how was everyones first day

[Got Deer?]

saw 3 got a shot off at one tracked for a while with good blood trail then all of a sudden no more blood and of course no deer.....

[cdc]

well I saw a bunch of nothing 
 If I were you Gotdeer?...I would be right back out there doing some more tracking....if there is blood then it'll be down.
Good luck.

[archbishop]

first day already we have to wait until 10/14

good luck too all you guys out shooting deer already, and good luck to you finding your deer, got deer.

[Got Deer?]

a hell of a blood trail and bright red blood at that and then it just stopped cdc my father and i walked all over the place cant find anything anywhere

[archbishop]

i had a monster 8 i lost the blood trail on a few years back, i got a buddy of mune to help the next day, we found the deer the following night, but sadley the coyotes found him the night before

[Got Deer?]

i was thinking bout going out again but with the temp it is like november so i dont think i would get much out of it that is if i was lucky enough to find it..

[Pikeguy]

i was thinking bout going out again but with the temp it is like november so i dont think i would get much out of it that is if i was lucky enough to find it..

Keep trying though. It'll be peace of mind for you if you find it. Even if it was a meal for another hungry predator..You'll at least know it's not out there wounded 

[adkRoy]

Got deer,
   Where do you live that you can go out bowhunting so early?

[chillywillie]

Maine has special archery areas around certain towns where you can't hunt with firearms.  The season is from the middle of September to the middle of December.  Doe tags are 12 bucks and you can shoot as many as you want.  The areas to hunt are very small though.

[cdc]

Back out there today...with no luck again...
going to try another spot in the am...

 Chillywillie, you have any luck??

[chillywillie]

I haven't been out yet.  I screwed my shoulder up last week and couldn't pull my bow.  I should be good for this weekend though.

[ifishhi]

Back out there today...with no luck again...
going to try another spot in the am...

have you tried the spot around where i told you about yet

[cdc]

have you tried the spot around where i told you about yet

Not yet....its a little out of the way right now...but I'll be back to work tomorrow and one night i'm sure I'll get up there for the evening hunt.

[TroutKing]

Well, my father and I went out on our first hunt up here in Maine on Monday. We were quite impressed when in the first ten minutes, we saw a nice six point buck. My father did not have a clear shot at him, but I did. He was walking quite briskly, so I did not take the shot. I did not want to wound him. It was warm and buggy, so we didn't stay out until dark. We look forward to Fri. Good luck to you all.

TK

[TroutKing]

Went out last night to the same spots we saw the deer on Monday. My dad got two shots off at the same deer while hunting from the ground. He shot right over the top both times. I think he seriously misjudged the distance on both shots. We found no hair and no blood, but we only found one arrow. We cirlcled around the area the deer was standing to find any signs of a hit, jsut to be sure. We circled out 100 yards and found nothing. I think it's safe to say the deer was not touched. Oh well, we have three months to get the job done.

TK