Legacy- 2015 Deer Season

[PeltHunter]

Just took a look at the 10 day forecast looks like we'll actually have some real November weather for the opening weekend of gun. No classes tomorrow so I'm gonna head out one more time to try to fill my bow tags. Hopefully I can at least get a doe to fill the freezer.

[steelie]

Heres some mock scrape action over its first 72 hours. No Big guys but plenty of visitors. A total of 8 different visits by Does, Button bucks, and bucks.

Did your son get to connect with one ?

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[Legacy]

Did your son get to connect with one ?

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Nope. No luck yet for him.

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[HOLY DIVER]

Well I struck out this year on the mature bucks lots of excuses but no horn.  my QDM faith still remains strong !   gun season could turn the season around. It only takes one hunt and one deer to make it the best season ever for me.  

[MeatHunter737]

True that H.D. !!!! I struck out with the bow, and the northern tier doe tag.... looking forward to the gun season!

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[Hop]

Hop, since back to fixed blade, not a single issue. Shot placement was never a factor before. Now it isnt either, strikers outta compond, muzzys in xbow. Pass through everytime with dead animal within 50yds. My experience anyway

Yea, staying with fixed both bow and x bow.  Pam from Brewer`s sporting in Ovid recommended Thunderhead, and I`m very happy with them.  If anybody has any ideas on how to quiet the x bow, I`d love to hear them.  As loud as a 22, I`d say. 

[Legacy]

Well some rescheduling of work has put me in a tree this afternoon vs this morning. 55 degrees, sunny skies, and east wind. We know the fish don't like it but maybe the deer do???

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[bout time]

Just had a doe pass at 60 yards nobody following her

[Legacy]

A doe and fawns just showed up. Doe bedded in the high grass and the fawn is Feeding in the field.

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[PeltHunter]

I'm thinking that they do like it Rob. Been in the stand for about 20 minutes after about 5 I had a buck grunting in the golden rods so I gave him a little grunt back to see if he'd show his face. No buck in the golden rods came out but a small 6 came in behind me. He left and about 5 minutes ago I had a nice mature buck chasing a doe about 120 yards out.

[Giz9219]

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[Legacy]

The Dirty Politics of Deer Management

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2013/10/dirty-politics-deer-management?src=SOC&dom=fb

[JakeyBaby]

Seen 1 small buck last night, thought they would be crawling all over. Would give my left big toe to be in a tree right now! Gorgeous morning

[fbg14619]

Yea, staying with fixed both bow and x bow.  Pam from Brewer`s sporting in Ovid recommended Thunderhead, and I`m very happy with them.  If anybody has any ideas on how to quiet the x bow, I`d love to hear them.  As loud as a 22, I`d say. 

 

Don't worry about quieting it.  Worry about your shot placement.  I shot a buck and a doe with rage hypodermics and by the time

they heard the shot, the bolt had already passed through them.  Both dropped within sight. One from a heart shot and the other

lung shot. Absolutely no tracking required.  They cant jump string at  350 fps at 20-30 yds. 

[dvdegeorge]

Yes they can 350 fps for a deer on alert is nothing

[PeltHunter]

Seen 1 small buck last night, thought they would be crawling all over. Would give my left big toe to be in a tree right now! Gorgeous morning

Just sneak in now they just started moving

[MeanMachine]

I agree with you on that shot placement is key. Practice makes perfect, but if you shoot at an alert deer they can still jump the string at 20-30 yards even at 350fps.

[JakeyBaby]

Just sneak in now they just started moving

Would love to but for some reason my boss told me If I want a job i actually have to show up.

[iceman05]

Had 6 doe at 45yds then a small 4pt came running in checking does and busted them all up. Of course not a single doe came my way and no big boys around to push the 4pt out.

[GAMBLER]

Deer can jump the string for sure at 350 fps.  If the deer is on high alert, it is more likely. 

[Hop]

Don't worry about quieting it.  Worry about your shot placement.  I shot a buck and a doe with rage hypodermics and by the time

they heard the shot, the bolt had already passed through them.  Both dropped within sight. One from a heart shot and the other

lung shot. Absolutely no tracking required.  They cant jump string at  350 fps at 20-30 yds. 

I sure do attend to shot placement.  However, I would also like to quiet the x bow as much as possible.

[dvdegeorge]

noisy is the  nature of the beast,if you want quiet shoot a compound if you want quieter shoot a longbow

[momay4000]

Absolutely deer can jump a string at that bow speed (i.e. drop to the ground)......take a peek at this

 

http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2010/7/14/the-science-of-string-jumping/

[fbg14619]

Absolutely deer can jump a string at that bow speed (i.e. drop to the ground)......take a peek at this

 

http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2010/7/14/the-science-of-string-jumping/

 

 

The author in that article started out talking about deer jumping the string at 260 fps and then moved it up to 300.   

He stated drop of 14.8 inches at 260 fps and then 8.8 at 300 fps.  Do the math what would it be at 350 fps?

If you aim dead on for heart at 30 yard and no jump, you have heart shot. If  there is a drop you have lungs.

He also states he will take the fast arrow over the quiet bow anytime.  Since  OP  asked about silencers

click on the link there are some http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=crossbow+silencer . 

[PeltHunter]

Would love to but for some reason my boss told me If I want a job i actually have to show up.

That's completely unreasonable, it's the last week of bow season!