Author Topic: Christmas's A Comin, How Was Your Huntin?? (Read 389 times)

Duce · « **on:** December 21, 2005, 01:27:00 AM »

Folks: With M/L season over and Christmas on the way deer hunting is winding down. After passing on several small bucks and a single antlered buck, I dropped a older doe, good eating. All season long, bow to M/L, seen lots of deer, hunting buddies took 4 nice bucks. Anyhow ended up butchering 11 deer. How You'all Do: :-D :-D <>< Duce: [/b]

jeff223 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2005, 04:53:40 AM »

seven bucks and two does for us this year.my step daughter took her first buck with my 20ga ultraslug during the youth hunt and my son got the kill on tape.ive hunted 3 times during December but passed on all that i saw,dont need any more meat but went for the heck of it

did you hunt in the UP of MICHIGAN this year Duce?

quickdtoo · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2005, 05:04:38 AM »

Here's a previous thread with more reports .... :wink:

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=480027&highlight=#480027

Duce · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2005, 01:29:43 AM »

Jeff: For the first time since I was 4, I didn't cross the MI/IN line going north

. Gas price had a lot to do with it, traveling with the band was, another reason. Part of it was the rising cost of non-resident license with no gain in right to hunt/fish. MI isn't alone, IN has the highest resident license, reports are that IN will rise to $35 next year. IN is running off hunter faster that Klansmen at a block party :eek: :eek: .
Honestly love the Yoopers {the real ones} and the country, but after a lot of thought even put the cabin up for sale it's just too far to get up there often enough

. God Bless And Merry Christmas :? :? Duce:

TheCrowkiller · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2005, 03:28:22 AM »

With handis this year: 5 doe. Three with the Huntsman, two with the .44 mag, both using the Lee 310 grain RNFP cast. I used lead for the muzzleloader and wheelweights for the .44.
Others: two doe, and a huge 12 point buck with a Mauser in 30/06 that I built.

borg1 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2005, 06:21:35 AM »

a doe, 5 pt and wide 7 pt with the Hunstman M/L

a doe, with my oldest son and my tikka M595 in .308.

Hit a BIG 11 pt high on the shoulder with an arrow, but did not kill him. was relieved to see him walking around chasing doe a week or so later...

M/L still in for 3 weeks... planning on getting out over the Christmas break

knight0334 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2005, 06:55:18 AM »

I reported mine here.

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=77844

stimpylu32 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 23, 2005, 10:41:51 AM »

Between work and home - Not a shot fired , But there is always next year .

Planing to go to OK. for the PD shoot if one can be planned , I sure hope so .