Deer Season 2014

[dlbleak]

Dang it bobby, that sucks. Sounds like you made a valiant effort. It happens to the best.

 

[dlbleak]

Allout, Coach congrats, can't wait to see a pic

 

[Okie4570]

The guy I turkey hunt on in Woodward County has an incredible blood hound....wasn't an option though.

 

[Bulls eye]

Didnt start seeing deer til around 11am this morning. Had a doe bring a nice buck by me twice but I wasnt sure i wanted to tag out on him. Just couldnt get a good enough look at the rack. Looked like a 120-125 inch deer.

 

[Okie4570]

Drove to Seiling and back today, quit a few doe feeding here and there after first light, that's the only deer seen on the trip. No bucks, no chasing, no road kill and and took two different routes coming and going.

 

[huntemup]

With all due respect, I believe Okie gave more than 120% effort in his tracking/searching. If the deer didn't lie down and die (it doesn't appear that happened) I doubt a tracking dog would have found it either. It could have made it easier to stay on trail, but without proof (blood, leg dragging marks, jumping the deer) I would be suspect of the dog tracking abilities and would search high and low all over.

I'm guessing you've not been around too many trained tracking dogs. I wasn't questioning the OP's effort. Clearly he did the best he could or any person could for that matter. But to put human limitations on a dog that is trained for such a task is crazy talk.

BTW, I'm from NC where in many counties, Walker hounds run deer through blocks of woods where "hunters" are sitting on their dog boxes and truck tops waiting to open fire. A tracking dog is not to be confused with that sort of chaos.

I've always trained my dogs to track and have used everything from mini dachshunds and beagles to pit bulls and boxers. Always tethered.

 

[Old Fart]

I have been seeing tons of them out grazing the last couple days. Don't know if they're recovering from the last cold spell or getting ready for the next one. But they sure seemed brave.


Sent from Missile Silo 341A

 

[Thorgrim]

I got a nice mature 8 point buck this morning.....now if I only knew how to post pics from my cell phone to this page.

 

[okhunter]

I got a nice mature 8 point buck this morning.....now if I only knew how to post pics from my cell phone to this page.

Sorta figured you scored today since you were looking for a taxidermist.

 

[retrieverman]

It's been a 9 year dry spell, but my brother finally connected with a good one this evening. I don't have the "glamour shots" yet, but here's a couple pictures of him on the hoof. My son rough scored him at 157 1/4.


I guess you could say my youngest son "guided" my brother this year on his annual OK hunting trip, and he bagged a dandy after 9 years of going home empty handed.