Archery 2023 Reports

What are you referring to ?   

Theres alot of deer in waupaca, its not going to be a pick n choose buck year is what I am refereing to. 

Pulled in the driveway and this guy wouldn’t leave until his doe did. Saturday morning had a 2 yr old 8 chasing a doe in circles for 20min.  Around 7:45 a doe walk right passed me with a really nice 3yr old in tow.  Decided to let him walk.  Maybe he will survive the orange army this weekend.  Saturday evening I saw several small bucks n does milling around.  The corn is coming down this week so their patterns will change.

Jzzzzz, so we have a rough bow season, don't see many deer, and our way to improve on that in the future is to shoot any remaining deer we see?

Just curious on this technique, I thought dead deer didn't make more deer?

Not sure it ever started in Wood county.  Had 2 days of active cruising.  November 1st and last Friday,  otherwise it's just 1.5 year Olds nose to ground and and maybe a 2.5 year old just cruising through.  Have only seen 2 bucks actually chasing a doe. 
I think in my case, doe numbers are too high. No need for bucks to need to look hard to find a doe. Probably the case most places. And high 50's daytime temps doesn't help. 
Good luck and stay safe everyone 

Waupaca co: Runts done!

Sat yesterday AM and saw one spooky doe at 8am far off and that was it,  did spook up 2 walking in I could'nt see, pulled my cam card that I normally don't so its been out for over a month and had 231 pics of mostly the same 2 does at night and a few daytime pics since mid october, 1 half rack scrub 6pt, a tall 2yr old spindly 6pt and 1 pic of a nice 8 pt ,the last pic being on Nov 2nd.

Onto the pumpkin patch unfortunately for myself and I think many others If you see a deer whatever its gender you better take it . Going to be a slow season.

Goodhuntin all!

El completo by me in Lacrosse Cty. Saturday morning had a fork cruise by at 20 yards. Let it pass. Evening hunt only seen one deer at dusk out 100yrds. Big body, couldn't tell buck or doe.  Didn't see anything this morning. Passed on the evening hunt tonight. 60+ degrees, grabbed the Stihl and cleared deadfalls off the trails.
On with the long gun next weekend I guess.

Do you guys think the runt will still be going this week?

Moment of truth Thursday from my cam.  3 seconds before letting the arrow fly.  

Made it 2 hours with my 10 year old daughter today. No wind lots of squirrel  but not any deer.  Her hands and feet got cold. Wish I could sit all day today. Beautiful, cool temps.

Could've jumped on this young 6pt. He was just cruising about 80 yds parallel to his scrape line

We ran out for 1 hour last night quick, the wind noise helped us get in without spooking anything.  Ended up seeing 7 does/fawns.  One doe has 3 fawns and I'm pretty sure is the one we saw the small bucks chasing earlier....not too many does around us with 3 fawns.  No bucks following this time...maybe she is done.  None of them were that close to us, sort of skirted us at 70 yards.

Sat tonight, not a tail.  Beautiful night and great spot. Scouted it in sept.

Got it done this morning on a doe.  Will get back out tonight and hopefully have action.  Saw two fawns and this one. Went 45 yards.  

Looks like runting is in full swing, nice buck budman, way to go everyone who has scored this year, keep the pics coming gets me fired up for deer camp........