Making Smoke; the 2014 season

Who's all planning to get out hunting with their smoke(less)poles next week ? ..hopefully there are lots of guys chomping at the bit. This is my favourite hunt of the year and I look forward to it the most.

The weather doesn't look great, mostly above '0' predicted for the week here in Eastern Ont. I'd rather have it snowing that rain, but it is what it is, have to make the best of it.

My trail cams have NOT been showing any signs of Antlered deer in the bush I plan to hunt. It's been a bleak year for Buck sightings in general, but hopefully they will show up. I have a few cute does hanging around that should spark some interest eventually :)

Anyway, wishing you all good fortune and have a safe hunt. :thumbup:

May your powder be dry and your lead fly true . Best of luck to you Mike .

TD

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Originally Posted by 400bigbear

your lead fly true .

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my lead has been shooting blanks for years TD....LOL...

LMAO Mike . Too much information although I highly doubt you're alone .:thumbup:

TD

I will be out bright and early Monday morning. I booked the week off of work so in no rush to shoot the first deer I see but do have a doe tag if the buck signs are just not there where I plan to hunt. I already have half a deer share in the freezer from the shotgun hunt so this will not be a stressful week and I will be enjoying the mild temperature that is in the forecast.

By far this is now my favourite hunt s well. I used to go out with my crossbow a lot but now just reserve the archery hunt for the end of the year if required to fill the freezer.

Good luck with the muzzle loader everyone!

I plan on getting out but unfortunately maybe not until the weekend. Work always gets in the way! I'm also at the mercy of the other guys in my group as my tags are gone.

Good luck to you Mike and to everyone else making smoke next week!

I will be out as much as possible. I'm in the middle of doing a steel roof and it takes priority on the nicer days. Sure is challenging hunting in the rain with a flintlock .. oh well take it as it comes. Good luck everyone. .

Still have a doe tag and the ML hunt is often the best. You're right Mike, don't like hunting in the rain.

Good luck to all! I'm sidelined this year with a blood clot in my left leg.

Sorry to hear that Pete...but I know you'll be with us in spirit, we'll try to make you proud :)

Wish I could but I had nowhere to hunt therefore used my tag on my rifle doe

Dang Pete, hope you recover quickly.

I will be out for 3 days....will alternate between Thompson Hawken .54 cal and a Knight Revolution .50 cal. I already shot a doe with the Hawken in the regular season.

Well hopefully this morning hunt is a good sign..I had 2 does. 2 fawns and a spike horn go thru the shooting lanes before 8:00 am..nice to see that there are moving.

Beautiful sunrise, cool morning with a North wind blowing straight into my face..doesn't get any better than that !!

Break out the cross-bow….still have a tag to fill :)

The worse thing about hunting is that sometimes life gets in the way. I was only able to get out hunting 6 times this week and only 2 of those were morning hunts.

The hunting itself was fabulous, lots of activity and I saw deer almost every outing, unfortunately none had any bone on their heads.

Had a real heart thumper one morning, I got into the pop-up at 5:30 am and around 6:00 I heard a deer coming crashing thru the bush. It was black black out, no light whatsoever and all I could hear was this beast walking straight towards me. ‘It’ passed by me less than 10 yds and kept going. Excellent heart stress test…LOL…

Lots of good hunting yet, and it looks like I will have lots of time thru Christmas; the wife and kids have all taken shifts thru the holidays so I‘ll be home alone :)

Glad to hear your optimism is still up there Mike. Some of my best archery hunts have been between Christmas and New Years!

Three of us were out yesterday afternoon. It was a challenge to stay warm but the propane heater helped...lol
Due to the bright sunny day we had, only buddy saw a buck and doe at a distance near a corn field but too far for an ML shot. He reported that they were on high alert the whole time he observed them. My son and I never saw anything even though there was fresh tracks in the general area we were hunting.

We had last Monday's buck tenderloin I shot on the Bar-b-que tonight. Delicious meat for a corn and soya fed deer...lol Finish this off with a CC and ginger in front of the fireplace while I type this and life is definitely good!

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Originally Posted by impact

We had last Monday's buck tenderloin I shot on the Bar-b-que tonight. Delicious meat for a corn and soya fed deer...lol Finish this off with a CC and ginger in front of the fireplace while I type this and life is definitely good!

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We BBq'd our tenderloin and back straps of our corn/soya feed doe that I shot at rifle camp as our last meal of the week. It was crazy tender, absolutely delicious, the guys commented they had never ate such nice meat.

Yes, I'm still looking forward to getting out for a few more hunts. I too have had success in past years during to late bow season, some challenging hunting.

add: In fact I recall the biggest buck I have ever seen around here was just before Christmas about 3 years back, he snuck in and caught me flat footed....then stared at me for a good 2 minutes, I couldn't move to grab the bow....he walked away...:(

Keep at it fella's. My boy's still have their tags to use. Mine got used up down south in the controlled hunt. All were shot with the shotguns this year.We tagged out on Thursday. So my boy's and I will be out with the archery gear to try and fill their tags. I'll push for them.

Pete. Get well soon!!!


HA