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Author Topic: Pa Opener...finally!  (Read 1977 times)

Offline monkeyball

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #80 on: October 17, 2014, 10:50:00 AM »
Hey Mark,you are not messing around are you?  A doe and a buck and we aren't even thru the second week.

  It was a beautiful morning,good job and take care.

                                                  Good Hunting,
                                                               Craig

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #81 on: October 17, 2014, 11:50:00 AM »
Thanks everyone  :)  I guess you can say I don't mess around but it rarely happens this way, I am just not real picky is all haha

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #82 on: October 18, 2014, 08:03:00 PM »
Sat in a natural blind this morning,very quiet except for the wind and the waterfowl hunters down on the Susquehanna.

 Took a seat along three Ash trees on an inside corner in the back field this evening. More wind than this morning. Had a hen turkey "putt" me out about 3:45. Sat till dusk then packed it up.

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                                                                      Craig

  Had a built in quiver holder between the Ash trees.......


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #83 on: October 20, 2014, 11:10:00 PM »
Sat out this morning for awhile. What a temp. change. Slipped in  while it was dark and sat in a natural blind. Wind out of the south and cloudy. Had a deer snort just once, up above me, then all was quiet.

   Had a couple Chipmunks racing around the blind like they ate some bad acorns or something and that was about it.

 Rain suppose to start early Tues. a.m. We'll see. Hope everyone is enjoying the season.

                             Good Hunting,
                                              Craig


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #84 on: October 22, 2014, 09:55:00 PM »
Got a chance to slide out in the woods this afternoon for a little bit.

 Wind was blowing real hard out of the North, Time to do a little sneaking and peekin.

  Sassafrass leaves tell it all........


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #85 on: October 22, 2014, 09:58:00 PM »
9 times out of 10 I usually start my jaunts entering this back field.


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #86 on: October 22, 2014, 10:07:00 PM »
When the Good Lord sends one of these guys past me while I am out hunting ,for some reason I always seem to get into deer.


   

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #87 on: October 22, 2014, 10:09:00 PM »
I can't wait until we get a good cold snap to knock the ticks down.


  Every trip out so far........


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #88 on: October 22, 2014, 10:12:00 PM »
Saw a few more rubs that weren't there last week. This one wasn't to bad.

 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #89 on: October 22, 2014, 10:20:00 PM »
It is a gradual climb from the backfield heading up through the woods and there is a section that has some nice thick cover, lots of green briar.

  You slow down here and take your time. Right behind this big clump of Briar two doe got up and climbed the little bench just above.

 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #90 on: October 22, 2014, 10:23:00 PM »
They stopped on the bench and just started browsing, sometimes eating acorns and at other times nipping off the yellow leaves that were all around them.


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #91 on: October 22, 2014, 10:27:00 PM »
With a little more zoom...
 

They hung out for probably 12 minutes or so and at one point we were only about 20 yds from each other. The one finally saw me make a slight move and the staredown was over. Cool.

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #92 on: October 22, 2014, 10:35:00 PM »
I continued up the trail, the wind was getting a little wacky now, hitting me from behind. I came across a set of scrapes in the bottom on the way out. I mentally marked the spot....vacation starts next week.


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #93 on: October 23, 2014, 02:56:00 AM »
Nice stuff Craig. I been getting alot of those situations too. Deer close but behind a bunch of junk.
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #94 on: October 23, 2014, 10:18:00 AM »
Craig, good luck to you next week. I love following your posts. I have the week after Halloween off and hope to see some deer. Haven't had much luck yet. Kill a big one!

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #95 on: October 23, 2014, 10:23:00 AM »
Good luck buddy,enjoy your posts. I'm getting after it a little more next week myself! Be safe.

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #96 on: October 25, 2014, 03:01:00 PM »
Got out this morning for a few hours.  Sat very close to home and skipped wearing the Orange. Wind steady out of the west and low 40's at daybreak. Pretty quiet for the most part.


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #97 on: October 25, 2014, 03:08:00 PM »
Around 7:30 I heard a really strange noise come from behind me. I could not identify it as to what may have made it. It was between a cough and a growl if that makes any sense at all.

 About 7:50 I heard something from the same direction and turned my head ever so slightly only to spook what I think was a vey small deer. I still am not sure,no tail,no snort,and very low to the ground.

 All that I saw was the tail end and I am still scratching my head?

  Going to hunt it again tonight,who knows????????


 

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #98 on: October 26, 2014, 04:35:00 PM »
Big foot, Craig?
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

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Re: Pa Opener...finally!
« Reply #99 on: October 26, 2014, 07:36:00 PM »
I am not really sure Jerry, had a Bobcat cross the road in front of me the other night in the same area.

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