A 3 month huntin story

[Roy from Pa]

Dang this is turning into one of those hard luck stories:)

    

[kennym]

I can hear that big girl, but she don't worry me, I've had a blast, seen a lot of deer and different bucks, and I have some headphones with radio in em...

Roy, not hard luck,  the most hunting I've ever done and loved every minute of it!!

[GCook]

Sounds like a successful season. 

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Yep, Kenny, it's good to see the whole season picture! Mine went much like yours, shot a doe early, passed up a bunch of bucks, but the big one zigged when I zagged. I laid eyes on him 3 times but turns out he's smarter than I! 😀

If this was really about food, then a guy would be WAYYYYYY ahead of the game to go get a part time job at Walmart instead of hunting.....and buy all the groceries you need plus end up with extra change vs "wasting" all this time in a tree!

Good season, no regrets!

R

[kennym]

Absolutely guys!  I still have thru Saturday but if no deer I'm still happy as can be!

I got to see 3 bucks bigger than any I've gotten up pretty close but not in my range, that right there makes a successful season for me!!

One at 100 , one at 35 ish and one at 20 but couldn't make the shot due to brush...

[kennym]

Last night I went to a spot on back of my place on the ground by a cedar tree with home made ghillie. Had a gobbler fly up in a tree about 30 out. After while he moved closer a couple times ending up about ten yds out but 20 up in the tree. Not shootin up there!!

Then five deer came along but passed at forty yards

Beautiful evening to be alive!!! 

Wind no good by feed fields this morn so slaved in shop ...

[Cyclic-Rivers]

 

[kennym]

Tonight I sat the end of the cornfield again, at 4:10 had a big doe come behind me (as usual)  at 10 yards, she stopped but had limbs between us and when she took off , she sprinted across the open part. HA

Then had 4 gobblers at 60 out in the corn but they exited stage left and roosted...

Then looked down the edge of brush behind me and there stood a deer , a big deer...

It stood awhile and I glassed it , no rack.  Then it started my way and I notice it has a front leg on the left about 6" long and hopping on the other front leg.  Looks pretty painful.  I'm gonna shoot it if it gets here before dark.

[kennym]

The deer never made it the 200 yards before dark and I don't know where it went, looked out in the corn and was 2 deer there, glassed them , small bucks, and when I checked back on the legless deer it was gone?

[GCook]

Well I'm going to my place for the last weekend of our doe/spike season tomorrow evening.  Have three hunters coming in but I will also have one of the ranch partners to help shuttle hunters so I'm hoping I can find time to sit and maybe get a chance at a big doe.
Regardless of how the last few days play out for you Kenny I've really enjoyed your thread this season and appreciate you taking us along with you.

[TIM B]

I agree w Gary, I’ve enjoyed your thread Kenny and have followed it, just didn’t wanna hyjack it with my uneventful stories lol

I’ve got a few more hunts planned before it shuts down when the sun drops on the 15th
Tim B

[arrow30]

looks like you might get some snow up that way,  thanks for letting us follow along.
      hope a good one wanders by.

[rastaman]

Good luck Kenny! Thanks for taking us along on the ride so far!

[kennym]

Thanks guys !!

Different scenery tonite, this stand hasn’t gotten much love this year but have seen some deer come from down in here ...

[Roy from Pa]

Get em bro..

[kennym]

Did have some bad luck this morning, listened to weather forecast . Sposed to be freezing rain this morn, hasn't happened...

Last night, I went to a stand 200 yards east of the one the night before, guess where I saw the 5 big fat ladies, I'm sure they were singing too... 

Saw the three legged buck, he has dropped antlers, kinda what I thought the night before.  He never got closer than 60 yards, if he makes it thru the winter , he is a tough hombre.

[kennym]

Kind of a half arsed blizzard this morn with snow and 25 mph winds but snow is sposed to be done and wind down to 12 mph this eve so will have the last hurrah for 8 months!

I’ll have to see if road needs cleared here in a bit...

[JakeD]

Good luck this afternoon Kenny. I saw the 2 bucks yesterday evening that I’ve been after all season. I’m gonna give em one more go this afternoon too.

[kennym]

Good luck Jake ! Hope you let the air outta one!!

[kennym]

Well, came up almost empty on the final day of season.  It was a hunt full of cold, snow, 1 buck, and 11 does.

We had several inches of snow with pretty good wind last night, so I plugged the tractor in this morning and cleaned a few driveways, ending about noon.

Took a little nap and got my hunting stuff on, toe warmers in boots, and a couple stuck inside my coat on the back . They are adhesive and work great, but I have to have a couple layers of clothing between me and them. Otherwise my  safety harness pushes them in tight and gets too hot.

Planned on getting to the stand at 3:30 but was in at 3

Good thing, because a real nice 8 point showed up at 3:30 and caught me off guard. He just materialized at 35 yards, and I stood to be ready when he went behind a bunch of trees.  Stand made a krinkly noise with the snow and ice frozen on it and he stopped for a minute. Then came on but staying 30 yards out.

He stops with head behind a big tree, and I draw and concentrate.  But I'm not 100% sure on the shot so I let down and he goes on. Would have had to shoot between two trees a foot apart halfway there. Just didn't feel right...

Two things I hate are long blood trails- and long blood trails...

Ended up seeing 11 does after that, none close enough, almost, but not quite.

Got a few last day pics on my fone I'll post in a few...

All in all it was a great season and thoroughly enjoyed!!