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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Wannabe1 on September 01, 2014, 01:15:00 AM
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Well, Saturdays early season opener was a definite blood pumper. Up at 4:25 am and at the gate to my favorite area at 5:30 am. Quietly as possible on a dry crunchy road, I made my way up the logging road to check some clear cuts. At 7:15 I had my first encounter! While facing into the wind, I had my eye on a wooded area to my left, while off to my right was a clearing. Not expecting anything from the right, I got my first surprise of the morning!
I hear this crashing sound and slowly turn my head to my right and slightly back. A beautiful blacktail doe was charging up the clearing headed for the wooded area on my left. She stopped at about 35yds looking at me head on. I wait, she waits and we both do not move. Finally, not for sure what I was but, also not alarmed, she turned slightly and headed back further behind me. I turned in hopes of getting a shot as she crossed behind me but, she had other plans and continued on 'til I lost complete sight of her. No shot but, man what an excitement it was. :D
So, I headed on up the road a little further and it made a downhill turn completely wooded on both sides. There is a small clear cut at the bottom and to the right I wanted to check on. About half way down the road, now 7:35 am I spot another doe, #2 coming towards me so, I drop and get my bow ready. She decided not to come any further and made a left to the opposite side of the clear cut. Once she was out of my view, I slowly inched my way down in hopes she would still be there. That's when I notice doe #3 in the clear cut on my right taking a morning urination. Excitement is now running through me from head to toe. Then I spot doe #4, poking her head up around a bush and slightly in front of me. She steps out and heads across to follow doe #2. To far away so, no shot opportunity. Doe #3 heads up hill in the clear cut and I loose sight of her with no shot opportunity there either. :(
I relax back on my haunches in hopes one of them will come back around. They never knew I was even there! :D I glance further down the logging road to the far end of the clear cut and see doe #5. She is eating limbs off a small tree. I decide to see if I can close the distance to her and maybe get a shot. Wrong move! :scared:
Well, needless to say, there was the disappointing crashing sounds of deer fleeing in all directions! :rolleyes: 5 blacktail does in a 20 minute time span, and I didn't get one shot. But, I did get a great exciting feeling and the opportunity to be right in the middle of something most don't ever get to experience. I hunted on 'til about 10:00 am and then got seriously rained out for the rest of the day. No matter, I'll be back out there Wednesday morning! :bigsmyl: Sorry for the long post but, it sure was a great day to be afield!
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Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks a lot for the reminder, love it, been there.
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Sounds like an exiting first hunt! I'd love to see the country out there. :thumbsup:
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That's a good start!!
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:thumbsup:
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Keep at it TW. It will come together!
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Thanks for sharing, well done.
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Sounds like a fun morning!
Keep after them, TW, and good luck!
Bisch
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oh so close!! go get em TW!
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I am not a good deer stalker so must hunt them from blinds or tree stands. Perhaps try to set up an ambush for them next time in an improvised ground blind. Hunt the blind first thing and last light and stalk mid day. Just as exciting to me.
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Thanks everyone! I contribute the number of does I saw due to the lack of pressure. Now that the season is upon us, I expect it to get harder running into the deer. Just will have to put it in the Good Man's hands and keep at it! Love being in the woods. :thumbsup:
reddogge: The ground blind option is a right idea now that I know they're in the area.
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Great story. Good luck!
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The first deer encounter of any season is always something very special. You saw a lot of deer, so it sure seems that your pre-season scouting was effective. Your comment about a ground blind is spot on! This just might be a great plan. Good luck!
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5 Deer in that time span.......lol, That's a whole season for me some years. Keep at it!!
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Sounds like a great hunt, stay after them.
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Yep I think this year is it TW-Hap
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Thanks Hap, I'm sure praying and hoping! Gonna try and get out there as much as possible, taking into consideration keeping the Lords day, family and work.