MO Deer Season Thread

nice one-onestringer    howd it go down?

[SlowBowinMO]

Yeah, nice one Scott.  Some exciting stories from the rest of you too...time get after it.

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[RLA]

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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[rainman]

Dry and windy this morning, did'nt even see a squirrel, but found 7 scrapes scouting my way out.

[Onestringer]

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.

 

[non-typical]

That's a heck of a fine buck!

[kennym]

Nice job Scott!      

[USN_Sam1385]

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.

[dnovo]

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.

[kennym]

I think its a couple days away up here, I was gonna take off mon and tues, but think I'll make it thurs.

[Mudd]

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

[Mudd]

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

[USN_Sam1385]

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

[Eric Sprick]

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

[USN_Sam1385]

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.

[Don Stokes]

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!