Outdoorsman Thread

[treefarmer]

Way to go Laura
ThanxTF,Dogleg, RR and Ripster
My son Jake got this Buck late yesterday 220lbs

Goodness gdogg, that's a big ol' deer! We're going to have to take some lessons from you and your crew.
Tell your son Jake, "Congratulations from an old Southern Redneck!"
Treefarmer

[garddogg56]

I will relay the message TF
It’s fun to see these kids grow in this sport

[garddogg56]

Good day in the woods my nephew gut a ten pt 197lb Buck

Great buck! There ain't many like that around Starvation Plantation.
gdogg, shouldn't there be a tale about how he popped that one?
Treefarmer

Short version,rut,bleat, turn away from a doe, then BANGgut then loooong drag.

[garddogg56]

RAIN view from heater hunting

[treefarmer]

RAIN view from heater hunting

gdogg,
While you're takin all them fancy pictures and enjoyin' the heater in that new truck, ol' Big Boy just slipped by!!
Glad you're able to go, we've killed several over the years in the rain.
Treefarmer

[garddogg56]

TF
Oh I hunted from sunrise till I was soaked three hours later I stripped down and listened to the state championship football game then back at it
I actually like hunting in the rain but 35 degrees in the rain is RAW
That new truck was a retirement gift to myself in2019 I just failed to retire

[Old Hunter]

Looks like some great deer season going on for you gents and families from all around the country. Down here in swamp country I have dropped a buck and a doe so far (going again on Friday). A couple pictures of our yard herd, I don’t hunt them, we just enjoy having them around. Our big news is our first grandchild, a grandson for me to start hunting, fishing, and boating with once he can walk - he got here Friday night. OH

[Ripster]

Looks like some great deer season going on for you gents and families from all around the country. Down here in swamp country I have dropped a buck and a doe so far (going again on Friday). A couple pictures of our yard herd, I don’t hunt them, we just enjoy having them around. Our big news is our first grandchild, a grandson for me to start hunting, fishing, and boating with once he can walk - he got here Friday night. OH

OH, that grandson is a precious little thing. Hope you have many good years with him ! Nice job getting Venison for the freezer.

[doglegg]

Looks like some great deer season going on for you gents and families from all around the country. Down here in swamp country I have dropped a buck and a doe so far (going again on Friday). A couple pictures of our yard herd, I don’t hunt them, we just enjoy having them around. Our big news is our first grandchild, a grandson for me to start hunting, fishing, and boating with once he can walk - he got here Friday night. OH

That last pic is the trophy.

[garddogg56]

Congratulations OH I’m sure he’ll be a good hunting and fishing buddy

[treefarmer]

Looks like some great deer season going on for you gents and families from all around the country. Down here in swamp country I have dropped a buck and a doe so far (going again on Friday). A couple pictures of our yard herd, I don’t hunt them, we just enjoy having them around. Our big news is our first grandchild, a grandson for me to start hunting, fishing, and boating with once he can walk - he got here Friday night. OH

Hey Bruce!
Great pictures and like doglegg said, "That last picture is the trophy!"
Treefarmer

[Old Hunter]

Thanks guys! We are beyond thrilled to have a grandson, in our late 60's and never thought we'd get to be grandparents. Our daughter is late 30's and a globetrotter, never thought she would settle down, but she found a north Georgia country boy - we all got lucky. OH

[Unk]

Congratulations Bruce! Just turned 62 and the wife and I are still waiting on our first grandkid. One of these days, I hope.

We were eating breakfast last week and saw this guy in the backyard. Filmed it through the backdoor on 20x zoom, so it's a little shaky. He was looking back at a doe under the feeder.

[1967redrider]

Meant to post, awesome OH!

By the way, I used your chili recipe with some ground Elk, posted on the AAPK Cookbook thread. Deeeeeeeeeeeeelicious!

[zed6309]

Made this for my friend a fellow outdoorsman

[Old Hunter]

Thanks Unk, and that is a heckuva buck! Thanks Red Rider and glad the chili was good for you. OH

[garddogg56]

Another day in the Maine wood,started with snow the turned in to a rainy mess

[treefarmer]

Gdogg, you're still sittin' in the truck, what's all that white stuff on the ground? Looks like the sand in Northwest Florida. We had enough snow years ago to stick on the ground for a day or two and it lit up the woods, made it so much easier to see in the trees and such. That's good except for the having to endure the cold weather. It was too cold this morning, opening morning 37, I stayed in the house. I suppose I wouldn't make a very good Yankee seeing that 37 is pleasant to some of y'all fellers in Maine and Minnesota. To make up for my missin' opening mornin', again, I did go this afternoon after our Thanksgiving dinner and nap. About 3:30 I went down to the shooting house, it was sprinkling rain, 55 degrees, kinda nasty. Got settled in and immediately spotted a deer in the oat patch, looked small. Watched for a few minutes and the little deer locked on to something in the thick woods to the west. Out pops his momma and then his cousin and then his aunt, on and on, even a big brother that only sported short spikes. Altogether there were 10 feeding in front of me for about an hour. Old Big Boy never did show up, legal shooting time was over at 5:11, it was too dark to see at 4:45 because of the cloud cover. The rut is still over a month away, maybe we'll have some horny headed visitors before it's over in February.
A couple of pictures, the 1st was at the feeder last Saturdayevening, the other this afternoon. (Time on the camera is not correct for todays picture, click on it and you'll see some of the visitors this afternoon.

One of the ones we're looking for didn't show up this afternoon.

Looking over the oat patch, behind it are the last of our planted pines next to a canal that crosses our farm.

Treefarmer

[garddogg56]

TF 55and rainy is probably as nasty for you as 35 and rainy is for us
Good luck on your season

[1967redrider]

Maryland whitetail rifle season starts tomorrow, hoping to see the guys who hunt our woods reel in some whoppers.

[Old Hunter]

Glad to see Dogg is still out there and Philip is just getting started on the deer. My up-north hunting buddy is driving down Monday, were going Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning. Hope to knock down another doe. OH

[garddogg56]

Fifteen minutes left in the fire arms season and one of my twin bang an 8ptr

[doglegg]

Fifteen minutes left in the fire arms season and one of my twin bang an 8ptr

Timely. Congrats.

[treefarmer]

Fifteen minutes left in the fire arms season and one of my twin bang an 8ptr

Dang, y'all don't have any little ones up there do ya',gdogg?
Tell the young feller, Congratulations!
Treefarmer

[Old Hunter]

Dogg, nice broad and heavy beams on that buck. Congratulations to your son! OH