My 04 season went okay for a year that saw Vermonts deer kill way below previous years. I passed on 4 doe during bow season. With rifle season coming I hadn't seen a buck or any buck sign, but on the first day I ended up seeing 5 deer and shot a nice 6pt 158 lb buck. He was in hot pursuit of a doe who ran by me when I was walking along the top of a hardwood ridge. She made it by, he didn't.

Here I am showing my sisters boyfriend Shawn how to open up the chest cavity


Maine was tough hunting this year as well. I saw a few deer, but no bucks. With no snow and the bucks not rutting, the deer kill was low in Maine as well. We had 3 bucks shot. My uncle got an 8 pt 180 lb. Larry got an 8 pt 185. Davey got an 8 pt 230 lb buck. Unfortunatly my scanner recently broke and I can't scan Larry or Daveys deer right now. I hope to resolve this problem soon.

Erics 8 pt 180 lb buck