Ya the fishing is incredible here. The hunting isn’t too bad once you get over the idea of sharing the woods with bears, panthers, gators, venomous snakes, and the skunk ape. With all that being said the worst part is how thick the underbrush is!
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How many deer have you killed?
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Ya the fishing is incredible here. The hunting isn’t too bad once you get over the idea of sharing the woods with bears, panthers, gators, venomous snakes, and the skunk ape. With all that being said the worst part is how thick the underbrush is!
How old are you: 29
When did you start: I started deer hunting when I was 10, with a single shot 410.
How many seasons: 16, starting this Saturday will be 17.
Where do you generally hunt: Only hunted Ohio, hunted in 4 different counties. Killed in 3. Last year was my first time on public land.
How many deer have you killed: 12, usually only kill one a year. Doubled in gun season once.
When did you start: I started deer hunting when I was 10, with a single shot 410.
How many seasons: 16, starting this Saturday will be 17.
Where do you generally hunt: Only hunted Ohio, hunted in 4 different counties. Killed in 3. Last year was my first time on public land.
How many deer have you killed: 12, usually only kill one a year. Doubled in gun season once.
How old are you: 44
When did you start: I started deer hunting when I was 15, with a 243
How many seasons: 29
Where do you generally hunt: Hunted Virginia public/permission for 4 years than Alabama private for the rest of the time. Started hunting Public land some 2 years ago but still hunt private
How many deer have you killed: cant remember but 10-12 bucks probably and lots of does.
When did you start: I started deer hunting when I was 15, with a 243
How many seasons: 29
Where do you generally hunt: Hunted Virginia public/permission for 4 years than Alabama private for the rest of the time. Started hunting Public land some 2 years ago but still hunt private
How many deer have you killed: cant remember but 10-12 bucks probably and lots of does.
Back to the top she goes
How old you are: 32
When you started: 10ish.. I'd say I didn't actually start hunting hunting til I was 24
How many seasons: Due to college and getting grounded from hunting 1 year in high school (long story) I'd say no more than 15 years
Where you generally hunt: 100% Maryland up to this point
And how many deer you've kilt! 25
7 antlered, 18 antlerless
5 private (2 antlered), 20 public (5 antlered)
1 rifle, 7 shotgun (3 antlered), 17 archery (4 antlered)
How old you are: 32
When you started: 10ish.. I'd say I didn't actually start hunting hunting til I was 24
How many seasons: Due to college and getting grounded from hunting 1 year in high school (long story
) I'd say no more than 15 yearsWhere you generally hunt: 100% Maryland up to this point
And how many deer you've kilt! 26
8 antlered, 18 antlerless
5 private (2 antlered), 21 public (6 antlered)
1 rifle, 7 shotgun (3 antlered), 18 archery (5 antlered)
My newbie answer: not enough.
Real answer: 37, 3rd year hunting, archery only for now, 2 shot 2 killed so far. Maryland public almost exclusively, with two sits in PA on private that resulted in nothing.
Real answer: 37, 3rd year hunting, archery only for now, 2 shot 2 killed so far. Maryland public almost exclusively, with two sits in PA on private that resulted in nothing.
How old are you: 46
When did you start: 44
How many seasons: This is my third season
Where do you generally hunt: Public near Philly
How many deer have you killed: 0, yeah I know, learning solo stinks sometimes.
When did you start: 44
How many seasons: This is my third season
Where do you generally hunt: Public near Philly
How many deer have you killed: 0, yeah I know, learning solo stinks sometimes.
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Finally hit 50. Halfway to triple digits...
How old you are 35
When you started gun hunting in 2002, bow hunting in 2007
How many seasons 20
Where you're from/where you generally hunt Missouri
And how many deer you've kilt! 14 that I recall clearly: 4 bucks and 6 does with a rifle, 2 bucks and 2 does with a bow
How old you are 34
When you started started learning from hunters in 2010, started archery in 2011 and bowhunting in 2012
How many seasons 10 this current season
Where you're from/where you generally hunt used to be DE, now OH
And how many deer you've kilt! 2 bucks, one doe, and a hog (if that counts)
When you started started learning from hunters in 2010, started archery in 2011 and bowhunting in 2012
How many seasons 10 this current season
Where you're from/where you generally hunt used to be DE, now OH
And how many deer you've kilt! 2 bucks, one doe, and a hog (if that counts)
How old are you: 28
When did you start: I started huinting at 12
How many seasons: 16
Where do you generally hunt: I hunt mostly Pa public with a few private properties in there
How many deer have you killed: I have killed 20 since being able to legally hunt. Mostly Buck and doe with a bow. A buck and many doe with a rifle. And a doe with a muzzle loader.
When did you start: I started huinting at 12
How many seasons: 16
Where do you generally hunt: I hunt mostly Pa public with a few private properties in there
How many deer have you killed: I have killed 20 since being able to legally hunt. Mostly Buck and doe with a bow. A buck and many doe with a rifle. And a doe with a muzzle loader.
Interesting to read the replies. And good to see that people know the actual number. I remember when I was younger, I’d be at the archery or gun store with my Dad, and I’d hear guys boasting that they’d shot “hundreds” - “boatloads” - or “a ton” - of deer with a certain bow, arrow, broadhead, caliber, or rifle, and I’d shake my young head back and forth, wondering if they realized how silly they sounded, even to an 8 year old child. (Back then, the state issued one tag for archery and one for rifle….the days of multiple antlerless tags every year or crop damage permits had not arrived, so even the young version of me knew those guys were full of it; there was no legal way for anyone to shoot “hundreds” of deer.). Because of this, I have kept a detailed record to know exactly how many animals I’ve taken with a variety of equipment over the years. While the number is large, and continues to grow, it’s kind of individual and somewhat irrelevant beyond a certain point.
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I agree that at a certain point it doesn't matter. I suspect the difference between 100 dead and 500 dead is very different from 5 dead and 50 dead.
I started this post for several reasons. Curiosity, mainly. To encourage myself to keep count and have a place where I could go back and look at progress. And, I must confess, so that when people give advice on deer killing I can search this thread for their user name and see how much stock I put in their advice, and so I can get an idea of where they're at before i offer advice.
Generally, I've found that the best advice I can give folks is to shoot deer. Any deer. Best way to get the shakes out, build confidence, learn tracking skills, and a whole lot of other skills that are better learned by doing.
Hmm.. That sounds like familiar advice. I remember hearing that somewhere a time or 2?? ;-)
@Nutterbuster it is just a number. I could catch up if I really wanted to but Literally have a cooler full of meat that’s sitting next to my freezer that I am swapping around every evening. It’s making a trip to my mom’s thanksgiving and hopefully coming back empty.
If it’s legal, moral, and fills the void left by the lack of crotch goblins (I think that’s what you called them) in your life keep stacking them up. The rate you’ve been on the last couple years you should see a hundred before long.
If it’s legal, moral, and fills the void left by the lack of crotch goblins (I think that’s what you called them) in your life keep stacking them up. The rate you’ve been on the last couple years you should see a hundred before long.
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53, started at 12, so 39 years. Central Michigan area.
Somewhere between 80-100.
53, started at 12, so 39 years. Central Michigan area.
Somewhere between 80-100.
I've added 6(3 bucks, 3 does) deer to my ledger since I last replied to this thread oct 19, 2020. Still got one more tag left in the county for this year. Freezers are kinda full so I probably wont look for places outside the county. Will be a doe so hopefully im not staring at monster bucks for the next week or so. Still cant remember how many total i've killed but I'm in the low 40s at least
Update 11/22/2022:
How old are you?
Age 37
When did you start hunting?
Age 12
How many seasons?
25
Where are you from?
PA
Where do you hunt?
Mix of private and public
How many deer have you killed?
28
(7 bucks + 21 antlerless)
(11 bow + 6 flintlock + 6 rifle + 5 xbow)
I only added one more since my original post on this, but it was a dandy:
How old are you?
Age 37
When did you start hunting?
Age 12
How many seasons?
25
Where are you from?
PA
Where do you hunt?
Mix of private and public
How many deer have you killed?
28
(7 bucks + 21 antlerless)
(11 bow + 6 flintlock + 6 rifle + 5 xbow)
I only added one more since my original post on this, but it was a dandy: