What a day in the woods.

Wife and I just went hunting and had an exceptional outing. Had 4 2.5 year old, or better, bucks walking about. One was a really old animal with the tell tale roman nose and a blazing white/gray face. This old buck had 10 perfect points but never offered an arrow shot. Saw another buck, 9 point, that had a crazy left side growing up like a sparkler showering about. Not sure how many points he really was but at least 9 big tines.

Saw over twenty deer total and 9 were bucks including a 1.5 year old 10 point. Just a super evening and a great day to be in the deer woods.

if you aren't going to kill them, at least take pictures for us peasants

If you designed a gun that shot arrows ala "sons of guns" would you have been able to get the mature buck?

Without pics it didn't happen! :)

I hope those deers know they had a real close brush with death! After all our Timmy is the original deer slayer.
Bill

Well here are my pictures of 3 different bucks this week. Since Tim teases with his stories. :) Rick B

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Sounds like a great day

TIM, when are you going to install a Game Cam???????? Rick B

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TIM, when are you going to install a Game Cam???????? Rick B

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I used to use them Rick but now I find them more of a hassle than a benefit. Seeing all those deer just makes me a bitter bitter dude. I end up hunting every waking hour because I know what's out there and that makes for a very focused three months. I've learned my weakness's and trying to hunt 90 of 90 days was/is one of them. No game cam allowed for me.

Are you sure you weren't hunting in a petting zoo. I must be doing something wrong I never see that many animals. Driving to Lansing last week I did see several from the road. Maybe it's time to purchase an out of state permit.

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Are you sure you weren't hunting in a petting zoo. I must be doing something wrong I never see that many animals. Driving to Lansing last week I did see several from the road. Maybe it's time to purchase an out of state permit.

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Hillsdale county is one of the premier counties for deer hunting in Michigan. Shots at bucks can happen everyday.

I have always been scared off by the cost of the out of state permits, but everyone I know that hunts MI harvests nice deer.

Welcome TheHammer!

Hammer, all the deer you see in my pictures is Hinckley, Ohio The 9 point showed up tonight while the guy about a 1/4 mile away was shooting something large and fast. He ignored it completely which surprised me. I have left him and the others go since I want to hang them in the barn a few days but the temp has stayed well above 40. Tomorrow and for a few days it is supposed to drop so he may be dead. Tim has it like me,, we can choose our deers if we want. A few years back I got all excited if a buck was near me or anywhere for that matter. With them around like I have it now I can watch them more than shoot them now and be picky if I want. I'm still in it for the meat over horns. Rick B

Its amazing how deer get used to their surrondings
At the range I shoot at I have seen deer walk out and graze at the 200 yds burm while I'm am shooting at the 100yd burm. They dont even look up.
I guess they hear it all the time there and know they are safe

OK after a non harvest day on the river I talked the wife into a walk in the state forest (aka scouting trip) and man did I hit the mother of all scrape trails. 8 scrapes and 4 rubs in a 3/4 mi circumfrance. I know where my tree stand is going tomorrow.