Tank

Thanks Mike and Capt. Vince! Done as well..#194...lets go 6,000 plus? Members! Not calling anyone out but this is serious! Tank

Incredible! Thanks for sharing! Tank

Gill-T, no offense taken. I am just deer depressed right now. I should have mentioned I also had a stand stolen from behind my house this week which is a first for me and has me baffled as to what kind of person could enjoy this incredible sport out of a stolen stand!? As for my property, I have never seen the population of does this low. I have been hunting my camp for 22 years. To the best of my knowledge nobody has any significant food source around me. I did not hunt a very productive stand for the first time this year to hunt a funnel that has been known to be a travel corridoor for BIG, traveling bucks during the rut. I have also shot several does in gun season from this stand. With a buck down early with bow I wanted to see what this stand would allow me to see this year. I have seen several good groups of does in a very green(wild but mowed) field just down the road from my camp, but that and a few in the yard and 4(seen by brother) the night before the gun opener is all. The very sparse shots on the gun opener speak volumes to me. I plan to hunt a stand on the edge of my bedding sanctuary at night and my go to hardwoods gun stand in the mornings on a well traveled ridge. It is still early but the does have me wondering what is going on on a property I normally fill my doe tags every year. We will see. Thanks for the feedback. Tank

From my experience this year as well as others I have talked to it has been similar to fishing this year. Bigger deer but fewer numbers than other years. Unfortunately at my camp I am not seeing very many does. Saw only one in 12-15 hunts during bow where I normally see 20-40 in that time. Saw my normal 6-7 yearling bucks as well as a few close to 100 inch but that was it. I never saw ANY chasing and never even heard a grunt this bow season. I, unfortunately also never saw anything over 100 inches. I only spent the Saturday gun opener at camp but only saw one doe with a fawn at 140 yards. My brother went to my usual shotgun stand (idiot me for not going there for first time in 6 years) and shot at a 100 inch, thick 8 point but unfortunately he did not take him home. I only heard around 12 total shots all day within earshot Sorry for the rant but I have seen better years! WAY better. BUT it isn't over yet! Good hunting to all! Tank

Nice Buck..huge body! Tank

That doesn't look like just "any" buck to me..that's a nice deer! Congrats! Tank

Sweet buck Rob, you gotta love a second chance in the deer woods! Congrats! Tank

Thanks Mike! My first step was to check that before I posted but I didnt see them there. Will check again. Tank

Incredible pics and Deer!! Thanks for posting! No bowhunting either in this area huh? Tank

Thanks for the post. I really hope they are going to offer the new rod holders as accessories? I would upgrade my duals today! Any word on that? Thanks, Tank

Nice buck! Several of the biggest I have seen were from the ground AND close! Nice job! Tank

Both are awesome bucks! Congrats! Tank

OR you could always eat chicken!

Jerry your the man with those trail cams! Good hunting! Tank

Awesome buck! Congrats! With the four wheeler so close to you were you on public land or adjacent landowner? Just curious. Tank

Nice buck! Congrats! Tank

Nice Buck, good job! My target got hit this weekend too. That's the second time he's been attacked! Tank

Thanks for the link. Based on the videos I saw, I grabbed one too. I am eager to see what a shotgun blast will do to it. ??? Thanks!

AWESOME Buck Keith! Congrats. Tank

NICE!! I love hearing about young guys/girls taking deer! Congrats! Tank

Nice buck, nice job! And I hear you about shotgun. Plenty of time now to scout from the STAND!! good hunting! Tank

Thanks guys! (yeah I checked back.. ) Means a lot from this group! Cheers with a rum and coke because I don't drink beer > Tank

Much appreciated guys. Thanks for looking! Tank

Took this buck at 9:40am Sunday, Oct 17. 17 yard shot with a G5 100 grain Striker broadhead shot from my Mathews Switchback XT. Double lung and he went only 50 yds! Alot of commitments this year and hunting alone so it feels good to get a buck down early. Good hunting to all! Tank

To all the guys, Rob, Keith, Scott, Mike, Jerry, Charlie and many others. Thank you for the vision and effort that made this event possible. It was a very well organized and FUN event. Thanks to Jay and Trish for including me on their team when I was down and out with a broken boat. Thank you to "trooper" Sarah for hanging in there and thank you to ALL the sponsors. I would like to make a contribution to the pen rearing project. Can someone please tell me who I should contact to do so..is it Capt. Pat? Thank again! Tank