Deer / Animal Hunters

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

Hey everyone, I am new to deer hunting.  Figured this would be a good place to start a hunting thread, esp. with deer season coming up very soon.  Who all hunts, what do you hunt, and post pictures of your trophies?!

 

My in-laws hunt, and always have.  I've been intrigued by hunting since my wife and I started dating (a long time ago lol), but I decided to get right into it.  They hunt deer, turkey, and pheasants.  For right now, I am just getting into deer.  I am excited and can't wait.  Any advice from you seasoned hunters?

[IU Hoosier41 14,465]

DON'T HURT BAMBI!!!!



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[EvilleAngler 636]

shoot, clean and eat.  Deer hunting is a patience game, just find a good location and enjoy your time in the field.   Bird hunting is a lot of fun, you should try it if they have good hunting grounds. 

[JSHoosier 19,913]

If you can use a rifle (in Indiana it's illegal), then do it.  Less recoil than a shotgun.  A .30-30 makes a good deer gun, or .30-06.

 

I just realized I'm giving advice about guns to Jaybob, JAYBOOB!  On second thought, just don't pull a Dick Cheaney.

[JSHoosier 19,913]

shoot, clean and eat.  Deer hunting is a patience game, just find a good location and enjoy your time in the field.   Bird hunting is a lot of fun, you should try it if they have good hunting grounds. 

Yeah, I don't have the patience which is probably why I've never really gotten into hunting even though I've been a few times.  That and it's early and cold.

 

I enjoy getting guns out and just doing target practice though.

[EvilleAngler 636]

Yeah, I don't have the patience which is probably why I've never really gotten into hunting even though I've been a few times.  That and it's early and cold.

 

I enjoy getting guns out and just doing target practice though.

I can fish early, but hunting deer got old...  Now using dogs for birds is fun, love watching the dogs work.

[MrYuk 208]

Hunting is a relaxing therapy session for me, I hunt squirrel and deer mostly, you want to hike and track your hunting grounds for a while to get an idea of which direction the deer are moving, find food plots and water sources, really plan your hunts

[HoosierReb01 7,511]

If you can use a rifle (in Indiana it's illegal), then do it.  Less recoil than a shotgun.  A .30-30 makes a good deer gun, or .30-06.

 

I just realized I'm giving advice about guns to Jaybob, JAYBOOB!  On second thought, just don't pull a Purdue Person Cheaney.

Its not illegal anymore, just limited to handgun cartridges that meet certain specs, basically starts at .357 and runs up around .50 caliber. Its interesting to be checking in a deer and the guy shows you the gun, a AR-15 in .458 Socom. 

[JSHoosier 19,913]

Its not illegal anymore, just limited to handgun cartridges that meet certain specs, basically starts at .357 and runs up around .50 caliber. Its interesting to be checking in a deer and the guy shows you the gun, a AR-15 in .458 Socom. 

I just checked.  I don't have any of those calibers in long gun, then again I only have 2 rifles:  a Marlin .30-30, which is a really smooth shooter, and a Remington .22

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

Hunting is a relaxing therapy session for me, I hunt squirrel and deer mostly, you want to hike and track your hunting grounds for a while to get an idea of which direction the deer are moving, find food plots and water sources, really plan your hunts

[MrYuk 208]

Best of luck to ya my man, keep me posted on your hunts!

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

How did everyone do so far?  My father-in-law got a nice doe, but brother-in-law came up empty.  The wife wasn't able to make it for the first session.  Really excited because the wife and I are looking at some houses with acreage, hopefully big enough to hunt on.  There is one house with 40 acres.... me like :) lol

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,257]

[attachment=1042:481805_132919266858348_1668227142_n.jpg] Moose season kicks off here in Alaska in a couple of weeks! I'm getting hyped so i felt i should share a "cow" i killed a couple years back

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,257]

[attachment=1043:217903_3734819373659_1168592371_n.jpg] Caribou killer!!! this is one big a@@ bull i killed a couple of years ago. ENJOY! Hope you guys get excited about the upcoming hunting season

[scots07 161]

I hunt mostly small game, but I must admit I would love to hunt Elk for the meat. It is the best of nature's bounty.

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

Alaska, send some good elk meat my way please! :)


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[mamasa 15,227]

Alaska, send some good elk meat my way please! :)<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

<br /><br />Some elk medallions with horseradish and raspberry sauce- yes, thank you!!<br /><br /><br />Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,257]

@jaybobhoosier- Sorry, we don't have ELK up here in Alaska. We only have Moose, Cabibou, Dall Sheep, Muskox, Bison, Mountain Goat, Sitka Deer, Wolf, Bear, etc. :yes:

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

[quote name="Alaska Hoosier" post="76759" timestamp="1407358733"]@jaybobhoosier- Sorry, we don't have ELK up here in Alaska. We only have Moose, Cabibou, Dall Sheep, Muskox, Bison, Mountain Goat, Sitka Deer, Wolf, Bear, etc. :yes:[/quote]

Well, send me some good food then lol


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[Crimson and Cream 5,782]

I'm a big hunter, only 21 years old so I don't have many kills to my name, but I did get my first Indiana whitetail last season. Just a 5 point, but it was a memory I'll never forget, and an exciting story to go with it. I hunt deer, coyote, and groundhog mostly, with deer hunting easily being my favorite. I'm not a patient person either, but I do love the great outdoors and the great part about hunting is you never know what you're going to see. I may have only killed 1 deer, but I have countless exciting stories I could tell about my experience hunting. Hunting is just so relaxing to me, and the feeling you get when you see a deer headed in your direction is crazy. Heart really gets pumping, hands start shaking (if it's a big buck....or it could be the cold), and your adrenaline really gets going. Bow season doesn't start for another couple months here in Indiana, and I gotta get out and practice with my crossbow I just got.