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Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:45 am
by Ripster
Started bow hunting this week. Season opened last month but still a lot of leaves on trees so we been waiting till now to hunt . And one of the crew shot this dandy Buck last night . We have land in Buffalo county and many of us landowners have been doing collective management for whitetail deer . For us that’s only shooting 3 year old or older bucks no does . It’s paying off in the last few years . Here’s a pic of Vic s Buck . He was sure happy and is still probably grinning ! So down to brother ,a nephew and I now . Will start hitting heavy this weekend. The rut usually starts end of October and lasts a few weeks here . Haven’t seen much on a new stand , might switch up and hunt the north side of a big ridge this weekend.
Enjoy your day out there folks.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 12:16 pm
by treefarmer
::woot:: What a buck!
Congratulations to Vic! ::tu::
How wide is that one?
Treefarmer

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 1:50 pm
by doglegg
Ripster wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:45 am Started bow hunting this week. Season opened last month but still a lot of leaves on trees so we been waiting till now to hunt . And one of the crew shot this dandy Buck last night . We have land in Buffalo county and many of us landowners have been doing collective management for whitetail deer . For us that’s only shooting 3 year old or older bucks no does . It’s paying off in the last few years . Here’s a pic of Vic s Buck . He was sure happy and is still probably grinning ! So down to brother ,a nephew and I now . Will start hitting heavy this weekend. The rut usually starts end of October and lasts a few weeks here . Haven’t seen much on a new stand , might switch up and hunt the north side of a big ridge this weekend.
Enjoy your day out there folks.
Wow!!!

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 2:48 pm
by Paladin
WOW is right!! A monster buck! :shock:

Ray

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2025 3:05 pm
by bighomer
There's some knife handles in thet rack. ::handshake::

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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 9:56 am
by Corn Creek Cutlery
That is a Beast! ::nod:: Congrats Vic ... thanks for sharing JP!

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 1:53 pm
by 1967redrider
Wow, now that's a rack! 💯

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:26 pm
by 1967redrider
Getting some colors at the farm, but it has been really dry.

*edit- forgot to attach the picture of the cows with calves and the bull.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:13 pm
by LKSKNIVES
Ripster wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:45 am Started bow hunting this week. Season opened last month but still a lot of leaves on trees so we been waiting till now to hunt . And one of the crew shot this dandy Buck last night . We have land in Buffalo county and many of us landowners have been doing collective management for whitetail deer . For us that’s only shooting 3 year old or older bucks no does . It’s paying off in the last few years . Here’s a pic of Vic s Buck . He was sure happy and is still probably grinning ! So down to brother ,a nephew and I now . Will start hitting heavy this weekend. The rut usually starts end of October and lasts a few weeks here . Haven’t seen much on a new stand , might switch up and hunt the north side of a big ridge this weekend.
Enjoy your day out there folks.
Thanks for posting JP
Is that any sort of record. That rack is huge.
Steve

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2025 6:47 pm
by Ripster
LKSKNIVES wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:13 pm
Ripster wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:45 am Started bow hunting this week. Season opened last month but still a lot of leaves on trees so we been waiting till now to hunt . And one of the crew shot this dandy Buck last night . We have land in Buffalo county and many of us landowners have been doing collective management for whitetail deer . For us that’s only shooting 3 year old or older bucks no does . It’s paying off in the last few years . Here’s a pic of Vic s Buck . He was sure happy and is still probably grinning ! So down to brother ,a nephew and I now . Will start hitting heavy this weekend. The rut usually starts end of October and lasts a few weeks here . Haven’t seen much on a new stand , might switch up and hunt the north side of a big ridge this weekend.
Enjoy your day out there folks.
Thanks for posting JP
Is that any sort of record. That rack is huge.
Steve
Thank you Steve and to all for your comments. Have passed them on to Vic , he’s still grinning by the way .
The inside measures 26 and 1/2 inch spread. . The long tines and huge beams are impressive and are currently waiting to get an official score . It’s definitely a once in a lifetime experience for many a bow hunter . And even gun hunters. Was a pleasure to be part of that evening’s hunt and to see a dear friend achieve a goal of his . He put many years of time and work into his hunting and deer management in Buffalo county .

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2025 7:39 pm
by cudgee
Ripster wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 6:47 pm
LKSKNIVES wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 6:13 pm
Ripster wrote: Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:45 am Started bow hunting this week. Season opened last month but still a lot of leaves on trees so we been waiting till now to hunt . And one of the crew shot this dandy Buck last night . We have land in Buffalo county and many of us landowners have been doing collective management for whitetail deer . For us that’s only shooting 3 year old or older bucks no does . It’s paying off in the last few years . Here’s a pic of Vic s Buck . He was sure happy and is still probably grinning ! So down to brother ,a nephew and I now . Will start hitting heavy this weekend. The rut usually starts end of October and lasts a few weeks here . Haven’t seen much on a new stand , might switch up and hunt the north side of a big ridge this weekend.
Enjoy your day out there folks.
Thanks for posting JP
Is that any sort of record. That rack is huge.
Steve
Thank you Steve and to all for your comments. Have passed them on to Vic , he’s still grinning by the way .
The inside measures 26 and 1/2 inch spread. . The long tines and huge beams are impressive and are currently waiting to get an official score . It’s definitely a once in a lifetime experience for many a bow hunter . And even gun hunters. Was a pleasure to be part of that evening’s hunt and to see a dear friend achieve a goal of his . He put many years of time and work into his hunting and deer management in Buffalo county .
::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: Hunting with a bow is a skill in itself. And having a conservation plan pays dividends in the long run. Thanks for posting. ::handshake::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2025 4:59 pm
by LKSKNIVES
1967redrider wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:26 pm Getting some colors at the farm, but it has been really dry.

*edit- forgot to attach the picture of the cows with calves and the bull.
Glad you remembered the last picture RR.
Very cool

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2025 6:12 pm
by 1967redrider
LKSKNIVES wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 4:59 pm
1967redrider wrote: Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:26 pm Getting some colors at the farm, but it has been really dry.

*edit- forgot to attach the picture of the cows with calves and the bull.
Glad you remembered the last picture RR.
Very cool
Those little ones are cute. 😉

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:23 am
by treefarmer
Still can't match anything close to Vic's buck but we do have a couple still in a bachelor group that I would take a crack at when the season opens.
Archery opens this Saturday but I don't do the "stick and string" hunt so I'll wait until Thanksgiving to maybe go and sit with my rifle.
Our rut doesn't get going until January and February and winter food plots are what cause the does to feed on the greens during that time and every now and then a buck will show up, if he's one of the ones in this pictures he might get a free ride to the old oak tree:
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I thought this was an interesting picture:
Are you my daddy?
Are you my daddy?
Camera caught the tractor spreading fertilizer and then one planting the oat patch with the antique Van Brunt grain drill:
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Treefarmer

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:50 am
by Bushfire
Leaning into my french heritage.
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 1:17 pm
by 1967redrider
Cool camp shot. 💯

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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 5:11 pm
by doglegg
Bushfire wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:50 am Leaning into my french heritage.

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Great pic

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:22 pm
by cudgee
Bushfire wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 8:50 am Leaning into my french heritage.

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::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: Classic campfire. Beautiful firearm & knife.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:48 am
by treefarmer
Got a call and a picture from our middle grandson, he got it done this morning! Somewhere up in Georgia:
Maddox's 1st deer,  his older brother killed his 1st deer several years ago while hunting with me.
Maddox's 1st deer, his older brother killed his 1st deer several years ago while hunting with me.
Treefarmer

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 2:01 am
by doglegg
treefarmer wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:48 am Got a call and a picture from our middle grandson, he got it done this morning! Somewhere up in Georgia:1000002591.jpg

Treefarmer
Congrats to your grandson Philip.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 2:44 am
by Bushfire
treefarmer wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:48 am Got a call and a picture from our middle grandson, he got it done this morning! Somewhere up in Georgia:1000002591.jpg

Treefarmer
Congrats to him on his first buck. What was the gun?

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 4:37 am
by CarMan
I’m 56 years old and just recently closed on a house with some property in Indiana. Finally my dream of hunting is going to happen. I was blessed with having a place to take my son deer hunting on youth hunts when he was younger, but now I finally get to.

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 5:11 am
by cudgee
treefarmer wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 1:48 am Got a call and a picture from our middle grandson, he got it done this morning! Somewhere up in Georgia:1000002591.jpg

Treefarmer
And a healthy looking specimen it is too. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:43 am
by treefarmer
This picture came in later last evening showing our oldest grandson with a fine bass! I reckon he couldn't let his younger brother get all the attention yesterday with his 1st deer.
Good bass but they didn't tell me how much it weighed. Good job, Christian!
Good bass but they didn't tell me how much it weighed. Good job, Christian!
I have fond memories of these boys learning to fish here at Starvation Plantation as well as sitting in the shooting house and attempting to be quite. :roll:
What a difference 15 years makes!
Treefarmer

Here we go 15 years ago:
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Re: Outdoorsman Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:55 am
by Ripster
treefarmer wrote: Sun Oct 26, 2025 11:43 am This picture came in later last evening showing our oldest grandson with a fine bass! I reckon he couldn't let his younger brother get all the attention yesterday with his 1st deer. 1000002592.jpg
I have fond memories of these boys learning to fish here at Starvation Plantation as well as sitting in the shooting house and attempting to be quite. :roll:
What a difference 15 years makes!
Treefarmer
You did well Grandpa Philip! Those grandsons look healthy and happy and great to see them outdoors. Nice Bass and Buck .