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About 48 at the widest, yielded ~500lb. About 20 miles “north” of dry bay, Alaska. Was part of the federal subsistence hunt, so I couldn’t pull the trigger as I’m non-rural. Assisted my brother in the hunt.

Started at 5am, not a cloud in the sky. The first cold snap was that night, and we had seen lots of droppings and activity in the meadows surrounding the cabin. Scouted a meadow close to the cabin across the airstrip as I had seen a hindquarter dart into the treeline, but we couldn’t bring him back out.

Went further into the meadow past the treeline at the end of the airstrip, and called the bull in. Downed him at about 11am. I did a load on the jetsled of two quarters (about 300~ pounds) a mile back to the cabin across knee high to chest high alder. Got back to the killsite with both guys still working, about 3 hours after I departed. Had enough time to work the ribs and hoist the head and a quarter high into the treeline. Still bagging the meat, I watched the moonrise and thought to myself: “fuck”.

Didn’t have enough blocks to hoist the hide, so we made the decision to leave it on the ground. The first goddamnit moment. I watched my brother put a quarter and a few bags of meat on the jetsled, didn’t say shit, and let him try to pull it. We had to try. I was so gassed from the first load and I had a bag full of meat in my pack. He made it about 500 feet and we had to ditch the quarter under a tree on the ground. Second goddamnit moment.

Our third party member went out ahead, as he was able to work his rifle with his pack. I walked behind my brother as he worked the sled still, minus one quarter, but probably still 200~ pounds on the sled. Pacing him as we had wolves every night around the camp and a massive brown bear that was on a kill site the entire time we were there, close to base camp. I had a brown bear tag but fuck man, I didn’t want to also have to skin that.

We made it another 1000 ish feet, and it was now pitch black and raining. Lost contact with the guy who went out ahead, and he had lost his way. We regrouped, cut into some spruce, and hung the bags 20ish feet up the tree and prayed to god it was all there in the morning.

And wouldn’t you know. Bags of meat in the tree was still there the next morning. Hell, the quarter on the ground we ditched was still there too. Untouched. Hide was untouched. Not even the gut pile was touched.

We got lucky for sure.

The next morning, hauled the rest of the meat out, the hide spent another night in the field, and then I hauled the hide out the morning we flew out.

And oh, yeah. I didn’t tell the guys about the pair of eyes I saw in the treeline while I was watching them maneuver the jetsled. I had my redhawk and 357 on me. All good. I told them the next morning as the tension had eased. LOL!

One for the books.

Thankful to live in Alaska, and hunt on the Yakutat lands I grew up on.

Lots of full bellies in the community because of this moose.

Blessed.

Shot my very first deer (doe) during rifle weekend before rifle season officially starts in a couple weeks. Got some beginners luck with a 50 yard shot, broadside. She immediately fell down and it was a very lethal humane shot, which made me happy. Now just waiting for the processor to give me a call.

State: Georgia
Weapon: Ruger American Gen 2 chambered in .308

I put a camera out on some land and saw a handful of really nice bucks, but this is only one I can think about. I called game and fish and there haven’t been any CWD cases in this county or the ones surrounding it, so I’m kind of ruling out CWD.

Has anyone seen anything like this before? I feel bad for him but I also don’t want to waste a tag on him (assuming he makes it another few weeks)

Located in Arkansas if that matters

Edit: I honestly don’t think he’ll make it to modern gun, he’s barely going to make it to alternative at this rate.

Four months ago I posted here after buying my first compound bow. I had no idea if I’d actually be able to take a deer with it.

Today, I did.

First deer. First bow kill. Four months of shooting, learning, missing, improving, and trying to figure this whole thing out.

Huge thanks to everyone who gave me advice on that first post. You guys probably don't realize it, but some of those comments stuck with me.

Still a beginner, still a lot to learn, but damn, what a way to start.

Having never been whitetail hunting outside of New England this was a different world, so many deer! largest deer I’ve tagged, absolutely ecstatic!

Might have found my new addiction.

Luckily this happened late in the morning instead of first thing. Somehow always manage to drop something out of the stand.

I have inherited several nice hunting rifles, but I wanted to put something together that was truly "mine". I picked up the Glenfield Model A early this year and have been working on it a bit at a time. I wanted something that was cheap enough that if I break it while hunting nothing will be hard to replace.

I’m not new to turkey hunting but was wondering if I could substitute camo pants for some solids in earth tones. The general consensus online is on each end from “you must be covered in camo” to “I shot them in a white t-shirt and blue jeans” wanted to get some other perspective on it.

I’m new to deer hunting. I’m near Eugene Oregon so I’ll be trying shotgun creek and the coastal range. Are there good-sized bucks in these areas? Just curious what I should realistically expect to see while hunting around here.

This is a blood trail of a doe I shot a year ago. Weigh in, I’m curious where you all think I hit this deer and what you think the outcome was. The start of the blood trail was about 20 yards from initial impact. I waited for it to get dark before trailing. Here are a few sample pics of what the trail looked like. Apologies for no picture of the arrow. The fletchings were coated in blood and it was a full pass through.

Got this incredible pronghorn down in the Texas Panhandle yesterday, easily the craziest one I've seen so far with how his horns grew in. Managed to get up on him and four does around midday and got to 365 yards to take the shot. I'm just about through the meat from my previous antelope so I'm pumped to have some more meat in the freezer!

I had tried washing them warm and using a lint roller. This is the current condition.

I Shot this with a crossbow. It only went 40 yards and laid down and didn’t die. No blood trail anywhere. I left it sit for 1 hour.

I shot it again and it died instantly.

Just wanted to share my experience and wonder if anyone has had similar experience. Shot a buck tonight, tracked it 2 hours later, NO BLOOD AT ALL, and found him 20-30 yards away in some tall grass. Very minor blood in its final bed area. Maybe 1/2 cup. While gutting I noticed I single lunged him and liver shot him. I just can’t believe there wasn’t any blood Anywhere between the shot and where he finally laid. First buck, third deer, first time finding a dead deer that didn’t bleed.

My first idea was some jerky, but got told that jerky doesn’t work with canned venison and as far as other snacks, I really can’t think of anything else I could make easily for a tasty little hunting snack.

I’ve never used canned venison before so I’m very intrigued to see what yall have done! Thanks in advance

You think it will be dead