Another Great day in the Ohio woods

[Longbow Jake]

Yesterday afternoon I decided to brave the cold weather and get up in the stand I setup for my to buddys who are brothers and both coming home on leave from the Marine Corp this Christmas      giving me confidence about my stand location I hopped up in there and was gettin settled in when a nice looking buck went running threw around 70 yards or so he didn't seem spooked but he had his head down and was trotting like he was still chaseing does I thought that was strange? Seeing that deer kept me warm for an hour or so then I started getting alil chilly but I had my mind set on staying till it was no longer legal shooting light and thats what I was going to do.

So I sat there enjoying the beautiful day and it was beautiful but cold only like 20degrees and 20mph winds and my hands were feelin it when saw what I think was a spike buck working his way to me.
20min pass with my hands now froze to the bow. it stops in a dark buncha brush 30-40yds and I couldnt see it anymore
 Its now past shooting light and but I don't want to spook it and blow the spot up so I sit there another 10-20 min and nothin.

Now Im shivering and I gota get outa there so I get down slow and get outa the woods then practically run to the truck and try to warm my hands and they are killing me It took me awhile before I could even drive but I thawed out and made it home. I was glad to just see some deer and be out in the woods even if it means getting frostbite lol. I sure hope my friends enjoy it as much as me and hopefully get to harvest some game while there at it. Sorry for the long read thanks for reading everyone

[leatherneck]

Sounds like a great,but cold, day.

[BEN]

You were braver than me with the wind we had here....    

Bet you brave it again....      

[Mudd]

Totally understandable!!

I tried for some bunnies yesterday myself. Apparently the bunnies were smarter than I was, they stayed at home...lol

I had on a pair of fleece gloves and a Howard hill shooting glove and the 3 fingers that went into the shooting glove felt all but frozen solid and hurt by the time I made it back to the truck.

Putting frozen fingers in front of the hot air vent isn't the smartest move either...lol That hurts like heck!!

I hope your buddy and friends appreciate the "homework" you're doing for them. Enjoy your time with them when they get home.

God bless,Mudd

[adeeden]

Cold weather hunting can be tough, when I came in this morning from my sit (only 3 hours) My beard was frozen to my ski mask! I set in front of the wood stove for about 5 minutes before it unthawed enough to get it off!

[buckeye_hunter]

The rabbits were holding tight on Sunday. We had a few jump right out from between us after standing there and talking. Didn't even know the rabbits were there and they were 2 yards away or less!

[GingivitisKahn]

Good for you getting out.  I was out for several hours myself today.  Saw a coyote.

Also saw some day or two old deer tracks...
 

... and got close enough to one deer to touch him with my bow. He wasn't a shooter though...
 

[greyghost]

Sounded like a great day, cold but great.

Get them Marines some. Semper Fi!


Earl

[macksdad]

Sounds like a good day.

[Longbow Jake]

Yeah I woulda went out today but helped some friends loading wood I wish I could have goten out with this storm were supposed to get the deer should be runnin around somthin fierce.I experienced the heater pain to mudd lol I tried to heat them slow but thats hard to do somtimes.adeeden that had to of been a sight seeing you tryin to rip your mask off with it stuck to ya  

[plinker22]

Always good to be in the woods.

[Jmatt1957]

Wow.. I had to work out in the cold yesterday. I do not think I would have lasted very long on stand.

[59Alaskan]

You're inspiring me.  The kind of cold we're looking at for the next week or so isn't so nice, but I don't have any freezer additions yet this year so I need to get out.  Plus, I've always wanted to get one in the snow.  

Not sure I'll make it in to a stand though.  May need to sit on the ground so I can just get up and walk if it gets too bad.

Thanks for posting.

[Longbow Jake]

Your welcome ceme       I'm glad to I inspired someone most say im crazy and don't understand my love for the outdoors lol. I was telling my buddys girlfriend about my hunt and she was askin why I didnt have my good gloves on (she was thinkin of my really kickbutt long mittens like military ones or somthin) anyway there like impossible to get cold in. And I told her I didnt ware them because they would have effected my shooting      and she just didn't understand lol.

[59Alaskan]

Or you could just say you're saving those for when it gets cold  

[Longbow Jake]

LOL! thats good I wish I would have thought of it she woulda slapped me or somthin lol.

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Longbow Jake:

Kahn that deer looked alil on the thin side I think I would have passed on it to lol by the way what knife you got there? I really like it.  

Thanks much! The knife is a KaBar Becker BK-11 aka the Becker Necker.  For the price (~ $30) I'd have a tough time beating it.  That's 1095 CroVan steel and is backed by KaBar's outstanding warranty.

I cleaned a deer with it a few weeks ago and it worked perfectly and cleaned up quickly.

[ti-guy]

If a rabbit and a buck would have present themselves at the same time,wich one would you have shot??Lol. always good being in the woods.Thanks for sharing.

[Longbow Jake]

Thanks Kahn I'm def going to check it out and I dont think ill be able to help myself Im going to have to get one lol I also like your bow to what is it?... Its safe to tell me cause I cant afford another bow right now lol. And ti-guy it honestly would be a tuff call lol I really wanna get me a rabbit but I would go for the deer but it would have to be a doe cause I got a buck already  

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Longbow Jake:
Thanks Kahn I'm def going to check it out and I dont think ill be able to help myself Im going to have to get one lol I also like your bow to what is it?... Its safe to tell me cause I cant afford another bow right now lol.

Sweet - get the Becker but be warned... Once you get one, you will want another and another and so forth.  Get the BK-11 (or BK-14 - same blade, slightly different handle) and you will want a BK-2 (5 inch blade, quarter inch thick) or the BK-7 or the BK-9 and on and on.   :D   It's a sickness and I'm ok with that.

The bow is a Howard Hill Halfbreed - 60#@29".  Good stuff!