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Author Topic: 2023 Recap  (Read 1320 times)

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2023 Recap
« on: 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.
« Last Edit: January 09, 2024, 03:03:03 PM by JamesD »
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2024, 01:36:15 PM »
The e-bike getting broke in.
« Last Edit: January 09, 2024, 01:46:57 PM by JamesD »
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2024, 01:50:28 PM »
After several minutes of snort wheezes and posturing, these two guys realize they’re actually friends.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2024, 01:55:08 PM »
With that settled, one walks off, and the other beds down about forty yards away from me.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2024, 01:59:43 PM »
My prized spike.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2024, 02:00:46 PM »
The final sunrise.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #6 on: 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.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2024, 02:05:39 PM »
He’s also a little bit leaner than he was in this photo from late October.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2024, 02:08:07 PM »
A couple of hens from the local winter flock.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2024, 02:10:43 PM »
Final sunset of the season
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2024, 03:11:55 PM »
Awesome pictures James!  Thanks for sharing your season.  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2024, 06:16:29 PM »
Great season!

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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2024, 12:49:50 AM »
Nice James!

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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2024, 06:51:08 AM »
Way to hang in there James and Congrats to a successful season.

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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2024, 08:46:51 AM »
    Most interesting post I’ve viewed for a long time!!
Good job !!
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2024, 08:51:30 AM »
Spikes and forkies make some fantastic table fair...congrates  :thumbsup:

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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2024, 04:11:56 PM »
Nice post James, well done :campfire:

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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #17 on: 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  :thumbsup:

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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #18 on: January 17, 2024, 04:15:47 PM »
James;
Enjoyed the thread.
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Re: 2023 Recap
« Reply #19 on: 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.   :campfire:


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