So after spending countless hours at the local hunter's education course, the season came and went in what felt like the blink of an eye. Deer hunting consisted of two Fridays and two Saturdays roaming throughout the property. I saw one doe, several rubs, and hundreds of tracks in my four days hunting. I hunted alone on the first Friday, with Jay, Justin, and Alex on the first Saturday, and then Jay and I hunted together the final Friday and Saturday. It has been a relatively cold fall and early winter here in southern New England, which made it even more enjoyable for me. I eagerly await next spring's turkey season, and cannot wait to get back to deer hunting next fall both here in Massachusetts, and hopefully in Vermont and the Adirondack region of New York. Below are a few photos from the season.
I went pheasant hunting with my father-in-law Phil on this cool, damp morning in November. We hiked into the fields around 7:15am and spent two hours walking the hedge rows and tree lines among the various fields. About an hour in we were working the woods along one of the fields in the hopes that the birds had been pushed out of the fields, and we were right. I spotted this pheasant in among the trees, and he took off like a bat out of hell. One trigger pull later and I had my very first pheasant stuffed in the back bird pocket of my Cabela's hunting jacket. I brought him home, dressed him, and cooked him up for lunch along with his heart and liver. It was a great first pheasant hunt, and I hope to get out soon with a few weekends left in the season. |
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