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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: swp on September 15, 2011, 08:42:00 AM
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Well it is opening morning and 45 degrees out at my house and I am stuck at work. Anybody else get out and see one?
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Oh man, we do not open till October!
Have a great season!
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My brother, Tim, went out this morning and saw one doe. I'm can't wait until Friday morning so I get out myself.
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I can tell you that I under dressed...!!! lol
I saw one doe but not before she saw me.
It was about 8:15 approximately I think because I had just checked my watch about 10 minutes earlier to make a mental note as to when the wind had made a strong shift out of the east at 8:05.
All morning I was being reminded that wearing "Bug Skinz" is almost like wearing an air conditioner..lol When the wind picked up I felt as if all of my extremities were about to freeze so I did a slow stand up and stretch. As I started to turn I saw standing less than 50 yds front me a mature, sleek, fat doe who had me pegged since the one step I had taken left me with nothing behind me to break up my outline.
She didn't run off...yet anyway..lol
I decided that I would remain still until it looked safe to slowly get back into my Pacseat chair. I finally made it down to one knee, grabbed my bow, apparently making more movement that she could take..lol She turned and walked back the direction she came from.
I relaxed a bit and decided I need to make a change so if I had to stand up again I wouldn't have to take a step that would put me in the open without any back drop.
In the process of doing this(thinking she had left the country) I got nailed by her again as she had started to come back...lol
It is called hunting and I am supposed to be better at it than I was this morning.
All rookie like mistakes.
Oh well, it is just opening morning....lol
You can see by my attire that I am trying to meet Nate and a couple of others challenge of doing it as old school as I know how.
(http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/2010%20season%20photo%20log/2011%20season/DSC01766.jpg)
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God bless, Mudd
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I seen 3 doe's,couldn't close the deal,45 yards is way out of my comfort zone! But I had a great morning anyway, carpenter
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As soon as I get outta this place called work I'm hittin the woods- can't wait to get there!
TIM B
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I'm heading to my farm after work. My dad has been giving me the daily deer report and I am chomping at the bit! The way he tells it, I've got a lot of fat does to choose from.
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You guys have got me all psyched up and I have to wait for my doctors appointment next Tuesday to see when I'm allowed to pull a bow.
Go get 'em
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MUDD, here's a free tip that is sure to help you out. As we bowhunters get older we need to hide behind wider trees. :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
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A couple weeks back I located a nice flock of turkeys and to my surprise it has not one... but TWO...................white ones. Yes I said white. My focus is now on the birds!!!
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Dan (MOFISH) if I were as thin as you are any old sapling would do...lol
I was set up with a big tree behind me and a big tree in front of me and where does she show up? off at a right angle to both trees...lol
God bless, Mudd
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Hey Dan-
Don't sweat it or push it- get yourself well first! There is a lot of season left!
I bet the doc gives ya the ok tues anyway.
TIM B
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Saw four does while driving back from The Lake Of The Ozarks this AM.Mad4e me get in the hunting mode.
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Saw 8 doe passed up two of them. Saw the first turkey I have ever seen anywhere remotely close to Carrol county. Stalked 3 ft from a sleeping fox that had real bad mange. And shot a black ferrol cat that has been harrasing the farm owners dogs, wanted to see the damage a deadhead would do its head :archer2:
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i went soon as i got off work.
seen three, only chance for a shot turned out to be a spike when he came around the big cedar, so he got to walk.
i tried the permethrin and i didnt get any ticks... that makes me happy :jumper:
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Dan what has got you on the DL???
My daughter and I are gonna chase the turkeys on Saturday too.
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Busy with my son's baseball tournaments every weekend thru October but I bet I'll find away to get outta work here and there. Ready to get out there soon.
Good luck, Eric
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Ill say one thing with this cold front coming through- there wernt no skeeters!! No deer either but I wasent hunting any of my good areas since they wernt set up for the odd NE wind we had!
TIM B
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Yea, on the NE wind. Thats a once or twice a year event....
I was doing some scouting and it really made me stop and think about how I was walking the property....
We still have some time to go....
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heading out tomorrow eve with my 5 year old son "Reilly hood" can't wait
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Got out there that afternoon at about 2 p.m.
Saw a red tailed hawk on the way in. Saw a huge family of coons while I was hunting, watched a red fox trot around at 40 yards, and had blue jays landing feet away from my face.
Left the woods a little earlier than I wanted to as I needed to get home. Missed that last magic hour from bout 6:30 to 7:30.
Jumped 2 does on the way out.
I also underdressed and froze my butt off!!
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Oh yeah..
My next oppurtunity to hunt will be on Sunday morning. I can either hunt the 13 acre property near my house, or head over to a local conservation area. I got drawn for the 2011 Sep 15-Oct. 2 Managed Bow hunt.
It is a 7,000 acre CA that I have hunted once before, 2 years ago. Really big area and tough to pin point the . All the squirrel hunters, people training their dogs, and bikers and hikers, do not do much good to ease the deer's minds.
Makes for tough hunting. Will probably take a crack at it Sunday though, depending on the wind.
I park at a sanitation site that is adjacent to the conservation area, ride my bike 3/4 mile down the hiking trail, cross a creek and go up a ridge, and end up on the very backside of the conservation area. Discovered that at the very END of the hunt I had 2 years ago.
Will be the first place I start this time, as most people do not think to utilize a parking lot that is not connected to the CA.
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Went this eve, rattled in 2 does with the chain on my semi-permanent stand that was on the tree, just loosened up and hung flat against the trunk.
Took me 1 minute too long to get it hung the way I wanted, and they walked up while I was putting my safety harness on the tree.
Caught them out or the corner of my eye and hustled to get ready,buuuutt....
Got an arra nocked, but when I snapped it on the string(still facing the tree), looked down and they were strait down.
They hung around for 30 minutes looking for the strange sound and never presented a shot that I liked. In range for about 5 of the 30 min.
May have to carry a short length of chain with me from now on..... :D
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When out this mourning and heard a deer blow out of the area I was going to hunt. Hunted until a little after eight when it started to rain. I could have stayed longer but I wussed out. :smileystooges:
Hunted this afternoon too. Got to the stand at 4:00 and hunted the stand called Early Season where white oaks grow, but they're not dropping acorns yet. It won't be long though. The red oaks have been dropping for awhile now and the squirrels were in the tops of the white oaks knocking a few acorns out.
The neighbor's corn was being harvested too so I was hoping to catch deer being pushed out of the corn and running to the timber for safety, but it didn't happen.
Had a dog walk the creek behind me. I'm not sure where it came from (I didn't recognize it as a local dog) so it might belong to someone in the harvesting crew. It had a collar and tags. Anyway at 4:50 it shows up and at 5:00 it was chasing something (deer I presume) through another part of our property. :rolleyes:
I was a little antsy, it happens to me in the early season. It takes me a while to get in the groove of being patient. I got down from the stand early to check another stand called Osage Flat where I built a funnel to force the deer in front of the stand and to my delight, there was a big fresh turd on the ground in front of the stand. Life is good! :goldtooth:
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Another rookie mistake...lol
I know to always.. always hunt your way in and hunt your way out if it's still shooting hrs.
I was intending to walk out on the lower path but when I reached the junction I saw a plastic bag that had blown off the trailer Jeff had down in the woods earlier in the day putting up one of his tree stands so I had my plans changed so I could haul out a plastic bag..lol
I can't remember all of the stuff that was going through my mind on the walk back some times it's prayers mixed with other junk.
I know that looked toward the ground while walking then when I looked up there is a nice fat doe broadside to me at about 20 yds.
I was caught off guard and she got away even though I had my bow and arrow in my hand.
As I start belittling myself for not doing what I should have been doing...like paying attention.
All of a sudden a second doe steps out but again I'm no where near ready for it. She left faster than the 1st doe.
Live and learn..over and over and over...lol
God bless,Mudd
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Went out this evening to my old "honey hole"...had 3 nice does came in to 15 yards from the only direction I couldn't get around to shoot at.
What a great evening to be in the timber...I was carrying the bamboo backed ipe I finished at the Tenn. Classic with David Knight. I'm ready to see what this stone tip will do.
Good hunting to all my Missouri trad hunting friends.
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Murphy's Law Mudd.
If you had been paying attention, then you would have walked out of there and seen absolutely nothing.
It blows my mind the huge number of deer that I have run into while lumbering carelessly out of the woods, and the very few that I have ever run into while still hunting and sneaking through the woods.
I killed the biggest buck of my life after sleeping through my alarm, not showering, using old spice deodrant, and spilling coffee all over myself on the drive to the woods. Go figure...
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went this eve. after work. had a small eight pointer come in to about seven yds. and got it all on video but i cant figure how to get it on the compuuuuter, dangitt! then just after i put my arrow back in my quiver and readyed to leav i seen a doe step out, but it was getting to dark, had three of them bounce off blowin at me. il go again in the morning for a few hrs.
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Sooo.. how was the hunting for everyone this morning and evening??? I know there is still bout an hour and a half til dark, so shouuld be getting good right now.
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Went out for an afternoon hunt/scouting trip today and saw a nice pair to twin fork horns. I wanted to leave the timber early because I was hunting an unfamiliar place and I wasn't sure of which direction my truck was. After a couple of backtracks, I found my truck and drove to some other spots to see what kind of hunting pressure they were getting. As I was driving, I spotted a young deer caught by the hind leg in a fence. I was able to get it loose and set it free. So, I didn't get a deer today, but I counted coup! I love hunting! :archer:
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I had a short fun hunt this evening.
I had gone to a "Celebration of life" party this afternoon honoring a new friend and didn't get out until late.
I was hunting a spot near my home so getting there quickly once I got home wasn't much of a big deal.
It has a salt lick on it that I started years ago and I noticed that it was about time to replenish the salt so I carry my army shovel and a bag of rock salt in with me.
Not far from the salt lick there's a natural depression (small sink hole) so I decided to try using it. When sitting in my Pacseat my knees are about ground level which allows for a different perspective..lol
Like I said I was late getting in so there wasn't time to put any brush behind me and I thought to myself I'll just see how this works.
Not as well as I had hoped...lol
I had 4 does come out maybe 40 yards from me and were sort of coming in my general direction and every one of them pick ed out but couldn't figure out what I was. I thought for a bit one of them might let curiosity get her killed.
They left and came back 3 different times to check me out. I think the last time they came back in response to my bleat call, but you really knows.
Anyway they burnt up almost all of my hunting time in the woods this evening and made it a fun experience.
I guess I'll make time for a back cover from now on...lol
God bless,Mudd
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I made it out this evening arounr 430, I hadnt been in the stand long until a nice 14 inch wide 8 pointer came in to about 10 yards and hung out for about 10 minutes.He offered me several shots at 10 to 12 yards but i just couldnt do it, i know there are 2 more bucks in the area that are quite abit bigger so i took the chance and hope i see one of the bigger ones,I HOPE!!
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"Reilly hood" Bring me a deer stake. Have fun with dad and let me know how it went. I didn't get out yet and I need a fix.
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Saw 9 on thurs eve 7 older does and 2 spotted fawns kind of odd there wasnt more fawns they were 2 difernt doe groups and each group had 1 fawn.maybe they didnt get bred last year any u guys seeing the same in S.W. MO.
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Gray Buffalo
No steaks tonight bud did see 10 does an one buck they all stayed at 30 yards or better "Reilly Hood" did get a nap in the first hour an a half but was awake for the deer! (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000440.jpg) here is a view out of the blind its all black inside in front of the blind is 23 apple trees an a pond the dirt in front of the blind is my food plot that just got the first rain 5 weeks after i planted it..the blind is 8x8x8tall with shoot thru windows on all three sides but i keep the other windows blacked out so you can't see thru..camera makes it hard to see thru netting but you really don't notice it (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000441.jpg)
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Awesome set up Stic. Is that a poured concrete floor???
I got at it this morning. The morning started out crisp and beautiful, but with a hint of rain in the air. The cows lying down as I was driving to my spot should have told me.
As soon as I stepped into the woods the rain started. I find a nice comfy spot underneath a big oak tree and settled in. The canopy above stopped most of the rain until it got really bad and was pouring. At that point I retreated back to the truck. Will get at it again Wednesday.
Let's keep this thread going throughout the season boys. Keep us all up to date on what is going on with the deer in this fine state.
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it's a subfloor on 2 electric poles layed down so i can hook the truck to it a pull it somewhere else if i need to i will post another picture of what the outside look like.we call it the "the super 8" (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000394.jpg) (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000393-1.jpg) (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000391.jpg)(http:// [IMG]http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000392.jpg )
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no rain made putting in a food plot 4 weeks early no advantage..just starting to grow the last 7 days..here is a picture of the north end of the field..apple trees an the pond at the bottom of the field.. (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000392.jpg)
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i got into the woods at daylight, wasnt long and it started raining so i made another ground blind, and went on a scouting mission, figured the rain would wash out any sent i left,jumped one small buck on my way out, gonna sit in my new hideout this eve, seen a doe come out and stand on her hind legs in this spot the other eve, hopefully she shoes up again.
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didnt see anything sunday eve. but i think i figured out how to load videos, this was friday eve after work. he was close 5-7 yds.
i was standing next to a walnut tree and sqirrels were everywhere.
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Nice video Arrow!
One thing that stood out for me was how relaxed he was up to the point that you really focused in on his face, basically making eye contact.
Good job!!
Thanks for sharing.
God bless,Mudd
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Went to Chillicothe for the first 4 days of season. Saw two bucks a spike and evidence the 4 point rule is working, a giant 6 pointer. The good news is I am doing my part at a management tool. There are two less does in Missouri now. I pulled off a double Saturday night and came within a hair of getting a triple.
Scott
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Congrats on the double onestringer!! It musta been in the air sat night cause I did the same thing!! I had a doe and a yearling come out and I was able to stick them both!
Got a complete pass through on both and the arrows are cleaned- sharpened and ready for more action!!
TIM B
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Scott and Tim, CONGRATULATIONS, That is cool both of you scored a double. Can't wait to get out there myself.
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I'm in Illinois, so our season has'nt begun yet. Enjoy guys & gals and good luck this season.
Hey Mudd, I love that Fedora!
Dennis
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Cool video Bryant...man, I gotta get out there!
Eric
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I went out opening morning and had doe walk in to about 60 yards. She seemed to have me pegged from the get go but acted like she was going to give me an opportunity. Unfortunately, she spooked when I tried moving the video camera to catch the shot. I did manage to get about 3 minutes of her on film.
Here's the video I took that morning:
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went yesterder eve. took my climber to the ridge, just after getting settled i seen a wagging tail walking away to my right, then i seen what it was when he came back, a real nice eight pointer came in about 70-80 yds. and dissapeared, they are magic you know.then had a little eight pointer walk past at about 5 yds. got it on video , if photobucket every quitts acting up il put it up.
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I had 2 does and two younger ones(no spots) come by.
I did a 3/4 draw on one of the little ones at about 15 paces but decided to let down and watch them.
They knew I was there but couldn't figure out what I was and I assume they deemed me harmless..lol(which I am)
It was a very successful hunt for me.
God bless,Mudd
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Is that the Plaid Hornet?
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You betcha Tom.
I may be losing some of my killer instinct, that or I just wasn't hungry enough...lol
God bless,Mudd
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwMRrsnr31Y
i decided to try u-tube since photobucket isnt co,operating with me. i scanned the area and you can see one of my ground blinds. i wish the little one had a little more bone on his head, he gave me a great shot angle.
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I enjoyed your video Bryant.
Thanks for sharing.
God bless,Mudd
PS: He might have tempted me more than a small does..lol
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mudd, i was really looking for a doe but all im seeing up close are bucks, and small ones at that.
thanks guys, heading back out this eve.
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You guys better get busy or Scott (Onestringer) is going to kill them all! :biglaugh:
I love to follow this thread every year, keep it coming guys.
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Been working wayyyy too much. Only been out twice so far. But as my wife tells me "The season just started, relax."
It feels like we are longer than 8 days in.
Sunday I am going to try and get out there Sunday morning and night.
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Good luck for the rest of the season/.
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Had two does out in front of me this evening. No shot opportunities and I would have taken it had it been presented since I looked and now know for sure I have a bonus antlerless tag..lol
God bless,Mudd
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SQIRRELS EVERYWHERE! THEY WERE DRIVIN ME NUTS, SEEN SOME TURKEYS ,BUT OFCOURSE THEY SEEN ME AND DIDNT HANG AROUND. ONE YOUNG BUCK ON THE WAY IN.
GONNA TRY A MORNING HUNT TOMORROW.
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Mudd, you are the master of camoflauge.
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If we could get everyone on tradgang to do an anti-rain dance me and the rest of the boys in southern mo and IL would appreciate it!!
TIM B
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Well I finally got my lazy butt out and hung a couple of stands yesterday...saw a nice buck, a little buck, two does and some turkeys this morning. The deer zigged when they should have zagged and they ended up out on the wrong side of me offering no shot. On the positive side that is more deer than I saw all last September. Maybe it is an omen. ;)
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i got out early this morning, climbed to the top ridge with my climber and got setup and sat till about 9:30, and desided i would try and get a sqirrel, so slipped down into a steep valley where the dirt was soft still from the rain we had the other day,
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(looking back from where i came from)
had two shots but missed,(but not by much)
10:30 i looked up on the ridge and there were two does walking the trail rite beneeth my stand,
dadgummitt!
so i slipped up and climbed in,
about 10 minutes later 4 does come down the trail rite to where i wanted them, but!
i had just crossed there, and they smelt me,
they werent sure what to do,they stood there for about 10 minutes, then decided they better go back the way they came,
daggummitt!
i had them on video for 10 minutes standing there but i wont bore you with that.
just as i settled back down,
i looked behind me and 2 does are coming,
in a hurry i tried to get the camera turned around and on, but they were derectly behind my tree, and i gave up on the camera getting ready for a shot.
the bigger of the two was moving pretty quick and by the time i got turned she was behind a tree past me already.
so i turned my attention to the other one, she was only about 3-4 yards from my tree when she passed,
so i let her get out to about 7 yds.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/008.jpg)
the arrow hit her perfect, through the top of her lung and through the heart,
she bolted hard.
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she went maybe a hudred yds, and died running.
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the exit hole just off center of her briskett.
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the broadhead cut her offside leg when it came through.
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(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/031.jpg)
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/037.jpg) (http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/019-3.jpg)
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oh and then...........
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Nice!!! Well done.
Eric
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Good job all the way around Bryant!!
:archer:
PS: Nothing came by tonight. Some friends of mine need to learn that I will not answer my phone when I'm in my hide...lol
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:thumbsup: lookin' good. Them heart shots can really make 'em run. Last buck I shot was an 8 pointer, hit him through lungs and heart. He ran full speed about 80 yards right into a tree. Broke 2 of his tines off.. :banghead: .found 'em layin' there on the ground. Had to glue 'em back on... :laughing:
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Awesome arrow!!
My hunting partner and I saw approximately 30 deer today, but we made 2 huge flubs.
1: We got to the farm about an hour late, and by the time we were heading into the stands the deer were already well off the fields and headed back to their beds. We got busted by about 10 deer trying to make our way in.
2: We set up in timber through a travel corridor leading to a fresh cut corn field. Bout an hour before dark 10-15 deer came in all at once, and my hunting partner/brother in law, who was about 80 yards away from me turned around too quickly and sure enough the busting began again.
Frustrating to say the least. But let me add that we were hunting from the ground, sitting in coleman chairs. Not the easiest task by any means, and almost impossible to move at ALL undetected.
All in all it was the perfect weather to be in the woods today.
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Enjoy you fellas storys and success. Stay on`m and Good luck. RC
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Nice shooting and nice grill shot. Call when ready
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Sounds like you guys are trying to have all the fun. I finally got all the family stuff out of the way, now I can hit the woods. Put me in coach!
WoodsyDave
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Finally got a chance to send an arrow at a deer this past Thursday and wouldn't you know it, I shot right underneath it. Still beats working though, TRW.
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My dad killed a doe Sunday morning (9/25) which is pretty amazing since the bicep on his drawing arm detached from his shoulder this past winter. Practice has been pretty much non-existent since it hurt so much to draw but Dad figured all he needed was one shot. He was correct on that count. The doe dropped about 70 yards from where he shot her. I'll be dining on her carcass this weekend.
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GREAT grill trophy shot! Makes me hungry. Here's my trophy shot from a couple of years ago.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/jkmolongbow/HPIM0282.jpg)
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Well,after two years I got my chance yesterday morning. Two does came in about 8:30. The lead doe was about 15 yds when she gave me a broadside shot. The release felt good, but as she dropped and turned, the arrow went right over her back. She was not sure what happended. She jumped back a few yards and came back and sniffed my arrow stuck in the ground. As she passed by again 12yds this time, I focused on my spot, again a duck and run! Oh well, that's huntin.
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With the cold front moving through this weekend, I expect some excellent hunting stories.
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he is my first buck ever not with a trad bow though bu I'm still proud he was taken first sat in season at about 20 yards I built my first trad bow this year with help from Mac bow bu it turned Olout too light to hunt with
****Please only pix of animals taken with trad gear, thanx****
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Nice job
Went this evening
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redonefive..with all due respect..this is a site for traditional hunting only...we need to stick to the rules of the site..
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them birds always give me a hard time, :thumbsup: good deal, congratts!
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With all due respect I have a love for the outdoors including traditional archery. And traditional muzzleloading. It was a big goal for me this year to get my first traditonal deer but after a new baby coming along and my bow project only turning out at about 35# I didn't have the time or money for another try so I though it would be more ethical to use something more suited for the jOb no worries though I won't be sharing any more.
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Redon:
My dream buck is a buck in velvet, of any size.
That is a true trophy.
U didn't post the picture of the bow with the deer. I took pleasure in seeing it.
U can just PM something like that next time if it offends people.
I enjoyed seeing it thoroughly.
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don't take it personal..i have had posts removed before..just not the site to post pictures of animals not harvested with a stick
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usn..it doesn't offend me..its the rules of tradgang
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Sometimes when you hunt from the ground you can have too many deer show up at one time...lol
I was in process of making my draw on a nice fat doe this evening when another that I hadn't seen busted me.
There were 4 altogether and I had 3 of them in front of me but the 4th was hard to my left and I never saw her until she ratted me out..lol
God bless,Mudd
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i will be going with Reilly hood tomorrow eve trying to get my first deer with stone points..
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Sticbow Our new baby girl is named Wriley I can't Wait till she is big enough to fling an arrow already plan on this bow "UNO" being hers when I t fits her. Good luck tomOrrow
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Took a doe this AM with my TD prototype, she spun toward me at the shot, took her high and a little back , then went on thru and broke her hind leg on the off side.
She was broadside at 14 yds and unaware when I shot. Angled toward me and I presume, duckin when it got there.
625 grains off a 45# bow,still don't know how it performed... :dunno:
Sorry no pics, was runnin late as usual.
Maybe the next one will hold still....
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Kennym..way to go..heavy arrows will do it..
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just not my time is guess..15 does an one small buck only shot was too dark..but my 5 year old son is haveing a blast.. :bigsmyl:
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Reilly Hood is the man. How did you keep him under control.
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pizza :thumbsup: an a big blind
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Way to go Kenny! I got out tonight had about a 7" spikes, spike walk right in front of me at 10 feet. I was on the ground in my Rancho Safari ghillie and he never knew I was there, pretty cool! Maybe next time it will be a doe or a buck I wanna use my tag on?
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I went out to a public land round Warrensburg Friday night and saw 12. Hit full draw on one but it didnt feel right. Went back out last night, saw one and missed a squirrel
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Good job Kenny! Don't thin out too many of those doe. I may need them for bait for one of those big boys in a couple weeks. See you soon. David
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Congrats to the harvests. I had a nervous doe at 12 yards opening morning. Probably should have shot at the time I was waiting for a perfect shot op.
Haven't seen anything since. Have a friend coming in today and we'll get to hunt a couple of days.
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Thanks folks!
David, this one came from 15 miles SE of lease,so there will be more biguns from that way comin over! :cool:
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i think i found out where hes been hiding out at,
now i gotta figure out my best aproach, before he moves off to another part of the country.
...the video is pretty shaky, but i heard something behind me and lost track of where he was when i turned to look ..
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any guesses what he might score?
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i was checking my trail cam this mornning and had a little three point walk up on me, he was about ten yds before i knew he was there, so i froze and he came in to about five yds, he gave me a good stare down before he decided to move away. that was fun! also i shot at a sqirrel and when the arrow hit the bottom of the tree a doe bounced out from behind it, WOW! i didnt even see her, and she had no clue what was going on......cool stuff this morn.. seen four deer. and the big boy!!!! my hopes are up.
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Nice Buck arrow! I wish you luck!!
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I'd guess 135-150".
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Looked at it again and really paid attention. I'd reguess more around 115-135. Tines are tall, but mass and width aren't gonna put him in the 135-150 range. Appears to be a 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 year old deer. But I could be completely off.
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I'm thinkin gross in 140s, I don't worry bout net.
Nice deer!
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i looked at the video real close, and added up.
i came up with 147"......guessing hes 16" wide.
he might be just a tad better than that since i didnt over measure. he's defenently a shooter! i got my fingers crossed, but i aint gonna hold my breathe. :pray:
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I guess ur just gonna hafta kill em so we can find out. ;-p
What is the range from ur stand to the location where u are filming the buck.
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Sam i wasnt in a stand, i was just out scouting around and actually seen another buck just to the left of where this one was and eased over to sit on a log to watch him when i spotted this one, then the heart rate went up and in a hurry i got my camera out , thats why its so shaky .
he's probobly ..oh..90-100 yds. i had him zoomed pretty much so that makes it shakier too. i did make me a ground blind downwind of a trail that i think he was traveling, his horn score really doesent matter to me,
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i wish the weather would cool down again.Just can't get into bow hunting in the 80's the local weatherman says we will have snow by the end of oct???? it's missouri it could happen..
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i forgot..i have 3 scrapes this morning in there favorite spots..
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Wow. Looking at him from that picture changes my opinion once again. I would DEFINITELY put him in the 145-155 range. Maybe a bit more if the mass is as thick as it looks.
Was hard to tell with the video.
I know it doesn't matter to you, but is fun to figure out anyhow.
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Went out the last two afternoons, feel like I'm just wasting my time! It's hot, the moon is about full, & the deer arn't movin during daylight hours. I'll try again in the morning, but don't expect much to happen ?
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Know what you mean Ryan, I only have two places I can really hunt with this E/SE wind, one is more of an evening stand the other requires sneaking in by a bunch of houses or a big walk through a bunch of briars.
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Another week of frustration. The wind keeps shifting and I get busted before I have a chance. Nothing but small deer and a couple of larger does but I've had a long dry spell and anything that will fit on a sandwich will do.
Ron
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Went out behind my house tonight (windy & hot) and got to shoot over the back of a turkey that wandered by.
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I've been out a bunch of times behind my house and had my first sighting of a deer from a stand Fri night. Pretty nice non typical buck feeding on acorns about 50 yards from my stand. He stayed in about a 15-20' area feeding for at least 45 minutes and was still there when it was too dark to see him. I was tickled at the chance to watch him like that. Hopefully I can see him again.
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Good luck Dan.RC
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Thanks, Robert. I see you've been slaying a few down your way. Keep after them.
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i saw a huge buck with a hot doe this mornning,
i was just thinking yesterday, if any does come in heat early it should be rite now.
aprox. 28 more days and things should get crazy, i sat on a log all day waiting for them to come back through, i should have known better with the full moon and all.
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The MO rut is gettin spread out IMO, saw a REALLY small fawn tryin to cross the hiway last weekend.
Was gonna get a pic, but a fast Ford pickup,if there is such :>) changed my mind!
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wind switched today couldn't wait to go this evening i knew i was in trouble when no squirrels show up only 1 doe about 300 yards..spent 3 hours in stand..but still a good night..
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Sitting here at work waiting to leave at 4. Hunted last year quite a bit and didn't get to even pull the string back. It's tough down in S central MO. Big woods and no crops. Got a week off last of Oct / first of Nov.
I have hunted about 6 mornings so far and have seen one deer.
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I set out there for three days and didn't see anything but a few tree rats. A full moon sucks.
I walked to the stand without a light and hour before day light. Tomorrow is a hiney do day. Ho Boy :banghead:
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well im a little late posting this but here i am. I iwent out last moday night after work, got to my stand alittle late, I sat until 630 when i heard them coming through the cedar thicket to my right. three does came toward me and the biggest one offered me a 3 yard shot quartering away, after the shot she only went 30 yards before going down. Shot her with my Black Creek Siren 55#@28"
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Congrats Lonnie, Man I'd like one of them 3 yard shots.
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aught-oh sombody spilled somthin.
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Wow! Saw the most deer in one sit that I have seen in a couple of years around here 1 buck, 6 does and 2 yearlings. Had to move my treestand about 30 yards as they have been taking the same route the last two times I have set this stand.
Lets see the rest of the story non-typical.
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This was the 3rd of 3 does that came by my stand about 8. I thought I had made a bad shot on her as she was standing still then just as I went to release she made a turn to her right and took a step and the arrow entered high and just above her left hip and leg..she kind of shivered..walked 20 yards...paused and then folded up.
When I field dressed her I found the broadhead (Magnus 2 blade) had come in high and sliced her left backstrap, continued on through her liver virtually splitting it in half like a piece of cordwood and exited out on a pass-through. Initiated my Shawnee in fine fashion.
She's boned out and in the chill box now with the help of my Jack Russell. Did you know a Jack Russell can eat it's weight in fat trimmings and meat scraps and still want to play? That and drag a deer head around the yard for hours on end. Pretty low-tech excitment here on the farm.
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Hunted yesterday morning and evening.
Saturday morning had a 4 pointed come by me within bow range. However, I was in Pike County and they have an Antler Point restriction of at least 4 on one side. So he got the pass.
That evening I saw 5 deer, 4 does and 1 nice 8 pointer, but they wouldn't come any closer than 50 yards and eventually headed up the ridge the other way.
I need to move that stand abut 30 yards closer to where they cross.
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Passed a doe yesterday AM at 14 yds, somethin didn't feel right and she was walkin steady, goin somewhere. Then the 3rd fawn came along dawdlin behind....
Headed to my most fave stand in a minute, where the deer exit the swampy beddin area. Hope they are ready to move tonite!
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nice doe, non-typical. congratts! :thumbsup:
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finally some deer huntin weather this week.........oooh..yah..! down into the 30's a few nights, and some very much needed rain.
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Yeah were gonna have some nice weather to hunt in now!! I have hunted nearly every day since I last posted a month ago. Had a few close calls, passed a few small bucks and have seen a bunch of SKUNKS!! The dang things are everywhere it seems this year!! I've almost got sprayed on 2 occasions! Makes me wonder how many are gonna end up in my coon traps this year?
Have others seen a lot of skunks or am I the lucky one?
TIM B
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yep, ive seen a bunch hit on the roads. must be mating season.....?
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I had a very exciting hunt last night. No arrows loosed but I had a real pretty 8 pointer come in at dusk and hang around for a good long time. He was about 25 yards but no shot...that is until it got totally black. He moved right over to me and stood there for an eternity, pinning me down! I sat there in the dark for a long time but he was apparently fascinated watching my son get down from his stand about 60 yards away. After 10 minutes of hearing only a couple of the smallest sounds I finally decided he'd ghosted out on me, so I stood up. Mistake! The bugger was still there and blew out of there then. Very exciting, but disappointing I was trying hard not to tip the stand location off. Maybe he didn't know what I was. Anyway I know my scent control seems to be working! :jumper:
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Tim, they are the best at doin just that ,eh!
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I had a great time in the timber this evening. I tried out a new spot near a small pond and had plenty of things to watch. The squirrels were putting on quite a show, as were the woodpeckers. As I was daydreaming, about 15 turkeys came to the pond on a dead run. I didn't get a shot because I spooked them as usual. Shortly afterwards, a small deer came to the pond to drink. I watched it for a while then 2 nice does came down the hill. I was able to connect with the lead doe making her my first for the season. Making the evening even more special, I field dressed her with a custom knife my dad had made for me. It was one of the last Christmas presents I got from him before he went to the Happy Hunting Grounds. Equip; 50# Black Forest longbow, Easton Gamegetter arrow, 125 gr.Wensel Woodsman broadhead.
Not the best picture but here ya go.
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Good job Jim!
The bucks are starting to move around a little more here, saw a 120ish 8 pt last nite at 60 yds, he wasn't interested in anything I said to him tho....
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I feel like I'm milking this, but I want to be a part of this thread too.
I shot this doe on 10/16/11
My set up was:
60” Morrison, Dakota 56# at 29”
30.5” Carbon Express, Heritage 250 arrow with a 125 grain Woodsman broadhead and three 5” shield cut feathers
Total arrow weight 650 grains.
The shot was a slightly quartering away 10 - 12 yd shot. The arrow entered high on the left side and exited behind the elbow on the right side. Right where I was expecting.
The shot was a complete pass through and the arrow cut through both lungs. I'm not sure how long it took her to hit the ground, but if she was on her feet for 7 seconds I would be surprised. She went down quick!
Get out there and hunt and good luck to you!
The complete story is here
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=109584
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Very nice Tom. :thumbsup:
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Wanted to get out this morning badly.
However, I chose to stay home, watch my boy so that my wife could get a little extra sleep, and cooked them both breakfast.
Also got some things around the house done.
But this morning seemed like the absolute PERFECT morning to get out there. I hope that it wasn't and I didn't miss much. ;-p
Will be out there on Wednesday morning and afternoon. Also planning a trip back up to Northern Missouri for November 5 and 6.
Give us some updates boys.
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Milk away Tom!! Lookin good, I thought you gave Terry that hat....
USN, I'm takin 1st week in Nov off to hunt, so I'll be reporting more often.
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Kenny, the first week of November is my absolute favorite time to hunt all year. Every year it seems like everything goes ape &%*^ about November 4th through the 8th.
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I'm hopin! Bro and I talked about when to take off, we decided that week would be when the big boys start movin and before gettin a doe locked down! :pray:
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I'll be taking the week off too.
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well if everybodies taken that week off, i might as well.....uuum,, :readit: but- its deer season,. :help:
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Thats what sick days are for!!!
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Anyone having any luck? I haven't been able to hunt the past few days, so no stories to tell for me. :archer:
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Several of my patients have been reporting that the scrapes are finally showing up. I haven't seen many at all this year so I was wondering when they would start appearing. Hopefully this front that is moving through will help.
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Was out again this morning.
Did not see a thing.
My neck of the woods has been unusually slow activity this year.
So about 10:30 a.m. I hopped on the 4 wheeler and scouted the property out, (Rarely do this, but find it a less invasive way to 'speed scout'.)
Not a single rub or scrape.
Wierd.
For the past 5 years I couldn't hunt thi property without seeing at least a handful of deer per sit.
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4 turkeys on Sunday and nothing this morning!!
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mornnings are real slow for me, im not able to hunt evenings since im working nites, and i much prefer the evening hunt. comon rain!! i wanta hunt!!!
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I'm finally going to make it back out this weekend. I've been a little off my feet due to a upper respiratory infection but I'm feeling much better now and the weather is finally getting cooler. I can't wait, TRW.
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One doe down. I'm heading up to SD this next week for some pheasants!
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Just drove home from work, work nights. I saw the first real good buck of this season crossing the highway on my way home! So things might start to pick up? The trail cam has been getting some bucks at 4 to 6 am instead of 12 to 2, so maybe they'll be out in daylight hour more soon? I'll be huntin harder this weekend, I know that!
Goodnight, if I can get up in a few I might make it out in the am?
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MO sure has some good deer in it. I hunted there for about 6 years in a row. I missed last year and will miss this year, but I sure like hunting there. I have several sets of horns I drug back from your neck of the woods. They range from 101" 8pt to a 156" 11pt.
The best deer i ever saw was in MO. It was a 14 pt. I run up on it on the way to hunt. It stood in the road for about 2 or 3 minutes showing off its head gear. Truely a stud!!
Good luck to yall guys!
God Bless,
Nathan
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Originally posted by TommyBoy:
One doe down. I'm heading up to SD this next week for some pheasants!
Congratulations Tom!
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Just back from two weeks in SW MO. Saw several nice bucks, at least one P&Y, passed on several marginal shots and killed a button on the last day. Didn't see the buttons, but I would probably have shot him anyhow for meat. LOTS of young bucks in the area- one of my buddies had 10 under him at once, all spikes and forkies. Next couple of years should be great!
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We are headed to Missouri....we have driven 340.3 miles and have 942.4 miles to go. We used to drive it all in one day...now it takes two days.
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Nothing but a coyote this morning and he either caught me moving or my wind, did the head bob thing a couple of times and departed. :)
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Have a safe, enjoyable, & successful trip Countrygirl. 1282.7 miles WOW! that's a long drive.
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Dina I can't wait to read and see what you and Tom do this season.
It's always an exciting read.
I need to get a little more serious about my hunting as the rut activity seems to be picking up.
Good hunting!
God bless,Mudd
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The buck killed on the lease this AM was chasing 2 does! Not sure what they thought about it tho.
Also came to a grunt tube.
And I am officially on vacation now! :bigsmyl:
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Good luck Kenny. Keep us posted on the activity. I have to work another week before my vacation starts.
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Well I got to get out this afternoon, best of all I took my 14 year old daughter. We were on the ground behind a small blind, no deer were seen but we had close encounters of the turkey kind! I managed to cut a couple feathers but that was it, however a fantastic hunt for a father daughter outing. :thumbsup:
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We camped in Paducha last night.
We are about 20 miles from St Louis and have seen 32 dead deer in Illinois so far. We saw a yote sneaking up on a carcass at about 8 am. Hey Mudd hope we have some GOOD stories for ya!
We are sort of stiff and sore today from the 742 miles in the truck yesterday....every year we plan to pace ourselves but
then we can't stand it....we think we hear the deer calling our names and all those plans to pace ourselves fly out the window.
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Yote down this AM, took cell phone pic, he stunk so bad I couldn't pack him out! Pheeeww!
Wish I knew how to get pic from fone to computer!! Duh!
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Cool Kenny they are hard to hit...armadillos are lots easier. Our Uncle the farmer hates them...says we can shoot an extra deer for every yote taken,,,but have not been able to connect. They are becoming a problem due to the numbers.
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We camped in Paduch my last night.
We are about 20 miles from St Louis and have seen 32 dead deer in Illinois so far. We saw a yote sneaking up on a carcass at about 8 am. Hey Mudd hope we have some GOOD stories!
We are sort of stiff and sore today from the 742 miles in the truck yesterday....every year we plan to pace ourselves but
then we can't stand it....we think we hear the deer calling our names and all those plans to pace ourselves fly out the window.
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Kenny if you can e-mail it to me I'd be happy to get it up for you.
[email protected]
God bless,Mudd
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Thanks Mudd, but I don't have internet on my cheap phone! LOL I can text it to ya if that would help...
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Darn, my phone won't do pictures. Sorry! If there is anyone you can text them to that can then e-mail them to me...Just thinking out loud.
God bless,Mudd
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I sent them to my son in KC and told him to email em to me if he could. If I can get em to my computer, I am good to go!
We'll see .......
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Oh yeah! Gotta hear about that one.
Eric
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This evening I had a buck respond to some very soft grunting.
All I could do is count coupe on him as he had some nicely curved spikes about 10" long.
He presented in two different positions that would have made excellent shots.(broadside and quartering away, both at about 15 yards)
God bless,Mudd
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Heck of a nite tonite!
Hit the stand at 4:00, at 4:25 a medium 8 shows along creek 250 yds out. He eats beans for a bit, then drops back in creek.
5: I hear something to the east,a deer slipping thru the brush toward the beanfield. Holy moly there is already 5 in the field! Ends up being 9 there, they are coming towards me,will hit my scent and blow outta there.
It never happens, one doe raised her nose, but nothing was said.
A few minutes later a good 8 pt comes out and starts my way. He gets past bein downwind of me and looks my way and trots off as I'm trying to get a pic.
I look back the other way and there is a GOOD 8 pt.
He makes a scrape and then heads down the trail to a 10 yd shot.He is about to hop the ditch and be in my lane when the SQUIRREL makes an acrobatic leap with a rough landing bout 8' over his head. He turns nearly inside out and leaps back to stand 8 yds from me,scanning every tree in the timber.I don't wanna shoot til he settles down, but he walks away without giving me a good shot...(meanwhile does and fawns have been coming by in bunches,lost count around 20)
Dang you squirrel!
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put my stand in an osage tree and had two bucks(spike,fork) under me eating the oranges, with six does closing in on me, then a nice eight comes to join in and the two small bucks left in a hurry...he was walking straight at me and at six yds. he looked rite straight up at me, i wasnt expecting that and i flinched ,..he bounced off about thirty yds. and stared at me!!
sonova!! he was trying to get to the does on the other side of me, and circled wide, then i lost him in the dark...maybe in the mornning..
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Yeah, nice one Scott. Some exciting stories from the rest of you too...time get after it.
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Awesome Scott! I got out the last 3 mornings and I've seen 3 SMALL bucks and a bobcat, that's it so far.
Let's hear about that buck Scott? Did you get him down here or up north?
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Dry and windy this morning, did'nt even see a squirrel, but found 7 scrapes scouting my way out.
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The story of my biggest buck ever is pretty boring. Its not up north, its a Southern Missouri buck. Christian County. I have a stand up on top of a bill behind the farmers house above his pond. The fence is lower in a section about 60 yards down the hill so 2 weeks ago I moved a camera down there to see if much was going on.
The video in a post above is of some of the bucks that decided to walk in front of my camera. There are also 4 fresh scrapes in a 30 yard area.
A week ago Saturday I moved my stand down there, hunted there Sunday morning without seeing a thing. Mindy hunted there Sunday evening and had the same luck.
On Friday evening I went back and saw 5 bucks. I videoed two of the bucks and they are in the Playing with the camera video. I also saw the buck in the above post and would have gladly shot him but never had the chance.
Seeing 5 bucks it was an obvious choice where I would set Saturday morning. I even brought the rattling horns. Around 7:30 I set to rattling. I had already seen a decent 8 point but not close enough and though I would try and get him closer. Frankly I feel stupid rattling, I am making all kinds of racket when I feel I should be quiet.
I happen to look down the hill and all I see is a rack heading my way. I have had 3 cameras on this farm since August and I have never gotten a picture of this buck or even seen this buck. This dude is huge. Up the hill he comes, I did not know it at the time but there was another buck up the hill he was heading for I guess. He stops 20 yards out and paws the ground in two places, sort of making a scrape but not really.
Now I have him at 15 yards broad side, but still a walking. A couple of kisses real quiet and he stops. Now is my chance and I make it count, it was one of those shots that was obviously a mortal hit. Once he explodes out of there up the hill, several deer take off from there and one is another buck and some does.
I give it an hour before I climb down, mainly because I am covered up with deer. Two small bucks are out in front of me trying to see who is tougher.
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Nice job Scott! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Awesome Scott.
Got out there this evening. Walking into my stand I ran into 2 fork horn bucks about 50 yards in front of me on the trail I take in.
Somehow, I saw them before they saw me. I immediately crouched down, and although they looked toward me down the trail, they did not see me or bust. I then observed one of the two forkies proceed to shred a sapling right there in front of me.
After they moved off aways, I proceeded to head toward my stand. Apparently however they hadn't gone far enough because they blew and took off from about 75 yards away when they saw me walking.
Good night either way, squirrels everywhere also. Dry leaves making it hard to pinpoint sound as it is coming from alll over.
Still think we are about 1 1/2 weeks away from the peak rut.
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I killed a nice doe today. 125#
I saw about 6 different bucks this morning. All small ones but things are starting to heat up.
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I think its a couple days away up here, I was gonna take off mon and tues, but think I'll make it thurs.
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Good on you Dan!
Congratulations!
I am going back this morning to look for my arrow.
I don't expect to find it or any blood...lol
I kept telling myself..."I can do this!" but the string hitting my arm made enough sound to create the "Texas duck and roll".
I stayed where I was until dark so as not to spook off a couple of others that were running back and forth out in front of me.
I did not hear the sound I was hoping for hence the main reason I don't expect to find any blood but I have to go check.
God bless,Mudd
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I was right and I was wrong.
I did find my arrow(surprised the heck out of me)
I did n;t find any blood whatsoever.(no surprise there)
I had a coyote start bugger barking at me. At 1st I thought it was a dog barking but then he started to howl.
I played with him for a bit trying to get him to come in closer in hopes of getting a shot. That did not happen but it was fun trying.
God bless,Mudd
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Headed into my stand this morning and hunted down in the valley. The 13 acres I hunt is a ridge down into a valley, and then up into another ridge with creeks crossing all throughout.
I got busted in the dark heading into my stand. Hunted for about 3 hours and then made my way back up the ridge towards the house and my truck.
Sure enough, I run head on into a real nice 10 point buck that is standing about 10 yards from where my stand on the top of the ridge is...
That's bowhunting for you. It is like a game of roulette. Ur instincts tell u to put ur money on black and u do 3 times in a row and it hits red, then you switch to red and of course it hits black.
I bet if I hunt the ridge top this afternoon, they will be down in the valley. LOl
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Got out today. Warmed up fast and then the wind started blowing all around.
Did find a likely spot and built a blind for later on.
Felt like walking on rice krispies in the woods, hoping for a little rain to quiet things down and some cooler temps. Just too warm for me, especially when its November.
Eric
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Got out again this afternoon.
Was in stand by 4:30.
At 4:35 I watched a nice 6 or 8 pt. (couldn't tell for sure) walk the length of the ridge in front of me @ approximately 115 yards.
Was moving nose down and with a purpose. 4th buck I have seen in the past week.
Didn't see anything else.
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Got an excited call from my hunting buddy in SW MO today- he had just had a huge, B&C class 12 pt chase a doe across the highway right in front of him. The buck caught his antlers in the fence, but pulled loose after a bit and went back to chasing the doe. The rut has begun!
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Good deal! My vacation plan went to crap, but this rain should be a good thing when it clears out!
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Well after a long dry spell I finally had some deer around me 4 does and a decent buck. Unfortunately they never got close enough for a shot. Things should be heating up this weekend and next week.
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:jumper: My vacation starts today and I plan to hunt till I can't hunt no more! :archer2:
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Go get em Jim! :thumbsup:
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I shot this one this AM, he was chasin a full grown doe!
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Had a doe almost walk into my setup tonight at 5:20. While she was 35 yards away a 2.5 year old, 7 point came from the opposite direction at 7:25 and walked through all of my shooting lanes. Then he chased the doe away.
Ten minutes later I could hear a buck fight going on a few hundred yard away over a hill. While that was going on a 1.5 year old 6 point followed the same path as the 7 point and he -the 6 point- also walked through all my shooting lanes.
The buck fight lasted for 20 minutes. I thought about getting out of the tree and trying to sneak up on them, but I couldn't make myself leave my perch since two deer had already walked by.
Fun night!
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The time is near Tom!! Things are gonna happen soon...
I forgot to ask about your coat, I'm gonna check on the guys tomorrow and will do it!
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my day in the woods, there were young bucks chasing does till noon, and then it all started again about an hour before dark.
wish i could sit and watch all night long, that would be fun.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/th_NOV42011.jpg) (http://s958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/?action=view¤t=NOV42011.mp4)
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Wondering if anyone is hunting down in McDonald County? Will be out hunting in late December (Christmas with family) and wondered how things looked down there. Live in Colorado so scouting can be tough but will go to the usual hides and have a new place that my in-laws moved to that I can't wait to get out on. Good luck to everyone!
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Will have a story and some pics later (after I get the wife to get them off the camera card and on the computer) of a pretty decent buck from Crawford County) Cherryville, MO area.
Stay tuned :)
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Youths are putting a hurting on em today. Will be in the woods tomorrow AM and PM
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ha! i forgot it was youth weekend, there was shootin all around me, i heard maybe 25 shots, nothin real close though.
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I had two bucks out of range this morning and just as bad, this evening I had 4 does 10 to 15 yards in front of me just browsing through.
They were by me pretty quick but hung out on my far right side for a bit.
That was no help for a right handed shooter..lol
God bless,Mudd
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Had a 6pt at about 20 yards but it wasn't quite as light as I would like and I was thinking he was a little farther out. Didn't take a shot but latter after he was gone and it was good and light I drilled the tree he walked behind with a practice arrow. Not seeing much sign of the rut in my corner of the world.
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i had a nice shooter sneak by about 80yds. away down a draw, that was it for the morning then this eve i seen 2 does come across the ridge above me and as i turned around there was a doe that a buck chased to me and she seen me turnaround and took off with the buck chasing her,. then i grunted a few times and here comes a spike down off the ridge but he winded me and turned...tomorrow?
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I took off Oct 28 and hunted almost everyday if I wasn't beat or it wasn't raining. Deer were moving and we were seeing more deer this year than ever before. It's all up and down oak, hickory and cedar with just a few scattered pastures where I hunt. No ag anywhere, just big timber. The toughest hunting around I think.
Caught this guy going side hill on nice overgrown hill that had been pretty heavily logged in 2006.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/jkmolongbow/HPIM1551.jpg)
Heard him first and then saw a flash of antlers and then his legs. He stopped and looked up at me twice but I closed my eyes and he moved right in front of me. I made a good hit but with a lot of arrow sticking out (I'm a notorius short drawer on game) I saw blood appear and he took off a 100 miles per hour thru saplings and overgrown brush. I watched him for a ways and heard him crashing off and then it just stopped.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/jkmolongbow/HPIM1552-1.jpg)
I waited a 1/2 hour and then went looking. About half the arrow broke off in the first 15 yds. I followed blood and found the broadhead (Woodsman)on the rest of the shaft about 15 yds further. The blood stopped and I looked for new blood for just a bit before I backed out. I was over dressed for walking around and went back to the house to change and give him more time.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y295/jkmolongbow/HPIM1562.jpg)
I went back about an hour and a 1/2 later and went to the last blood again. I started ahead making arcs looking for new blood. Is that a grey rock ahead? Are those.....
There he was about 15 yds away. I was within 15-20 yds of him before and just didn't see him. I think I was looking for his white belly and no white was showing. I think he must have stopped running when he got out of sight and just fell down, otherwise he would have plowed a furrow the way he was running. He's a pretty good one for down that way. His neck was huge and it was real work getting him out.
Hope these pics aren't too big.
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Congrats on a nice deer, John. Glad you were able to spend some good time in the woods.
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Had a good hunt tonight in the high winds. I didn't feel like I had a good stand set up for tonight, so I grabbed my back pack with seat & rancho safari in it & headed out. I had 5 turkey at 15 yards for 30 min, but they were to my back right, I'm right handed & couldn't get turned for a shot. At about an hour before dark I had a nice 8 cruise by at about 40 yards. I gave him a few grunts but it was so windy I doubt he could hear me. He slowly went on his way, hope to see him again.
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Didn't see anything today. I hunted a stand that is on a little finger ridge and the bucks cross a lot at the head. This afternoon I checked out the other side of the property and found 2 fresh scrapes about 10 yards apart with good fresh sign. Will sneak in in the morning and hang a stand and hunt it. I feel good about it. It is on a side that doesn't get visited much cause it is a bit of work getting in there, so I haven't been in there all fall.
I always like my chances the first time I hunt a spot.
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Congratulations John!
Nice buck!
God bless,Mudd
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nice buck, congratts! :thumbsup:
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Good job John!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congrats on your buck John!!!
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Nice buck John! Congrats!
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Had an awesome hunt Friday. Walking in jumped a button buck when I was about 30 yards from my stand. It was fairly windy and he couldn't figure what or where I was. He ended up being within 15 yards at one time. This went on for about 10 minutes when something caught his attention to the east. I was filming him with my phone at the time. Whatever it was, was behind me and as I turned to look I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a big ol bobcat! I had seen one about 2 weeks before on the other end of this bluff I was hunting, but was on stand and this one looked much bigger from the ground. He caught me moving to film him and began to crouch down, I didn't know if he was gonna pounce on me or just back away. He chose the later thankfully! Finally was able to get to my stand without spooking the little deer and soon had deer all around. Filmed a nice young 7 pointer at 10 yards and watched him chase every doe that came through. About 6 o'clock some does were coming in a little down wind of me. I think the one caught some of my sent but the wind was fickle and she came closer to investigate. At about 12 yards she started quartering away and caught me drawing as I was about to release she moved ahead and I hit her back a little. Luckily after leaving her over night I found her down by the river and upon inspection it revealed a liver hit. Thank you Lord for having me stay on the trail. Sorry for the long post, just had a great hunt and wanted to share! Good luck fellas!
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Had an awesome hunt Friday. Walking in jumped a button buck when I was about 30 yards from my stand. It was fairly windy and he couldn't figure what or where I was. He ended up being within 15 yards at one time. This went on for about 10 minutes when something caught his attention to the east. I was filming him with my phone at the time. Whatever it was, was behind me and as I turned to look I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a big ol bobcat! I had seen one about 2 weeks before on the other end of this bluff I was hunting, but was on stand and this one looked much bigger from the ground. He caught me moving to film him and began to crouch down, I didn't know if he was gonna pounce on me or just back away. He chose the later thankfully! Finally was able to get to my stand without spooking the little deer and soon had deer all around. Filmed a nice young 7 pointer at 10 yards and watched him chase every doe that came through. About 6 o'clock some does were coming in a little down wind of me. I think the one caught some of my sent but the wind was fickle and she came closer to investigate. At about 12 yards she started quartering away and caught me drawing as I was about to release she moved ahead and I hit her back a little. Luckily after leaving her over night I found her down by the river and upon inspection it revealed a liver hit. Thank you Lord for having me stay on the trail. Sorry for the long post, just had a great hunt and wanted to share! Good luck fellas!
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Great job! Where's the pictures? :)
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Sorry for the double post!
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Nice buck John!!
Nothing last night or this morning. I may have to hit the ground this afternoon, wind is all wrong and I need to check out this spot.
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Thanks, I don't know how to load them.
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Nice Buck Mr. Krause!
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Congrats John.
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Had a 4 pointer walk past me this morning at about 9 a.m.
Passed him up.
20 minutes later had a GORGEOUS 8 pointer stop in my shooting lane. I was in a stand on a ridge and didn't compensate for the angle whatsoever. I shot just over his back.
Odd thing is, I found my arrow clean as a whistle and know that I missed this buck. However, there was blood on the leaves where he was standing.
My only contention is that a youth put a bad shot on him, which drove him my direction in the first place.
The bucks are going nutsos now. Or maybe it is just all the youth rifles.
Will be back out this pm.
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Way to go John!
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Chad, Put them in photobucket and then read the directions for pics. Once in photobucket just copy the url and put in your post. Preview the pics in your post before yopu submit.
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I'll give it a try thank you!
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Nice buck John!
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Got a couple of ground blinds in this afternoon heard a buck grunting but never saw him and spooked a doe and yearling on the way out.
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PLEASE post images no wider than 640 - it's easy to have photobucket do this for ya automatically - how to autosize photobucket images (http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=129;t=000093) - thanx!
50# Hummingbird Free Spirit, 2018 Legacy shaft, Magnus 1 Head.
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Whoa! How do I resize a photo?
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Go to photobucket and resize it. Not wider than 600 or 640 I think.
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Congrats Chad on the doe! Can't wait to get out there next month. Me and the Mrs. Getting tuned and take my three year old son out this year.
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Thanks good luck sheephunter!
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Shot this buck yesterday in Macon County chasing a doe. (http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/browns501/100_0217.jpg)
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thats a nice looking buck there!! :thumbsup:
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AWESOME BUCK RSB! Congrats! Where is Macon County?
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Thanks, I am happy with him. Macon is an hour north of Columbia, MO. About hour and half south of Iowa.
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Awesome buck.
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Nice buck RSB. Gotta tell the story. I lived in Kirksville for 25 years. Great deer hunting up that way.
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Had not seen the buck i shot since august. Had been watching another buck for a few days. Hung a stand yesterday morning trying to get in on the buck id been watching. Hunted the stand yesterday afternoon had a spike chase a doe by about 30 mins after I got in the stand they beded about 50 yards from me. He came out 5 mins later on their trail. Shot him at 30 yards he went about 50 yards after the shot. Used 59@28 black widow
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Nice deer RSB !!
I took this one tonite about sundown...
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Great deer guys!!! Congrats!!!
Way to go Kenny, had you seen this one before?
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WOW Kenny he is a STUD! :clapper:
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Those are two fine deer, way to go both of you!
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nice one kenny!! :thumbsup: congratts!
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Nice buck's guys!
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Great buck Kenny! A lot of nice deer coming out of MO this year.
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Wow! Here I was all excited to have seen 7 deer and almost got a shot off at a big gobbler this morning and you guys are putting some monsters on the buck pole. Congrats!! I am headed back out in a minute.
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My bro John shot this one this morning from the same stand as the one I took last nite.
He had to beat me by a point,this is a 10 ! :biglaugh:
His made it to the creek, and the yotes had already had a bite on the back end, within 2 hours!! Beggars! :mad:
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/009-19.jpg)
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/016-7.jpg)
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way to go guys...min this is awsome :notworthy:
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Just got in for some lunch. Saw a bobcat, 2 does, a small buck walked by just outside of the "danger zone" and missed a turkey at about 20 yds (hit a branch and just grazed her). Going back out in a little bit.
I also got to watch a red tail hawk kill a ground squirrel at about 15 yds last night, pretty COOL!
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One down during the Orange season!
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=110510
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Hang in there guys, only 8 more days and the orange army is out of the woods! I love the late season and cold weather, it's when I've had my best luck. So here in MO we have a lot more good hunting to look forward to!
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And congrats SWP, pretty cool stuff!
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i was sitting in a ground blind 70 yds. away from my treestand and had five bucks walk rite under my stand , and one was a real nice ten pointer, so today i sit my stand and have two does rite in front of my ground blind, :rolleyes: cant catch a brake..
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And that is why they call it hunting! :) Hang in there A30 at least you are still seeing them.
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Shot this doe at fellow Trad Gang Members Gatekeeper's place this Sunday. Can't beat good hunting partners!
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Just out of curiosity what are the rest of you Missouri boys seeing as far as the rut? Still going, over, or are the big boys still just getting started? I'm not sure but it seems like things have picked up on the days the wind isn't blowing like crazy.
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Buck and doe together , doe bedded 30 in front of my truck yesterday. Thats after I walked 1/4 mile from truck. Thats just rude! LOL
And some bucks cruising,not sure where the hot does are.
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Chris, Congratulations on the doe! Wish it would have worked out that I could have been there to share the moment. Those times are too rare and need to be cherished. I love the picture! maybe you can Photoshop me into the picture. :goldtooth:
Originally posted by kennym:
some bucks cruising,not sure where the hot does are.
Glad it's not just me. Bucks don't seem interested in doe bleat calls around here. Chris reported that the doe he shot didn't appear to be in heat or swollen.
Solunar tables predict 11/25 - 12/1 to be the "HOT" period. One table predicts 11/25 and 26 and another is predicting that 11/28 and 29 will be good days but 11/30 and 12/1 will be the days with the most action.
Here are a couple of sites to look at. You can adjust them for your location.
The first one shows what you can expect to see for the sun and moon. The other shows times that will have the most animal movement. I have also been referencing the Deer Hunter's Moon Guide and the Deer Hunter's Rut Guide.
http://www.solunarforecast.com/solunarchart.aspx
http://weather.wnct.com/us/mo/camden+point/solunar.html
I have been watching these times for the last few weeks and have asked a few of my buddies to text me when they see deer while hunting or when they shoot a deer. When you get a few guys reporting in, it can turn you in to a believer in this stuff pretty quickly.
Here is a sample from this past Sunday when Chris shoot his doe.
The moon time was 7:55 for us and at that time I saw the flick of a tail
and by 8:00 there was a doe with two fawns within 15 yards of me.
Somewhere between 8:00 and 8:30 Chris shot his doe and Brian, a friend
that is hunting Tiffany Springs with me, sent me a text to say he had
four deer under him and that he shot at a buck but missed. The doe that
was in front of me was two or three steps from bleeding, but I went
against my better judgment and set out a decoy to try and pull the deer
into my shooting lane. The doe didn't like the decoy, which is the
reaction I have always gotten from deer when using a decoy, so I'm an
idiot! I had it setup so she could see it well in advance, but there
seems to be a comfort zone that deer like to keep between themselves and
the decoy when there is a decoy in play and I must have set the decoy
too close to the shooting lane. She stayed about 15 yards from the
decoy.
Around 9:00 I could hear a buck rubbing a tree and started can calling
to him and saw him moving in my direction but not to me. At this same
time Chris had a buck working around him that jumped four does from
their beds and Brian sent me a text to tell me that he shot at a very
large buck. The buck I was working never came into my shooting lanes.
The closest he got was 20 - 25 yards with trash between us. He was nice!
Five minutes after that buck left, there was another nice buck that was
on the run and nothing would stop him. Chris continued to see deer
milling around the Osage Flat stand and then by 9:30 all deer movement
had stopped for everyone. It was pretty damn cool to be getting
conformation from others saying they were seeing action at the same time
I was and it all coincided with the moon time. The moon time was from
7:55 to 9:00.
Today Brian sent me a text to tell me he shot a doe this morning at 8:15 a half hour
before the moon time was to begin. Pretty cool!
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a few pics from my day in the woods
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the view from a ground blind i through together
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this is what it looked like from outside
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a really orange spider,yuck! i hate spiders!!
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/003-3.jpg)
i don't know what that beaver was thinkin when he picked this one to chew on...
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/011-1.jpg)
the cleanup crew waiting for me to do my job
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I'm antsy to get back out there... I usually tag meat at some point in the early season but did not this year. :help:
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I'm finally going to get back out in the morning, can't wait! This year has been almost all ground hunting, it's been a learning experiance. The first thing I've learnt is don't sit there lookin stupid & let them get to close!
The Rancho Safari shaggie has done it's part as far as hiding me, but! Getting them in real close & then getting drawn has provin tuffer than I expected!
But I'm havin fun & that's what it's all about. I only have a small amount of private ground to hunt and I think I'll be tryin some public ground winter camping this winter. Not lugging a tree stand should make things easier, now in SW MO where should I go??? The million dollar question
good luck to all & happy Thanksgiving
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Hey A30. Where you huntin? Looks like a drained swamp or a cemetary. I'm an ole St Louis County guy....
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hey John, its an island,on the missouri river thats all im gonna say. :saywhat: those are dry sloughs, some are so big they look like fields. and theres some dandy's runnin around on it. i seen 5 bucks and 12 does this eve.
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A young ozark buck I shot two days before the gun season started.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a79/bmnash/MOArchery2011.jpg)
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Arrow30 I hunt right up river from there on a 600 acre farm. Great place to hunt.
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Congrats BMN! Can't wait to get out there in December. Going crazy waiting.
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Congrats BMN!!!
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Way to go, Bill! Congratulations
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Good job BMN!! Congrats!!
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Was out Thursday morning. Mismanaged my time just a bit and didn't get to my blind till light, I like to get in before.
Only was able to give it a couple of hours due to Thanksgiving familly stuff. Saw some turkeys across the drainage 100 yards or so away. Contemplated a stalk but the woods are pretty bare now and knew those quys would never let me get close. They never do!
Did notice some fresh rubs in the area of my blind though. Getting back out Sunday and see what happens, will have more time then.
Congrats to everyones success on this thread, Eric
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You guys have to give me some updates out there. Going through withdraws. 24 more days til I get out there.
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Um, I was within 20 yds on the ground of a real 160ish 10 pt buck last sat in the rain, no shot op tho.
:)
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Got caught siting down this morning when a doe snuck in to about 20 yds before I ever saw/heard her. She was on my left and I couldn't get a shot at her without standing and with nothing between me and her it didn't happen.
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i jumped a small buck(6-7 point)about 25 yds from where i was building a ground blind this morn. then after that i had a little doe sneak in on me about 20 yds. over my left shoulder and went behind me, but i got cold ( all sweaty ) from walking about 2 miles in to my spot, then the temp droped off with rain drips freezing on tree limbs...
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It's Sunday and now dark, gun season is completely over save for muzzleloaders and a very late youth season, it's time! :jumper: :archer2:
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Yep, glad I can throw the orange in the closet! And maybe kick it a little, I hate wearin it. I do tho for safety,never know what fool is gonna be out there.
Saw a 100" 8pt tonite and 2 does who promptly picked me off! LOL
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Do the deer usually settle back down some by mid to late December?
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yes they do some ,but depends on how much they have been disturbed, like every day or every weekend, so it depends on where youll be hunting, private land with less pressure is best.but im hunting public land and im struggling to put some tags on something,anything...a rabbit will do rite now, HA!! il geter done...
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Well if close counted I would be eating deer all winter. Had today off and got a little snow this morning. I had a group of 5 headed right towards me at about 30 yds until one of the does must have smelled where I walked in and took the group with her in the other direction.
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Arrow30, I am lucky enough to hunt on my in-laws property out there. Father and mother in law own 16 acres and grandparents in law own 286 acres. Non of them really hunted hard during the gun season and I don't think they got anything but the 500 acres of hardwoods that border their property are leased out to some guys who hunt it hard. Luckily along the creek and the neighboring property on that side the guy doesn't let anyone hunt so they go there to get away. Hopefully it turns out good. 16 more days! Can't wait either way! Good luck to everyone!
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Anybody out there? Any still huntin?
I had 9 within 20 yds tonite but couldn't make it happen.
Doe with 2 fawns first then 2 bucks.
Was on the ground and almost moved a little so I could shoot there,cause I figured if more came they would be on same trail.
20 minutes later 4 more in same spot behind me. :banghead:
Why they didn't wind me I still don't know!
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kenny, im still hard at it, trying to redeem myself since i can't seem to pick a spot(exept the one rite over there backs :knothead: )
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I am still out there. Killed a doe 12/18 in Taney County. All I need is a January deer and that will be one each month of season. Good Luck to all who are still at it.
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i was in taney county that weekend, at branson.
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Well I saw three bobcats while muzzeloader hunting on Friday evening so I switched back over to the bow and had two spikes walk by me this morning they were a little far out and my arrow went under the rear one. I will try to get back out tonight and see if I can catch them on the way out.
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Finally made it out here (McDonald County)!! Got out yesteday morning and sat in the ground blind with thethe wife before it started to get light. Think we spooked a deer on the way. Just as it was getting light enough to see.....the sport shoooting enthusiast decided to start shooting his rifle at something on the next property, though I am not sure what. We stopped counting after forty shots. Went back to the house and hung out with family. That evening went to back out with wife and father in law but didn't see any deer. Celebrated the birth of our savior today and hung out with family, no hunting. Get back after it tomorrw with hopefully better results! Merry Christmas!
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Originally posted by arrow30:
i was in taney county that weekend, at branson.
We were close then, I was in Kirbyville which is just east of Branson 5 miles or so. Planning on heading back tomorrow.
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Don't know if anyone is still reading these posts. Been out hunting for two days on my grandparent inlaws property. Finally saw four does on the neighbors property this evening as me, my wife and three year old son headed out for a evening hunt. Other than that, haven't seen anything deer wise! Last year the 500 acres of hardwoods next door was being leased out by a guy who was setting stands and bringing "hunters" in to sit in stands that he had placed and was putting out loads of corn (which is illeagal) to hunt over. They reported 29 deer taken in the 10 day rifle season. Those are only the ones reported or found. Grandpas good neighbor saw the baits fromhis property and turned the owner in but he was only given a slap on the wrist. End result, VERY few deer around. Hopefully will get lucky in the next few days before I head back to Colorado. Will be going back out to parent inlaws place and try out there again.
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i was out yesterday morn, in the new snow.
it was a beutiful mornning, lots of deer tracks everywhere, never seen a deer though.
they must have made it back to the bat cave early. but i did see about a dozen the mornning before.
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NEW SNOW? We missed it again!!
Last nite saw a broken horned buck at 60 yds and 11 gobblers that almost made it in range, that many eyes woulda been hard to beat anyways. :)
Glad to see the turkeys coming back a little in N MO, we were about out of em a couple years ago.
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yeh, we had an 1.5"-2." but it was pretty much gone by noon or so. sure was pretty though. sure would like to see more before season is over.
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Getting ready to head out for the afternoon. Looks like a front is heading our way. Maybe that will get them moving.
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High in the 20s thurs, should help!!
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Had four bucks (two nice ones) cruise by just out of shooting range this morning.
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well ..i got my wish for more snow but was way to cold the first couple days, but i did a real good stalk on a beded buck(6 point) today, until a doe interupted me,...ALMOST!! one last shot at it tomorrow.
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Heard a buck grunt tonite, but never saw him. My neighbor said he saw 2 bucks chasin a doe, so the 3rd rut is on. Maybe see something tomorrow!
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over on top of that ridge maybe 200 yds.
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his head was behind a tree
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this is when i looked back to see how far i had made it
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this is where he was,the spot on the far right.
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this is his bed
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and i finaly figured out i can take my own picture, something new everyday,ha!
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Great pics Bryant. Well like I said today was my last shot at it this season.
I started off in one of my blinds before light. Shortly after the sun came up I heard some turkeys calling a little bit across the creek bottom.
After a while with no action I decided to do a little still-hunting like I did Thursday and maybe cut the tracks of those turkeys I had heard earlier.
Moving along a ridge through some cedars I saw two does about 75 yards away feeding towards me.
When I saw them I was caught kinda in the open in a stream of sunlight. Tried to get to cover and they busted me and took off to the creek bottom.
Found the tracks of those turkeys and slowly followed them but they ended up going across the property line and had to break off.
Not quite the way I wanted my last day to go but it sure beat the heck out of layin on the couch.
Now the wait for turkey season to start this April.
Good luck to everyone tomorrow. Eric
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Giving it one last crack tomorrow morning.
I have taken 2 bucks this year so far, but I wasn't using Trad gear.
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ha ha ha , turkeys..i seen some of those dang things too. i just stood still and letem go by me at about a hundred yds, about twenty of them. then when i got back to my truck there were turkey tracks all around my truck, shoulda just sat in the truck...still makes me laugh.
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Yeah, they'll make ya laugh AND cry!
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Last chance tonight.....getting packed for the trip to the farm....Good luck to all!
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Here is one that made it this far thru the season. This is the only picturs on this camera in the last 6 weeks.
I saw this buck once in mid October and am happy he made it thru gun season.
Hunted last night but didn't see any thing
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Well, I took one last swing at it. Saw nothing. Took pictures from the stand for fun, I'm putting those in a different thread so as not to clog this up.
Glad I went anyway, it was a tough year for me, a lot of action and excitement, only one shot, a heartbreaker. As I always tell my kids, that's why they call it hunting and not shooting!
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one last walk into the woods in hopes of killing a deer
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i know theres some turkeys around somewhere cause i seen them earlier in the mornning.
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found a fresh little rub.
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right after i took this pic of the sunsetting on the last deer hunt a spike came over the ridge and walked down into the valley ,rite through where i took the pic. hope yall had a good season.