Did you check off any goals?

[courtgreene]

I, like many here, have a list of hunting goals that I try to check off as opportunities present themselves throughout a season. With deer season over, for me, I have accomplished three more:
1) a buck while still hunting
2) a deer with a .357 magnum
3) my son got his first (and then second but first was the goal) deer.

Out of curiosity did any of you check hunting goals off of your respective lists this season?

 

[FL-NC]

I got 1 deer with my PSA 300 BLK upper and another with my late dad's model 94 (30-30). I still have a lot of season ahead of me, so I'm not going to share the rest of my goals- they might not come true.

 

[Navy87Guy]

I took a shot (even though I missed)…that’s better than the past 5 years!

 

[brewer12345]

I got to see the terminal performance of the 129 grain Nosler ABLR out of a 6.5 Grendel on deer. Very impressive expansion and penetration even at 250 yards.

Oh, and I finally got to harvest a deer with Dad's rifle.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Yep, I got a deer out back with a 721 Remington in 270 and wearing an old Bushnell Banner scope.
It was a vintage gear deer season...
(I could have said a "banner" year but that's too easy...)

 

[JmacD]

My first goal has 2 phases; I want to compare two different bullets performance. The target phase is not 100%completed but enough to be happy with the results:
So now it’s trying to get two doe in late antlerless too see the terminal performance of each. Still have the goal to whack a good buck in muzzleloader.

 

[tominboise]

I got out for 5 days, for the first time in a few years. So that was a goal accomplished.

 

[Armored farmer]

I bought a 45-70 Handi-Rifle rifle that came with 100 pcs of brass....I cast a bunch of 340gr .457s.....loaded them up over 12.5 gr Unique.....sighted in my rifle with a new Vortex Straightwall 3-9x50 scope....fired ONE SHOT and took this 8pt on opening morning.

 

[LoonWulf]

Had fun

Got meat

.......yeah thats all i really have.

Ive got this dumb desire (not exactly a goal) of taking every animal i usually hunt with the Hatsan 12ga Bulltac i just got. Its almost hunt ready just gotta sight it in again.
Oh i wanted to get it on camera....so i still need a go pro mount

 

[Armored farmer]

I got to go on an epic Saskatchewan waterfowl hunt with my son and another father/son duo
We all took our limit of both ducks and geese.

 

[jmorris]

I might get out for a little late season, I’ve been pushing on my stump grinding project this month. Every time we cut a new trail, the animals use it to move around. It’s pretty neat to steer them where you want them, with an easy path. The stumps we leave behind makes it difficult to maintain undergrowth though and hopefully this is the fix.

 

[Armored farmer]

Holy Molybdenum!
That's first class!
Skidsteer or tractor?
Pto or hyd?
You'll put your eye out!

 

[jmorris]

PTO, going to use it behind a L3240 HST.

If you’re into that kind of stuff, this is it going together. https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/pto-powered-stump-grinder-build.470946/

 

[red rick]

Not yet , still waiting on a buck . The season runs out Jan 6th . Doe season starts this coming Saturday and runs until the end of the season . I probably won’t shoot a doe , I have already passed on a fair size 6 pt during muzzleloader season . I called him in with a grunt call , he came running in . I was looking for bigger at the time . After deer season I hope to have a good rabbit season with my beagles and I hope to call in that predator that I have been seeing signs of on my property near my house .

 

[Hugger-4641]

I'm about 3/5 on my goals:
Took a cull 3pt buck with my A-bolt .270
Took a doe with my CVA Optima while still hunting.
Wife got a nice 8pt buck with my X-bolt 300wm.
My youngest daughter wanted the meat from the buck, and middle daughter wants one now, so Istill need to get at least two more, maybe three. Not much time left to get my last buck in TN but plenty of time to get a couple does. Got till second week of Jan to get a buck in KY but it will have to be with a bow, might take doe there as well.
Hoping to get the Tn buck with the 110Tactical 6.5cm, then a couple does with the Henry 45c and my old 94 30-30.
All plans are subject to change though.

 

[Patocazador]

My goal is the same every year, get 3 or more deer for the freezer. If I get more, I give the excess to my son. His family loves to eat it but there's too many other things that they prioritize over hunting.

 

[9x56MS]

Got new knees so now I can still hunt again.

 

[American_Fusilier]

Well my goals were to actually go hunting for the first time. I went deer and squirrel hunting, didn't get anything, but went out and tried.

Small game season goes through Feb, so I'll have more opportunities to go squirrel hunting.

 

[Buzznrose]

I took a shot (even though I missed)…that’s better than the past 5 years!

Kinda sounds like a sad country song…

 

[md7]

Well my goals were to actually go hunting for the first time. I went deer and squirrel hunting, didn't get anything, but went out and tried.

Small game season goes through Feb, so I'll have more opportunities to go squirrel hunting.

Congrats on taking the first step! And best of luck to ya on steps 2,3, and beyond

 

[American_Fusilier]

Congrats on taking the first step! And best of luck to ya on steps 2,3, and beyond

Hey thanks! I'm looking forward to them!

 

[Gerd33]

Doesn't look likely I'll check off any boxes this year.

I'm still looking to take a deer with the Ruger 45 colt.
Given my tag situation this year though I'll probably finish hunting with the crossbow since I can take either buck or doe with it. I'm limited to doe only if I hunt with a firearm.

 

[jmr40]

I set the bar pretty low this year. I had surgery in mid-October and figured my entire deer season would be a bust. I made it into the woods several times and that was my goal. Didn't pull the trigger, but I made it out there. Turkey season starts in March, I'll be ready.

 

[flatsticks]

So far for deer seaon was a bust the first in long time we did not get any for the freezer.

My Dad has been sick so we didn not out but two times in the early season where we could not take any buck , and we saw a few .

Looking to bag a yote started two seasons ago , so far no luck .

Was out for yotes twice so far this year and same results, hoping to finally get a shot at one this season .

Sounds like some of you have done well congrats on getting out and thanks for the pics !

 

[Hugger-4641]

I wasn't gonna post anymore pics until the season was over in Jan, but since some folks may be living vicariously thru them, here's my season so far: