste the rewards of success, enjoy.

[Mike'sHorseBarn 2,624]

Niiiicceee!!!

 

I shot a 7pt on the last day of archery so I have to wait until Saturday to find me a doe!

[SPINJIM 1,978]

Great shot from 160 yards.  Nice buck.  Hope you have a big freezer.

   Jim

[Pullstart 59,561]

Well done, Ed!

[Pullstart 59,561]

Oh yeah, do you do your own mounts, or do you have them done?

[WHX?? 46,696]

Lol.. Kev... he does his own and is quite good at it ...did you not see the pics of his man cave!?!? 

Have to see if we can find that thread on how he does them.

Good caliber Ed for longer pokes at white tails.... 

 

In the meantime these Elk are in my neck of the woods...

[Pullstart 59,561]

 

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9 hours ago, WHX21 said:

Lol.. Kev... he does his own and is quite good at it ...did you not see the pics of his man cave!?!? 

Have to see if we can find that thread on how he does them.

Good caliber Ed for longer pokes at white tails.... 

 

In the meantime these Elk are in my neck of the woods...

Yeah I saw the cave, just wasn’t sure if I needed to save my next one for droppin’ off at the big show!  

 

I haven’t ever seen an elk or moose, though they are in da U.P. Eh!  

[WHNJ701 4,164]

I am just curious why do you hang them head,  we always used to let them hang by the back legs and butchered them 

[WHX?? 46,696]

Out in the field we hang them by the head, yes by the back legs for butchering.

 

You should move to the UP Pull.... you'd make a good yooper!  

Edited November 30, 2018 by WHX21

[Mike'sHorseBarn 2,624]

We butcher ours from the head down. You cut around the neck and skin down to about the shoulder. Years ago my grandfather modified a vice grip that clamps to the hide the you just pulled down. Then a chain goes from the vice grip to the front bumper of a truck and the truck pulls the hide right off. Skinning could possibly get any easier. Now after that I do have to flip it around, but dad's garage has been modified over the years to accommodate that. 

[Pullstart 59,561]

5 minutes ago, WHX21 said:

 

 

You should move to the UP Pull.... you'd make a good yooper!  

 

We were serious about it actually...  looked at property a few years back, we were between the UP and TN.  In the end, we are too close to Grandma and Grandpa to leave ‘em.

 

some day, we’ll find a cabin property and settle with vacation trips!

[Ed Kennell 35,615]

8 minutes ago, WHX21 said:

Out in the field we hang them by the head, yes by the back legs for butchering.

Same here Jim.     Head up drains the chest cavity better.

Then head down for skinning, caping and butchering.

[LengerichKA88 1,881]

Thought you guys would get a chuckle out of this.... good looking haul! 

[LengerichKA88 1,881]

1 hour ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said:

We butcher ours from the head down. You cut around the neck and skin down to about the shoulder. Years ago my grandfather modified a vice grip that clamps to the hide the you just pulled down. Then a chain goes from the vice grip to the front bumper of a truck and the truck pulls the hide right off. Skinning could possibly get any easier. Now after that I do have to flip it around, but dad's garage has been modified over the years to accommodate that. 

I saw a video a few years ago where a guy stuck a golf ball under the skin in a certain spot and tied a rope under it and used his truck to pull off the hide. Came off like a sock off a foot. 

[Pullstart 59,561]

2 hours ago, KyleLengerich said:

I saw a video a few years ago where a guy stuck a golf ball under the skin in a certain spot and tied a rope under it and used his truck to pull off the hide. Came off like a sock off a foot. 

 

We need proof...  no pics (or videos) it didn’t happen, remember?    

[LengerichKA88 1,881]

4 minutes ago, pullstart said:

 

We need proof...  no pics (or videos) it didn’t happen, remember?    

 

 

 

Tada! 😂

[Mows4three 825]

Hey Ed!

 

That's the Potter County I remember.  For many years in the 1990s and into the early 2000s so many doe permits were issued by the PA Game Commission that the big woods in God's Country were devoid of ANY deer.  We came home from many a hunt up there empty handed when just a few years earlier the meat poles were all full.  I miss those days. 

 

Nice deer you got and so were the rest of them.   We haven't found a recipe to eat the antlers yet but I know you will make some nice mounts for them and cherish them on your wall, anyway. 

 

Congratulations...!

 

Cheers!

 

Dave

[Ed Kennell 35,615]

All done.. venison vacuum packed and in the freezer.    The cape is fleshed and salted ready for mounting later.

Edited December 2, 2018 by Ed Kennell

[rjg854 10,710]

Looks good enough to eat 

[LengerichKA88 1,881]

I’ll take some jerky, if you’re taking orders 😂😂

[WHX?? 46,696]

This is how it's done at  my place fellas... my venison chilie ....

Don't ask me for the recipe cause I make it different every time! 

Normally I will do shredded cheese for a top dressing but fresh out so japaleno  curds had to pick up the slack. 

Gotta have the venison sausage just to wash things down! 

[Ed Kennell 35,615]

On ‎11‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 9:45 PM, pullstart said:

Oh yeah, do you do your own mounts, or do you have them done?

I do my own.

      This was my first archery buck and my first attempt to mount a deer  circa  1965.      These small Pa.  bucks were all trophies back  in the 1950- 1970 era.

 

    A few of the deer I have mounted since then.    There was a taxidermy learning curve.    And the results of the PA antler restrictions can be seen.

 

  A few from Montana.

And this years deer ready for the cape.     This is actually a paper mache form I salvaged from an old mount I bought for a dollar at an auction.

 

[Pullstart 59,561]

So cool!  What are the details of the PA antler restrictions?  I assume it’s a statewide QDM program?

[Ed Kennell 35,615]

Prior to 2002, the antler requirements were a spike at least 3" long or two 1" long points on one side.

In 2002, after much debate and controversy,  Pa Game Com. biologist Dr. Gary Ault implemented the current state wide  3 points on one  side requirement.   There are a couple zones where 4 points  on one side was required.  Those zones have since been changed to 3 points on top with no need for a brow tine.

For youth hunters, the original  2 point or 3" spike is still the requirement.