Any hunters here?

dobelly · 11-25-2021, 09:51 AM

A quick check of the hunting forum doesn't show much activity...

DK-Prof · 11-25-2021, 09:53 AM

I don't get to hunt much myself these days, spend most of my time teaching my nephews all things hunting.

Plus, I make them do all the field dressing, you kill it you clean it.

67Firebird · 11-25-2021, 10:15 AM

I went, but didn't get one. There's still a couple more seasons coming up this year though, so maybe I'll get one then.

JD Miller · 11-25-2021, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dobelly

A quick check of the hunting forum doesn't show much activity...

Yep, Hunter here. Been eating fresh game meat lately

dobelly · 11-25-2021, 11:06 AM

Maybe when I up my post count I can post pics... Got a doe and a 9 pointer so far. Can get a few more doe. Then I'll switch to coyotes.

aviator · 11-25-2021, 11:42 AM

Not anymore. Last one ended up with bullets flying my way so I left and never went back. Florida deer ain't that big anyhow.

jjgrappler · 11-25-2021, 01:39 PM

Hunter here, harvested a doe in archery. Gun season starts this Saturday gonna try and get a buck

Hooligan · 11-25-2021, 09:24 PM

Got a doe and a turkey during archery. Missing opening gun for Thanksgiving with family

Recently got a thermal scope and a handheld and will be trying to kill some coyotes this year

4thIDvet · 11-25-2021, 09:43 PM

Hunters pack in around here with around 800,000 national and state forest acres around me. Lots and lots of deer around but like aviator says their small.
Turkeys, bob cats and all manner of critters around here. FWC estimates are 4 to 5,000 black bears here in our central Fla. forests but no bear season this year.
I think everyone of those bears know where my garbage can is.

Not a hunter but good luck out their all.

baboon · 11-25-2021, 10:29 PM

Pretty gimpy now to get out & hunt. Screaming across a field busting feral hogs from the passenger set of an ATV is to rough on my back. Climbing into a low blind would be doable. From a back porch suppressed with night vision still appeals to me.

I now live a 12,553 acre lake thats has good number of ducks & geese. I just need to hook up with the right neighbor for some of that action.

Made 3 trips to Africa when I was a bit more fit for plains game, so I scratched that off the list.

Boris · 11-27-2021, 10:30 AM

I hunt Whitetail,,,my freezer is full at the moment but still waiting on some horns to show

9teen11 · 11-28-2021, 06:59 AM

I was hunting wild dogs a few years back, they were doing terrible hurt to local stock. They are cunning & hard to kill.

Last roo I shot was so full of worms it was useless for dog meat so I swore I wouldn't shoot another.

I have shot a few bunnies more recently for the pups though.

flashy · 11-28-2021, 07:55 AM

I’m hunting in the poconos this weekend but I prefer to hunt at home where the deer are bigger but my woods have become dangerous from falling trees dead from ash borers. Pretty much I hunt deer and turkey. My cabin got monster black bears in the 500lb plus range but I’ve never seen one in season, usually seen in the summer and at night on game cams.

Boris · 11-28-2021, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by flashy

I’m hunting in the poconos this weekend but I prefer to hunt at home where the deer are bigger but my woods have become dangerous from falling trees dead from ash borers. Pretty much I hunt deer and turkey. My cabin got monster black bears in the 500lb plus range but I’ve never seen one in season, usually seen in the summer and at night on game cams.

same here with the ash boars,,,a few years my wifes cousin was hunting on the other end of our property in a tree stand when a large dead ash tree snapped and fell in his direction.
he sucked up to the tree as tight as he could but some small branches still got his face..I seen him a while after it happened and he was still shaken,,we got some good size Black Bears around here too.

I shot a nice size slickhead last night,,gonna process her today and then get back to working on my kitchen remodel

Hunter07 · 11-28-2021, 12:36 PM

I used to hunt ring necked pheasant and whitetail deer. Then 16 years ago, I accepted employment where I'm currently employed. We do road construction from mid March through mid November, and provide services for Agricultural Co-ops. Company policy used to be "No time off requests will be approved between Oct. 15th and Thanksgiving". That time of year is our 'cash cow'.

These days, the 'big bossman' (owner/Pres), is pretty much retired and his son (owner/VP), runs the show. He hunts out west occasionally, so he knows that there's several employees that like to hunt, so he makes it work where those that deer hunt, can at least have one of the two weekends of deer season (firearm), off work.

These days, I'm too out of shape to be dragging a deer out of the woods. "IF" I go deer hunting, I either go to my friends farm or, 'road hunt' (drive around in hopes to see a nice buck or doe out in the open).

If all else fails, the route I take to & from work each day, follows the Minnesota River so, there's a good chance I'll smoke a deer with my Silverado or Yukon.

11-25-2021, 09:51 AM	#1
dobelly Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Earth Posts: 8	Any hunters here? A quick check of the hunting forum doesn't show much activity...

11-25-2021, 11:42 AM	#6
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,558	Not anymore. Last one ended up with bullets flying my way so I left and never went back. Florida deer ain't that big anyhow. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

11-25-2021, 09:43 PM	#9
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,507	Hunters pack in around here with around 800,000 national and state forest acres around me. Lots and lots of deer around but like aviator says their small. Turkeys, bob cats and all manner of critters around here. FWC estimates are 4 to 5,000 black bears here in our central Fla. forests but no bear season this year. I think everyone of those bears know where my garbage can is. Not a hunter but good luck out their all. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

11-27-2021, 10:30 AM	#11
Boris Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N Michigan Posts: 11,036	I hunt Whitetail,,,my freezer is full at the moment but still waiting on some horns to show __________________ The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry

11-28-2021, 07:55 AM	#13
flashy Omicron cocksman Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Pennslfucky Posts: 2,609	I’m hunting in the poconos this weekend but I prefer to hunt at home where the deer are bigger but my woods have become dangerous from falling trees dead from ash borers. Pretty much I hunt deer and turkey. My cabin got monster black bears in the 500lb plus range but I’ve never seen one in season, usually seen in the summer and at night on game cams. __________________ Victim of Putin’s price hike

11-25-2021, 09:53 AM	#2
DK-Prof "Trash Forum un-user" Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: VA, USA Posts: 175	I don't get to hunt much myself these days, spend most of my time teaching my nephews all things hunting. Plus, I make them do all the field dressing, you kill it you clean it.

11-25-2021, 10:15 AM	#3
67Firebird Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 204	I went, but didn't get one. There's still a couple more seasons coming up this year though, so maybe I'll get one then.

11-25-2021, 11:06 AM	#5
dobelly Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Earth Posts: 8	Maybe when I up my post count I can post pics... Got a doe and a 9 pointer so far. Can get a few more doe. Then I'll switch to coyotes.

11-25-2021, 01:39 PM	#7
jjgrappler Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 16	Hunter here, harvested a doe in archery. Gun season starts this Saturday gonna try and get a buck

11-25-2021, 09:24 PM	#8
Hooligan Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 3	Got a doe and a turkey during archery. Missing opening gun for Thanksgiving with family Recently got a thermal scope and a handheld and will be trying to kill some coyotes this year

11-25-2021, 10:29 PM	#10
baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,336	Pretty gimpy now to get out & hunt. Screaming across a field busting feral hogs from the passenger set of an ATV is to rough on my back. Climbing into a low blind would be doable. From a back porch suppressed with night vision still appeals to me. I now live a 12,553 acre lake thats has good number of ducks & geese. I just need to hook up with the right neighbor for some of that action. Made 3 trips to Africa when I was a bit more fit for plains game, so I scratched that off the list.

11-28-2021, 06:59 AM	#12
9teen11 PERMANENTLY BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,096	I was hunting wild dogs a few years back, they were doing terrible hurt to local stock. They are cunning & hard to kill. Last roo I shot was so full of worms it was useless for dog meat so I swore I wouldn't shoot another. I have shot a few bunnies more recently for the pups though.

11-28-2021, 12:36 PM	#15
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,530	I used to hunt ring necked pheasant and whitetail deer. Then 16 years ago, I accepted employment where I'm currently employed. We do road construction from mid March through mid November, and provide services for Agricultural Co-ops. Company policy used to be "No time off requests will be approved between Oct. 15th and Thanksgiving". That time of year is our 'cash cow'. These days, the 'big bossman' (owner/Pres), is pretty much retired and his son (owner/VP), runs the show. He hunts out west occasionally, so he knows that there's several employees that like to hunt, so he makes it work where those that deer hunt, can at least have one of the two weekends of deer season (firearm), off work. These days, I'm too out of shape to be dragging a deer out of the woods. "IF" I go deer hunting, I either go to my friends farm or, 'road hunt' (drive around in hopes to see a nice buck or doe out in the open). If all else fails, the route I take to & from work each day, follows the Minnesota River so, there's a good chance I'll smoke a deer with my Silverado or Yukon.