McAlester AAP

[razorsharptokill]

Stand is hung, bucks are moving, wind is high. Morning Should be good though.

[Crash]

Good luck Jim, hope it doesn't rain you out Sunday morning.

[Tsalt]

Good luck Jim!!!  I hope a big one walks by tomorrow morning.

[Terry Lightle]

Keep us informed

[b1indhog]

Good luck!

[pdk25]

Swaying in a tree as we speak.

[Kc kreger]

I'd rather be there than here!  Getting ready to head off to work.  Best of luck to you sir!

Did you all see the monster over on TR that Mike Megee killed at Big Mac?  Man that is truly the land of giants down there.

Keep us posted please and thank you.

K.C.

[goldflinger]

Good Luck Jim, I think you ought to take some rain Gear, and keep the feathers dry! The latest prediction I saw was for rain from around OKC to the East. I am thinking it will miss where I hunt. Will be watching this thread and read the reports from you.
"swaying in the tree" LOL, no kidding

[razorsharptokill]

Long hot day today. 11 hrs on stand and saw part of a deer 30 min before dark. Tough to stay motivated when tomorrow will be the same.

I have yet to have a good hunt here. Always blazing hot or windy and I have never seen anything over 80" in the field.

[goldflinger]

Jim, keep enthused! You got the right time of the year and it only takes a few moments for that lifetime magical experience!!

[razorsharptokill]

Only saw one buck on the pole and he was 140"ish

[Tater John]

If it helps I hunted the Deep Fork in Okmulgee wed.thurs. and this morning and although windy and warm deer were moving from sun-up until 11:30ish everyday. One old timer was the only buck I saw alone, two others were paired up with a doe each. A few single does, I didn't see any chasing going on.I set up in blow downs and stayed on the ground.
Good luck
Rusty

[horseapple]

high wind and warm weather is gonna make it hard for you bud, find the does is all I can say.

[Chumster]

Been tough this year, what with the wind and warm weather. Hard to keep motivated but then, there's always the next set.

Best of luck to you!

[pdk25]

Guy shot one a half mile from me that was a brute, yesterday. They said it measured 186.  I saw it from a distance, and it had a very wide spread, but can't confirm the size.  I saw nada yesterday, but just got winded/snorted at. Very touhj conditions.

[Kc kreger]

Stay at it bud.  At least you are there!  I've not got drawn for Mac for the last 3 years now.  

The deer are there and you are there.  I'd bet with the front moving in tomorrow or tonight that you'll see more movement today.

Best of luck!  I'll be checking back in on you.

K.C.

[Soonerlongbow]

Good luck!

[horseapple]

come on Pat, lets get it done  

[wscruggs]

Man where you guys hunting at I was in hominy two weekends ago and got a p&y

[razorsharptokill]

I'm in Bear Trap, they opend a s,all portion next to hominy.
Better day today. 4 deer in 12 hours. Three bucks though. One I bumped on the way out, unsure what it was. The first one at 7:30 was about 120ish but offered no shot. That kept me going until about noon. I had been grunt calling off and on all morning to no avail. I heard two distinct grunts out in front of me about 60 yards but could see no movement. I grunted an estrous bleat but got nothing. I closed my eyes for a minute. I  opened my eyes and looked to my right and must have looked like a cartoon character with my eyes bugged out! Out there at about 90-100 yards was the biggest buck I have ever seen in the field.

Not much of a judge but comparing him to the 160" buck killed this evening, he was wider and taller. Not as much mass though. Some of his tines were at least 8-10" long and I'd say his rack was at least 20-22" wide inside and 18" tall!

I grabbed my grunt call and grunted at him with a medium low grunt. He snorted at me like the snort wheeze sound  but gave no wheeze.

I thought he's gonna come kick some butt! He milled around some then wandered off leaving me super charged for several hours.

The third buck I saw was 10 yards out in front of my stand before I saw him. This guy was a real monster! Imagine a 5 year old child making two peace signs.... thats how big his rack was. LOL     If he had been a doe then it would have been game on as they are giving quality passes this year. He stopped broadside at about 8 yards and put his head down so I drew, picked a spot then let him walk.

It was still a LONG day but at least I finally saw some of the famed AAP bucks. Still havent seen any does. Going to be raining in the a.m with 18 mph winds. Looks like I'll be packing my pop up in. Hunt ends at noon. Not sure if I'll make it that long.