Deer Count

[flathead willie]

I've been bow hunting twice this year. Last Saturday I saw 9 deer (5 does, 4 bucks) and yesterday afternoon I saw another 7 (5 does, 2 bucks) for a total of 16 so far. I thought it would be interesting to try to keep a running count of deer seen while hunting, (I saw another 5 on the drive home but I don't count them). Anyone else interested in keeping track, post your sightings here. This could get very interesting.

[BIG-G]

I seen a couple on the tracks the other day. They must have been resting. Do they count.

[jeffw51]

went out last night,at 5 oclock looked up to see a really nice buck rubbing a tree,he walked off and did not offer a shot.i look for deer wherever i go this could be fun.

[massa_jorge]

the first day i went bowhunting i saw 7 whitetails and one mule deer, the second day i saw 6 whitetails and two mule deer, total of 16 deer this season. saw a gigantic mulie buck on the way out, but he doesn't count. hopefully i see him next time, and take him home to dinner!

[jeffw51]

hey billie, went out this morning to the same spot where i saw the big buck rubbing the tree.had bucks all over me,i never saw a doe,before 830 am i had 5 bucks go by all of them small.at nine i had to get down to go my sons football game .before i left 2 more bucks chased each other by my stand making it a total of seven bucks before 9 am.

[stinkbaitman]

hmmmmm lets see now... 0 deer3 saturdays ago,0 deer 3 tuesdays ago,0 deer last night...

wow! ive seen Zer0 deer!

[bigfatcat]

10/6- 0 deer
10/8- 14 deer(0 bucks 6 yearlings and 8 does)
10/12- hunted 5:30-700 3 deer(2 does 1 buck)
10/13-8 deer (5 does 1 buck 2 yearlings)

[jeffw51]

hmmmmm lets see now... 0 deer3 saturdays ago,0 deer 3 tuesdays ago,0 deer last night...

wow! ive seen Zer0 deer!
sounds like you better change locations cody,good luck.

[stinkbaitman]

i actually see deer there and the most well used trail in the place goes right by my stand but just havent had time to hunt on the prime days yet.

[tkyhnt]

Lets see four days early muzzleloader season in Kansas two small bucks and a doe,

So far Bow season in MO saw 5 does/fawns first trip out then zero the next 5 trips before Sat, saw six does/little ones and finally able to bring one home. nice mature Doe. With meat in the freezer its time to get serious. Good luck to all out there

[bnorth]

I counted up the sightings in my hunting log...since the end of September I have seen 16 does and 2 bucks in 3 trips out to the 100 acres that I hunt. Hot weather is definitely affecting the herd movement, when things cool down more permenantly I expect to see alot more. I'll keep it updated.

[jeffw51]

almost caused a wreck yesterday morning.on my way to work near the river bottoms saw a really nice buck standing in a soybean field ,i tried to turn around to get a better look to much traffic.

[flathead willie]

I've seen 29 from the stand so far. 6 bucks and the rest does.

[Cathooker]

Saturday, October 20, 3 adult does and 3 yearlings.

[flathead willie]

I've seen 29 from the stand so far. 6 bucks and the rest does.
I saw 5 more does yesterday for a total of 34 so far. Still no good shots.

[tkishkape]

I saw three does and two yearlings in one group yesterday... no bucks. They were headed my way along a ridge when some jackass slammed his cardoor. They immediately went off the ridge away from the sound. Some people never learn....:confused2:

[riverdawg-1]

I have seen 27 so far only 1 real nice one, 9 pointer. I haven't gotten one, missed 2.
Chip

[riverdawg-1]

I hunted all day today and only saw 2 does. That brings total to 29 so far that I've seen.
Chip

[Cathooker]

Saturday October 27...two more does...killed them both...total for three days hunting....5 adult does and 3 yearlings

[Angler2007]

hunted all day 10/22 - 5 bucks, 12 does and yearlings
hunted till 11 on 10/23 - no bucks, 20 does and yearlings

will be back at it on 11/4 and 11/5

Good luck to all!

[flathead willie]

Went out with riverdawg1 (Chip) last Friday afternoon in a pouring rain. Right before dark a fat Doe suddenly appeared 20 yards in front of my stand. She gave me a good quartering away shot. I saw the arrow bury itself in her left side. She bucked, turned 90 degrees and tore off down the hill. By the time I got my gear packed up, got my stand down from the tree, and hiked back to the truck for a bigger flashlight, whatever blood trail there was had been washed away. Chip and I looked for her for an hour, both of us soaked to the skin, with no luck. I wanted to go back in the morning and look after sun up but my wife and I had to leave first thing the next morning for our daughters in Virginia Beach. I really hate loosing a deer, but I know that with all the bears, bobcats, yotes, foxes, etc. in the area, she'll get eaten. That makes 35 from the stand so far.

[tufffish]

i hunted last saturday and sunday morning, 4 bucks, 6 female morning, 2 bucks, 8does/yearling afternoon...... 2 bucks, 10doe/yearling

my dad saw a shooter, but did not get a shot.

[bigcatman]

first day of bow season here in ohio i seen a small 6 point and the next 5 trips after that all i seen was does so ive seen 1 buck and 10 does already not includeing the deer ive seen other things but i shot at two of the does and the buck and couldnt find any of them so im still ing for my first deer of my life

[tkyhnt]

Saturday morning 5 does and 1 small buck,
Saturday Evening 3 does
Monday Morning 11 does/yearlings and 2 small bucks
This morning 2 does, (had a buck rubbing before daylight but did not see him to dark)

All in all not a bad couple days, still getting good bucks on the camera just all at night. Will hit it again on Thursday and hard this coming weekend. Good luck all. The rut is getting close.:wink:

[psychomekanik]

I killed a doe saturday night. when i met my buddy back at my truck he told me he shot one too. we picked up mine first, since i seen her go down. we went and got a couple more flashlights. then went to look for his. it looks like he made a slightly quartering towards shot. hitting back a little far. the arrow was totally red. but there was some stomach stuff on the arrow and the ground. there was a good blood trail for awhile, but it thinned making it hard to track. we searched for hours. finding huge puddles of blood where she was laying. several spots where she fell. i was sure she'd expire soon. Then we heard a pack of coyotes tearing something apart. guess what it was?? lol, i just hope the deer died first. That's bowhunting!

[flathead willie]

I saw #36 today. I rattled in a spike with about 14 inch horns. The thing stopped 40 yards out and just laid down. I called and called for the next hour or so (9:50-11:00) and the deer wouldn't move. Finally it walked off. I was about to get out of the stand and had packed up my stuff when I heard something behind me. Here comes the spike again! He came to about 15 yards behind me and I just waited hoping that he would pass by and give me a good shot at his back. Nothing doing! He stopped, looked up at me and just stood there for the next 10 minutes; I froze. When he turned and presented a broad side shot, I fired. The arrow went right over him! I can't seem to win this year.

[riverdawg-1]

Got in the woods about 4 today after work and saw #30 and 31. #31 is about to get cut up. I shot a big doe at about 20 yards, with a bow, perfect shot went down in about 35 yards within sight. It was the first of the year!
Chip

[CatfishHateMe]

sunday i saw 3 small bucks, 3 medium sized does, and one good sized doe. I saw the big doe first but she never came back my way. 1 of the bucks came by me at about 5-8 yards, never saw me. Im a big believer in leafy wear/3-d camo now. Im pretty sure the other 2 small bucks were twins. looked exactly the same. Im goin sat. and sun. this weekend, they shoulda started chasin by now so hopefully ill see a little action. still waitin on that big one tho.

Total-

Oct. 1st- 2 does
Oct 28th- 4 Does, 3 small bucks

9 deer in 2 trips, not bad.

[KY King Kat]

I was doing some fall shotgun turkey hunting/deer scouting this weekend. Sunday morning I saw 23 deer and 2 huge coyotes. Sunday afternoon I saw 12 deer and 6 turkeys. Only 5 of those deer had horns. None of them over 6pts. However, I saw trees that had been thrashed that had to have been done by an elk...but we dont have elk in this part of the state...so im pretty excited.
I did get a jake tuesday morning. 5in beard weighed 17lbs. Tasted even better!

[riverdawg-1]

Got out for about 2 hours this evening and saw #32, a small doe. Muzzloader season opens tom, so hopefully I'll see some.
Chip

[riverdawg-1]

Today is the first day of blackpowder, I saw #33, a doe and killed a 6 pointer, #34, this morning.
Chip

[flathead willie]

Thursday I saw #36, a spike that came to rattling horns, then laid down 40 yards behind me and wouldn't move for an hour. He finally got up and moved off down the mountain. An hour later while I was packing up to leave the tree, he came back and started walking right to me. At 15 yards he saw me but didn't spook. I froze and waited 10 minutes for him to come past me for a good shot or give me something besides a head on shot. He finally turned broadside and I shot. The arrow went right over his back!
Friday I was back in the same area. After sitting awhile I did some scouting. I wandered into an area with great sign and jumped #'s 37,38,39,40. I was climbing over a huge rock formation at the top of the mountain and looked down on a real big buck that had already heard me and was leaving. #41. Then on the way out of there I saw #42 running down the mountain.
Yesterday was muzzle loader opener. Took a 5 pointer out of the game, #43.

[massa_jorge]

went out this morning and the deer were everywhere on the road, it was like a mule deer parade. we counted 31 in all. saw a big hog on the way in too. those don't count on the count, but it was cool to see. while actually hunting i saw 8 deer, all mulies. 3 were really decent bucks and one was a little bitty buck, the rest were does. mule deer doesn't open till the 17th of this month, so it was just a deer watching day and a four mile walk. good luck to all.

[CatfishHateMe]

saw numbers 7 and 8 yesterday morning, to little does. didnt shoot them. then today i saw 9-13 a NICE buck and 4 does. woulda shoot the buck definately and would have settled with any of the does, prolly 120-140 pounds. The buck was to far away to count points let alone shoot but he was amazing. the first time ive ever seen a big buck while hunting. Then on the way out i saw a little 5, didnt shoot him either. But im done till Deer camp on the 17th, opening day of firearms.

[riverdawg-1]

Hunted with a muzzleloader al day today and saw #35 and 36. The first one was a really small doe. The second was a nice buck. I couldn't tell exactly how big, but his antlers were spread out wider than his ears. It was a 100 yards or so away coming through a thicket and could catch site of him now and then. Then I hear something right behind me, I turn around and it's an old man tresspassing. Needless to say I wasn't thrilled to see him, never saw the buck after that.
Chip

[Skunk Master]

I went out Saterday morning, didn't see a thing.. When leaving in the Jeep, the 1st curve I went around I almost ran over 2 does.. # 2 and # 3.. I'm hunting public area and it seems like everybody else is too.. I'm the first one in the woods and when I come out there's usually 10 to 12 vehicles parked there..