courtgreene
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In my county, because the laws are strange, the season ends almost a week before the rest of the state. Sadly, that means my season is done (until urban archery starts), but it was a good one. It was a year of firsts.
This was the FIRST time I've killed more bucks than does. That's actually not a plus for me, as I'd prefer does. One buck that I thought was a doe turned out to have spikes hidden behind his ears that I couldn't see, and another was a "I need meat in the freezer" kill.
This was also the FIRST time I took 4 deer in a season. I know for some that number seems low, but until now my highest was 3. I was pretty proud of that and my wife who doesn't eat venison is well pleased that we'll save on the massive amounts of meat I eat.
Finally, this was the season in which I took four new hunters into the field for the first time, aging from 8 to 21, male and female, and all but one saw deer. Another who I took on his first hunt two years ago rejoined me for the last day of bow season, in which he took his first ever deer, which you can see here: http://instagram.com/p/hFDT8aI2b4/ .
So, I'd say it was a good year. I wish I had more does in the freezer, but maybe urban archery in the new year will help address that situation.
I hope you guys had or are having great years on your deer hunts as well. Anyone else want to share any "firsts" they experienced this season?
This was the FIRST time I've killed more bucks than does. That's actually not a plus for me, as I'd prefer does. One buck that I thought was a doe turned out to have spikes hidden behind his ears that I couldn't see, and another was a "I need meat in the freezer" kill.
This was also the FIRST time I took 4 deer in a season. I know for some that number seems low, but until now my highest was 3. I was pretty proud of that and my wife who doesn't eat venison is well pleased that we'll save on the massive amounts of meat I eat.
Finally, this was the season in which I took four new hunters into the field for the first time, aging from 8 to 21, male and female, and all but one saw deer. Another who I took on his first hunt two years ago rejoined me for the last day of bow season, in which he took his first ever deer, which you can see here: http://instagram.com/p/hFDT8aI2b4/ .
So, I'd say it was a good year. I wish I had more does in the freezer, but maybe urban archery in the new year will help address that situation.
I hope you guys had or are having great years on your deer hunts as well. Anyone else want to share any "firsts" they experienced this season?