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It's that time of year it's the Official 2017-2018 Mississippi hunting season photo and story page.
Food plots are planted, stands are set and the guys up North have begun their season (September 30th opener).
Us Southern Boys and Gals get started on the 14th, so post up your stories and photo :clapper:
Stinks dont it ya cant post what ya cant kill :banghead:
I killed a doe opening afternoon, but of course I don't know how to post pics...don't have very good ones anyway. Used my Black Onyx ILF with 51# wood/glass limbs, and a Simmons Treeshark.
Congrats Kyle!
Sent you a PM
Congrats jk !!
Here a pic of Kyle's nice doe, congrats again!
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Congrats Kyle!
Good kill.
Thanks guys!
Good job jkm! I've shot a raccoon and let a few little bucks walk but nothing else.
Kyle, we'll expect a story with each pic. Doe or not a trad kill deserves attention to detail! Congrats
congrats
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Kyle, we'll expect a story with each pic. Doe or not a trad kill deserves attention to detail! Congrats
Lol, not a lot to tell really. I hunted a little acorn flat between two bedding areas that morning, expecting to catch a few filtering through. But I got shut out.
I didn't really have a better option for the northerly wind that evening (early season I had been scouting spots expecting a southerly wind) so I decided to go back, not expecting much.
About 6:30 I saw the deer pop over a ridge, and she came right to me, beginning to browse for acorns about 30 yards out, and staying in close for the next several minutes, though I could never get a shot...either out of my range (20 and umber for me) or at a bad angle.
Finally she walked under my tree, so I shifted my feet hoping to find a shot as she angled away. She got broadside at about ten yards, but as I came to full draw she took a couple steps, quartering away, so adjusted and let the goldtip and Simmons head fly, the arrow entering around the last rib and lodging in the off shoulder.
She made a mad dash for about 50 yards and crashed.
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Got my first 3 hunts in this week without seeing a deer. My little white oak stand isn't dropping acorns yet and my morning ground sit on Saturday produced barely a songbird.
I did have a beautiful evening last night despite the sauna-like humidity but the only sign of deer was the one blowing at me from upwind due to a traitorously sinking thermal.
All that aside, it's pure bliss to be in the deer woods again. Sure looking forward to some cooler weather though...
This tropical humidity is awful. I probably won't hunt again until it cools down, just scout some instead.
Nate hopefully put some food on the ground. I'll be within 15 yards of two mature Swamp chestnut oaks that are loaded. No skeeters Saturday when I went in to hang my stand. I typically carry my stand in when I hunt but had an irresistible urge to get in the woods. :jumper:
Possum, ahem...Scout hope your reconnaissance missions pay off this time unlike the ones you did when we had "Hope".
Me too jk. I went opening morning to hunt but nothing to hunt. Scouted and didn't find much. Haven't been back. Will go back when the hi is in the 70's
I got out the evening of the opener and sat in a bottom with a few white oaks, don't think they were dropping yeti. All I saw was a coon. Congrats on the kill Kyle!
I've took a 218 pound hog and a doe with my Black Widow recurve last week...but like the others I really don't know who to post pictures now that I can't use photobucket.
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This is Stringwacker's hog. He shot it with Blackwidow recurve and a vintage Bear Razorhead.
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Also, big doe that Stringwacker killed. Same Blackwidow recurve and a old Bear Razorhead. Good job Mark, you are starting off to a good year.
9/30-I shot a doe opening day, but didn't get a pass through. A friend had a $5 dog who was more like a $1 dog and wasn't any help. Found the snapped portion of arrow with good blood, but could not find a drop of it on the ground. Looked for hours in a thicket you can barely crawl through but came up empty.
I shoot 32" arrows and it snapped at 21" so I know there's 11"+broadhead in her. I believe the backside shoulder stopped the arrow, plugged her up, and she bled out internally. It hurts having the opportunity to get a deer close enough, taking its life, and then not being able to find it and use the meat...
10/7- Had two does at 10 yards. They snuck up on me with the drizzle and wet leaves. They ended up getting spooked by some squirrels on the other side of the ridge running around going nuts and never offered me a broadside shot. They sure got my heart rate up when I turned my head and they were on top of me. Maybe next time.
Hope y'all have a great season!
Sorry the dog didn't pan out. If your on Facebook they have a couple of dog groups for hunters. Just post up your county and they will send somebody out. They have tracking and catch dogs.
Congrats Mark, some fine looking deer and hog!
Well today was opening day for us Southeastern region boys and gals and it was Hot!
Hunted the morning and evening and was pretty much uneventful. A few Squirrels and birds in the morning, no deer seen.
This evening after climbing back in my lock on and absolutely drenched from the short 1/4 mile in, in the high 80's Hot!
Nothing moving till about 1730 I heard a rushing sound coming in from my downwind side, and lo and behold there come 2 boar Hogs (assuming). Both about 100# each, stopped after I reached for my bow and the lead began to sniff and sneeze.
After about the third time he turned and ambled off taking his friend with him :banghead:
This was a major surprise as after about 9-10 years of hunting this land i've never seen any Hogs or any sign :dunno:
3-4 years back one of the guys who had permission to hunt killed a sow that weighed 350# but other than that nothing.
Hopefully they'll return and i'll have another chance at them.
I give up trying to post photo, they won't resize
Thats a nice bear! I'm sure it wasn't in Mississippi, but you never know...lol!
oops, a few miles north
Oxford?
Weather looks nice the next few days, hopefully someone will see some movement.
I had two does within 15 yards yesterday afternoon, but I passed them up. Nice to see some movement.
I am new here to tradgang and haven't really posted anything. But I am from south Ms and got lucky killing a young doe opening morning. I shot her 10 minutes after daylight so if was a short hunt. My shot was high but it did the job. I shot her with my 47# Black Widow PSAII and a 4 blade 160 grain Zwickey Eskimo. I have pics but do not know how to post them.
Welcome and congrats on your doe. I think most people use a photo loading site and then place it here. Since photobucket went nuts I have yet to find a site I can use tho.
Congrats again Chris!
Picture of Chris good looking deer!
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Thanks John for loading the picture. I am not very good at keeping up with forums, but I plan to keep up with this one since it is MS related. Lord willing I will be able to contribute another kill picture or two before seasons end.
I am also hoping to stay in touch here and possibly meet up with some of you guys at some 3D shoots next spring and summer. Having just recently gotten serious about shooting traditional , I think I am looking forward to some 3D shoots as I have hunting.
Where are you in MS Chris?
The prespring fling in Tanehill Alabama is a great shoot, and this is the last year. I'm gonna try to make it.
Congrats fellas!
I live in the Kiln which is the bottom of the map in Hancock county. I really want to make that one I've read a lot about it.
I've been twice, lots of fun each time.
You can always get Brett Favre to give you some instinctive lessons. Lol. Jk of course. Your close to a lot of pigs down that way. Now if we can just get the law to change so we can hunt them.
Congrats chris
congrats fellas , well done
BOHO I've live here all my life and never laid eyes on the man ha. But speaking of hogs you are right they are everywhere. I actually killed one about 50 pounds with my 22 rifle when squirrel season opened. Shot 2 more but needed a bigger gun or better shooter. As soon as I get a chance I plan to do some stalking with my recurve.
Man yea. Tons of fun there. I'm lucky that our lease doesn't have hogs, yet. When we do tho I'm gonna be on em like white on rice. Whats your set up ?
Right now I'm shooting a 47# black widow PSAII with some 400 spine Eastons and 160 grain Zwickey Eskimos.
Everyone says my arrows should be stiff bit they bareshaft perfect and shoot straight. I'm pretty new to it but after a few
Months of practicing religiously I feel confident to 20 yards.
As far as hunting I have a few small blocks of woods around home to hunt but I also have a camp in north ms. I just had a baby Monday so my time on the woods will be limited.
I am looking forward to a season of nothing but traditional hunting. I have not touched my compound since last December and the last shot was to kill a big doe.
Chris,
You've done really well in your first season back in trad!
I went this afternoon and moved a lock on to a hot feed tree and felt like it may be chance to see some deer.
But I made too much noisy in getting the stand down from one location and moving and setting up in the new tree, probably spooked everything.
Sounds like an awesome set up to me man. Congrats on the new baby !! Hope your able to whack another one soon.
What kind of oak did you find dropping South? Our water oaks didn't make this year and it's a little early for our whites to start. We may have some southern reds dropping now. Will get to go scout next weekend. Can't wait to get my new little river in the woods to do some scouting and stumping.
Tom,
Our White Oaks are dropping now and with the squirrels moving among them giving the acorns an assist it sounded like a slow drizzly rain.
I thought for sure those deer wouldn't be able to resist the dinner bell, but too much activity by me messed it up.
That's too bad but I bet you'll get one next time. You need to break that toelke in right !! I'm gonna go this coming Saturday and see what's been going on down at the camp. Just talked to the pres and he found a 3 ft + scrape about 40 yards from my camera. Hope I got a pic of him !!
I hung a loc on Sunday evening by my parents house. I have killed numerous deer there over the years but the past few have been really bad. Land being cleared and people moving in have ruined some nice hunting. But I hung the stand in hopes of getting in the woods more this year, but there are still a few deer around. My dad had a big doe in his yard Saturday. I hope to get a shot at one there for old times sake.
This latest cool snap has me thinking of cold mornings with mist rising from the swamp. I'm beginning to get that old and familiar longing to slip around in the woods and shoot un suspecting woodland creatures with sharp sticks.
I was extremely fortunate Saturday afternoon!
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I was hoping you'd post this one up here, Caleb. Gorgeous deer, congrats!
Nice! What a beauty. Congrats.
Caleb!!! That's nice, congratulations!!!
Thanks guys! I know the guys that saw it on the bull know the story but I'm super proud of him. I pulled a Swinestalker and killed him out of a natural ground blind on public ground :D
That's a beast!!!
Good shootin!
Tim B
Good One Caleb, Congrats!
Congrats Caleb! Congrats to all
Sorry I'm late to the party.
Congrats to everyone who has had success so far!
I've been out a few times and I've only seen a single small buck and let him walk. Nothing else worth shooting.
This weather is getting right though!
I'm glad to see that people are having success throughout the state. I have hunted a couple of days so far, but no success. I had one ground hunt where I saw a doe that just wasn't close enough(about 25 yards) and then had a young buck walk by within 10 yards. I will be giving it another shot on public land this weekend.
Awesome buck Caleb. Congratulated you on fb but that buck deserves another one here !!! So happy for you man. Congrats again !!!
What a stud congratulations Caleb
Congrats Caleb, awesome buck!
Congrats on a fine one Caleb and from the ground makes it even more special!
Front comin thru Vicksburg right now. Wind has switched and it's down to 50 now. Should be a great weekend. Good luck all and be safe. Can't wait to see some pics
Guess y'all had the same luck I did. Saw 4 tho so I'm happy. Good luck this weekend. Hope for pics and don't forget your orange. Youth gun starts tomorrow.
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Guess y'all had the same luck I did. Saw 4 tho so I'm happy. Good luck this weekend. Hope for pics and don't forget your orange. Youth gun starts tomorrow.
I saw 3 doe last Saturday, but I didn't get a shot. It was a very nice day though. I don't think I will get a chance to go this weekend, but good luck to all that do.
Hunted this morning at a feed tree I thought was hot :dunno: all the sign said "Hot" but the only thing hot is me and the temps :(
I got to the stand around 0730 and stayed till 1130 due to the full moon, but saw nothing again.
Put fertilizer on the food plots from 1230 to 1500 and then clean up and hunted another Ground blind over one of the plots that was good for the S,SE.
I have spent about 20 hours in stands and Ground blinds and have seen all of 2 hogs so far.
There are deer on the property and the sign is there, but the deer are not at my spots.
Yeah it's been so hot I think all the deer are moving at night or very late in the evening. Travel corridors near bedding will be best in this heat. They aren't getting to feed until after dark. That's my assumption of course.
I agree Jon. If the sign is there you know deer are coming. Just always at night. I had a theory if a place had hogs you would get more daytime movement fromdeer trying to beat them to the food. Guess I was wrong on that one too. Lol. I'm going scouting tomorrow. May be to hot for me to stay and hunt. Unless I find something good. Guy killed a doe in our biggest plot today. That makes two does for our camp this year. One with a Xbow and one with a hoyt compound. Hope I can get on the board soon.
Good luck Tom! Hope you get one man.
Thanks Jon !! You too man. I did a fair amount of walking this am but didn't find much. I did get a set up done for pre rut and rut. Ground hunt with the bow so we will see how that works out. A big flat I wanted to scout didn't pan out. That tornado took out a lot of trees on it early May. All the rain we have had and man has it grown up over there. Way to thick for me to even attempt to walk it. Great bedding cover tho. Hope to find a good trail or two going into or out of it soon when they start moving more.
Me and Possum Head, hunted a little dead lake off the Pascagoula river.
We had plan to sit from 1200 to around 3pm but my phone had no signal so when Possum got down he couldn't reach me so not to disturb me he climbed back up.
So I sat from 12pm till dark! Too long of time for these old bones to stand or sit on a postage stamp.
Possum seen a fawn, I seen the usual, nothing!
I've done that a couple times and it took the fun out of it for me. Sat one day after a front from 10 am til dark. By the time dark came I was so happy to see it. Lol. I was miserable. Never happen again.
When I was a younger bowhunter/hunter I would climb and sit from sunup till dark. Didn't know any better and back then did all those bathroom rituals in the bottle etc, etc.... :readit:
Anybody with it on this :bigsmyl:
During the rut I'm good for an all dayer if it feels right. But not if it's 82 degrees :banghead:
Looks like the next few days is gonna be good. I get Friday off so I'm gonna go pester some deer hopefully. I'll post up some pics Sunday if I have any worth sharing. good luck guys
Good luck gents.
Looks like I'm done until after Thanksgiving. Heading up to Nebraska for work next week until the day before Thanksgiving.
Good luck Jon on work, and be safe!
Hope y'all had some good luck this weekend. Deer were moving everywhere at my camp. White oaks were finally starting to drop and the deer are starting to find em. Plots are covered up with tracks but I haven't seen but a couple scrapes and no fresh rubs. Guess it's a little too soon.
We had camp meeting at church this week and weekend so my hunting was limited.
What little I did was the same, zero action!
By this time last year I had seen 11 deer on the private land and had taken a Buck and Doe.
I have seen no deer from a stand or ground blind so far this year, very unusual.
The land holds deer, and theres plenty of sign just can't figure out whats up.
I'm hunting same areas as the past, playing the wind etc... but the deer are just a lot smarter then me this year.
A doe and this rooter with my 56" Swamprooter Recurve
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Good looking hog there Joey!
Good looking hog there Joey!
Congrats. Hope you kill a hundred more of those nasty jokers. We don't have em where we are. Thank goodness
Buddy of mine was the only one at camp this am. Saw 7 and got a doe. Great mornin for us cause most of the time we may see 1 or 2 or none. Hope y'all had success this weekend. I didn't see a thing yesterday am but did find a spot I think I can kill one on the ground with my ghillie and my 45# little river. Lord knows I gotta get close to kill one with my Longbow. Lol
I haven't been out much yet, killed the doe opening day and a small 6pt in late October. I'm hoping to get my pre-rut scouting in this week and hang a few stands, set a couple of blinds.
I'm still up in Nebraska until Wednesday. Flying home Wednesday. The wife is picking me up at the airport and we are heading to Louisiana to be with family for Thanksgiving. But, come the weekend, I'll be in a tree... or on the ground... somewhere in the woods!
TTT
For Joebuck, he has killed two really nice bucks the last couple days!
He posted pics on the Mississippi forum.
Hoping he see this and adds the pics here as well.
Fantastic !! Congrats to him. I had a couple pics of chasing on my camera from last week but just two year olds getting excited. Lol. Was glad that most of my pics were daytime pics and also most were bucks. Promising.
I took this doe last weekend from a new stand location. A 15 yard shot resulted in a short recovery.
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OK........you twisted my mouse South MS.!!!
Cliff notes; Buck chasing doe under my stand. Missed him at 7 and he trotted to 17yds looking out in woods ( those Silver Flames XXL are loud and confusing when they hit a muscadine vine). 2nd arrow pinned wheeled at 17. Pass through high lung. Stand was 10 feet high tuck between a split water oak trunk. According to Gaia app... buck ran 1002 feet. Blood trail solid from impact spot.. blood out entrance and exit and nose dropping. Hot doe stayed around me for 90 minutes after shot...poor girl....grossed 165" 240lbs and 5.5 years old.. 6x5......
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Great buck Joey and appreciate the story!
What about that wide 7 Point, and we're you in your tree sling?
I need to get to some better woods! I've seen 1 doe and 2 hogs in a month and a half
Congrats Mark. Great shot and doe.
Congrats Joey !! Great buck man.
Excuse me Mark I meant to mention you as well
Nice work men :clapper:
Congrats guys!
Well after complaining of seeing no deer, late this evening had 2 small ones in the green field I had made a small hide beside.
At 1716 they came in and milled around on the far end, while I willed them in closer right as legal shooting time was expiring one moved into one of my cut out holes in the Yopons and I slowly drew till about 4" shy of full anchor and .....released :knothead: :banghead: shooting just under the deer!
Why does TP have to rise up at the least favorable time :confused:
Well there always tomorrow :pray: :biglaugh:
You should probably just turn the bow on yourself and end the agony. But before doing so will your new Toelke to yours truly :laughing:
You must be in bed already as it appears your dreaming :goldtooth:
Beautiful buck, Joey.
So frustrating but I've been there. I've probably mentioned it but get outside in front of your target and draw and hold at full draw and let down. Don't shoot. Keep drawing and holding a one letting down. Do it at least a few days and see what happens.