anyone counting down days until bow season?

[CmC520]

is it just me??? im reallly ready for deer season...

[fitnessman]

Same here! Can't wait!

[RockyIV]

is it just me??? im reallly ready for deer season...

I think I'll actually bow hunt this year. I got out and shot my bow for the first time in 13 years and hit the target eveytime, decent grouping just need to sight it in better, low and right. I forgot the feeling when you watch the arrow fly through the air and it hits the target.

[bigt405]

38 days and counting down here in Alabama.

[GREENFEATHER]

I'll be in the woods in 2 weeks. And damnit fitty, you made me shoot 3 doves this afternoon, lol!! I need a few more to get to that 50g of protien per meal. :D Maybe I could stuff them with bacon and beef to get the total up a bit?

[KIDRR]

If anyone in the California Bay area is down to go hunting in general hit me up PM

[fitnessman]

I'll be in the woods in 2 weeks. And damnit fitty, you made me shoot 3 doves this afternoon, lol!! I need a few more to get to that 50g of protien per meal. :D Maybe I could stuff them with bacon and beef to get the total up a bit?


I am Dove hunting again Friday after work....Maybe my aim will be better this time out :)

[One More Time]

Sept 23 here in TN. I shot a 3d tourney a couple of weeks ago. If you have never shot a 3d tourney, I highly recommend them. It is some of the best practice that you can get. You have to guess the yardages, plus the pressure of making a good shot to keep up your score.

[CmC520]

the season is just around the corner... i cant wait, i think im going to go to my camp this weekend and do some final stand preparations... I shot my bow for the first time in about 3 months.... not good, i need to practice... the dreaded target panic.....

[One More Time]

I am Dove hunting again Friday after work....Maybe my aim will be better this time out :)


Do any good? I missed out on dove hunting this year, but I can't complain. I was at the hospital with my wife where we had our second child......another boy. I now have 2 future hunters to train, lol

[fitnessman]

Do any good? I missed out on dove hunting this year, but I can't complain. I was at the hospital with my wife where we had our second child......another boy. I now have 2 future hunters to train, lol


I just haven't had the time to put into shooting like I used to. We ended up with 12...Despite my aweful shooting!!!

Many congrats on the new baby!!!!!

[One More Time]

I just haven't had the time to put into shooting like I used to. We ended up with 12...Despite my aweful shooting!!!

Many congrats on the new baby!!!!!

Thanks. It sounds like you shoot like me. Heating the barrel without any meat. Now if it is standing still, it has had it...lol

[GREENFEATHER]

Congrats on the new life man !!!

Fitty needs some time down here. We're overrun with doves! :mad: We could burn up a case of shells on doves at the farm.

[mattfootball834]

5 days we have a youth hunt this weekend in IN but only for a doe 12 days before im shootin a monster buck

[GREENFEATHER]

I did some tracking saturday and sunday. Found out that there's a new large buck challenging the old man. Now I have to decide who shall die this year. From the impressions I'd say the new buck is in the 200 lb range undressed. The old buck is probably 250 undressed. I'll be in the stand on Saturday rain or shine.

[One More Time]

I did some tracking saturday and sunday. Found out that there's a new large buck challenging the old man. Now I have to decide who shall die this year. From the impressions I'd say the new buck is in the 200 lb range undressed. The old buck is probably 250 undressed. I'll be in the stand on Saturday rain or shine.


Cool....maybe you will get one of them. There is nothing like being on stand when you know that a monster is lurking around the area. I just keep thinking......OK, any minute he will be here. It helps me stay sharp & focused too.

[GREENFEATHER]

Cool....maybe you will get one of them. There is nothing like being on stand when you know that a monster is lurking around the area. I just keep thinking......OK, any minute he will be here. It helps me stay sharp & focused too.
They don't get that big by being stupid. I don't hunt for trophys, I hunt for meat. I'd rather have a small deer than a 14 point buck.

[fitnessman]

They don't get that big by being stupid. I don't hunt for trophys, I hunt for meat. I'd rather have a small deer than a 14 point buck.

Same here. I prefer a good sized Doe for the table.

[One More Time]

They don't get that big by being stupid. I don't hunt for trophys, I hunt for meat. I'd rather have a small deer than a 14 point buck.


Yeah, I usually take a doe for my meat. I usually don't keep any of the meat though, because I am the only one in my family that will eat it and I don't want it to waste. I have several friends and acquaintances that love it, so I always take the meat to them. That way I know that it was eaten because IMO it is wrong for the meat to waste.


On another note, it is supposed to rain all weekend :(. It wouldn't bother me if I were hunting with a gun, but a bow makes it difficult.

[CmC520]

damn... i didnt realize there were gunna be this many replies... Im glad to see alot of hunters on here....

by the way... 7 days!!

[skinnyme]

Bow season just started this past Saturday here in Tennessee! I'm not bowhunting this year (haven't for the past few) though, so season doesn't start for me until 4 November (muzzleloader). Opening day of bow wasn't so great for anybody. I was going to head out to the woods to have a look around, but it started raining/hail about 0430, and then it was windy with gusts to 20mph. Talk about a bad day to try it with a bow. So instead I went to Bass Pro Shop in Nashville - it was packed. Probably all the bummed out bowhunters...

[One More Time]

Bow season just started this past Saturday here in Tennessee! I'm not bowhunting this year (haven't for the past few) though, so season doesn't start for me until 4 November (muzzleloader). Opening day of bow wasn't so great for anybody. I was going to head out to the woods to have a look around, but it started raining/hail about 0430, and then it was windy with gusts to 20mph. Talk about a bad day to try it with a bow. So instead I went to Bass Pro Shop in Nashville - it was packed. Probably all the bummed out bowhunters...


Did they have what you were looking for? They never have anything in stock that I want...lol

[bigt405]

19 more days to go. Checked my food plots today and they are looking good.

[fitnessman]

Opening day this Sat. here in Ohio. I doubt I will be hunting though. Looks like a family weekend at Walleye Camp, which is just as good :D

[RockyIV]

I'm going this saturday. Opening day was last saturday but it was really windy and pretty hot. Nobody I know who went got a deer. It's supposed to be cooler and calm this weekend, just right for sitting in a tree stand. I need to get my last sight pin sighted in tonight and I'll be ready to go.

[bigdog151]

same here i cant wait until bowseason, its hard to beleive that we have only 4 days...

any of you live near Shawnee National Park?

[ChargerOn22s]

I have never went hunting :eek:

[ctbeis]

I am really looking forward to OCT 1st. I am shooting the first good size deer that walks in. I want some venison...mmm venison. Once I have the freezer full then I will hunt for the big one.

[flexedbiceps]

I can't wait for bow season I will be taking my ten year old son with me this year.

[One More Time]

I can't wait for bow season I will be taking my ten year old son with me this year.


Great....nothing better than introducing kids to the great outdoors. I know when I was young instead of hunting for drugs I was chasing whitetails (both kinds lol)

[One More Time]

I have never went hunting :eek:

It is never too late to start...

[fitnessman]

Awe cute..I used to go wth my dad.all the time..fun memories:)

This will be my 10yo Daughters first time Deer hunting this year...Bow only :)

She got 100% on the hunters ed test :)

[One More Time]

This will be my 10yo Daughters first time Deer hunting this year...Bow only :)

She got 100% on the hunters ed test :)


Congrats.... I took my nephew to the hunters ed test a couple of years ago. I think I was more nervous than him lol. He did fine and bagged a nice doe last season.

[RockyIV]

I'm going saturday morning. Bow is sighted in and shooting good. I'll try to calm my early hunting season nerves. Finally starting to get cool here in the mornings.

[GREENFEATHER]

I'll be in the woods at 0400 waiting for jumbo ta appear. I tracked hime for 2 weeks and hopefully I have his run down, we'll so tomorrow.

[GREENFEATHER]

I got a very small doe this morning, might be 60 lbs dressed, she was small enough that I threw he over my shoulder instead of dragging her. :(

[RockyIV]

Didn't see a thing out there. I heard a few but didn't see anything. Nobody in my area saw anything.

[fitnessman]

I got a very small doe this morning, might be 60 lbs dressed, she was small enough that I threw he over my shoulder instead of dragging her. :(

All Tenderloin :D

[bigt405]

12 days and counting!!!!!!

[One More Time]

All Tenderloin :D

Tenderloin........drools. I can taste it now. O/T a good way to cook it (although not very healthy)......

Slice it into 1/8" (or so) thick pieces. Place in a bowl full of buttermilk with a capful of worchestershire (sp). Let it marinate in the fridge overnight. Take out the pieces and batter them in flour. Then deep fry them like chicken (the grease must be hot). In other words, they should cook fast. They will have a nice golden crust like fried chicken. OMG...so good.

[skinnyme]

Did they have what you were looking for? They never have anything in stock that I want...lol

Sorry, been a little while. I've been too busy. Anyway, no, they had a lot of stuff out of stock. It was busier than I've ever seen it too. I've never waited in line at the register, but that time it took me 15 minutes before I even checked out. That's probably the cheapest trip to Bass Pro I've ever had.
Countin' down the days for muzzleloader...

[CmC520]

I cant bowhunt this year because i broke my wrist last week....

[GREENFEATHER]

The tally is at 7 and Jumbo isn't one of them. :mad: 2 of those were longer shots than I'd normally take, but they were standing still in a gauged area.

You're right fitty, she was tasty, threw the whole carcass in the pit with some apple sauce and spices and the meat just fell off the bone. :D

[One More Time]

The tally is at 7 and Jumbo isn't one of them. :mad: 2 of those were longer shots than I'd normally take, but they were standing still in a gauged area.

You're right fitty, she was tasty, threw the whole carcass in the pit with some apple sauce and spices and the meat just fell off the bone. :D


Man, you been layin em down....lol. I haven't shot at one yet, but I haven't been hunting but about 3 or 4 times. Obligations and the hot weather have kept me out of the woods.

[GREENFEATHER]

Man, you been layin em down....lol. I haven't shot at one yet, but I haven't been hunting but about 3 or 4 times. Obligations and the hot weather have kept me out of the woods.


My folks have 9 acres and the neighboring farm is 155 acres so I hunt whenever I want.It's not a question of "layin' em down", it's more like shooting fish in a barrel, lol!! It's not really that fun anymore. The tally is now 13. 12 does 1 buck. 135 more to go to fill my crop damage permits. I'm out of arrows until wednesday so it's rifle time. I have a friend in the northern part of the county who thinks he has a bear on his property. I'm going up tomorrow to see if there is one or he's lost his frickin' mind. I need a bear skin rug to put in front of the new wood stove.:D I'll be taking some serious fiepower with me tomorrow, Gewehr 3 and 4 extra 30 round mags. I'm leaving nothing to chance with a roaming black bear.

[_STL_15_]

I leave Nov 10. Gone until Nov 22. No work, No school, Nothing but a great time with a bunch of friends.

[mattfootball834]

i shot a 7-pointer saturday morning the first shot hit him in the shoulder and knocked him down he was trying to like crawl away when i put a second shot through his heart and lung that was all she wrote for him

[GREENFEATHER]

Tally at 14 now, yesterday it was WAY too windy to do anything. I haven't seen a sign that Jumbo is moving in the area. He disappears during the rut every year, I guess he likes to do "the wild thang" in private, lol!