2021 deer hunt summary

[Sam Menard]

This year was weird. The weather was sunny and mild until Wednesday when showers moved in followed by snow on Thursday which closed many roads in the region. I went home Wednesday afternoon while 4 guys stayed back to hunt. Although I missed out on additional hunting opportunities, I got home without being impacted by the storm.

We did ok with deer as we got a buck, doe, and 2 fawns. One fellow missed a dandy buck standing broadside at 150 yards… don’t rest your barrel on your shooting sticks when firing, always rest on the forend! One fellow had a medical emergency and had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance. He’s ok but needs evaluation to determine what is causing his issues. I spent a day still hunting some nice bush but saw 3 wolves and no deer.

I didn’t see a lot of deer and, over the course of the hunt, could of shot a spike buck, a doe, and a fawn. I was holding out for a big one… which I never saw. One bit of good news is that we got permission to hunt a property that had been denied to us. This will give us a few more options next year.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

It really has been an odd year. It seems I have been in the right place at the wrong time with my bow.. lol
I still have my archery only additional tag. It's usually filled in October..

I was lucky to get this 6 point buck with my savage 10ml at a whopping 30 yards during the controlled hunt.

I'll keep at it untill the last day with my xbow...

[gbk]

Nice deer ,congrats

[fratri]

Nice and nice looking gun too
Congrats

[werner.reiche]

Nice buck. Pretty big body compared to his antlers.

[Marker]

That will be some good meat in freezer.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Yep he was a healthy weight. I'm not a rack hunter. I give the racks to my lab to chew on so she was happy too... lol