Wisconsins 2015 gun season...

[dan]

In a few hours the woods will fill with men women and children dressed up like pumpkins. For some its a deep family tradition, others may be dreaming of a huge elusive buck, or using it as an excise to get together with friends they don't hardly see no more...

For many of us its a magical day, much like a kid waiting for Christmas we count the days to...

Whatever it is to you, make the best of it... You only get so many deer seasons in your lifetime. Use it wisely.

[stash59]

In a few hours the woods will fill with men women and children dressed up like pumpkins. For some its a deep family tradition, others may be dreaming of a huge elusive buck, or using it as an excise to get together with friends they don't hardly see no more...

For many of us its a magical day, much like a kid waiting for Christmas we count the days to...

Whatever it is to you, make the best of it... You only get so many deer seasons in your lifetime. Use it wisely.

Well said!!

Be safe,keep warm and have fun!!

[Bow_Badger]

Good luck everyone

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[dan]

1st drive had a couple passed does, and a disabled hunter who tagged along shot a big doe... He said it was his 1st gun kill ever, despite being an avid hunter older than me.... Congrats Greg!
We had a big track slip out the back door and this is two years in a row same spot... Shame on me. Next year that spot will be covered.

Drive 2 put up four deer... I shot what I thought was a doe, but really was a 2 inch spike. Jeff T. shot a nubbin, Dave shot a big doe, and the last doe ran onto some private where it was quickly dispatched by whomever was hunting over there.

Drive 3 put up a lot of deer... I was a driver and they were not jumping till we stepped on them. Walked up on a small buck and filmed him from 10 yards before pushing him to Bryce, who was not as nice as me and killed him. We also put up a few does and a very wide 4 pointer. 1st it went by Jason and he shot at it, then Bryce shot at it, then it ran past Bryces friend who shot at it, then past Chris who shot at it. Chris followed up the trail for over a mile till a guy and his daughter shot at it and took the trail over...

And then it was the end of the day... We hunted all day, and did not eat till we got to my house after hunting

[stash59]

Sounds like a fun day!!

[wihunter]

Not a lot of shooting out by us today. Pretty sloppy roads this morning with all the snow, wondering if everyone slept in. Had a great day being outside even though I didn't see a deer until driving home

[Stanley]

Be safe out there.

[Dewey]

Thought I would miss opening day in the northwoods but it was actually a very nice change. Slept in my own bed and drove only 10 minutes to hunt one of my favorite marsh spots. So much better not fighting the traffic heading north on Friday. Seen some deer, had some fresh snow and best of all hunting pressure around me was surprisingly very light. Think I see more hunting pressure up north in popular areas. I expected the worst but was pleasantly surprised. Maybe the cold and snow scared everybody away. Years ago when I hunted around here many guys turned into road hunters on days like today driving around more than actually hunting.

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[fishlips]

Nice day where we were hunting but pretty quiet. Got a little snow on the ground tonight. Maybe tomorrow will be better

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[dan]

Thought I would miss opening day in the northwoods but it was actually a very nice change. Slept in my own bed and drove only 10 minutes to hunt one of my favorite marsh spots. So much better not fighting the traffic heading north on Friday. Seen some deer, had some fresh snow and best of all hunting pressure around me was surprisingly very light. Think I see more hunting pressure up north in popular areas. I expected the worst but was pleasantly surprised. Maybe the cold and snow scared everybody away. Years ago when I hunted around here many guys turned into road hunters on days like today driving around more than actually hunting.

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PRESSURE GETS HIGH AROUND HERE AFTER THANKSGIVING.

[stash59]

Thought I would miss opening day in the northwoods but it was actually a very nice change. Slept in my own bed and drove only 10 minutes to hunt one of my favorite marsh spots. So much better not fighting the traffic heading north on Friday. Seen some deer, had some fresh snow and best of all hunting pressure around me was surprisingly very light. Think I see more hunting pressure up north in popular areas. I expected the worst but was pleasantly surprised. Maybe the cold and snow scared everybody away. Years ago when I hunted around here many guys turned into road hunters on days like today driving around more than actually hunting.

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PRESSURE GETS HIGH AROUND HERE AFTER THANKSGIVING.

Makes sense. Alot of hunters head away from home for opening weekend but come home by thanksgiving. To be with the family.

[Dewey]

Thought I would miss opening day in the northwoods but it was actually a very nice change. Slept in my own bed and drove only 10 minutes to hunt one of my favorite marsh spots. So much better not fighting the traffic heading north on Friday. Seen some deer, had some fresh snow and best of all hunting pressure around me was surprisingly very light. Think I see more hunting pressure up north in popular areas. I expected the worst but was pleasantly surprised. Maybe the cold and snow scared everybody away. Years ago when I hunted around here many guys turned into road hunters on days like today driving around more than actually hunting.

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PRESSURE GETS HIGH AROUND HERE AFTER THANKSGIVING.

Makes sense. Alot of hunters head away from home for opening weekend but come home by thanksgiving. To be with the family.

Perfect. If plans work out and have tracking snow I will be heading north after Thanksgiving.

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[dan]

Yesterday we did a few more drives... Put up 2 small ones on the 1st drive that were passed... 2nd drive one that was clean missed by my brother in law who is kinda new to hunting. The deer kept sneaking ahead of me while I was pushing and did not jump until it was right next to Jason so he used his iron sights under his scope and took the scope to his head. He probably needed stitches, but it was his turn to push. LOL


Then we had a fresh track from an unknown that slipped past BIL into a dead end area. (probably slipped past while he was seeing stars holding onto the ladder for his life) We surrounded it and sent Jeff Trudell in... I set every body up and took the last position way up on a hill. I saw a mature doe sneaking ahead of jeff and took a 200 yard shot. The deer circled around Jeff and back into heavy cattails and jeff couldn't find sign and kept falling thru to his armpits, even loosing his rifle a time or two, so I thought I better get down there and help. There was no blood where I shot, but there was several sets of tracks where the deer rand circles and Jeff was on the wrong track... I got on the right track and assumed a clean miss cause there was no blood anywhere in the snow... About ten yards into the cattails you could see where it belly crawled past Jeff, then a little ways up I found it dead... No bullet hole anywhere! Maybe it had a heart attack? Or maybe it new the BBSK was after it and it was to much, but we looked all over and could not find a bullet hole. We did two more drives after that before calling quits with no more deer sighted...

[stash59]

Be interested to see what you find when you skin it!!

[dan]

Be interested to see what you find when you skin it!!

it was taken to the butcher...