Congratulations !

      Congrats to you all!
Finding it real slow in the Manistee National Forest this Fall.  Plenty of too warm days for great hunting, but sure enjoy being out here for the hunts.  Your Michigan deer kills will hopefully turn the tide for me.

Congrats to you and your son, Roger!

Congratulations Roger . Looks like some mighty BIG TIMES have been had my friend. For us meat hunters & meat eaters that is about as good as it gets   


Congratulations my friend and enjoy the many gifts given.....I suppose it was all that camo paint over those fine bows that helped seal the deal eh ;^))  Congratulations !

Quote from: RIVERWOLF on November 11, 2022, 10:29:00 AM
Congratulations Roger . Looks like some mighty BIG TIMES have been had my friend. For us meat hunters & meat eaters that is about as good as it gets   


Congratulations my friend and enjoy the many gifts given.....I suppose it was all that camo paint over those fine bows that helped seal the deal eh ;^))  Congratulations !

Krylon F :biglaugh:orever!

Great...I like it...

Nice job on a very successful season.

When a hunter turns an arrow loose at a deer that deer is the best deer in the world at that moment,so be proud of all of them because the way we hunt means that we are really good hunters to get close enough to get it done the way we do it.Guess I am saying anything killed with a stickbow is a true trophy.

Congratulations on some fine critters.

You Done Good....Really Good!

Glad to see canned deer! That was a childhood favorite of mine.

It sure is nice seeing all these hunting threads.👍

Quote from: Roger Norris on November 07, 2022, 06:45:12 AM
Well my son and son in law both killed absolute monsters yesterday. No pics because they were compound kills. Very proud of them both, and particularly of my son Danny. He doesn't really need the old man any more . He scouted a state land spot within walking distance of his house, and got it done. A real bruiser of a 10 point. Honestly, it is the biggest bodied deer I have been involved with.

I was in a tree on a farm north of him when he texted "I just hit a monster!". I had 9 does in front of me at the time....but I called him anyway. The does never spooked during our entire whispered conversation. He was a little concerned about the hit being too far forward, but he had his arrow. I told him to walk back to the house and make coffee, I would be there in an hour. I dawdled and got there slowly....I HATE pushing deer too early.

When I got there we snuck in to the spot as if we were stillhunting. His nervousness about shot placement had me thinking the worst. At the impact spot, there was fat, meat, and just a drop of blood. The arrow was bloody but waxy...I really thought it was going to be a long day.

We slowly went 20 yards more, and then found a massive pool of blood. From there, it looked like someone had a spray bottle and was marking a trail. But it kept going. After awhile, Danny checked his GPS and we had gone about 100 yards from the impact site. Too far. We stopped, sat down, and started trying to burn 30 minutes so as not to push the deer. We both have a habit of glassing with binoculars while on the blood trail. So we sat there and picked apart the brush with our eyes.

We both saw it at the same time. A massive hulk of deer hide and antlers. Danny put an arrow on his bow and stalked in, but it was unnecessary. That deer had been dead for 2 hours. It was already stiffening up. Danny had made a bad shot...but it was a miraculous double lung IN FRONT of the shoulders. The body of this deer was so big it took both of us to field dress him, it was a challenge just moving him around. Dragging was a nightmare...uphill and black muck. My son is 32, tip top shape, and it was all he could do....I helped but barely. It was an awesome day!

Great story Roger!!  Congratulations to both of you!!!