Like to Hunt - Like to Fish - Like to Draw
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Watch HunterByDesign Prostaffer Ryan Remole put the smack down on a doe. Ryan made a beautiful shot on this deer and the video bears the proof as the doe ran a very short distance before piling up. Enjoy!
Best of luck to you all!
Little Guy
Who says you can’t find a mature buck with decent antlers in south MO?? Well if you’d asked me up til now, I probably would’ve told you that! I know big deer are killed down here every year, it’s just I’m from north MO and there’s no comaparison in the quantity of those big deer from up there to here. Above is a pic of one such deer that’s not a monster, but is definately an mature buck with some pretty impressive headgear.
I also had to include a few others that were just sort of fun. I tell you, I get just about as much enjoyment out of checking the game cams as I do hunting. It’s like christmas every time I put that memory stick in the computer!!
We’ve got a hunt to share with you this week that we never got published from last year so stay tuned for that and hopefully a lot more!
“Young Deer With Potential”
“Brows”
Here are a couple of pics of some young bucks that hopefully make it through this year. Looks like both of these deer have some great potential and should make for some fun encounters this bow season!
Getting pics in our area in north Missouri has gotten a bit more tough this year as we aren’t allowed to set out salt licks, corn or anything else to congregate deer pre-season for some pics. There were a few cases (and I do mean few) of CWD up north of our area that has put our all powerful conservation dept on high alert and there seems to be a little bit of kneejerking going on around there.
Just got another camera out down here in southwest MO so hopefully I’ll have more pics to share with you soon. Stay tuned…
Coyote #3
The HunterByDesign team Was able to finally get out and predator hunt a piece of land that I’ve been wanting to get out on for some time now. This property is set up great for coyotes complete with many draws, large open areas, and a lot of cattle nearby.
We arrived at the land about an hour before dark and quickly moved to get set up. We were just getting to a clump of trees that overlooked a large draw when I spotted a coyote approx 250-300 yrds away just before he slipped into the brush.
We quickly sat down and after a few minutes and I began the rabbit squealing both from the Primos Catnip call, and the Verminator Tweety call. Our patience was rewarded about 15 minutes later as the dog cautiosly stepped into an opening in the brushy draw about 80yrds away. The Remingtion R-15 ,223 was already in postion on the shooting sticks. I was shooting through a briar bush was made me a bit squeamish with a .223, but my cousins couldn’t see him so I took my chances by putting the hammer down. The coyote never took another step, it went straight down – not bad for a lung shot!
This is a great time of the year to get after the predators as most regular seasons for deer, and waterfowl are starting to close up. This can be a great way to keep enjoying God’s creation and scratch that hunting itch that most of us diehards have year round! Best of luck!
Coyote in the Dirt
The following video pretty much tells the story. After sitting in a bow stand for a couple months, it’s nice to pull the trigger on the ol’ rifle!
Trespasser
Trespassers
Imagine for a moment that hunting is what you love to do, its actually one of your favorite ways to spend time with your family. Therefore when you get the chance you spend a great deal of money to purchase some land to do just that. You’re not rich by any means so you work hard to make ends meet and with Gods blessing you’re making it happen.
Not only are you spending your retirement money on land, you’re also spending agreat deal of work to make your property the best it can be. You have young grandkids coming up who love to go experience the hunt with their dad or papa.
Now imagine the images above of bright orange as they blatantly disrespect your wishes, cross the fence onto your property and steal the saftey you’ve did your best to insure for your family. I’m right at 50% this year regarding the percentage of hunts that have been interupted/effected by someone with no respect for property lines.
Some have happened in north MO and others have happened down in south MO. I along with my family are peace-loving, laid back and we generally get along with everyone we meet just as most landowners/farmers that I know. Yet the time has come for owners to begin to prosecute the blatant offenses as many times this is all that people understand. We had been asked by the 1st trespasser up north multiple times if he could hunt and he was always told “no” politely.
I see this as a respect issue, a moral issue, and maybe most of all a safety issue for all involved. When hunting with family we always know where each other are at all times. We don’t shoot at movement, but there is always the possibility of not seeing someone, especially if they’re not supposed to be there. In my case the trespasser walked about 120yrds from me and didn’t even see me.
Here are a few helpful tips. Keep a video camera with you if at all possible. I have great footage of most all of the trespassers. You can prosecute from the video footage if the suspect is recognizable. Trail cameras (especially infrared) are also great to catch someone slipping around.
While the suspect has to be caught in the act for a conservation agent to prosecute, this is not the case for the landowner. You can still prosecute – it’s hard to argue with photos or video. If they are on your land, call conservation agent immediately. If the agent does catch them in the act, this will make your job easier.
Hopefully this helps, it is sure making me feel better 
It has been a frustrating year in this regard, but I’m not losing sleep over it. This is the reality that we live in.
All we can do is work hard to keep our ground as safe as possible and most of all, get outside and enjoy the great outdoors with the ones that we love!
Bobcat Down
1st Bobcat for Travis - Congrats!
Ryan scored another cat this year when this cat slipped in on him while deer hunting. Ryan put this cat down with his .270.
Even though you might think that Travis strangled his cat with his necktie that is now missing from his button up the front shirt, this is not the case. Travis put this cat down with a nice shot from a .30-.30.
If you’re not seeing/shooting big bucks, I guess you might as well be taking out a few predators. Congrats guys, nice shooting. I think I just heard our turkey population exhale a collective sigh of relief!
Monster Buck
Wow is about all you can say about this deer. This deer was killed up in north MO here in the last couple of days. This deer has it all – the drop tines are like icing on the cake.
Funny side note to this story is that my brother-in-law saw this deer very early that morning on the way to work while it was still dark. He said that the deer stood not 20yrds off the side of the road while he stopped his car and sat there admiring him.
Didn’t personally know the hunter that shot this deer as I believe that he comes in from the city to hunt. Sounds like he had been hunting him hard after catching some pics on a trail cam. So a congrats to the hunter that shot this deer and lets all hope that this buck has been doing some heavy breeding over the past few years!!
Beautiful Buck
A cousin of mine just sent me this pic of the deer he shot this morning up in north MO. What a beautiful deer. It’s not too often that you get to see a deer with this many typical points much less harvest one. The great news for him is that believe it or not, this is not the big one!!
I’ve shown the trail cam pics of a deer that looks very similar to this one and you immediately think that this is a one of a kind deer. After caping this deer out, it was obvious that this buck was not the one that was shot last year with the muzzleloader, although without doubt a close relative!! These are some great genetics and are an example of what deer are capable of given good soil and by using quality deer management techniques.
Congrats Hugh, thanks again for sharing!!
Chasing Does
The Rut is On!
This is a grainy pic off of some video I took right at dark this evening (Nov. 4th). It was a great hunt that has left me pumped to get back out into the woods! I’ll put these snippets of vid together at the end of the week for you all to enjoy, but here is a quick pic to show one of the guys I’m thinking about chasing! Follow me this week as I post pics and stories (hopefully some video) as I chase the ever exciting, ever elusive whitetail deer! The rut is on – get out there!!
