Hunting & Fishing 2019 Hunting Thread - Post Your Pictures!

[openwheel11]

Cow Elk hunt in Arizona a couple weeks ago. With all the hunting pressure, I was not optimistic on our chances. Third day we spotted a herd off in the distance and were able to close on them despite the open terrain. We ended up dropping 3 that morning.
420 yard shot(s). First one I either pulled, or the cow moved as I shot and hit her in the rear legs, second shot through the heart.
Desert Tech 300WM, 210 Bergers that my friend custom loaded.

 

[clark33]

I apologize for the blurry picture, I was alone, iPhone camera timer surprised me, then my phone died.

475 yards with the Seekins PH1 6cm. High shoulder shot dropped him in his tracks.

 

[clark33]

This was also with the 6cm but a lot closer. At 90 yards the 108gr ELDM did some damage

 

[Idaho CTD]

It's been a pretty good elk year so far. I shot the bigger bull 3 weeks or so ago on a draw tag and the dink 5 point on my non-resident tag a little over a week ago. I also shot the fox when I caught him coming back for more meat after stealing the tenderloins overnight. The big bull was 200yds for the first shot and 300 for the second with my carbon barreled 300wm. The small bull was 626yds with my suppressed 300wsm. Just above the tip of the tree in the zoomed in picture is where the dink bull died and the picture looking up was the absolutely crappy pack out ahead of us. 1000+yds down a 45+ degree slope.

I've helped two buddies get a couple other elk and we are still trying to get a couple more before the end of the season Friday.

 

[Idaho CTD]

Dink bull shooting position, where he died (just above the tree in the center of the picture), my youngest with the rack, and the fox that paid the price.

 

[Tugboater]

got In a solid morning of pheasant hunting with my brother, his pup and a few other buddy’s.

 

[ARx3]

I was fortunate to get this 12pt Monday evening. I harvested a doe from the same stand on Halloween.

 

[Toney198]

My dads latest...

 

[huntsman22]

ribeye of the sky...

 

[deerhunter9790]

Opening day of rifle in TN. 9 NOV

 

[ggmanning]

It's been a good season for my son and I.
A little meat hunting left to do and then on to duck season

 

[mkelly]

528 yards on a wheat field. 6.5 Creedmoor 140 grain Elite Hunter by Berger.

 

[ARx3]

Some fine animals in this thread. It's great too see them being taken with those" Modern Sporting Rifle" more correctly AR 15 style rifles and suppressors!

 

[silhouette]

This sheep killer met his demise while returning to the carcass from the previous night.
Not all dingo, but a wild dog cross.

 

[OH58DViper]

The wife strikes again this year. I wanted to see what he looked like as a 5 year old, but if she’s killing big deer it keeps her focused on hunting.

 

[Heartstopper]

The wife strikes again this year. I wanted to see what he looked like as a 5 year old, but if she’s killing big deer it keeps her focused on hunting.

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Nice!!

 

[17874]

 

[Carlos Danger]

The wife strikes again this year. I wanted to see what he looked like as a 5 year old, but if she’s killing big deer it keeps her focused on hunting.

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Good lord!

 

[Maxduty]

Got it done earlier this week on this guy. Centerpoint Sniper crossbow at 35 yards.

 

[Josh.scofield]

Killed this morning. Noveske gen iii shorty 300blk

 

[264win]

Best Black tail to date

 

[Rookiewiththings]

Will play

 

[Swingpress]

Had a decent day. I stuck to the old saying, “never pass up on the first day, what you’d be happy to have on the last.” Not my biggest, but still made me smile. 30-378, 165gr nosler, 200yds. Dropped in his tracks.

 

[stello1001]

Two javalinas from this AM, practically decapitated one of them. Oh, did I mention I got the 2 for 1 deal lol? Just waited for them to line up!

 

[GONE BAD]

Nice young bull.
I hunt for the meat.
690 yard shot DRT
Savage 110 chambered in 6.5-284
Berger 140 vld-h
My boys and I watched this spike and a 5 point most of the day.
They were in a herd of about 10 cows.
Hoping we'd see a 'wall hanger' for one of my sons. It didn't happen so I took the spike.

 

[Rookiewiththings]

Pest control

 

[mustang-cars]

Don't normally shoot a 2 point but couldn't pass this one up!

 

[Anb618]

Don't normally shoot a 2 point but couldn't pass this one up!View attachment 7186021

Crazy cool. I always enjoy seeing deer with non-standard features like that. Drop tines, crab claws, and other goofy stuff gets my attention. Love it.

 

[shields shtr]

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Nice young bull.
I hunt for the meat.
690 yard shot DRT
Savage 110 chambered in 6.5-284
Berger 140 vld-h
My boys and I watched this spike and a 5 point most of the day.
They were in a herd of about 10 cows.
Hoping we'd see a 'wall hanger' for one of my sons. It didn't happen so I took the spike.

That thing is going to be delicious! I mostly hunt elk with my bow, but I do try and get a cow for the freezer with my rifle. Meat hunting for cows is actually a lot more difficult than people think, I always try to find a "medium sized" one that looks fairly young. One that is bigger than a yearling, but not a 12 year old matriarch that has big ol noggin and has a sway back like an old horse. That is the nice thing about bulls, you can tell the young ones from the old ones a lot easier!

 

[Radioactiv]

Dumped a small yote out of the pack of 4, they took off once i started to squeak at them.

This was about 200 yards, Tikka .223 with 55gr Barnes TSX.

 

[GONE BAD]

Nice. Pretty cool ?

 

[Bubdavi]

Shot this one last week. 30 yds with bow. A little smaller than I thought but I was happy with my shot.

 

[NashtyGrunt]

Oregon bull 2019

 

[thejeep]

Tn opening day of gun season for whitetail. My 7yo told my dad, “grandpaw I hunted all morning and ain’t seen shit!”

 

[Kayakfish1]

I've had a pretty crappy season so far with nothing but tiny bucks, finally saw one good doe and was able to put meat on the ground.

My little sister borrowed my muzzleloader for a hunt in ml season and got her first buck.

 

[sid]

My son finally got his first deer, he was shooting a Ruger American with a YHM resonator.
Caliber 223, I actually didn't had any hunting ammo but the Hornady 68grain hpbt worked great, it made it 10 feet from where it was shot.

Yes it's small, actually typical size for my area, regardless he will taste great.

 

[lancetkenyon]

My 17 year old daughter, while tuning up for her deer hunt, shot a squirrel on her cold bore shot at 741 yards. I said, "Yeah, I think you are good."

 

[lancetkenyon]

And then....opening day of deer season (yesterday), I glassed up a good buck @ 454 yards 90 minutes into the 10 day season. So she dumped him. Hard to pass a deer like this up in hopes of finding a bigger one in the next 9.5 days. She filled the last tag of the year with a bang....and a big taxidermy bill!

 

[GONE BAD]

Now that's a bond between a father and a daughter!
And a great shot!

 

[Toney198]

My 6 year got another one this year! Two years in a row! Still no horns yet.....

 

[MTyotehunter]

Mountain buck I was after last year, bivied out in his spot this fall and got my chance the third day, 670yds 6.5saum. 9 hour pack out, 3 hours to camp, another 6 hours to the truck with 90# packs. 192” public land otc Montana mountain monster!

 

[waspocrew]

Picked up a bow for the first time in Feb 2019, went to WY in Sept and tagged this bull at 40 yards. A few nights later, I took my mom out and helped her tag her first ever game animal. Can't wait for next season!

 

[shields shtr]

Mountain buck I was after last year, bivied out in his spot this fall and got my chance the third day, 670yds 6.5saum. 9 hour pack out, 3 hours to camp, another 6 hours to the truck with 90# packs. 192” public land otc Montana mountain monster!

As a MT resident, and lifelong mule deer aficionado, congratulations on a stellar deer. Probably not many people realize how tremendous of an accomplishment that is. I am not a real big fan of the way FWP manages the deer herd, and to tag a buck like that in the way you did it is equivalent to shooting a Yeti or a Unicorn. Awesome buck.

 

[MTyotehunter]

As a MT resident, and lifelong mule deer aficionado, congratulations on a stellar deer. Probably not many people realize how tremendous of an accomplishment that is. I am not a real big fan of the way FWP manages the deer herd, and to tag a buck like that in the way you did it is equivalent to shooting a Yeti or a Unicorn. Awesome buck.

Agreed, mt fwp has allowed Montana to be hammered by predators and then allowed to many doe/cow harvests on top of that. Thank you, hundreds of hours and many rough miles went into finding this guy.

 

[viva la figa]

Cow Elk hunt in Arizona a couple weeks ago. With all the hunting pressure, I was not optimistic on our chances. Third day we spotted a herd off in the distance and were able to close on them despite the open terrain. We ended up dropping 3 that morning.
420 yard shot(s). First one I either pulled, or the cow moved as I shot and hit her in the rear legs, second shot through the heart.
Desert Tech 300WM, 210 Bergers that my friend custom loaded. View attachment 7177289

Well this is awkward......I am sitting here eating Elk Bratwurst for dinner.....from this very animal.

PS. Cooked up the Backstraps from her the other day for the wife and some guests.....it was a huge success! Even got permission in writing that I can go hunting for elk again next year!!

 

[Hogg0494]

Not a bad looking whitetail for NY during archery season.40yds from treestand,congrats to all the others here

 

[jbuck88]

After watching them for a couple days I got a shot at a nice 2yo cow.

 

[stello1001]

 

[Muley Buck]

Finally got my first mule deer. Dumped him at 936yds with my 6.5PRC, was an amazing experience!

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That's bad ass!! Good job!??

 

[Hondo64d]

Couple more critters with my Beanland 6.5 Creedmoor and 140gr Elite Hunters.

John