2022 Deer Tails

[Pullstart 59,722]

I do however enjoy the abnormal left tine on the daytime picture!

[Pullstart 59,722]

The cameras are all my uncle’s, but his SD card with 917 pictures in 15 days of battery life had quite a few good pictures from July.  He’s going through to put them on his ‘puter to send them over to me.  I saw a good few does this morning letting the chickens out.  I promptly went back to the house for some longer lookers to view them through.  I can only see through my little trail and am considering trimming up the trees to about 8 or 10 feet.  I can’t think of reasons not to, other than if I can see them, they can see me from the house.

 

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by Pullstart
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[ronwh 180]

  @Pullstart   Kevin, please! please! please! replace the ladder to your deer stand with a metal one.  I had a good friend take a bad fall from a wooden deer stand ladder a few years ago. They don't make a bandaid large enough to fix a fall from a deer stand. 

 

Ron

 

 

 

[Pullstart 59,722]

@ronwh that is a great idea!  I won’t allow anyone to get in that stand but me and I used railroad spikes to anchor the thing… but do realize it should be upgraded.  Something that is at a ladder angle like 75 degrees or so would be wonderful too.  I also have to utilize branches and climbing pegs once I get near the top, a transition that is slippery on occasion.  
 

@Ed Kennell @WHX?? and other avid hunters, my stand is about 200 yards from the house.  I sit and shoot away from home FYI.  Thoughts on clearing the under branches from the yard to the field for better viewing while not hunting?

[Ed Kennell 35,770]

2 hours ago, Pullstart said:

  Thoughts on clearing the under branches from the yard to the field for better viewing while not hunting?

 

Why not,  It's more fun to watch from the comfort of a recliner than to sit in an uncomfortable tree stand.      The deer do follow a cleared path...they may end up in your yard.

 

Safety issues:

I only hunt from tree stands when in developed areas.     It is so much safer when shooting from an elevated position.   Visibility is better, angle to the ground lowers a chance of ricochet,

less chance of you being shot when stationary,  game is usually undisturbed and offering better humane shots.

 

 

[Pullstart 59,722]

On 8/23/2022 at 7:04 PM, Pullstart said:

These may be the best we’ve seen on our property!  Hopefully that water feature will pay off too!  

 

I figured out that the daytime picture, the funky looking tine is a picture spoof.  It’s the front fork in the background and the G1 in the foreground.  I thought it was a squiggly G1!  

I think I’ve got some big time shooters out there this year, and a spike for @WHX?? to chew on too!

 

[Pullstart 59,722]

This’ll be my first out of state hunt, this November we are heading to MO for a gun hunt.  Mark Pierce is the land manager. He has a pretty stout buck growth record, having a deer farm in FL with the #1 breeder buck in the nation or world at one point.  Now he manages private unfenced land in MO with a minimum of 150”.  
 

these are some of his pictures as of recent.

 

 

[The Freightliner Guy 1,326]

On 8/4/2022 at 5:53 PM, Ed Kennell said:

 

 

What the crap is wrong with the heads some look like elaphants other like ducks

[The Freightliner Guy 1,326]

Nvm don’t have to answer my question sorry about this

[Ed Kennell 35,770]

1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

November we are heading to MO for a gun hunt.

I have leased land in Md and Pa and WVa. for whitetail hunting.  The lands were not managed and were producing 120-130" bucks for me.

I have taken my best deer     140-150"    right here at home on private farms that are open to public hunting.    I know there are better deer on all these lands, but I only bow hunt and have a hard time passing a 120" deer.

 

I have taken some nice mulies in eastern Mt. on a 27 section (27 sq.mi.) ranch that was open to the public.     These were gun hunts.

[The Freightliner Guy 1,326]

What deer have you killed that has the biggest racks 

[Ed Kennell 35,770]

1 hour ago, The Freightliner Guy said:

some look like elaphants other like ducks

And some are rabbits and some are owls and some are whatever the artist feels like.

[Ed Kennell 35,770]

Checked the cam today.      Still no bucks in the daylight.   

 

The doe with her twins, almost as big as Mama.

 

A nice 5 point, but not a shooter.

 

 

A small 8 point....still needs to grow.

 

[Pullstart 59,722]

Nice!

 

My uncle brought a couple toys today.  We’ll get ‘em stuck up pretty soon, once I figure out how bad I messed up my shoulder.

 

 

[WHX?? 46,774]

I think we need to start talking decent trail cams here fellas. 

Put out everyone I got and all junk.

I've tried the cheapys.. the "good ones" but just all seem to fail me in short order. 

I can't even get a good pic of me peeing in the woods! 

I think now that I am retired just go old school and .... somebody school me what did we do before this TC BS? 

[Pullstart 59,722]

 

[Pullstart 59,722]

Well, momma’s in the lead for the buck pole, she just hit a 6 point with her truck…

 

she was giggling, she can’t find ANY damage on the truck.  I’m heading out now with my buck knife.

[Pullstart 59,722]

6 point my rear!  He’s a big heavy 9!

[SylvanLakeWH 24,130]

 

 

Run Forest Run…

 

MDNR boys is on the way!!!

 

Edited September 22, 2022 by SylvanLakeWH

[Pullstart 59,722]

All I can do with the condition of my shoulder.  Bloods dripping out, and it’s cool in the barn.  I’ll finish my work on Norman, then get to processing.  She was only going 40 when they collided, she saw it coming.  Cracked front license plate holder on the truck, I’m thankful it’s lifted 6” + 33” tires!

 

I’m also thankful I defrosted that big freezer a couple weeks ago!

 

As for deer damage, some stomach parts were broken but not near as bad as a gut shot.  His lungs were destroyed and I found a broken rib poking out and a broken left rear leg below the knee joint.  More to come once I start pulling hide.

[Pullstart 59,722]

36 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

 

Run Forest Run…

 

MDNR boys is on the way!!!

 

I also did my due diligence and had her report the accident with the law, then I obtained a salvage kill tag.  Legal as I can be today!

[rjg854 10,737]

@Pullstart here in my neck of the woods, we hang them by the hine quarters on the anvil.

[Ed Kennell 35,770]

18 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

@Pullstart here in my neck of the woods, we hang them by the hine quarters on the anvil.

Like this.

 

 

 

 

[EB-80/8inPA 1,513]

On 8/23/2022 at 9:09 AM, Pullstart said:

I should likely save up a few pairs in the basement for years to come before they discontinue the line!

Just stumbled across this 2022 thread and IMHO, you ought to do just that.  It may prove not only be an inflation hedge, but a just being able to get them at all hedge.  How dry is your basement?

[Pullstart 59,722]

1 hour ago, rjg854 said:

@Pullstart here in my neck of the woods, we hang them by the hine quarters on the anvil.

I normally do too.  I heard about this “skin a deer with a golf ball” trick and had to try it.  Plus the front legs seemed more solid for the time being to get it off the ground.