Any archery success yet?

[ghost]

Heading out next weekend for the first hunt of the year. Any body been out with the bows yet,any success?

[Jerrya]

I was out with my son this last week. He got his moose, a young bull. This is in Alberta

[ghost]

Way to go congratulations.

[BrianS]

I was out with my son this last week. He got his moose, a young bull. This is in Alberta

Right on congratulations

[Blockcaver]

Arrowed a young 39” bull moose in NW Alberta a couple weeks ago.

[ghost]

good to hear congratulations

[Andrewh]

Two fallow deer last week.... more coming this weekend:)

[BrianS]

I'm still trying learning as I go..lol 1st season bow hunting for me. Found where the deer are. Step one completed lol

[J_T]

Had a great elk hunt this past September. Getting set up with stands for the late season hunt.
I only really hunt the BOS. Love it.

[ghost]

been out a few times only does so far.

[warnniklz]

Shaved a deer and got my meat tree yesterday, a nice 3 foot fir

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[ghost]

Heading into the tree stand this weekend,going to be cold. Good luck to anyone heading out

[J_T]

Yup. stands are set up, this Saturday, Dec 03 on, we'll be in camp, without cell service. Going to be cool. We'll see what we can see.
Hope to come home with a xmas tree and some venison.

[Ron.C]

Yup. stands are set up, this Saturday, Dec 03 on, we'll be in camp, without cell service. Going to be cool. We'll see what we can see.
Hope to come home with a xmas tree and some venison.

Good luck!! Always wanted to head out to the koots for the late archery deer season. Sounds like a fun hunt

[J_T]

Good luck!! Always wanted to head out to the koots for the late archery deer season. Sounds like a fun hunt Perhaps we should discuss it further for another year. First, we need to reinvigorate our whitetail population. There are deer out there, but the GOS rifle on does, makes all whitetail sketchy and scarce. Ten years ago I might count 30 deer in a 2 hour period. 5 years ago, 10 deer in a 2 hour period, last couple of years, seeing one deer would be great. This year seems a bit different. With 6 stands up, looking at track and early Tcam images, I'm seeing small groups of 3 to 5 deer moving through. It's enough for a hunt. The ground is not unfamiliar to us, so we maximize what we have.

After hours is great. One can put time into a quality dinner and social time.

[IronNoggin]

... Hope to come home with a xmas tree and some venison.

Best of Luck JT!!

Headed that way a week from tomorrow with much the same thoughts in mind...

Cheers,
Nog

[J_T]

I have 6 stands up. I think all are in large fir trees. With the amount of snow that came down today, the deer will likely all be taking shelter beneath..... the boughs.

Safe travels if you're heading inland.

[ghost]

nothing down but a miss on a small buck sunday. every day in the stand i seem to get a better understanding of the whitetail, one last try saturday good luck everybody

[ghost]

Tag soup this year. Great time in the stand on Saturday had a small buck at dusk stop two steps from his demise,winded me and that was that. Hope everyone had a great year

[tadpole]

I have 6 stands up. I think all are in large fir trees. With the amount of snow that came down today, the deer will likely all be taking shelter beneath..... the boughs.

Safe travels if you're heading inland.

Guessing you are still out there JT?

Tough hunting conditions in our usual haunts this year.
2.5 + feet of snow making access more than problematic combined with rather spooky deer.
Been at it 5 days straight with no real opportunities yet.
Regrouping today, back at it again tomorrow...

Cheers - Nog here, not Tad. Simply using his PC at the moment...

[J_T]

Guessing you are still out there JT?

Tough hunting conditions in our usual haunts this year.
2.5 + feet of snow making access more than problematic combined with rather spooky deer.
Been at it 5 days straight with no real opportunities yet.
Regrouping today, back at it again tomorrow...

Cheers - Nog here, not Tad. Simply using his PC at the moment...
Hey Nog. We're back. Good hunt for us. Among other harvests, two bowhunters took their first deer. All hits and recoveries were stellar <40 yards. We enjoyed cold weather around -25 for a couple of days, then a warm up with snow. Every day was a new experience/adventure. We worked hard. My Dad at 93 was excited with the wildlife we saw every day.

I know some situations require different tactics, but our success is in using the treestand. Minimize movement and scent in the area frequented by deer, get up in the tree sit down, stay off the phone and minimize movement and sound. Recipe for good venison in the freezer.

[tadpole]

Hey Nog. We're back. Good hunt for us. Among other harvests, two bowhunters took their first deer. All hits and recoveries were stellar <40 yards. We enjoyed cold weather around -25 for a couple of days, then a warm up with snow. Every day was a new experience/adventure. We worked hard. My Dad at 93 was excited with the wildlife we saw every day.


Awesome news! Made me smile and once again collect the drive to carry on tomorrow!

Cheers, Congrats & Thanks!
Nog

[Redthies]

I got a big 4 point last Sunday. Bit of a cheat though as I arrowed it in my own small orchard. Nothing illegal about it, but I try to not take animals on my own property, although that IS one of the reasons to live in the country. I hunted my ass off this season, with literally every day from Oct 20th until Nov 30th seeing me in the woods for at least part of the day. Even if it was just the first and last light hours, I was out there. Had a few beautiful big bucks on my cameras, but almost all during the 2-4 am periods.

Good luck to those of you out there this weekend…

I am sure there are a many out there that were in or nearing a “meat crisis” like I was. My freezer is now happy again! I haven’t weighed the big cuts yet, but the two bags on the ends (tallest and shortest) are ground, and there is 48lbs of that alone.


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[tadpole]

Hey Nog. We're back. Good hunt for us.

Sometimes the Stars align.
Two Persistent Old Men tagged out on what was my last day... Today.

Was tough conditions with 2 - 2.5 feet of snow, but that falling again today - along with the falling temperatures, worked out.

Rolling west in the am.

Cheers,
Nog