So many deer, so little size. This is the 15th consecutive year I’ve opened the Missouri Rifle Season at the family farm near Springfield, Missouri. In the early years I was pleased to shoot any buck, but over the years my hunting has evolved. Limited nutrition, bad herd management, and powerfully uneducated hunters makes the Ozarks region a difficult place to find a real trophy.
On opening morning I passed two mature 8 pointers, the bigger of which probably would have been in the 125-130 range. He was tall and narrow but had good tine length. I passed on him and about 10 does and spikes.
Today was a perfect deer hunting day. It was a cold and clear morning with light wind. I encountered the bigger 8 again, plus this young 7:
I had about 25 deer sightings this morning, plus turkeys, ducks, and geese. Unfortunately nothing was worth my tag. Starting tomorrow I’ll be hunting closer to town on a piece of ground that has great swampy habitat and better trophy potential.
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