Thread: Bow Season

Let him grow another year. He'll be a lot better next year.

Dont give up Bigby. Keep after him

Holy Smokes, Bigby! Heck of a rack on that critter.
Keep after 'em and post up some pics when you bring him down.

Originally Posted by bwillaub

Let him grow another year. He'll be a lot better next year.

nice rack on a medium body, that's another year in the making, but after sitting in a tree all morning/day, easier said than done.

good luck to all and safe hunting.

Guess I spent too many years hunting those Cornfed monsters in Illinois. That one still looks like a non-shooter to me.

Originally Posted by bwillaub

Guess I spent too many years hunting those Cornfed monsters in Illinois. That one still looks like a non-shooter to me.

Then you should have to come down and hunt southern Missouri. They would look just like new borns to you.

Originally Posted by WantinCrappie

Then you should have to come down and hunt southern Missouri. They would look just like new borns to you.

I grew up in Alabama, so I feel your pain. The deer didn't get very big down there either. I was spoiled in the 22 yrs I lived in Illinois. I had 3 great farms I could hunt. I harvested 4 deer that weighed over 200# field dressed.
Here is a pic of one of them. He was only 2 1/2 yrs old! Just an 8 pointer but a real bruiser.

Bob that is one nice deer! LOL if we get one down here in South Missouri like that we have to catch him in North Missouri then haul him down here and shoot him.

Did you take a look at what mom and dads, neighbors daughter inlaw got a couple of years ago? She got it about a quarter mile from one of my deer stands. I posted the link:

Trophy Whitetail Missouri Deer

Scoring 161 3/8 inches as a Boone and Crockett typical 8 pointer.

Normally for Hickory County if you get a deer that field dresses in the 150 to160 pound range you have a big deer for the area. Normally up in Benton County around Truman lake the deer are larger.

BOB YOU SAID THE MAGIC WORD "CORNFED". THE BEST I EVER GOT DOWN AT THE FARM WAS A SMALL 10 POINT WHICH SCORED 119 5/8 AND WEIGHED ONLY 134 POUNDS FIELD DRESSED. KIND OF HARD TO PUT MUCH SIZE ON THEM WHEN THERE IS NO CROPS FOR THEM TO FEED ON. AND YOU SURE KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET FAT ON FESCUE OR HICKORY NUTS. AND WE SEEM TO HAVE WAY TOO MANY DOES. THE BIG GUYS ARE VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN IF YOU CAN FIND THEM. AND I AM NEVER THAT LUCKY DURING FIREARMS SEASON. BUT THEY ARE THERE IF YOU WANT TO WAIT, WAIT AND WAIT.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS BUCK TAKEN LESS THAN QUARTER MILE FROM MOM AND DADS FARM. AKA RIGHT OVER THE FENCE ON NEIGHBORS PLACE! NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER INLAW GOT LUCKY!

Trophy Whitetail Missouri Deer

Our corn is still standing but the neighbors' cornfields are bare now. I hope to get a BIG boy this year! We saw several wall hangers after season was over. :p But I can't manage to draw my bow when he's standing close enough. I get too shook up. Let him go out of sight and I can. LMBO...... I'll wait for the firearms season. I CAN pull the trigger when he's standing there.

Good luck all.