Doe Harvest With A Bow

Well, I have to say. I am very happy because I was able to harvest my very first deer with archery hunting here in PA. I have been seeing several small bucks and several does but couldn't get anything to come within range.

I was hunting one of the more productive stands late one evening and had seen several doe in and out of the area. One doe in particular stayed around for a while eating in the area. It finally came within range and I was able to get an arrow in her.

At the advice of my dad, we decided to let her lay as it was almost 7:00pm and I wasn't sure I had made a good shot or not. I thought I had hit her alittle bit back from where I needed to hit her. So, the next day, we set out to find her. We located her about 60 yards from my stand. It was cold enough that night to leave her as to not spoil the meat. WOW!! I was so excited! I couldn't believe it.

Here is a picture of my doe. Check it out!





Best of luck on your next hunt,

Michelle

How Old Are These Bucks?

Here are some more photos from our deer cameras. Take a look. There are some nice eight point bucks out there that I am trying to harvest. It is now archery season in PA and I have been out a few times. I have seen up to 10 deer so far but nothing came close enough to me for me to get a shot. When I was exiting the woods and walking into the field. I saw a few deer already eating in the field. I stood and watched for a few minutes. I then decided to exit because it was dark and I walked out of the field and saw another deer to the north eating in the field. I took out my binoculars and to my amazement, it was a nice big rack. I assume it was and eight point but I couldn't be sure because it was dark, but I could see the nice tall rack and wide spread. I then looked to the woodline and noticed another deer coming out to eat. I used the binoculars and yet again, it was a buck. Not just a small buck, this was a bigger buck than the first one. Huge racks, nice spread! WOW! I would like to see that one in the daytime. Its getting exciting....I will let you know how it goes as the season goes on.







Nice eight point, right.

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Bucks Everywhere...I Can't Wait!

I was out checking the deer cameras tonight. Wow! You've got to check out these photos!!

















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Age Deer...Why do we do it?

The question of the day is...why do we age deer?

Here is my answer. We age deer so that we can tell how to better manage our deer population. Whether we are aging deer on the hoof (live deer) or we are using a deer aging tool (harvested deer), the main reason this should be done is to better your deer population down the road. We want to eliminate the deer that aren't producing the best antlers so that they do not pass on their genes to other future bucks.

Most bucks do not reach their best rack until they have reached maximum maturity. If we harvest these bucks before they are mature we will not be passing along those genes to create bigger and better bucks. That is why it is important to age deer on the hoof or live because we want to manage our deer population and pass along good genes for nice racks and eliminate the others.

You want to let those young bucks with good looking antlers walk by for another day so that they can pass along these genes to future births and let them mature a few years so they can reach their maximum antlers potential.

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Whitetail Bucks Keep Coming...Archery Season..Bring It On

Take a look at these bucks I just added. They don't seem to be legal here in Pa but It still would be nice to see them in the woods. Check them out below:










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What Is The Age Of This Whitetail Buck

WOW! I have been checking the cameras about 1 a week and I finally got a picture of a nice buck that is legal here in PA.

My question to you is what age is this buck?

Is this a 1 1/2 year old or a 2 1/2 year old buck.

Not sure...then you need to check out our Guide to Aging and Scoring Whitetail Deer Book. This book walks you through different pictures where you can compare different ages of whitetail deer. This is a great guide for you to start out trying to learn how to age whitetail deer.

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Take a good look as he is looking right at the camera.






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P.S. I do need to mention that I am just like everyone else and of course I forgot to click the button over from test to on on one of the cameras....so, I didn't get any pictures on that camera...bummer. Everyone does it once in a while.

August Whitetail Deer Bucks Count Is Up

Well, I was out checking the deer cameras and have new buck photos for you to view. I was just thinking about how everyone is trying to learn how to field age deer. Take a look at these whitetail bucks and see if you can field age these whitetail deer.