1023's 2023-2024 Season Journal
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Love it when a plan comes together! Congrats again.
I gotta wrap this up because on Day 5 of the "off-season", I'm on to "next season".
Kaydence and I lived the dream this year, but still haven't "doubled, doubled". The next goal for us is both buck tags and a doe. I see that as one hell of a good year and some day, we'll pull it off.
I'm disappointed in our farm and am committed to not hunting it for bucks at all in 2024-2025, and maybe again the following year. It's time to kill some does and address a lingering goal of killing a buck on public ground. I'm picking up some new private ground as well, but the farm will be my habitat playground and we'll shoot does, but unless a 5+ year old strolls past me, I'm done shooting 3 and 4 year olds unless it's on public. Kaydence is on board with the "no more young bucks" approach for the next season or two. I like where we are in our mindset and expectations and am already excited about the fall.
I love this shit
Kaydence and I lived the dream this year, but still haven't "doubled, doubled". The next goal for us is both buck tags and a doe. I see that as one hell of a good year and some day, we'll pull it off.
I'm disappointed in our farm and am committed to not hunting it for bucks at all in 2024-2025, and maybe again the following year. It's time to kill some does and address a lingering goal of killing a buck on public ground. I'm picking up some new private ground as well, but the farm will be my habitat playground and we'll shoot does, but unless a 5+ year old strolls past me, I'm done shooting 3 and 4 year olds unless it's on public. Kaydence is on board with the "no more young bucks" approach for the next season or two. I like where we are in our mindset and expectations and am already excited about the fall.
I love this shit
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Last one for real. Might as well tie a nice bow on last season and do it in fashion.
Went to the farm to frost seed a few plots and on my first pass on the first plot, I walked up on my first matched shed in 30 years of picking them up. I've found most of mine by just being out and not intentionally looking for them, so that's part of the reason it took so long.
This buck was hard to age in December and may very well be over-the-hill old at this point. Will be interesting to see if he's around all summer and what he looks like this fall.
Went to the farm to frost seed a few plots and on my first pass on the first plot, I walked up on my first matched shed in 30 years of picking them up. I've found most of mine by just being out and not intentionally looking for them, so that's part of the reason it took so long.
This buck was hard to age in December and may very well be over-the-hill old at this point. Will be interesting to see if he's around all summer and what he looks like this fall.
Heck yeah Jesse! Congratulations on the awesome season and finding your first matching set in your plot and with no chew marks to boot!
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