Nature's Harvest?I'm curious......
Have any of you used the local deer processor?
I’ve been using Apple valley in Jefferson. I did use the deer market once last season, they changed the packaging to vacuum seal just like Apple valley does. so they’ll work in a pinch but I much more prefer apple valleyI'm curious......
Have any of you used the local deer processor?
Yes.Nature's Harvest?
Chad, no luck on deer, seen tons this year, best year for seeing deer in 10+ years. Just no bucks seen to get real excited about to take safety off. Have let a couple 105-110 deer walk, just need something a little bigger. Having a fun season regardless, have taken out 4 hogs and a Yote so I am getting to pull the trigger quite a bit, LOL..... I will be in the woods starting Saturday thru Wednesday non stop, so looking forward to more fun.Neil I come here t check on ya! You aint got a buck yet???!!!!!
I'll be on the other side of Long creek in Wilkes for hopefully a whole week starting Friday.
GOOD LUCK TO Y'ALL!!!
They are good, used them when they were Firetower, and have used them since the ownership change...not my favorite, but it's on the way home...Yes.
All I did was use it to chill a buck overnight.
You couldn't pay me to use that place. Gross.
I make the run to Homer.![]()
That’s the frustrating thing about letting all these deer go. Seems like that most you never see again and your hunting 3 year old deer mostly. Just wished some folks would hold off the trigger and let them get to 4.. happy yall are having a great hunt and things are going good keep it up folks…I'd venture to guess our buck weights on the hoof over the years as follows:
- 3.5: 165 to 175ish
- 4.5: 190 to 200ish
4.5 yr olds hard to come by.
Gotta update our year here in the next day or two with pics. Last week was epic as far as bucks seen when I was there from Tuesday afternoon thru Friday. Wednesday of last week was perhaps the greatest sit I ever had. Full draw twice and tension on the string a couple of other times but never got the shot I needed or got busted trying to draw.
So far: 8 yr old grandson got his 1st deer 2 weeks ago. Lil knot head. He will remember that hunt for the rest of his life. So will I.
Oldest grandson arrowed one of the older deer we have killed in 10 years with a jacked up rack. 4 on one side with a huge knarly spike on the other that we've had for past 2 years. Finally got him killed.
Oldest son killed a nice 8 Sunday morning. Multiple 2.5 n a few 3.5 yr olds passed. As many bucks as we've ever seen but a whole lot of 1.5 and 2.5 yr olds. Same story every year, even after we think we have a good inventory of 2.5 n 3.5 yr olds at end of season.
Brooks is chasing a sho-nuff good one behind the house here in Oconee County but hasn't connected yet. Hard to get him to the Oglethorpe property with what he's been on behind the house.
I'll get pics posted up in a day or two.
I agree we got 4 ourselves be sending them to the state biologist to do the same in meriwetherWe are trying to get a better perspective on statistics. Especially, now that large amounts of protein are being thrown at the local population.
Four sets of teeth have been pulled and sent off for cementum aging. Must know their true closest age to apply the data.
You doing it the right way. We got a set of fake jaw bones from QDMA years ago that supposedly show age from 2 to 10 and use those as an estimate. And if we choose to have it mounted, the taxidermist estimate.We are trying to get a better perspective on statistics. Especially, now that large amounts of protein are being thrown at the local population.
Four sets of teeth have been pulled and sent off for cementum aging. Must know their true closest age to apply the data.
Best of luck with your surgery. You welcome in the OC thread any time you wanna post!I agree we got 4 ourselves be sending them to the state biologist to do the same
Thank you. I enjoy reading in here. Seem like good folks that work together and communicateBest of luck with your surgery. You welcome in the OC thread any time you wanna post!