How`s the INDIANA deer hunting going???

[achigan]

On my way home just now. 9+ miles, 4 in the country. Buck tending doe in middle of the road, two does crossing at 30 feet and one buck about 5 feet off my front bumper. They're moving.

[b.glass]

I've seen more bucks last night and this morning than I've seen all season so far. The little buck this morning looked like it was "playing" with a cat at the side of the road.

I'm going to try and get out this evening and I'm not sitting in that treestand!

[dbd870]

Wife barely missed creaming 3 does coming home from work last evening. They seem to be moving now; sure took a while for that to happen.

[John Scifres]

I drove US-31 up to South Bend Tuesday and then up through central MI and then back down I-69 to Indy yesterday.  Lots of large headless bodies on the roads.

[ISP 5353]

Early morning today, I saw one big bodied 5 point buck at 50 yards and then had 2 small does bed down 25 yards from me.  They stayed bedded there for over 4 hours before they got up and strolled away.  Never had a decent shot and they were very small.  They were fun to watch though!

[meathead]

Sounds kinda like my morning.  8 pointer came by right at daylight.  Then had a doe fawn come and bed down 75 yards away from me.  Put all together with the beautiful sunrise this morning and I am calling it a very good day.

[b.glass]

I went out last night and stayed on the ground. About 40 yds  west of my treestand on the opposite side of the creek. I had three does run past at 5:24. No shots as they ran past my shooting windows. They stopped out of range and were checking their back trail so I was hoping to see a buck come through but no.

Still all in all the best hunt I've had so far this year. The does were a large, small and medium that past by at under 10 yds.

They surprised me because of the highway noise.

[John Nail]

You boys be extra careful tomorrow....it is the invasion of the pumpkin army

[Robyn Hode]

I went out this evening for three or fours hours. I didn't see a thing. I wanted to hunt my spot one more time before the pumpkin heads overrun everything. It's time to head for the deep woods.

[Mike Bolin]

Rut activity has really picked up around here. Had some bad luck yesterday morning. Had a buck come in dogging three does. His head and shoulder went behind a small tree leaving his last three ribs exposed for a shot. For some reason....does moving around, two more does coming up another trail, bow noise....not sure, he dropped when I released. The arrow hit him in the shoulder blade and deflected due to the quartering angle I guess. Found about two tablespoons of blood total. He ran off about 50 yards and checked a scrape which is the only place I found blood bigger than a pin head sized drop. He then turned and trotted down a hill and jumped the creek. I followed his tracks in the creek bottom and found no more blood. Called a friend and we did a grid search with negative results. I was positive from the hit and watching him through the binos work a scrape that the hit was superficial, but I still made the effort.
It was late when I finished my search so I called it a day rather hunt the afternoon. Hit the woods this a.m. and rattled in two small bucks right after sunrise. Around 10:00 I had a very nice buck push two does past me, but no shot was available. 20 minutes later a lone doe came through and followed the same path as the others. A very good morning!
Went back out this afternoon and hunted from the ground in a creek bottom. Thought there might be more activity in the bottom out of the wind. Saw one small buck in the bottom at sunset. I pulled out and still hunted my way out of the woods for the last 30 minutes of shooting light. Got out to the field where I turn to go to the truck and there were 3 bucks feeding. Two of them were pretty small....I had to use the binos to see their antlers! The third buck was pretty decent so I stayed put with about 7 minutes of shooting light left. No shot developed but I got a heck of a show! As they fed they moved closer together. One of the small bucks went after the other one as the bigger buck stood and watched. They apparently got too close to his "space" and he took off after them. It finally got too dark to see them, but I could hear them chasing each other around as I walked down to the truck!!
A great day overall! Tomorrow is supposed to be even windier with rain forecast for all day so I am sleeping in and heading to church. Good luck to all....hunt hard, hunt safe! Mike

[b.glass]

I talked on the phone with a fellow Indiana Tradganger while we looked at a satellite photo of the farm I've been hunting.

I can't wait to get out there again. Would have gone tonight but work called me in early.

I'm hoping for Friday morning or evening.

[meathead]

I have only been out three time since the gun season started.  Saw does every time out though.  I should be able to spend some time afield this long weekend.

[Mike Bolin]

Just came in from the woods. Saw two does right at first light and three more at around 9:40. Set up a doe decoy this morning and had a young buck take notice, but he actually backed away from it and stood looking her over for about 15-20 minutes. No shots but a great morning in the woods! Mike

[52 bow]

Shot #39 this Thanksgiving morning , that is the 39th buck under twenty yds. More bucks than does last couple weeks and finally took a heavy 9pt with my new Timberhawk limbs that scott did a wonderfull job on. Three big does fell to that combo earlier this month with all taken with two blade zwicky deltas and 340fmj easton arrows. Hope all of you had a good of a thanksgiving as I had ! John Benetti

[b.glass]

I got out Sat. morning but later than I wanted or I probably would have had 4 does within my range. The long weekend didn't go as I wanted but the season isn't over yet!

[paoliguy]

I wounded a beautiful sapling that was standing between me and a nice doe over the weekend in the HNF!
 I hope to get back out there post gun season and try again.

[Wudstix]

Brother took a 4 1/2 yr old 148" buck day after Thanksgiving in Vigo county.  .45 Long Colt at 40 yards.