Official deer hunting thread

[2165 Turbo Rail]

my dad parks with in 10 yards of his stand but its woody enough for the 10 yards that you can't see the truck from the stand... and its behind it so there is no threat of shooting it.

[dblack1]

So does a broken brow tine really count as only 3 on that side?

Yes, as it is less than one inch, I tagged it as a 7. A lot of people would call it a eight with the ring rule. There is a much larger buck I hope to see again that i'm sure has been fighting with him. I'm going to hunt around 15 more afternoons with a rifle, and if I have any tags left I'll bow hunt in Jan/Feb. Arkansas limit is 4 does and 2 bucks. I had this one euro mounted for $100.

As to the three on one side rule, It can have 3 on one side and the other horn can be broken off, it would still be legal. I like this rule, and I really like our spike rule. I won't shoot a spike. I saw a large spike monday that is going to make a nice buck if he survives. He wasn't much smaller than the deer I shot.

[Chopped54]

I'm glad bears are making a come back......I know a lot of ranchers arent though.

Yeah, someone posted a picture the other day of a couple bears in their feeders. Canada bear hunt is on my list....

[dblack1]

hmm I walk 1.8 miles to the stand so I don't scare off the deer but now I may just start driving up to the damn thing

You guys are serious about it. I've always parked my four wheeler right under my stands.

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

And you will see a bear in Texas before you see a mountain lion.....

I'm glad bears are making a come back......I know a lot of ranchers arent though.

[Chopped54]

And you will see a bear in Texas before you see a mountain lion.....

[Chopped54]

Got this one yesterday evening on a stand I put up Sunday. Second evening on it, I don't hunt mornings, too cold and I don't get up early unless it is to make money.

I missed out on a much bigger deer monday eveving. Arkansas rules are 3 on one side, or spikes smaller than two inches.

So does a broken brow tine really count as only 3 on that side?

[krazy kris]

hmm I walk 1.8 miles to the stand so I don't scare off the deer but now I may just start driving up to the damn thing

[BlackSnake]

There are several out here where I hunt. Only a couple of guys have seen them, but they are caught on camera from time to time. Makes for a interesting walk back and forth to the truck in the dark. And I park .7 miles from my stand. I'm not afraid to walk through the woods at night. Been hunting hogs trolling through the woods for years. But last night on my return trip to the truck, I could have swore that something was following me. Eventually when I got about 75 yards from my truck I flashed my green light into the woods. I thought I caught a blimps of eyes down low. So I walked off the main path towards that direction. Walked about a 100 yards or so, but I never saw what it was. I ain't saying that it was a cat, but there was something following me. Scary thing about cats is that you can step right past one and never know it.

[Sleeper]

Talk to a trapper for bait for the lion. I've seen guys make bait canisters and hang thenm from trees. We use geese for bobcats along with some gland or piss lure.

[dblack1]

You mean longer than 2" right?

Congrats on the deer.

Copied from the game and fish site: Three-point rule: A legal buck must have both antlers shorter than two inches (button buck) or have three or more points on one side of his rack

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

Arkansas rules are 3 on one side, or spikes smaller than two inches.

You mean longer than 2" right?

Congrats on the deer.

[dblack1]

Got this one yesterday evening on a stand I put up Sunday. Second evening on it, I don't hunt mornings, too cold and I don't get up early unless it is to make money.

I missed out on a much bigger deer monday eveving. Arkansas rules are 3 on one side, or spikes smaller than two inches.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

dad saw it a couple days ago and asked around and everyone else has seen in with in the last couple weeks and the neighbor called him last night saying she saw it last night and yesterday morning.
I know they usually don't stay in one area alot but this one seems to be staying pretty close to home..

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

ya'll are making me want to ditch work and go to the lease haha..

dad just called and said they have been seeing a mountain lion (puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount, panther, or what ever you want to call them) at his property around lake Texoma so he is going hunting there this weekend for that instead of deer hunting.

the people in the area are worried about their livestock and other people of course. The game warden told them to kill it if they can

maybe I should go there this weekend instead how cool would it be to kill a mountain lion

I've been looking for Mt. Lion hunts but everything I've found is done with dogs and I rather not go that route.

Mt. Lions have such a HUGE home range (females much smaller range than males) that seeing the lion again doesnt have great odds. If you go, bring a good predator call and good luck!!