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Post by firstwd on Oct 5, 2014 21:40:41 GMT -5
I have a target deer on camera that will easily go 170+. I know he's there. I know where he roams. I know where he beds. And now I know he has a little brother. I pulled a different set of cards yesterday and what looks to be high 140's to low 150's 10 point. I irritated my brother when I told him the 130's 8 point got a pass this year, but I will have serious trouble not shooting the 10 to wait on his big brother. Of course the kids have a complete green light, so the 8 could still be in trouble. :-)
If I hadn't had pictures to study his size, the first glance would have told me he wasn't my target. Now I think his safety around me is questionable. I think I might hate my cameras. Maybe it's a love/hate relationship?
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 5, 2014 23:03:58 GMT -5
I don't think I could shoot anything else if I had a 170" buck on camera..
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Post by HuntMeister on Oct 6, 2014 6:16:39 GMT -5
I don't think I could shoot anything else if I had a 170" buck on camera..  !! |
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Post by windingwinds on Oct 6, 2014 9:16:38 GMT -5
I think I hate cameras when they show me several nice deer but when I hunt, nothing. (Wind has only been good one day, opening day)
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Post by swilk on Oct 6, 2014 9:20:06 GMT -5
I don't think I could shoot anything else if I had a 170" buck on camera.. !! I could. We get 170's and often times better on cameras each year. Killing one is a different story. |
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Post by squirrelhunter on Oct 6, 2014 11:59:53 GMT -5
For me,1st deer that comes by is in trouble,period  . |
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 6, 2014 14:01:07 GMT -5
For me,1st deer that comes by is in trouble,period . With the recurve that is where I am as well, except I won't shoot a yearling. |
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Post by ridgerunner on Oct 6, 2014 18:05:42 GMT -5
!! I could. We get 170's and often times better on cameras each year. Killing one is a different story. LOL...that ain't no sh**...getting a picture on camera and getting a tag on a Mature 170 inch deer is two different things...We have a saying in turkey hunting...Roosted ain't roasted".....same goes for big mature bucks, but even more so. |
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Post by firstwd on Oct 6, 2014 21:14:12 GMT -5
I could. We get 170's and often times better on cameras each year. Killing one is a different story. LOL...that ain't no sh**...getting a picture on camera and getting a tag on a Mature 170 inch deer is two different things...We have a saying in turkey hunting...Roosted ain't roasted".....same goes for big mature bucks, but even more so. You guys have no idea. This deer moved onto the farm last year from a non hunting neighbors sanctuary when the guys hunting another adjacent property kept trespassing and doing drives. I spent until the last day of gun season trying to cross paths with him before I figured out he was bedding down 25 yards from my stand on the nest ridge top. I had taken a completely different path into the woods, and got into my daughters stand on the opposite side of the valley. This guy got up and sneaked around the edge of the bottom at about 60 yards. He was a great sight since I had taken my buck for the year earlier with my daughter at my side when she couldn't get a clean shot. It appears he still likes that hill top because he is still on the farm. Too bad I haven't figured out how to get into my stand other than spending the weekend in it.....  |
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Post by esshup on Oct 6, 2014 22:05:09 GMT -5
One guy that I worked with had a big buck bedding down before daylight near his stand. He busted him out of the thicket 2x getting into his stand. He finally shot the buck in it's bed, he got into his stand around midnight and waited 'till morning. The deer never knew he was there.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Oct 7, 2014 13:50:57 GMT -5
For me,1st deer that comes by is in trouble,period . With the recurve that is where I am as well, except I won't shoot a yearling. I do,I've shot a couple. I like older ones for more meat but the young ones seem to not be as tough and taste better. It might all be in my mind but that's how I see it. |
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Post by shouldernuke on Oct 7, 2014 16:26:09 GMT -5
I have a target deer on camera that will easily go 170+. I know he's there. I know where he roams. I know where he beds. And now I know he has a little brother. I pulled a different set of cards yesterday and what looks to be high 140's to low 150's 10 point. I irritated my brother when I told him the 130's 8 point got a pass this year, but I will have serious trouble not shooting the 10 to wait on his big brother. Of course the kids have a complete green light, so the 8 could still be in trouble. :-) If I hadn't had pictures to study his size, the first glance would have told me he wasn't my target. Now I think his safety around me is questionable. I think I might hate my cameras. Maybe it's a love/hate relationship? Your learning !! Trails Cams have likely ruined more hunters expectations and hunts than they have helped .IMHO over time .Sometimes if you don't see em with your own eyes in the day light your better off .Just having a big old buck show up sometimes especially at night on your hunting land don't mean you can kill him or should even actually try to .LOL Every buck is different but they do have core areas that usually are over a mile in size and that is not even the rut . |
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 8, 2014 13:23:59 GMT -5
I don't use trail cameras. About half of the spots I hunt are based on where deer will go when pressured. Also, I think a guy could get real discouraged if he had cameras up for a while and no good bucks on film. I'd rather be blissfully ignorant and stay in my stand hoping something good will come by. I hear pretty frequently on TV that guys shoot a buck they "had no idea" was on their property. So there's always a chance, regardless of what the camera says.
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