Down a deer yet??? Would of thought someone has.

i had one standing next to my car
in the driveway on tuesday night
says the wife ,,,,

My arm is still in a sling since surgery last week, don't know when or if I will get out.

I let two small does walk by in hopes that something larger would walk by,,,NADA!!
Seems to be a lot of coyote in my usual spot so switched to plan B.

Very windy out there today, left early.

4 pointer Monday @ 7:30 am. :) Already in the freezer. Heart is cooking as I type. :drool:

good job Sgt. went out this aft wind was blowing so hard i was getting seasick in my treestand. absolutly no acorns around this year, how about where you are hunting?

No acorns and no buck sign anywhere I have been. Went to my shotgun season stand and it payed off. Deer was full of greens. Couldn't tell if it was the wild variety or the neighbors bushes...

Very little acorns out there and poaching has taken its toll too

davel (on right) and his friend got these 2 weeks ago. Nice ones!

Very little acorns out there


last year ...there were so many acorns that when you
tried walking in the back yard your feet would roll
out from under you...

and i was diving for shelter from being pelted
as the wind blew from a HAIL of acorns

this year that same tree has not even ONE acorn. :huh:

last year ...there were so many acorns that when you
tried walking in the back yard your feet would roll
out from under you...

and i was diving for shelter from being pelted
as the wind blew from a HAIL of acorns

this year that same tree has not even ONE acorn. :huh:

None around here either and I posted already about the squirrels devouring a holly tree for the berries, must have pruned every branch on the tree at least a foot!

I just cut the grass and went down back to dump the bagger and there was a small buck having a field day on the overgrowth at the edge of the power lines. Couldn't get the phone out fast enough once I spotted him. I did get these pics of his handy work on the saplings. Looks like I have to dig out the groung blind.

Maybe this Sasquatchcamo fairy is out chasing them all away? Or maybe his home stomping ground is just Wal-Mart....

A friend of mine got a nice buck this morning near my house. I'll see if I can get him to post a pic here when he gets a chance.

My buddy lives at 49, and his kid has the house next to the lawnmower thats for sale. Let's see the pic...:drool:

I just sent him a message to post the pic and the details on the site when he gets a chance.

Here it is. This is Seamule who is on the site but doesn't post much. I'll try to get him to post the story and details later.

Nice deer, the genes are strong in the deer around there, both of my 8 pointers from there have the same style of rack.

Nice 6. Looks like a good size body too. Haven't been hunting here in Rhody this yr yet, but The cabin in P.A. is just around the corner. One of the guys always shoots a deer in MD the day before we get there so we always have venison on the return trip. I am feeling lucky this yr though

Congratulations!:)

I shot her on the 3rd.

We named this buck Achillies. I saw him in person last week. He's # 1 on my Hit list.

They are in the Rut now.

I got out this morning. I had an 8 come by my stand at 650am, and walked within 15-20 yards I was never able to get a clear shot. The leaves were surprisingly quiet this am and he was on top of me before I heard him. I tried a rattling sequence to get him back , fail. About 20 minutes later a 6 came in from the direction the 8 went. They were onto my drag, Code Blue Doe in Estrous... The 6 never came into a lane and mosied around me to the swamp.

I got back from P.A. and I agree, no acorns. Got to the cabin with 1/2 hr daylight eve b4 opening day so went straight to "my spot" and put up the tree stand. Come noon monday I was perplexed by the lack of squirrels, then a scan of the hill top showed no sq nests. Got out there way too late this year. If my cousin gets married the sat after thanksgiving again I am gonna kick her butt

Thats a tart 8 X. Keep posted, thats a shooter

I dropped two does today.

I got a 3 pointer on Friday. Very little sign where I normally hunt in Zone 4N. 4 of us hunting all 6 shotgun days have seen a grand total of 5 deer so far.

It sucks around here matt d I totally agree I havent seen anything yet and my buddies jumped 2 does thats it. I dont even know where to go now.

Crappy cellphone pic of the monster 3 pointer. 112 lbs of deliciousness! :D

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Crappy cellphone pic of the monster 3 pointer. 112 lbs of deliciousness! :D

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Looks tastey to me, is that an 870 :grins:

Looks tastey to me, is that an 870 :grins:

Nope, it's an Ithaca Model 37 TreeSlayer . . . errr . . . DeerSlayer! :D

8 Pointer 135lbs @ 10am opening day of shotgun.

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Very nice Sgt!

Nice Buck, where 'dhe come from?

Had a 10pt in my cross hairs and didnt shoot. still shaking

Had a 10pt in my cross hairs and didnt shoot. still shaking

Nice of you to practice Catch & Release. Will make you many friends around here. :bl:

What happened? Shot wasn't a sure thing? Deer running?

Nice Buck, where 'dhe come from?

He was a Hanson native. Heading out now to meet some more of his relatives.

Nice of you to practice Catch & Release. Will make you many friends around here. :bl:

What happened? Shot wasn't a sure thing? Deer running?


Wasn't confident in the shot to much brush infront of him. But of course now I wish I shot. Saw the 4 pointer last night.

My brother got the twin of my 3 pointer on Saturday morning.

You'll see that buck in your dreams for a long time Surfcaster. Part of what makes hunting what it is. At least you got to see him. And it could've been worse. Check out the story below from just over the stateline north.

Monday December 12, 2011

DUMMERSTON -- The day Tim Forrett had dreamed about since he was 12 years old quickly turned into a nightmare.

Last year Forrett and a friend came upon a massive 177 pound buck with eight points on its antlers. That entire season the two of them tried to track the animal without success.

On Thursday, 28-year-old Forrett took the day off work and got up early with a light snowfall to go hunting in Marlboro.

For four and a half hours there was nothing, not even a single track to follow, but as he crested a hillside deep in the forest, there it was, about 40 yards away, the deer he and his friend had been hunting since last year.

"It wasn’t until I was right above him that I saw the tracks," he said.

Forrett raised his .50 caliber muzzleloader, aimed, took a deep breath and fired. The bullet penetrated the buck’s neck, killing it instantly.

"It was just a lucky shot I got to even see him," Forrett said. "I never thought he’d be there."

It took Forrett two hours to drag the deer out of the woods. When he returned to his home along Houghton Brook Road in Dummerston, Forrett hung it in his yard to start the four day process of draining its blood.

Tim’s great-uncle, Gordon Forrett, said when he saw the deer he was in awe.

"It was the most spectacular deer I’ve ever seen in the state of Vermont," he said. "It was a truly special animal."

At about 4:45 p.m., on Friday,
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Forrett returned home from work but something was wrong. His trophy deer, the one he’d been dreaming about since childhood, was gone, stolen.

Witnesses told police that just after 4:30 p.m., they saw a suspicious vehicle in the area where Forrett’s deer was hung.

"It was a long day and a lot of hours for nothing," Forrett said. "Now all I have is photos."

Aside from a "once in a lifetime" set of antlers, he said the animal would have provided months of food for his friends and family.

Forrett is offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the animal.

Vermont State Police said the deer was hanging from a tree in Forrett’s front yard and was clearly visible from the road.

Anyone with information regarding the theft of the deer is asked to contact the Vermont State Police at the Brattleboro Barracks as 802-254-2382.

How low is that? Unbelievable.

Wow how low is that, thats un real. Good news is I saw the 6 pointer by my truck as I was leaving tonight.