The END of another season

[Land_Owner]

I didn't do much deer hunting this evening.  Instead I watched 13 turkeys feed on sorghum seeds for two hours directly under my tree stand as the last evening of the 2008-2009 FL deer season came to a close.

I sat and reflected on the 2 bucks and 2 does I helped grow and killed on my land in FL and the 2 bucks and 3 does I killed in SC earlier this season.

My hunting partner, at 71 y.o. had less than a stellar year and didn't get any(!) although he saw, shot at, and hit several, which very uncharacteristically for him and unfortunately were not recovered.

I am content that the money and time spent and hard work in preparation of food plots became the meat I now see in my freezer. 

It was a good season.  I can't wait for September....

[deerchaser]

I too am sad to see it end . It was like a funeral in our camp this evening, everyone was saying their goodbyes with such long faces. Took two bucks this year, first year still hunting with my son! He is 12, I think he enjoyed it more than I did. I sure hate to see it end, we had such a great time!!!!

[the_spotdoctor]

Well Deer season ends here the 31st of Jan. Hate to see it go. I always take the last week of the season off , the rut is in full swing here every year about that time. I usually kill a pretty good one that week, if not more. In my avatar I killed that one a couple of years ago, along with a 7 and 6 in three days, Only killed one 6 pt. this year, I usually don't shoot but one or two does for meat. If he dosen't have decent headgear I usually let them walk. Depends on meat situation and how close the season is to being over. By the way I am in Elmore County , Alabama. I own a 120 acres. I have killed at least 50 deer on this property in the last 8 years. Hope it keeps up. A lot of building and noise has hurt it some. Don't see as many as I used to, also these deer here are getting like Rambo, they are hunted hard from Oct. 15 thru Jan 31st. They see more hunters than Bass Pro shops.

[Land_Owner]

Nice spotdoc...Mine is just shy of 20 acres so the deer participated and I shot real well this season.  I hope you meet with end of season success.

[GRIMJIM]

I went out for this last weekend. I got skunked this year.

By this time of year they're mostly nocturnal from all the hunting pressure and I didn't even see anything until Sat. night and it was getting almost too dark to shoot. The hammer on my muzzleloader jammed and wouldn't cock. So nothing this year.

[lil_hunter12]

today was last day of kentuckies archery season still ad the doe tag but wasnt able to get out do to weather. maybe better in the fall.

[Mohawk]

  Yep, gentlemen, I guess we end another one. Settled on an buck and a doe this year. Honestly, I had no more freezer space. My sausage alone takes up half the freezer. Oh well, only 9 months away!

[AtlLaw]

Our season ended last week.  I spent the last weekend in deer camp, jsut before the yankee wx set in, saw plenty of deer but no good shot.  Bad year for me, only got some cubed meat and stew meat left.  BUT!  Now I can start working on those projects that have been on hold!