2023 Recap

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 01:35:25 PM

Here are a couple of hero pics and others from my 2023 Whitetail season. I hunted hard as I do each season. This season shooting opportunities were harder to earn than the past several. At times it seemed like I was just grinding out time waiting for them to occur. My hunting partner tagged a nice young buck in November. That gave the new e-bike and trailer its first work out. Then, with the hunting getting really tough after rifle season was over, I put a tag on a spike. I felt as much elation and joy with the harvest of the spike as I have with any mature buck I have ever harvested.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 01:36:15 PM

The e-bike getting broke in.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 01:50:28 PM

After several minutes of snort wheezes and posturing, these two guys realize they're actually friends.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 01:55:08 PM

With that settled, one walks off, and the other beds down about forty yards away from me.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 01:59:43 PM

My prized spike.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 02:00:46 PM

The final sunrise.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 02:03:09 PM

Last guy to come by. Always happy to get deer within shooting range in January. This young buck was as wired up as any deer I've had at close range. The hunting pressure really gave him an education.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 02:05:39 PM

He's also a little bit leaner than he was in this photo from late October.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 02:08:07 PM

A couple of hens from the local winter flock.

JamesD · January 09, 2024, 02:10:43 PM

Final sunset of the season

rastaman · January 09, 2024, 03:11:55 PM

Awesome pictures James! Thanks for sharing your season.

Homey88 · January 09, 2024, 06:16:29 PM

Great season!

trick00 · January 10, 2024, 12:49:50 AM

Nice James!

huckbuck · January 10, 2024, 06:51:08 AM

Way to hang in there James and Congrats to a successful season.

BruceT · January 10, 2024, 08:46:51 AM

Most interesting post I've viewed for a long time!!
Good job !!

durp · January 10, 2024, 08:51:30 AM

Spikes and forkies make some fantastic table fair...congrates

KAZ · January 11, 2024, 04:11:56 PM

Nice post James, well done

A Lex · January 17, 2024, 04:11:19 PM

Thanks heaps for that James
Thoroughly enjoyed it

Sounds like you had a really great season.
Really like your attitude to challenging hunting....

Great pictures too

Best
Lex

Wudstix · January 17, 2024, 04:15:47 PM

James;
Enjoyed the thread.

supernaut · January 18, 2024, 07:23:24 AM

Great pictures and recaps and thanks for sharing them with us. These threads are some of my very favorites.

Congratulations on a fine season!