Guyette & Deeter Auction - Who's coming??

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I learned about the food on the Eastern Shore forty years ago . I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Talbot County which is where St Michael’s is playing with steam engines of all things and I’ve spent an even larger amount of time in Dorchester County just south of Talbot for the Sika hunting experience . And I ALWAYS found great food be it the Tidewater Inn in Easton or some little General’s Store in Woolford and plenty others in between .

I looked and looked in all the fields you pass to see one of the Sika deer with no luck. According to everybody I talked to is that you have to go alittle farther into Dorchester county like you have mentioned. From pictures that I have seen they look like minature Elk and taste better than whitetails.

[Loren Tillett]

The Guyette and Deeter auction team, and Josh Lowensteiner and his colleagues, collaborated to put on a superb two-day event. The hospitality, locations, and management of the auction were all first-rate. Talbot County, MD and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum should be proud to have this celebration of Americana and sporting arms centered in Easton and St. Michaels. There were many new plateaus reached with prices this weekend. We Parker, Ithaca, A.H. Fox, Winchester, etc. owners should sleep well knowing that our valuations have entered new territory. (Here's wondering who the online bidders were that had their foot to the floorboard on some of the bids? Perhaps we'll see those items come back around one day.) In any event, here's looking forward to September 2023 and that the auction team can assemble another world-class line up. Keep it up Guyette and Deeter, and Josh. It was a most pleasurable February event along the frigid Miles River. Thank you for the food, drinks, expertise and displays. And, PGCA members, put the September date on your travel calendars. You can still read the menu if you're on a diet.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by John Bastiani

I looked and looked in all the fields you pass to see one of the Sika deer with no luck. According to everybody I talked to is that you have to go alittle farther into Dorchester county like you have mentioned. From pictures that I have seen they look like minature Elk and taste better than whitetails.

Yes sir ! Some are killed in Talbot each year but the majority are killed in Dorchester . I’ve taken nine sika’s in my entire hunting life of which two were six points which is what considered decent/good . I’d like to still be hunting them but now at 60+ that marsh in the dark alone isn’t the best thing for me to be doing . Always wanted 40-60 acres in southern Dorchester for hunting but it never happened . Only two Sika 6’s I killed one on state land the other on the Blackwater . Incidentally they are more closely related to elk than Whitetail’s , also me they taste a good bit like elk maybe just a hint sweeter in flavor .

[Stan Hoover]

I also enjoyed taking in the inaugural firearms auction put on by the Guyette & Deeter team, Josh, and Wes Dillon. I thought it was done very professionally and I’m hoping to be back for their September auction.

I enjoyed meeting Parker members Keavin Nelson, Bobby Grilli, John Bastiani, Jerry ??, and of course, Randy Roberts. I was hoping to see other friends there also, but I’m not sure where they might have sat, almost all the seats were filled.
It is a beautiful area for sure, I should have taken more photos, this photo is from the outside deck of the building where tha auction was held, The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Stan Hoover

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

I also enjoyed taking in the inaugural firearms auction put on by the Guyette & Deeter team, Josh, and Wes Dillon. I thought it was done very professionally and I’m hoping to be back for their September auction.

I enjoyed meeting Parker members Keavin Nelson, Bobby Grilli, John Bastiani, Jerry ??, and of course, Randy Roberts. I was hoping to see other friends there also, but I’m not sure where they might have sat, almost all the seats were filled.
It is a beautiful area for sure, I should have taken more photos, this photo is from the outside deck of the building where tha auction was held, The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Stan Hoover

It was a pleasure meeting you as well Stan and all of the others. Did you get any of the guns you bid on? Also-I hope Mr. Nelson is feeling better.

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Yes sir ! Some are killed in Talbot each year but the majority are killed in Dorchester . I’ve taken nine sika’s in my entire hunting life of which two were six points which is what considered decent/good . I’d like to still be hunting them but now at 60+ that marsh in the dark alone isn’t the best thing for me to be doing . Always wanted 40-60 acres in southern Dorchester for hunting but it never happened . Only two Sika 6’s I killed one on state land the other on the Blackwater . Incidentally they are more closely related to elk than Whitetail’s , also me they taste a good bit like elk maybe just a hint sweeter in flavor .

Thanks for putting up pictures of your Sika buck. From what little I know about these Sika is that the deer that you have pictured is a real trophy and your being modest in calling it decent. If I ever hunt these deer-I know I would be more than happy with a kill as good as yours. I also bet that you enjoyed eating it as well!

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by John Bastiani

I looked and looked in all the fields you pass to see one of the Sika deer with no luck. According to everybody I talked to is that you have to go alittle farther into Dorchester county like you have mentioned. From pictures that I have seen they look like minature Elk and taste better than whitetails.

John,
It's very unlikely that you would see a Sika in the fields along Rt. 50. They are very secretive and tend to dwell in the marshes and fields in lower Dorchester County. Your best bet to see one is to visit Blackwater NWR in Dorchester Co. and cruise slowly through the refuge. I've killed a number of them, none as nice as Craig's, but they are fascinating little devils and very tasty. Maryland is a wonderful state to live in for a sportsman, but terrible for a gun owner and a taxpayer. Next time you are in this area let me know. I'll show you where to look.

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

John,
It's very unlikely that you would see a Sika in the fields along Rt. 50. They are very secretive and tend to dwell in the marshes and fields in lower Dorchester County. Your best bet to see one is to visit Blackwater NWR in Dorchester Co. and cruise slowly through the refuge. I've killed a number of them, none as nice as Craig's, but they are fascinating little devils and very tasty. Maryland is a wonderful state to live in for a sportsman, but terrible for a gun owner and a taxpayer. Next time you are in this area let me know. I'll show you where to look.

Thanks for your insight. I live in the western part of Maryland(Deep Creek). Do you know if I need a special permit to hunt the Sika deer or will my regular Deer permit work? I figure you might need to draw for these deer since they are so concentrated to one county in the state. Similiar to the way they do the Bear permits.

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by John Bastiani

Thanks for your insight. I live in the western part of Maryland(Deep Creek). Do you know if I need a special permit to hunt the Sika deer or will my regular Deer permit work? I figure you might need to draw for these deer since they are so concentrated to one county in the state. Similiar to the way they do the Bear permits.

No, your regular license should cover it. Finding a place to hunt them will take some work. There are a couple areas of public hunting that are available. Maybe Craig will chime in here to clarify. I hunted private farms in the area in the vicinity of Blackwater. It truly is a wonderful place/area to visit and hunt.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Daryl Corona

No, your regular license should cover it. Finding a place to hunt them will take some work. There are a couple areas of public hunting that are available. Maybe Craig will chime in here to clarify. I hunted private farms in the area in the vicinity of Blackwater. It truly is a wonderful place/area to visit and hunt.

I’ve not done it in the last few years but I used to get permits for the Blackwater during the ML and gun seasons . https://www.fws.gov/refuge/blackwate...vities/hunting You can also hunt on public land at Fishing Bay and Taylors Island , but to do much good there a flat bottom boat and motor are a real help ,