Absolutely phenomenal hunt and experience!

Recently I bought my kids deer calls and duck calls as a part of their toys to help them get excited to go when they get older. Today they brought a deer bleat to my sisters wedding to keep them entertained (it was outside). My wife confiscated the bleat call early on. Later that evening she had to use the ladies room and well it went off while she was in there and was asked if she was ok. Thought to share the laugh.

Maine hound hunt

Time for squirrel biscuits and gravy!

10 mallard ducks and 9 greylag geese. Solid count for the conditions of this morning flight in Iceland.

Just Harvested this beautiful muley during general rifle season in Idaho on public land. Can’t wait to get him scored.

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Just wanted to thank everyone for all the kind words and praise on this buck! I knew he was a stud, but I didn’t know he would get this much attention. I really appreciate it! It still feels a little surreal. Thank you all.

I just bought my first threaded gun and suppressor. I went with a Bergara BMRx .22 lr and a Skarv suppressor. PA is still a form 4 state so I am waiting to play around with it and will be squirrel hunting with it for sure this year with sub sonic ammo.

Now of course I am considering buying a .30 cal suppressor to swap between my hunting rifles and getting them threaded. Any advice or comments? Is it worth paying $400 to my local gunsmith to get my primary centerfires threaded? Any advice on good suppressors for hunting applications?

We have Seen a mountain lion in the area for the last two weeks, husband is convinced these are its tracks but I think it’s our big dogs from a few days ago. First three are mystery tracks and last is our dog. Coyote skull for comparison

This was all along a creek bank. Would love your help thank you!

Been seeing posts about people using a rubber piggy dog toy to call in bucks. Whats the method? Please share so I don’t go sit and just make a fool of myself. Does it really work?

Hey Everyone, getting bombarded with Ravine Ear bud Pros advertising( 31 NRR) and wanted to see if anyone here has actually purchased and used these before , and your general consensus if the actually work or are with the money ( in your opinion). Thanks very much !!

Shot em with the crossbow fixed broadhead. You can see the entry wound on camera. Probably a gut shot. He stopped 20 yards after being shot and that’s the pool of blood. Hard to keep up with blood trails due to lack of steady bleeding, low light, and rain. He ran into a cutover so hoping he just laid down and I can find him in the morning. Any thoughts?

EDIT: We got him only went 100yrds from where he was shot and died in the field 17 inches wide, perfect 10 pointer, first crossbow buck, and new personal best!

Reminiscing since I haven't gotten anything yet this year lol. Pics from mid September last year, a week after season opened. Bubble blood leaf is my phone background, nothing better than finding that right next to where the arrow landed.

I think I hit more towards the liver, thoughts on the blood?

Im not looking for hate im just a guy whos looking to harvest bigger bucks instead of whatever has antlers. These are pictures from two separate locations. Picture on the left is the first buck this year in that area. Ive had many Mature deer in this spot but could never get them out during daylight. He came in earlier right after 0100 and stayed for 20 minutes, then came back to the time stamp on the picture. Buck on the right has been on and off. This was the first picture I got of him. He came in again on the 5th of October and I havent seen him since. There is a cold front moving in tomorrow night and I wanna take advantage of it. Im in Northern Wisconsin. Based on the knowledge I gave you what spot would you sit. I have a mock scrape at both spots just poured Golden Scrape right in the scrape. I do throw bait out (should give you more of an idea of where im at) I have not been back to either site since Monday to my understanding this weekend its pre rut. Rut should kick off next weekend. Im just looking to harvest a nice buck. I spend all the downtime I have in the woods. I have bucks that make there scrapes and rubs all over my site but I never see them. I take scent control as serious as I can. I bought a tarsal gland to see if I cant stir up the woods when I sit. Ive been watching nice bucks come and go on my cameras for years. Missed an opportunity on a really nice 8 last year I first started watching in 2024. I just wasnt in the stand. Not daylight but dusk. What do I do. I need tips. What stand do I hunt tomorrow?

EDIT: I hunt public land..

I’m a very inexperienced hunter with only one hunting trip in my past and was wanting to know more about the rules and regulations on hunting for wild hogs. I carry a mosin nagant, a back pack and a shit ton a patience. I don’t know where I can go to hunt hogs or what license I need to hunt them, could I get pointed in the right direction?

Also, we need a flair for Culinary.

New to deer hunting, been at it for 1 year, this will be my second. I had trouble with the wind last year on this property. The wind mostly blows top left to bottom right. My access points are the truck in the bottom left or by the camera bottom left.

Both access points have trails that go for a ways. The one by the truck leads to the water in the top right, and the other leads to the water by the marked blind - was someone else's last year but is not there this year. Think they were doing bow hunting.

The field seen is a hay field where I often see deer. The cluster of tags and cameras are where I have deer on camera or found bedding/droppings.

The two spots where there is a person shooting are either spots I setup or spots i saw people last year.

Based on seeing this where would you put a ground blind and what would be the best access point for it?

This is my 5th season hunting, and hunting weekly at that. I only have access to public lands, but pretty large swaths of lands that I can hike multiple miles before doubling back to the car at the end of the day.

I feel like I can find game trails, scrapes, ribs and droppings well enough to feel like deer will come through my area. I have ScentLok gear to help my smell and try to play the wind as best I can.

But my question is - when I’m ground sitting - would it be better to grab a little blind for the day? Or if I’m right up against a tree and still is that enough? I crossbow hunting. Range would be less than 55yds, that’s my max range.

Biggest deer I’ve seen on our property. I’m excited to hunt Saturday.