Hunting and Fishing ***Picture Warning***

[nikster]

That's one nice buck by anyone's book.

NIK,

[zippy1]

Thanks everyone for the kind words, now it's of to kill Bambi and it's mother. Them fawns make the best burger, nice and sweet.
And the freezer will be full for anothor year. We have friends coming over next week, and the following to help us reduce our doe population. They are eating themselves out of house and home, no brows left to sustain an over population throughout the winter around here.
I started to try and convince my neighbors that things were getting out of hand back years ago, that if the population was not kept in check, we would have hell to pay for not shooting the does. Now try and bring them back down to a managable number ain't happening
They wonder why our bucks racks are getting smaller, and the weights have went down drastically. To many deer the habitat can't support, the bucks antlers suffer because all the nutrition they take in goes to just keep them alive, let alone grow a good set of antlers.
The does suffer to. They end up being bread so late, that the fawns are born late in the spring, that by the time winter rolls around their already behind the 8 ball, so if they don't starve because their the weakest, they sure will become a meal for a yote, not good.
OK, off my soap box for tonight.

[nikster]

Not a soapbox.

Facts are facts, most are ignorant of the true nature of the way it is & consequences of nature.

Those people are just plain ignorant. Not a slanderous slam, they just don't understand.

NIK,

Gotta cull dem'dere does.

Oh, yotes, shoot'em all.

[Sugarmaker]

Todd,
Awesome buck. Maybe I had a premonition your were due to get a big one this year! That broad head sure does the job. Looks like a '06 hit those deer!
Great you took this with a cross bow during gun season too! WOW! I have never tried calling one in. You have some good skills! Good luck filling the freezer!
Regards,
Chris

[zippy1]

Originally Posted by Sugarmaker

Todd,
Awesome buck. Maybe I had a premonition your were due to get a big one this year! That broad head sure does the job. Looks like a '06 hit those deer!
Great you took this with a cross bow during gun season too! WOW! I have never tried calling one in. You have some good skills! Good luck filling the freezer!
Regards,
Chris

Thanks my friend. Yup the Reaper strikes again!
By the way, if you have another premonition that involves me buying another tractor, don't say anything, I want it to be a supprise.

[Methos]

Originally Posted by zippy1

Thanks my friend. Yup the Reaper strikes again!
By the way, if you have another premonition that involves me buying another tractor, don't say anything, I want it to be a supprise.

[nikster]

Went to Missouri for my annual shootin & hunting trip, We bagged 3, 2 YOUNG does & a forkie 4 point.Saw a HUGE 10 point but was walking out to my spot & duhhhhhhh, moment.

Here's 2 of them. Picture is a bit mis-leading but that buck was 35lbs. heavier than the doe. All in all it was a GREAT trip, saw mucho turkey's, 1 Bobcat, & 4 VERMIN yote's. The highlight was watching the Bobcat 40yds., off mousing the edge of the woods for about 15min. That was a thrill.

Nik,

[zippy1]

Good job Nik! Meat in the freezer is always a good thing

[Cubcrazy]

Congrats on the deer Nik!

[Sugarmaker]

Nik,
Those will be some goooood eatin! Congratulatgions. Sounds like it was a very enjoyable hunt too.
Todd,
mums the word.
Regards,
Chris