Got myself a "cold" deer
- Schultzy
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Got myself a "cold" deer
The 31st our season ends this year. Haven't hunted much at all the last month due to working a ton. I also some how badly screwed up my ring finger. I haven't hardly been able to bend it so that makes it tough for a finger shooter.
Anyhow I made it out yesterday morning. Temp was -21 below with a 10 mph wind. It was damn cold. I set up on the ground by a brush pile. A few hours into my hunt here comes a doe my way browsing here and there. She ends up coming to with in 8 yards. I was shocked she didn't see me when I pulled my recurve back. I had to hug her shoulder as there was a tree about 3 inches in back of her shoulder. I hit my spot perfect. Complete pass through. Arrow was laying about 10 feet on the other side of her. She ran about 100 yards and piled up. Got the lungs. She dressed out at 110lbs. I was by myself so no pictures of me with the deer. I just used my cell phone to take a picture. In 26 years of bow hunting this is the 1st deer I've not had myself in with the kill photo. This is probably the coldest weather I've shot a deer in. I did shoot a doe when it was -22 once but there was no wind unlike yesterday morning. Number 2 kill for my new recurve. Got a bear earlier this year.
Time to start ice fishing now!! The locators are plugged in!!
Anyhow I made it out yesterday morning. Temp was -21 below with a 10 mph wind. It was damn cold. I set up on the ground by a brush pile. A few hours into my hunt here comes a doe my way browsing here and there. She ends up coming to with in 8 yards. I was shocked she didn't see me when I pulled my recurve back. I had to hug her shoulder as there was a tree about 3 inches in back of her shoulder. I hit my spot perfect. Complete pass through. Arrow was laying about 10 feet on the other side of her. She ran about 100 yards and piled up. Got the lungs. She dressed out at 110lbs. I was by myself so no pictures of me with the deer. I just used my cell phone to take a picture. In 26 years of bow hunting this is the 1st deer I've not had myself in with the kill photo. This is probably the coldest weather I've shot a deer in. I did shoot a doe when it was -22 once but there was no wind unlike yesterday morning. Number 2 kill for my new recurve. Got a bear earlier this year.
Time to start ice fishing now!! The locators are plugged in!!
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Re: Got myself a "cold" deer
Nice shooting and congrats! She will be happy to warm up in a pot of stew:-). And I thought I was tuff in -2 temps.... -20's plus wind... Yikes?
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Re: Got myself a "cold" deer
Congrats! That is hard-core
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Way to get it done in the cold!
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Love that you shot it with traditional gear. Congratulations!!!
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Congrats schultzy, way to get it done from the ground! Hoping to get out fishing myself but that pretty much means the kids are coming with me so I will have to wait for some warmer weather.
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Re: Got myself a "cold" deer
Congratulations.
I can’t fathom hunting in -21 temperatures. Do you wear some type of goggles or glasses to protect your eyes?
I can’t fathom hunting in -21 temperatures. Do you wear some type of goggles or glasses to protect your eyes?
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Yeah man that's sweet!!!
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Congrats again. Way to get it done on the ground. Snow camp on?
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Great job!!
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Congrats Schultzy! Way to get it done in some tough conditions. Great way to end the season!!
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Re: Got myself a "cold" deer
Congrats!
I would be sitting inside in temps like that!
I would be sitting inside in temps like that!
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Re: Got myself a "cold" deer
Cool, literally and figuratively. Good job on the ice deer.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Re: Got myself a "cold" deer
Nice job!
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