Processing Week 2023...

[indaswamp]

Well, it's that time of year again. Deer bow season is officially open and one of the guys at the camp put a big doe on the ground this morning.

That's 1.....many more to come!

 

[tbern]

nice looking doe!

 

[indaswamp]

Add two more does to the tally. Cousin shot one Sunday, no pic. Brother shot one this morning...

 

[tbern]

nice!! keep thinning them out!

 

[indaswamp]

Little nephew shot a big doe this evening!

So that makes 4 deer so far for processing day....

 

[indaswamp]

And....cousin shot a trash cull buck tonight as well. But waiting on dogs for tracking. It is 42*F at 10pm up there now so conditions are good. He would wait until morning but coyotes are bad in that area of Mississippi.Hope he finds it.

 

[indaswamp]

Dogs just found my cousin's buck. It's a 5 pt. went 100 yards, but not much of a blood trail. Dogs found it pretty fast. Arrow high forward entry, exit in the V opposite. Nicked the near lung, centered the offside lung. No pics. yet, just got confirmation of the kill. Pics. when I get them...

That makes 5 deer now so far...

 

[tbern]

starting to add up, how many deer do you usually get for your processing day?

 

[JLeonard]

Yeah sounds like you got more than your freezer can handle....Just send those tenderloins and backstraps my way. LOL. Looking forward to the end of November when gun season opens up for us.
Jim

 

[indaswamp]

starting to add up, how many deer do you usually get for your processing day?

It varies....but usually close to 20 deer and 6 wild hogs. LAst season was our biggest yet as we processed 957# of meat over the course of the week.

 

[indaswamp]

Yeah sounds like you got more than your freezer can handle....Just send those tenderloins and backstraps my way. LOL. Looking forward to the end of November when gun season opens up for us.
Jim

Thanks JLeonard. I don't bow hunt...I'll get my deer when rifle season opens. This is just the start of the season....and it is a great start indeed! Little nephew got his second deer with a bow this year....He has killed plenty with a rifle, only his second with a bow though.

 

[indaswamp]

Pic of the recovered 5 point cull buck...

 

[tbern]

It varies....but usually close to 20 deer and 6 wild hogs. LAst season was our biggest yet as we processed 957# of meat over the course of the week.

That's a nice pile of meat!! Keep it up thinning them down, needs to be done!

 

[indaswamp]

That's a nice pile of meat!! Keep it up thinning them down, needs to be done!

Thanks tbern! The guys had a great opener for bow season 2022! And great weather for it too...nice and cool.

 

[indaswamp]

Add another big doe to the tally...that's 6.

 

[indaswamp]

Well rifle season has opened up so add 5 does and a nice 10 point buck to the tally. so we are at 11 deer as of now.

 

[tbern]

10 point buck, very nice!!

 

[indaswamp]

Here is a pic. of the 10 pt...

I guess technically it is an 9 point because of the 3" unicorn point off the base of one side...

 

[tbern]

Nice!!

 

[indaswamp]

...I really did not look at it that closely. I shoot deer for meat, not horns. But I was very happy for the guy that shot the buck as it is only his second buck ever and his biggest to date. First buck for him in like 12 years.....big body deer too, 200-210#.