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No complaints here.
I did something I never thought that I would, missed the opening early MZ weekend[hot & wet].
Otherwise everything was as normal as could be for us.
Deer sightings were normal, plenty of good deer seen, a few shot.
Still getting pics of a couple of decent bucks for next year too.

We had a good season, killed a bunch of deer and a few good bucks.

Shot my best buck in about 6 years, so can't complain. But, that's not saying much after 5 years of spikes and forks. haha. Really funky rack so it will make a sweet euro mount
. Lots of venison every year, and that is what matters. And I told good friends of ours that I would get them a nice doe, and the last day I hunted, did that.

It was very good for all in the group I hunt with. All of us filled our buck tags.

Still going here. Less kills overall this year because WLF shut the parish we are in down on corn and protein feeders. BUT the quality bucks we have seen has been pretty solid.
I personally killed my best thus far, so I'm partial to this year.

Pretty good so far. A buck and two does in Alabama and a buck in Ohio. Best thing is the rut hasnt even started in our area of Alabama. Heading up there on the 19th thru the 31st of this month. I might stay longer if the rut is late kicking in. Season ends around Feb 10th.

Some folks mediocre season would be a great season here in NH. I saw just one deer in the first three+ weeks of the season, then finally got lucky the day before Thanksgiving. No acorns in the woods at all so I think the deer were staying closer to the fields away from where I hunt.

as i get older " now 69 " all deer seasons are wonderful as far as rating my deer season 6 out of 10 this year in Minnesota ,i don`t rate deer seasons by how many tags are filled ,its by how many deer i see each year ,i enjoy watching deer more than shooting a deer.

Also 69, I like being out there watching it get daylight.

during rut i stay in the stand from before daylight tell after sunset bring food and fluids with pee jug too ! its just a great time to be alone hunting unless grandson wants to go then we take breaks.

Good season in the northwestern corner of NC. Lots of acorns in the woods plus the neighbors feed. And we do as well on some stands along with keeping mineral blocks available. Made for some fat deer. Shot my largest bodied ever the first week of ML season. A 7 pt that weighed 210. 8 days later shot a 170 lb 8 pt. Both had ham fat and more internally. We shoot few does so my season was over in 10 days.

Wife hunted hard but was snakebit on bucks. She absolutely will NOT shoot a doe so had a bunch of them, spikes, 3 pt or 2, constantly coming by. Finally after many cold hours on stand she got a nice buck the Monday before Christmas on what we thought would be the last hunt of the year. One shot from her Death Ray (A-Bolt Micro 7-08) did it. Just under 16” spread 8 pt. He was over 160 lbs but was half as fat as the bucks I shot. Chasing females takes fat.

Son shot an 8 his first day out, son n law had never hunted but has the bug. He and my son were together in a popup and shot 3 does bang bang bang. Sons friend we watched grow up came up for a day to make his first hunt as well and got a big spike that needed killin. Weighed something like 135 with bladed spikes. Good kid. Navy vet, fireman/emt, wife and baby girl. Was thrilled for him.

We were blessed indeed. Lots of color in the skies and in the trees. Prayed together before the hunts mostly for safety and to see with our spirit not just with our eyes. Turned out well. Hope to get this Blood Moon Season more organized and post here with pictures later on.

Didn’t see a deer during the Pa rifle season and only one hunter in the woods. Did tag a small buck with the flintlock (my first kill with it) and saw two other deer. Have this weekend yet.

Dale

I thought my Rifle season was bad. I saw 5. Two were in Sullivan where I hunted the first week and three in Berks where I was the second week. But you got a buck so you're that much better off than me!

Pretty good. I got cancelled for my WV hunt but then a friend offered to let me tag along with him locally.

I shot a big doe this week from his blind and filled the freezer.

I am grateful and wife was super happy.

So it was a good season

I would rate it "interesting." I was not successful in punching my tag. I applied for a hunt in an area an awkward distance away. Not quite far enough to force me to camp, far enough to be a pain to make the drive from home each day. This lead to me only hunting about half of the available days, maybe 25% of the total days. It's a familiar area so no scouting was needed, I just needed to cross paths with a legal buck during legal hours in a legal spot. Didn't happen. No regrets .. glad I tried. I will probably try again some future year.

My worest, bow season ever, saw one small spike, all season. Was hot, than wet. Rifle saw alot of deer opening day, finely shot a big 8 in the afternoon. Saw one other deer and that was it. Had surgery on top of my shoulder, so kinda ended season for me! Out of 10 hunters only 4 of us got bucks we all were going to shoot a doe ,but none were seen after the 1st few days.

It was so-so.

I shot a Kansas buck opening day, September 12th, and then spent the next 3 and 1/2 months regretting having pulled the trigger so soon.

I did bow and gun hunt Missouri quite a bit, and saw dozens of bucks, but few shooters, and didn't punch a tag.

Great season. Spent time in the ground blind with four of my five kids, filled tags with a big doe and my oldest daughter's biggest buck, two shots, two dead deer, and I got to kill a deer with my new to me XP100 in .350 Remington Magnum. Had a great time!

Very few people around here filled a tag this year. Too many cougars and bears. Bucks up high are getting scarce with most deer hanging down low in neighborhoods away from predators. I got lucky and found a nice buck running with a smaller one.

The Rifle Opener was one of the most gawdawful affairs we've had. It poured rain all morning. Still, #2 son, managed to nail a nice buck in the worst of it. The rest of the rifle season was colder than usual. We each got a buck, but barely saw a deer besides that.

Despite all that, it was good to be out. Considering what had gone down in the previous months, it was good enough just to be.