Your season in a phrase, what would it be?

Mine would be, " close, but no cigar.".

I had one of the best seasons ever as a still hunter. I never picked up my rifle and enjoyed every bit of it. I set out at the beginning of the year to kill a deer I missed last year. I saw him 5 times, drew on him twice but never shot. It was a step here or there that stopped me from shooting. He was later shot in the neck to never be saw again. I had my chances and should have sealed the deal. I also killed a decent six. I had the opportunity to kill a very good seven that came out when it was blowing 20 that after noon. Had him at 50 yards but the tree was swaying too bad to shoot. Of he would have been 20 it would have been no question about shooting. At the end of the season I had a great 8 come out to my grunting and grazed his back at 30 yards. I have seen probably 25 different bucks with most being spikes to four points. Next year I hope to learn from my small mistakes and capitalize. I could have been limited out in the middle of December and would have been satisfied with the deer I should have got. Maybe next year I can get a camera and get some footage. Thanks for reading.

Disappointing.......New lease that didn't produce like we thought it would. Had fun though and killed some deer at some small places around the house. Not near how we had planned it but learned a lot about leasing from big timber companies......

Confusing. The rut seem to start very early for us this year. Killed some decent bucks but no encounters with anything special.I never even got a picture of a real good un.Tons of acorns seem to hurt daytime movement.

Loggers all season.

HOT!!! As in weather.. not a good season for seeing good bucks.. saw plenty of good 2/3 yr olds but very few mature ones.. only actually saw 1 "stud" and i missed him with my muzzleloader tryin to shoot through brush... but it aint over til the fat lady sings

Blessed. Last year was the first year in the last several where I got to hunt more than a couple of weekends. This year I got to go even more. That alone made it a great season.

I usually get great joy out of seeing young bucks and letting them walk. This year it just didn't happen. My 11 year old hunted most of the season without seeing much of anything, so I was more than happy to let him squeeze off on a young 6 point two weeks ago. We hunted a few more times with no luck, so again, I didn't mind him shooting a young 8 point. If I don't ever see another mature buck again, it will be worth the joy that he got out of shooting those deer. My nephew killed his first deer, a doe, as well as a spike later in the season. I was fortunate enough to be able to share those moments, too. So, although we saw very few deer this year on several tracts that are loaded with them, I still feel blessed to have had the opportunity to be in the woods that much with my family.

I know the day is coming when our great sport will be either a rich man only thing, or maybe even banned altogether - ignorant people are reproducing at an alarming rate. So, we need to enjoy every minute out there that we can.

Had a great season.

Our son decided he was interested in hunting and we've gone a few times, and are making plans for the off-season and next season.

Also killed a deer on opening day in Florida's Zone A bow season.

Hoping to go for a few hours tomorrow.

Best season is probably 5 or 6 years!

Saw lots of deer and experienced some really strong rutting activity!

Best season so far (only been hunting for 3). Killed my first buck this year! Hopefully many more to come.

Thankful for the days.... Had the best year i have ever had and haven't killed a deer since early November. I have always enjoyed the outdoors and am not one who had to kill deer to have a good time. Started out the year killing a few does with my bow. I was seeing plenty of does and young bucks just waiting for December for rut to bring out the big boys. Early December my 19 yr old son was in a very bad car wreck, and spent several days at UAB, then home to a hospital bed and a wheelchair, where he remains at this time. As you would expect, there was no hunting for the rest of December, but by mid January we were able to take him out in his wheelchair. He was not able to turn and look around, just sit and watch in front of him. We managed to get him out to the lease twice. No it's not a fairy tale ending where he killed a huge buck. In fact during those two hunts he never seen a deer, despite two does crossing the road about 40 yards from him on his off side. Realizing how close we were to not having him at all, helped me enjoy the outdoors and time i had to sit with him more than ever before. There will be more sunrises to see and more deer to chase, together next year.

what season?

"It ain't over yet"





God Bless,
David B.

good season, learned alot, now looking forward to applying that knowledge next season.

And now Seth tells me who you are!

Haven't seen you in a while.
Sorry your Season turned out so bad!!!

BEST EVER!!! GOT MY BIGGEST BUCK AND MY 7 YEAR OLD SON GOT HIS FIRST. HIS DOE IS A BETTER TROPHY THAN MY BUCK BY FAR!!

Good season 2 eights and a nine and some great looking ones left walking around.

Highest of high's and lowest of low's.Killed some good ones this year with a gun.But I also lost a good one with my long bow.And ashamed as I am to admit it.I lost him twice.

Very unusual.

I guess my phrase is "wet and dark," As in I got my butt rain soaked repeatedly and the deer in the areas I hunted did most of their moving after dark.

It was still deer hunting and I still loved it. Got enough meat to last until next season and some new horns for the horn wall. Man I love it.

Horrible!