so who all got deer this year

[butthead]

just looking for numbers of deer taken this year.
seems to be a struggle and getting more difficult
to even see a deer these days.
ill say i got 1 this year in region 8 10 antler-less wt
how did the rest of you do.
i can under stand not posting photos these day
so lets do a count

[ratherbefishin]

Never put a shell in my gun( again) but had a marvelous time with my boys and extended family,introduced a grandson to shooting 22s and deer hunting and all the cameraderie that goes with a hunting camp.Weather co operated

Harvested a couple of bucks and shot some grouse.100% success!

[Retiredguy]

I took a nice heavy 4 point mule deer buck. No time to go after a whitetail due to construction projects at home that needed to be completed before winter really hit.

[Linksman313]

Nope - Nada - 8-14/15 - Only ever saw mature Does nocturnal on cam. Future bodes well though, observed many yearling does and short spikes in daylight but nothing that would constitute more than 30-40lbs of eating, so they walked. Must admit it has been an off year though, lost my best friend/brother/hunting partner in March and was still out of sorts come hunting season, didn't put hardly any of the usual scout work/time in so was not expecting much to be honest.
Many a dandy deer in town though lol.
Links

[wideopenthrottle]

took a whitetail doe reg 8 honey hole... 5 minutes into morning shooting light...have taken 7 deer within 500 feet of this spot...a pinch point between where they eat and where they bed...

[Rayne]

I harvested a nice 3 point blacktail in 2-12. Didn’t get out nearly as much I would have liked this year.

[tinhorse]

Took 2 island balcktail bucks on my first day out of the season in mid October....

[264mag]

My kids and I harvested 3 mature 4 point muley bucks, Oct 30 region 3, Oct 31, and Nov 25 region 5. All of them were more than 1km from the nearest rd and all 3 were rutting and chasing does.

[dakoda62]

Partner and myself took 2 Mule deer, Chilcotin Plateau.

[longrifle]

My son and I shot a whitetail buck each, and we tried for a doe but couldn't connect...Both of us turned down numerous small muley bucks early in October and my wife turned down one in mid-October. My boy was regretting his decision in early November!! lol


'rifle

[3than]

Nothing this year but didn’t spend nearly as much time as usual...

[hickman]

Tagged out. One buck region 3 and 2 bucks region 2. Definitely saw fewer deer, not the big ones and in different places this year, both in summer and during hunting season.

[twoSevenO]

I shot one. Reg 2 blacktail.

I would say I saw less deer than usual. Numerous trips to the high country showed less than usual. Few cameras I had out showed a decent number of deer still, just not when I was out there.

[Steelpulse]

saw some great mule deer, took two blacktails, one nice mature 3x3 and one young 2x2, going to figure out the pics again and post up my season in review

[B-rad]

got my 4 point mulie,,,,,,and a doe whitetail,,,,,,,seen tons of 2 point--3 point bucks this year again,,,,,,hoping good turn over for next year,,,,,if survival rate is good,,,,,should be a small handfull of good bucks in couple spots i hunt for next year

[Ron.C]

Got lucky this year with a deer and elk on solo hunts ( no meat split with a partner). Been a great bird season too. Aside from the odd chicken , been eating free range organic high quality game meat daily. (Just breaded some grouse strips for lunch)

Unfortunately, means dont need any more meat and probably wont go after a spring bear next year.

[KodiakHntr]

No deer this year. Only the third time in 40 years of hunting that has been the case. Elk and a moose though. Didn't see a muley that would break 140" this year but only hunted them 3 days. Saw one whitetail over 160" for the last two days of the season but didn't have permission on that property and never caught him crossing onto the neighbors where I did have permission.

Saw double digits of whitetail bucks over 130" in the last 5 days of the season though. And this year was a personal best for numbers of bull moose, 9 two point bulls, 8 tripalms, and 6 in the early season.
Saw 5 fully mature muleys that were 2x2's or 3x3's, heavy mass, big frames. Usually don't see more than one in a season up here. All in all, more deer than last year I think.

[IronNoggin]

Did not make it out for blacktails (a first for me).
Took one whitetail dry doe in Region 4 and another in Region 8.
Lots of complaints from the many landowners we know in both areas, calling this fall "like a war zone with goofs from the LML around every corner". Heard many citations of piss poor behavior and poaching incidents.
Lowest number of deer we have ever seen in both areas.

Nog

[Jack Russell]

2 excellent hunts this year - one for muleys and the other for whitetail. Never pulled the trigger. Saw deer but just not the right one in the right place at the right time. Hunted hard and I enjoyed it immensely. Camp life was excellent in getting away from the enslavement shoved down our throats by conformist chickens.

[Citori54]

For the first time in over 25+ years did not do at least one trip to the interior. As a result I put some effort into hunting Island blacktails for the first time in 15 years but was not successful. I went out 9 days and saw very few deer, 16 in total. I blew an opportunity on the only decent buck I saw. I re-visited areas where we had been successful on large bucks years ago but there was not nearly the abundance of sign as before and definitely not the amount of deer. I did however discover the 80% timbered slopes I used to easily navigate 35-40 years ago have somehow become steeper and more of a challenge. Congratulations to all of the successful hunters.

[4 point]

Saw some nice bears while out scouting in early summer. Lots of does/fawns early part of season. Had my 11 yr old grandson out with his Youth License. He took a few grouse. Due to covid had to cut hunting season away back as my only adult partner was mingling with way to many. On to next year!

[stogs]

Saw deer all over but decided to go for a big 4 point muley....I failed. Got a nice 4x4 wt full hybrid completely by fluke. Hunted from sept 20th until dec 10 almost every day region 3 and 5 and 7. Deer populations aren't what they were and white tails are moving in hard everywhere

[jac]

Tag soup for me. I had chances for smaller bucks and a legal bull but didn’t pull the trigger.
Still had lots of fun and exercise in the mountains

[Mark-R]

2 blacktails and a muley. Saw lots of deer.
To put this in perspective, I spent over 60 days in a tent this year including summer scouting.
Thanks covid!

[tyreguy]

Son (youth) 2pt mule / 3pt whitetail in Sept youth season - first hunt/first deer
Son (adult) 2pt mule Sept archery / 2pt whitetail meat buck November
Me 2 pt mule Sept archery / 5x6 whitetail November

6 bucks / 2 households - about the same this year

Saw good Mule Deer numbers, whitetail was down.

[bangbangkhan]

1 WT
2 Mule


Becoming tough to hunt Mule deer in region 3.

[backcountry98]

Harvested 8-10 antlerless wt and 3-29 4pt mulie. 48 days in the field. Best season yet laying eyes on 40 mule deer bucks, several bull elk, moose, goats and bears. Looking forward to next year.

[WildernessLocals]

4 point Muley and a WT buck for me. Had a legal bull at 29 yards but screwed that up ��

[Stillhunting]

2 WT bucks in region 3, but only saw 3 big muleys and they all got away. I didn't spend much time in my mule deer spots, though.

[Norwestalta]

Didn't shoot one myself but seen lots but none of them were the right one. 6 or 7 were taken off my property. Best deer numbers I've seen in the last 10 years.

[RyoTHC]

Took a nice 4 point alpine mule in September, followed by my moose at the end of September.. only filled those two this fall, but passed on several legal white tails and saw several more nice mule deer later in the season.

my hunting partner had his best year yet, biggest bear, biggest mule buck (4pt) and his first WT buck.

[butthead]

Nope - Nada - 8-14/15 - Only ever saw mature Does nocturnal on cam. Future bodes well though, observed many yearling does and short spikes in daylight but nothing that would constitute more than 30-40lbs of eating, so they walked. Must admit it has been an off year though, lost my best friend/brother/hunting partner in March and was still out of sorts come hunting season, didn't put hardly any of the usual scout work/time in so was not expecting much to be honest.
Many a dandy deer in town though lol.
Links

now if i could only hunt in my neibour hood
nice bucks galore.
saw 1 i figured would of been 220 on the hook
he was huge

[Firstblood]

Saw lots of deer, lots of moose and lots of birds later in the season. Tagged a muley 4x and a blacktail. chased some big wt bucks but bever saw them in the light but saw more wts than ever before.

[Bubbacanuck]

only went for deer one weekend this year and took a region 2 blacktail buck

[xlcc]

I wacked a 6 point elk and a 5 point whitetail that I called in.After that I concentrated on 4 point mulies.Tracked a big track for 2 1/2 hours to his bedding site.3 beds there and so many tracks I gave up on him.I was a long ways from the truck by then.Later in the day I found a 4 pointer.Probably over 200 lbs.I passed him up as his rack was heavy beamed but weak and scraggly points.It would have been a long haul out as I didn't make it back to the truck until well after dark.Great fun thou.

[Kos]

Me and my old man got 2 muleys this year a little spike and a (garage scored) 140” 4 point, my brother also got a 3pt whitetail.

[Bugle M In]

Nada...
Could have taken a small WT early season and a small 4pt MD, but let it walk.
I am ok with that, but not okay with the fact that covid screwed up plans for a few extra hunts that got cancelled due to partners working tons of overtime.

Did see on FB and the odd buck on here that were nice bucks, so glad to see they are around. if they are given the time to "age up".
Okay with the meat guys too, fyi.
Not happy about the "poached" incident this season however.

[caddisguy]

Got a Reg 2 3x3 muley Sept 4th with a compound bow and wife tagged a nice 2x2 blacktail with her 30-06 Oct 24. Thought about looking for one more blacktail, but between those two deer and the spring bear the freezers were pretty full. My wife gave me the go ahead to go chase another blacktail these last couple weekends "we'll make it fit" but after the long hard work weeks I just couldn't get enough of myself together to head out and poke around (used all my vacation days too) That's fine. It was an an excellent year and the last time I was out, I put up two more cams (total 6 out now) in some key areas. I am really looking forward to grabbing that footage and switching out the batteries in March.

Links to the stories:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?160486-Region-2-3x3-down-with-a-bow-3-hour-stalk!&highlight=caddisguy
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?161427-caddisgirl-bags-a-blacktail-buck

Couple pics:

https://i.imgur.com/W5YO3Ai.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oK3IlrV.jpg


Couple short videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsdub3ZX4Is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGxneytirYE

[ActionJackson017]

Spotted a small buck that one of my partners took in early Oct. That was the 1 and only buck spotted in 18 days combined in the field this year. A year of tag soup for me and the old man - region 3.

[LYKTOHUNT]

One smallish fork buck Whitetail sure did not see many deer around these parts

[whognu]

well, a short year for the team (she who must be obeyed) and myself

4 days over 2 weekends

4 hour drive from that lovely sunny patch of land south of the fraser river.............

saw 5 bucks, three dandies; shot the first one that presented a clear shot

turned out i wanted to hit a tree instead (long story) - yikes


killed the second one dead tho

another solid kammy forkhorn


didn't put the tape on it but guess he would be 105 - 107 easy

inches, not pounds


that's how we roll

c

[HarryToolips]

I helped my bro harvest his first deer, a muley buck, helped a buddy harvest a muley buck and a 6x5 WT, and I harvested a muley buck...saw lots of legal deer I passed on after getting enough in the freezer..one more part day to try and harvest a WT with the recurve..

[RICKADY]

Got me my very first this year, nice big 2 pt Blacktail, 1 hour from home, region 2 ???
Man it taste good, my wife has learned to like it.

[The Hermit]

Arrowed a spike BT. Had the most tender great tasting roast ever tonight! Congrats to all the killas!

[Ajsawden]

First full year of being a dad meant less days in the field than id hope for. Passed on one biggish blacktail buck in region 1 shotgun zone cause i thought it was too far. Ranged the next day at only 35... Darn. Made it off island before they shut nonessential travel again and got a symmetrical 6x6 from region 8. Saw nine 4 points in 9 days. Best year for my crew up there.

[Haydenmk]

I shot a decent 4x3 mule late nov. Nice frame. Got scope kissed for the first time. 3km solo pack out down the mountain. Enjoyed every second! Missed a nice WT buck at last light in oct.

[Redthies]

We got a BT buck and doe on a region 2 water access backpack hunt. It was nice to get away from the usual spots. I’m sure they were swamped with covid vacationers.

[Getbent]

Tipped over a 3 point in region 3 October 13th.
Only buck that we saw...few does around but not like usual

[Aaron600]

I took a nice 4x4 and the wife took a 3x3. Both mule deer

[huntingthecountry]

Brother 2 point mule region 3
Wife 2 point mule region 3 , 4 point white tail region 5
I got 4x5 whitetail region 5 and 2 point blacktail region 1
Brother inlaw skunked

[butthead]

doesn't sound like to bad of a year
thanks guys appreciate the come backs

[Stresd]

Saw lots of Deer where we hunt in 3. Took a couple of Muley Bucks. Nice to see very few dry Does. Most we saw. And we saw a lot, had fawns.

[marcus44]

I got a 2 pt muley and my daughter got a leh muley doe

[tomahawk]

4 point ruttin muley

[dmaxtech]

My boys each got a LEH doe.

[Danny_29]

Nice to hear about all the success.

Connected on 4 Mulies and 3 WT with a couple different people. Two of which were 4 points still in velvet.

[geo guy]

My Dad and I each got one this year. Pleasant surprise as we haven't had much success on deer the last few years, largely due to a lack of time to go after deer. I had just 5 days this year. Even passed on a very small button buck.

[Arctic Lake]

Joint effort from myself and my hunting partner in Region 3 got us a 4 point mulie .I’ll get the story up one of these days in my Mulie Quest Thread .
Arctic Lake

[XPEIer]

Wife took a 4x5 odd looking thing,,, I took a 2pt mulie and a 2pt Wt all out of region 5.

XPEIER

[35rem]

Region 8 WT doe

[Sitkaspruce]

Great to see all the success

BUT, where are the pictures, stories and such? This is a Hunting site, there should be a few pictures and stories to go along with the success.

Just saying....:-P

Cheers

SS

[Kos]

https://i.postimg.cc/q7SVTC42/A16-CD4-C4-9-A76-45-C9-9-FD1-6-B531-D3-A94-D1.png (https://postimg.cc/Ny6P8Fy0)

[Redthies]

Got two blacktail on a boat trip. Spike buck and a doe.

https://i.postimg.cc/JzN8JGXg/3-C80-D682-AEE9-4014-9233-C9-E0-F9-DE8-EE5.jpg (https://postimg.cc/sMgbCfw9)

[john-brennan]

Took a nice 4 point mule deer late October.

[RyoTHC]

Joint effort from myself and my hunting partner in Region 3 got us a 4 point mulie .I’ll get the story up one of these days in my Mulie Quest Thread .
Arctic Lake


we won’t hold our breathe any longer old feller ;)

[Arctic Lake]

Ha ha ha ha . I deserved that one RyoTHC !
Arctic Lake

we won’t hold our breathe any longer old feller ;)

[russm]

I got a another 2 point in reg 3 and my buddy got a 3

[HarryToolips]

https://i.imgur.com/n8D3SrQ.jpg
Helped my buddy harvest this buck....

Helped by bro with his first deer....

https://i.imgur.com/raeNppW.jpg

[HarryToolips]

My buddy and I with a double header freezer filler...
https://i.imgur.com/VFv7znk.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TJkc8bl.jpg

[HarryToolips]

Passed on numerous smaller bucks like this guy in the hopes of hammering a tank (see him in the pic?)....I get one or two more tries with the recurve...

https://i.imgur.com/IK141JH.jpg

[upperleftcoaster]

I got one this year! region 5, mulie. story and pics to come!

[BRvalley]

this was the first year since I've started hunting that I didn't pull the trigger on a deer.....but I was happy with that, still lots of fun watching them from the stand, and with a freezer already full of meat it was a luxury to hold out for a mature buck, they just didn't walk by at the right time lol

some great deer posted here, congrats to the lucky hunters

[wideopenthrottle]

https://i.imgur.com/n8D3SrQ.jpg
Helped my buddy harvest this buck....

Helped by bro with his first deer....

https://i.imgur.com/raeNppW.jpg

man do I ever want a forked brow tine beast like that

[Springer]

I didnt really pursue Whitetail until the end of November but i managed to get 1 in Alberta and 1 in Saskatchewan at the end of the season..

https://i.imgur.com/SqG4YRM.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vmoHVpv.jpg

[Redthies]

Passed on numerous smaller bucks like this guy in the hopes of hammering a tank (see him in the pic?)....

Yeah, he’s a bit small...:smile:

https://i.postimg.cc/WzdLsvbP/A6178451-6-CBC-454-D-A0-CD-7-D2-B95-A3-DB83.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2LNXxgZH)

[mastercaster]

Did very little deer hunting this year because I cut both tags on the second day of each opening ,,,,so two deer on two shots. Both deer were forks. I'm way more about the quality of the meat than the size of what could go on the wall. In fact, if I can't cut my meat with a butter knife then I'll usually pass.

First time I haven't gone after a WT doe in many years but I've switched things up a bit by spending a ton of time going waterfowl hunting with my griff,,,,usually 2-3 times per week since the season started. Also got a ton of grouse while scouting the areas that I mule deer hunt in after the first 8 day Canada goose opening finished in September.

[Iron Glove]

Another deerless year for me. :sad:
Only got out once with Son, too many nagging body problems for me.
He got a really nice Mulie early on in the season, his freezers are full from last season's bear and a crap load of fish - salmon, trout, perch, you name it. We offered to buy him a freezer for Xmas but he has no room for another.
Son took Son In Law out a total or 3 or so days, no luck, still trying to get him his first deer. Apparently had a chance or two but didn't shoot for various reasons.

[Walking Buffalo]

Congrats everyone!


Hey Harry,

Is it you or your buddy that likes tarsal gland seasoning? :shock:





My buddy and I with a double header freezer filler...


https://i.imgur.com/TJkc8bl.jpg

[RackStar]

1 August goat
1 4pt mule deer in November
1 3x4 white tail in late November

it was a good year. Less wolf sign and more deers.

[HarryToolips]

Yeah, he’s a bit small...:smile:

https://i.postimg.cc/WzdLsvbP/A6178451-6-CBC-454-D-A0-CD-7-D2-B95-A3-DB83.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2LNXxgZH)

Lol look again, he's between the trees you can see the curve of his Rack

[HarryToolips]

Congrats everyone!


Hey Harry,

Is it you or your buddy that likes tarsal gland seasoning? :shock:

Lol that was me but I was distracted because after we shot those bucks there was a nice 4 pt across the canyon of course...I got it out quick enough meat tastes fine..

[Rob Chipman]

My crew of 3 got a couple nice mule bucks in the Big Bar country. Almost finished eating mine!

[338win mag]

I didnt really pursue Whitetail until the end of November but i managed to get 1 in Alberta and 1 in Saskatchewan at the end of the season..

https://i.imgur.com/SqG4YRM.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/vmoHVpv.jpg
Nice............

[Hugh Mann]

A little 2 point whitetail in October and a 4 point mulie in November.

[Redthies]

Lol look again, he's between the trees you can see the curve of his Rack

Yeah, I sort of suck at Where’s Waldo too.

[.330 Dakota]

Hunting Elk in the Koots ths year,,sittin around the fire,,whitetail doe walks through our camp on the day does opened,,,lol,,somebody wanna shoot that thing,,,,meat hangin Region 4-25

[TyTy]

Got x2 R2 bucks. Had a whole week off in November. Saw two does all season making that 4 deer spotted in R2 Sept-Dec

[BCHunterFSJ]

Our "group" did very well on deer this year!
My wife got a beauty whitetail, daughter-in-law got a WT, and I got a decent mulie and an old warrior WT ...
https://i.postimg.cc/T2JjpbpD/2020-Deer-Hunting-Copy.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4nnH0mvf)

[HarryToolips]

^^^^incredible season there FSJ.....

[butthead]

looks like people had a good hunting season
thanks for the photos guys

[twoSevenO]

Got x2 R2 bucks. Had a whole week off in November. Saw two does all season making that 4 deer spotted in R2 Sept-Dec

Blacktails? ... Post them up!!

[Arctic Lake]

BCHunterFSJ. Beautiful animals you got there !
Arctic Lake

[callnmin]

took a whitetail doe reg 8 honey hole... 5 minutes into morning shooting light...have taken 7 deer within 500 feet of this spot...a pinch point between where they eat and where they bed...

So cool! Got my first whitetail (doe, region 3) this year, then focused on getting a whitetail buck (region 5). Got a couple of nice bucks on the game camera, but they didn't want to show themselves during daylight hours. Got the hard part nailed down though, found where they are hanging out, now I need to implement patience and learn how to do a better job calling. All the best in the New Year!

[E-J Kooij]

my dad killed a blacktail that weighed around 250 pounds with the guts out, heavy horned to.

[wideopenthrottle]

congrats on your first...awesome

it was a perfect set up this year...when the wind is right the deer will always come right past my spot at or just before daybreak...If they are early, I know where they go to bed down...and the doe bedding area is approachable...the bucks go higher up and the only way to get to them is back and forth on switch backs while they watch you go up..heheh I have tried to put a play on bucks there but no luck where they bed

I got up extra early....slowly walked 1km from camp to sit and wait for first light...I walked a bit too fast and was quite warm when I got to my spot even though there was a light rain...I was sitting there in the dark sipping my coffee in a tshirt and light rain thinking life does not get any better than this (I actually said to myself, "I am gonna request to have some ashes spread here when I die) …

all of a sudden, the clouds whisked away and it was shooting light in barely a blink of the eye...I think it caught the deer off guard a bit and they moved up from the farm fields too late to take advantage of the darkness...

I am not the most patient at sitting and waiting so I sit until I can see farther than I would be heard (wind and terrain and other conditions determine how quiet/noisey things are so it is a bit of a gut feeling on when to move)…

I had not moved more than 10 feet from my sitting spot when I spotted a decent sized doe...bang...70 lbs of meat....


In between "bang" and "70 lbs of meat" there is a bit more to the story but i'll leave it at that for now
So cool! Got my first whitetail (doe, region 3) this year, then focused on getting a whitetail buck (region 5). Got a couple of nice bucks on the game camera, but they didn't want to show themselves during daylight hours. Got the hard part nailed down though, found where they are hanging out, now I need to implement patience and learn how to do a better job calling. All the best in the New Year!

[fozzy]

Small 4pt mule deer with compound bow and nice whitetail rifle, both region 8

[jamfarm]

Got a 3pt blacktail near the end of the season, region 2, the EXO was loaded.

https://i.postimg.cc/52v3D5R8/IMG-1181.jpg

[RayHill]

I saw about a thousand deer this year, not exaggerating a bunch of moose a bunch of cow elk too. I got some photos with 5-10 bucks in one picture some good videos too. One of the best years I have ever had.

I saw a huge mule buck three days before opening day, it is the biggest deer I have seen standing live. Watched it for over ten minutes with the video camera within 50 yards.

I also saw my biggest whitetail buck this year. I saw it two days after I used my tag on a doe.

I shot a nice four point muley on my last day in the field over 200lbs dressed out.

[keno]

I got my first deer ever this year.
It's only my third year hunting and i finally took deer hunting seriously this year. I started hunting a couple years ago for grouse and rabbits, but not much else. This year I told myself that this is the the year I get my first deer. It paid off apparently haha. I could tell the whole story, but it would never come close to explaining how I felt about it:
Long, long LONG story short my first deer was a blacktail buck, taken with my bow. My hunting partner and myself went to the gulf islands for a week long hunt. We were spot and stalk bowhunting, but there were lots of deer where we were and there had been many heartbreaking close calls over that week for both of us. The last morning was the rainiest and windiest of them all. After a long week, on the last day I honestly didn't want to get up. I didnt want to go out and hunt. I felt defeated. My partner talked me out of it. He said "this is where the fairytale endings happen."
It did.
After crawling around in the rain for 5 days I got gorgeous blacktail buck. First bow kill ever, first deer ever. It was a great day.
Ive grown up around farmers, ranchers, and I've cooked professionally for practically half my life. I've learned butchery and curing meat - I'm no stranger to the reality of processing food. Hunting was something I needed to do- and I have confirmed i am a lifelong hunter.

[Weatherby Fan]

http://i.imgur.com/1OIOHnh.jpg (https://imgur.com/1OIOHnh)

[hunter1947]

My 2020 WT Buck..

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/My_wt_buck_2020.JPG

[HarryToolips]

I got my first deer ever this year.
It's only my third year hunting and i finally took deer hunting seriously this year. I started hunting a couple years ago for grouse and rabbits, but not much else. This year I told myself that this is the the year I get my first deer. It paid off apparently haha. I could tell the whole story, but it would never come close to explaining how I felt about it:
Long, long LONG story short my first deer was a blacktail buck, taken with my bow. My hunting partner and best friend were there for a week. We were spot and stalk bowhunting, but there were lots of deer where we were and there had been many heartbreaking close calls over that week for both of us. The last morning was the rainiest and windiest of them all. After a long week, on the last day I honestly didn't want to get up. I didnt want to go out and hunt. I felt defeated. My partner talked me out of it. He said "this is where the fairytale endings happen."
It did.
After crawling around in the rain for 5 days I got gorgeous blacktail buck. First bow kill ever, first deer ever. It was a great day.
Ive grown up around farmers, ranchers, and I've cooked professionally for practically half my life. I've learned butchery and curing meat - I'm no stranger to the reality of processing food. Hunting was something I needed to do- and I have confirmed i am a lifelong hunter.
Right on, you should post the story and pics, congrats BTW, that is no easy feat with a bow...

[HarryToolips]

^^^that's a beauty Wayne!

[Redthies]

Yup. Handsome buck Wayne. Some funny looking animals out there, but that’s a classic!

[porthunter]

Smaller 4 pt whitetail in BC with the Bow(first bow kill) and a heavy 4 point whitetail in AB in November