2023 bow harvest
Contributors to this thread:West Virginia
From: hunterj
04-Sep-23
Open day of the Charleston Urban hunt. 7:00 am 25 yard shot went about 60
From: Jimmyjumpup
05-Sep-23
Nice buddy. Congrats. And nice beard
From: jonquick
05-Sep-23
good job Sir. I have a urban permit in an awesome area but just can't do the heat right now.
From: wv_bowhunter
31-Oct-23
Thread has been dead, so figured I could add a few pics to get it going….
My oldest son got his 2nd bow deer on 10/6. I was busy so Momma (avid gun hunter herself) sat in his double stand with him.
The next evening he and I were together in a different double stand and I was able to take a doe.
Then, on 10/17 I took my largest bodied buck to date, a big no brow 6 pt.
Finally, on youth day, my youngest son got a nice doe!
From: Jimmyjumpup
31-Oct-23
What up with the blacked out faces?
From: wv_bowhunter
31-Oct-23
Just being a cautious dad I suppose. Wife asked me the same thing…..
From: wv_bowhunter
31-Oct-23
From: JayD
01-Nov-23
Congrats! At first i was thinking you all over did it with the camo face paint! The way the world is Anymore though I understand your reasoning.
From: Nyati
01-Nov-23
Congratulations
From: WV Mountaineer
05-Nov-23
Yes sir!
From: Jimmicriket
11-Nov-23
Couple deer pics
From: Jimmicriket
11-Nov-23
Couple deer pics
From: Jimmicriket
11-Nov-23
From: Babysaph
12-Nov-23
Nice deer
From: koogie
14-Nov-23
Good mature WV buck
Good mature WV buck
Second day of the season I took a nice doe. October 29th headed to Missouri for 10 days, worked hard but could not get a legal deer within bow range. Came back to WV the 10th of November hoping I'd get into some action on my property. On the evening of the 13th had several in deer in my back food plot, 4 does had just walked in. With just a few minutes of light I stood up. This big bodied buck eventually came in at 24 yards but it was getting dark. He was slightly facing me as he fed and continued to face that direction as my last light was waning. I looked down at my pins and I could still see them well as I was facing the setting sun. I pulled out my grunt and hit him with a couple light burnnnt, thank god he repositioned himself. Still a slight quarter but enough I could get a well placed arrow behind the shoulder bone. By this time all I could see is a silhouette of a deer, launched the arrow and bam he hit the ground, I knew I'd somehow hit him in the spine. Not the beautiful wide buck I was expecting but a good mature buck.
From: koogie
14-Nov-23
Good mature WV buck
Good mature WV buck
Second day of the season I took a nice doe. October 29th headed to Missouri for 10 days, worked hard but could not get a legal deer within bow range. Came back to WV the 10th of November hoping I'd get into some action on my property. On the evening of the 13th had several in deer in my back food plot, 4 does had just walked in. With just a few minutes of light I stood up. This big bodied buck eventually came in at 24 yards but it was getting dark. He was slightly facing me as he fed and continued to face that direction as my last light was waning. I looked down at my pins and I could still see them well as I was facing the setting sun. I pulled out my grunt and hit him with a couple light burnnnt, thank god he repositioned himself. Still a slight quarter but enough I could get a well placed arrow behind the shoulder bone. By this time all I could see is a silhouette of a deer, launched the arrow and bam he hit the ground, I knew I'd somehow hit him in the spine. Not the beautiful wide buck I was expecting but a good mature buck. Then the ugly of hunting started, he's paralyzed, I immediately climb down with no light left and put what's left of the arrows in my quiver into him. I couldn't see my pins but could make out the housing, so at 5 yards I disposed of him.
From: Babysaph
14-Nov-23
Nice congrats
From: JayD
15-Nov-23
Congrats!
From: JayD
15-Nov-23
Love my recurve! Great time to be in the woods! Gonna try for one of those gobblers here this afternoon now!
From: wv_bowhunter
15-Nov-23
Congrats on the recurve success. How far was the shot?
From: JayD
15-Nov-23
About 12 yards. Just my range!
Thanks!
From: Babysaph
16-Nov-23
Congrats buddy
From: Babysaph
27-Nov-23
From: JayD
27-Nov-23
Congrats - tough to do during gun season!
From: WV Mountaineer
11-Dec-23
Killed this one back in October. Off the ground. Stalled upto within 32 yards. Let it eat. He ran 75-80 yards leaving a blood trail that’s impossible to describe.
From: WV Mountaineer
11-Dec-23
Killed this one back in October. Off the ground. Stalled upto within 32 yards. Let it eat. He ran 75-80 yards leaving a blood trail that’s impossible to describe.
From: wv_bowhunter
11-Dec-23
Congrats!
From: Jimmyjumpup
11-Dec-23
Nice buddy. congrats
From: JayD
12-Dec-23
Congrats!
From: JayD
29-Dec-23
Little Suckling Recurve strikes again! She was right under me though - love the treesaddle!
From: Jimmyjumpup
30-Dec-23
Nice buddy. Congrats
From: Jack Whitmrie jr
01-Jan-24
Here is for the doe guys ,you know who you are LOL
From: Jack Whitmrie jr
01-Jan-24
8 pt also
From: JayD
01-Jan-24
Double Congrats Jack!
From: Jack Whitmrie jr
01-Jan-24
I got them earlier in season, never got around to posting them. Thanks Jay D
From: Jimmyjumpup
02-Jan-24
Congrats buddy. I know you hunted hard
From: Paul Dickey
16-Mar-24
From: Paul Dickey
16-Mar-24
On the hoof and on de ground
On the hoof and on de ground
