Posted: 10/30/2010 2:22:06 PM EDT
| I got my first buck this morning. It was small 120lbs but it was a buck and I was excited about it. I shot it with a Thompson Center Pro Hunter in 25-06. The bullet was the Hornady 117gr SST which performed incredibly well. I am really liking the 25-06. Legal shooting started this morning at approximately 6:45am and I took my shot at 7:30am....this is the shortest deer season I've ever had!! |
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I got my first buck this morning. It was small 120lbs but it was a buck and I was excited about it. I shot it with a Thompson Center Pro Hunter in 25-06. The bullet was the Hornady 117gr SST which performed incredibly well. I am really liking the 25-06. Legal shooting started this morning at approximately 6:45am and I took my shot at 7:30am....this is the shortest deer season I've ever had!! CONGRATS!!! Now... where the hell is the picture? |
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Congrats! I remember my shortest season, I worked hard in the off season getting my spot planned, practicing with my bow, I had shooting lanes cut in months before season and I was watching a nice buck. Damn is 6:30 the first day of archery if a nice 8-point didn't walk under my tree and back then PA didn't allow more then one deer a year. I filled my tag just 15-minutes into the season after spending months to get ready to hunt.
The next year I got cocky and decided I was going to hold out for a wall hanger buck. Passed up one buck and then didn't see another buck for something like three years straight. God taught me a lesson, and now I am thankful for what I get and when I get it although I will pass up a small one now and then as long as we already have meat in the freezer... I have five tags this year 
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Your only allowed one deer in your state? ME is only 1 buck and without a doe tag ( hard to get ) he is done. that is crazy, I saw tons of deer when I lived in maine. Here in VA your big game tag gets you 3 bucks and 3 dows, and there are unlimited rebuys of doe tags at 18$ for 6 and we still have tons of deer. |
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Your only allowed one deer in your state? ME is only 1 buck and without a doe tag ( hard to get ) he is done. that is crazy, I saw tons of deer when I lived in maine. Here in VA your big game tag gets you 3 bucks and 3 dows, and there are unlimited rebuys of doe tags at 18$ for 6 and we still have tons of deer. If you really wanted to in some parts of VA you can start archery hunting in September, shooting 2 deer a day, 6 days a week, until March, with muzzle loader and rifle seasons in the middle. Only the 3 bucks, the rest would have to be does. Would have to buy a lot of bonus tags to do that. |
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Congratulations. The .25-06 has always been one of my favorite calibers. Too bad we can't deer hunt with it here in Indiana. Yup, 1 deer. I had a doe tag so I could take either sex. There are special permits typically archery and only in certain zones that allow for multiple deer. |
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Your only allowed one deer in your state? ME is only 1 buck and without a doe tag ( hard to get ) he is done. that is crazy, I saw tons of deer when I lived in maine. Here in VA your big game tag gets you 3 bucks and 3 dows, and there are unlimited rebuys of doe tags at 18$ for 6 and we still have tons of deer. Holy shit, I'd be in heaven. Only one tag here too unless you want to buy a leftover non resident tag at the non resident price. |
