TreeWalker

14 scoreable.....missing a 15th that he knocked off while scrapping....

Wow I would say that is a good sized yote......and in daylight hours to boot ?!?! Would be cool to stick an arrow in him.

Well, I posted the hunt in the BH room, but it seems some of his trail cam pics are in demand of a viewing, LOL.......I apologize for keeping this buck under wraps, especially his trail cam pics, but I wanted to keep him as much a secret as possible.....at least until I hopefully got my hands on him I ended up with a bunch of them, so here are just a few.....and the first ones were pretty grainy cause the flash on my trail cam was finally starting to crap out on me......but here goes.......D.D.T. (First pic is actually through a spotting scope, the first time I saw him).....

Yep.....Ol' Leroy....... And now D.D.T. Thanks for all the nice comments everyone.....I was blown away to log on this morning and see this was on the 3rd page already........good luck to you all who haven't tagged one yet, and congrats to those of you that have......Clay

Wow, thanks for all of the kind words guys..... Well, I couldn't stand it anymore and had to put a tape to him.....I still can't decide if they are drops, or his mains turned down, but I measured him as drops, and came up with 154" gross.........now if he were to be measured as turned down mains it would add another 3", which would be helpful in our local buck contests........but I could care less, this is my dream buck, and I couldn't be more tickled. Somebody said something about trail cam pics ?? I'll post them down in the photo room when I have a little more time.....Clay

Last night was the night....I still can't beleive it happened. After several does showed up first, I was watching as the first buck that came by was a young forkhorn.....he screwed around for a while, and I kinda lost interest in watching him, so I started concentrating on trying to do something about keeping my hands warm (man it was cold yesterday afternoon, even in the Double Bull)...... So anyways, I'm not even watching anymore, when I hear the crunch of leaves coming from the other direction......I'm not even excited, just figured it was either another young forky or maybe one of the 4x4s I have been seeing..........then the young fork horn tucked his tale and made a quick exit.......I knew something was up then, but the deer was hidden behind some trees, so I couldn't see him yet.........and of course, I'm still not really paying attention.......the next time I looked up, it didn't even dawn on me yet until I quickly did a double take and grabbed my binos in a swift motion to verify......my goodness, it was him...... I can't remember much of the shot, except it seemed like I was making tons of noise as I reached for the bow , raised and drew back on him.......thankfully it was only a 20 yard shot, cause undoubtedly I would have missed at further ranges the way I was shaking.......perfect boiler room shot, and he still made it about 70 yards. I let him sit for about a half hour, and by then I remembered I had to hoof it back to my truck to get my knives, and it was getting dark quick.......and forgetting a flashlight is not cool either.......man did I butcher that gut job....litterally.......I ended up with a mess.....not pretty, but got the job done........and of course I had no water with either cause I never even expected to actually shoot a deer tonight....... Then I plan the easiest route for dragging, turns out there really isn't one........and like I said, it is dark......but when I finally slid him up to the truck, I still wanted to get a couple of field photos......I get him posed by the back of the truck, with the cargo light on....and the battery in my camera is dead !!! So I load him up, come home....charge my camera battery for about a 1/2 hour........then headed out with him to a nearby creek bottom, unloaded him and took a few photos, so I would at least have that much......... So anywho, here are the pics.....not the best, but the best I could muster under the circumstances.......Clay

DDT, stands for "Double Drop Tine"....I have been patterning this buck for two months and have a slug of trail cam pics that I haven't even been posting here cause I was trying to keep him as much of a secret as possible........ Well, Last night was the night....I still can't believe it happened. After several does showed up first, I was watching as the first buck that came by was a young forkhorn.....he screwed around for a while, and I kinda lost interest in watching him, so I started concentrating on trying to do something about keeping my hands warm (man it was cold yesterday afternoon, even in the Double Bull)...... So anyways, I'm not even watching anymore, when I hear the crunch of leaves coming from the other direction......I'm not even excited, just figured it was either another young forky or maybe one of the 4x4s I have been seeing..........then the young fork horn tucked his tale and made a quick exit.......I knew something was up then, but the deer was hidden behind some trees, so I couldn't see him yet.........and of course, I'm still not really paying attention.......the next time I looked up, it didn't even dawn on me yet until I quickly did a double take and grabbed my binos in a swift motion to verify......my goodness, it was him...... I can't remember much of the shot, except it seemed like I was making tons of noise as I reached for the bow , raised and drew back on him.......thankfully it was only a 20 yard shot, cause undoubtedly I would have missed at further ranges the way I was shaking.......perfect boiler room shot, and he still made it about 70 yards. I let him sit for about a half hour, and by then I remembered I had to hoof it back to my truck to get my knives, and it was getting dark quick.......and forgetting a flashlight is not cool either.......man did I butcher that gut job....litterally.......I ended up with a mess.....not pretty, but got the job done........and of course I had no water with either cause I never even expected to actually shoot a deer tonight....... Then I plan the easiest route for dragging, turns out there really isn't one........and like I said, it is dark......but when I finally slid him up to the truck, I still wanted to get a couple of field photos......I get him posed by the back of the truck, with the cargo light on....and the battery in my camera is dead !!! So I load him up, come home....charge my camera battery for about a 1/2 hour........then headed out with him to a nearby creek bottom, unloaded him and took a few photos, so I would at least have that much......... So anywho, here are the pics.....not the best, but the best I could muster under the circumstances.......Clay

Way to go MrsWtn........I helped out the team tonight also:eek: I connected on my dream buck.....the one I posted pics of earlier on in this thread.......14 scoreable points........I'lll have more details and pics in the next couple of days...... Clay

I have the Ripcord....you're gonna love it !!

Sorry to hear that MB-SQ2..... .....but keep your head up, better things are to come..... And back to the buck I am after.........I've been waiting to get some better pics, and these were the best three......still waiting for that good frontal pose, but beggars can't be choosers, LOL.....

Well, it's nearly the end of October....rubs and scrapes are popping up, and the pre-rut is about to kick off here......hoping I get a chance at "DDT" in the next week.........great pics of him here under a licking branch and smelling a scrape.........and a close up of the first pic, poointing out his double drops, for those who may not be able to make them out.....

At work we have a brand new High Country youth bow with Tozonics 3-pin site and Whisker Bisquit rest...all ready to go......$225.00

OK Al..... Edited By Me....

It Is True....... I work in the sporting good department of a big chain store......the reason some of you don't notice the difference on some of the ammo you are buying is because most stores aren't changing the price on shells already on the shelf, because they were bought at the previous price.......some stores though are changing the price on them all, trying to score on some extra un-needed profit. And it is also true that they are gonna take another jump, supposedly around the 1st of the year........if you can find cheap shells, but them now......

If that is the case, then PA ranks with Nebraska as the only two states I know of aggresively trying to control the population, instead of their pocketbooks.....good for them. Wisconsin would have ranked in there, but they tried only managing those deer that had the disease or were in disease zones, with kill-offs.......I think they are catching on though.

EVERYBODY better keep this is a civil debate, or the minute it becomes heated, this thread will be axed...... CWD is a population disease, and until D&R and G&F departments quit managing for funds, and instead actually manage populations, you are not goinhg to see a reduction in occurences. Why do you think you are starting to see Blue Tongue even in states that have never heard of it before.......the deer herds are populated beyond that of the habitat that is supposed to sustain them.......in turn Mother Nature is doing what man isn't, controlling the deer population through natural disease....... The banning of baiting and lures will not reduce the rate.....Colorado and Wyoming are proof of that. Nebraska is a perfect example of a state agressively attacking the problem and making giant steps in erradicating the disease....and they still allow baiting and lures...... Remember, CWD was first documented well over 20 years ago........it is nothing new. and recent history has shown that states that have banned baitiing and lures, thinking it is the "cause", have not seen a reduction in cases............. Colorado or Wyoming (can't remember which without looking)had documented that they beleived the disease was actually being transferred at water holes during dry stretches........and that it could possibly be trasmitted via insect.....flies and mosquitos ?!?!? Adds a whole other dimension doesn't it ?!?!? Like you LNRA, I know quite a bit about this topic, because I researched CWD extensively and spoke with many wildlife biologists, as we formulated argument to fight a legislative bill this past season, that would have banned baiting.......we won. Just remember what looks good on paper, ain't necessarily what happens in the wild........deer will congregate whether baiting and luring is banned or not. They are a social animal. And as long has you have to many numbers, you are going to have disease and a rate of transmission........and if by some means we were able to do away with CWD and EHD, it would just be something else.......mother nature just takes care of business.

Thanks guys....here is one of the latest photos....it really shows his left side good. Way to go on the contacts MB_SQ2.......keep on them until they get back to us....sure don't want to go two teammates short......

DDT Update Here's the latest on the buck i am after......I got 8 pics of him from my latest pull of the cam.......turns out the flash is starting to give out, but I think that may actually work in my favor, so I'm just gonna leave the cam alone....... Most images were taken right at 8:30pm....right after last light fades, which is good news for me......he's in a pretty protected area, so hoipefully the next evening when I get the right wind, he will decide to show up 10 minutes earlier......... What do you think for a score ?!?!? I threw some numbers together and I came up with 170-175 gross.......at least 13scoreable points I know of for sure...

Well, here is they deer I am going after......I got my first trail cam pic of him.......mainframe 10 with several kickers and double drops !!! Here's a blown up pic for better viewing although I lost some clarity....

Tracking wounded deer...... TRACKING WOUNDED DEER[/size] by Woody Williams Less than a minute has elapsed since you've shot one of the biggest bucks you have ever seen. It happened so fast it's hard to believe. What you do now may determine whether or not you'll recover your buck. Your first impulse is to bail out of your treestand and take off after him. Depending upon your arrow placement, this could be a big mistake. If a deer is not hit well you could spook him and make recovery next to impossible. Knowing where the animal is hit makes a difference in how you track him. For this reason, a bowhunter should use brightly colored fletching, such as orange or red. The chest of the deer contains the lungs and the heart which, when hit, produce the quickest kill. The lungs are easily reached by an arrow, protected only by vulnerable rib bones. The heart is low in the body and somewhat protected by the deer's leg bone. The following describes types of hits and how you should track for each. * A lung-shot deer will run hard 50 to 65 yards. After that he will usually walk until he falls. The blood will sometimes have tiny bubbles in it. This blood trail usually gets better as you track the deer. However, if the deer is hit high in the lungs, the blood trail may sometimes become light and even disappear completely. The deer could be "filling up" inside with blood, showing very little external bleeding. The hair from the lung area is coarse and brown with black tips. The deer will usually go down in less than 125 yards. Give the deer 30 minutes before tracking. * A heart-shot deer will sometimes jump wildly when hit. The blood trail may be sparse for the first 20 yards or so. A heart shot deer may track as much as a quarter of a mile, depending on what part of the heart is damaged. The usual is less than 125 yards. The hair from this shot will be long brown or grayish guard hairs. Again, a 30 minute wait is advised. But, if while trailing you find where he has bedded back off and wait an hour before taking up the trail again. * A liver-shot deer. The liver lies against the diaphragm in the approximate center of the deer. It is a definite killing shot. The blood trail will be decent to follow and the deer should bed down and die within 200 yards, if not pushed. A one-hour wait is best. The hair from the liver area is brownish gray and much shorter than the hair from the lung area. If you push the deer out of his bed, back off and wait another hour. * A gut-shot deer is probably the most difficult to recover because of the poor blood trail and the hunter's impatience to wait him out. A lot of bowhunters want to hurry up and find the deer. Since the liver and stomach are close together, it is possible that the deer will go down and die quickly if the shot also penetrates the liver. If the deer is dead in an hour, he will still be dead in 4 hours. Have patience, he will not go anywhere. Wait him out for at least 4 hours. Wait overnight if the deer is shot in the evening. When a deer is shot in the stomach area, he will usually take several short jumps and commence walking or running. His back will usually hunch up and his legs will be spread wide. The hair from this wound is brownish gray and short. The lower the shot is on the animal, the lighter colored the hair will be. The blood trail is usually poor with small pieces of ingested material (stomach contents). If the intestines are punctured there will be green slimy material or feces Take your bow with you because a second shot might be required. * A spine-shot deer will usually drop in his tracks or hobble off. Either way, a second shot will probably be required to finish off the deer. If a spine-shot deer hobbles off, wait a half-hour and track slowly and quietly. Look for the deer bedded down. * A neck-shot deer will either die in 100 yards or he will recover from the wound. The lower portion of the neck contains the windpipe, neck bone (spine), and carotid (jugular) arteries. If the arteries are hit, the deer will run hard and drop in less than 100 yards. The blood trail will be easy to follow. A shot above the neck bone will give you a good blood trail for about 150 to 200 yards before quitting. The deer will more than likely recover to be hunted again. * A hip-shot deer. A large artery (femoral) runs down the inside of each deer leg. This artery is protected from the side by the leg bones. The femoral artery is most often severed from the rear or at an angle. If this artery is cut, the bleeding will be profuse and the deer will usually be found in less than 100 yards. The ham of a deer is also rich in veins with a lot of blood. A hip-shot deer should be tracked immediately. Track him slowly and quietly to keep him moving (walking). If you jump him and he runs, back off for a few minutes then continue trailing. You want him to walk, not run. A walking deer is easier to trail. * An artery-shot deer will almost always go down in less than 100 yards. The aortic artery runs just under the backbone from heart to hips, where it branches to become the femoral arteries. The heart also pumps blood to the brain through the carotid (jugular) arteries. Sever any of these arteries and you've got yourself a deer. There is one catch, these arteries are tough. It takes a sharp broadhead to cut through them. A dull broadhead will just push them aside. Keep your broadheads sharp! Give the deer half an hour before tracking. GENERAL TRACKING TIPS * After shooting the deer, stay in your stand and be quiet for the recommended time. A noise might push your deer away. He could be bedded down less than 100 yards away. * I have found it very helpful to tie a piece of pink surveyor ribbon around my stand tree at eye level from where I shot. After noting several terrain features near where the deer was standing and where it ran too, I tie on the ribbon before coming down. From the ground looking back up to the ribbon, I can get a better visual for locating exactly where the deer was and went. * Before beginning the tracking, mark where you shot the deer with a piece of white toilet paper hung on a branch. * Mark the trail periodically with more toilet paper as you track. This will give you a line on the deer's travel. * When you find the arrow, check for hair, tallow, blood, etc. This will give you a good clue on how to track. Example: Tallow and slime means you should wait 4 hours. * Check for blood carefully, walking off to the side of the run. * Look for blood on trees, saplings, and leaves that are about the same height as the wound. Blood will sometimes rub off the body. * If tracking as a group, spread out a little. Keep noise to a minimum. In tracking, sometimes "too many cooks can spoil the stew." It would be better if only 2 or 3 people tracked the deer. If the blood trail runs out, you can always get more help to search for the deer * While tracking a deer that you have shot and you jump a deer and it flags its tail, it's probably not your deer. A wounded deer will very seldom "flag." BUT - check it out anyway. * Gut-shot deer have a habit of going to water. If you lose a gut-shot deer's trail, check out the water holes in the area. He could be down by one. * Tracking at night presents special problems with visibility. The blood and the deer will both be hard to see. A Coleman gas lantern will help a lot in both cases. If the deer is not hit well, and no rain is forecast, wait until morning. If he is dead in 10 minutes or 4 hours, he will still be dead in the morning. * Take a compass bearing to where you last saw the deer, and another one to where you last heard any noise from it's flight. It might prove very helpful. * It helps to have someone who did not shoot the deer to help with the blood trial. Many an experienced hunter in his excitement misses things. * Stay off of the blood trail, and use a small piece of tolled paper to mark each spot * Get down on your hands and knees when a blood trail is hard to see it helps. From this angle while night tracking you can shine the light in the direction of travel and often see blood that does not show when standing over it. * Look at the bottom of leaves on branches at deer body height. Sometimes as the branch slides along the body of a deer it is the under side of the leaf that picks up the blood. * You will often find a gut shot deer or liver shot deer dead in the water not just beside it. so look for an ear or the side of the deer in deeper water too. * Some shots that look good may be one lung or a poor liver hit because of the angle. These deer can take several hours to die. Be careful about pushing them to soon, since they will rarely leave much blood sign if they are jumped when bedded. * Look ahead as you blood trail for deer parts and movement. Your deer may still be alive and you might be able to get a second shot or back off with out spooking it. * Look for disturbed leaves and broken twigs as well as for the blood sign on hard to follow blood trails. * It is often hard to follow a blood trail in grass. It seems that the blood can fall all the way to the ground without hitting a single blade of grass. * Look for clusters of ants, flies and daddy longlegs. You can find small drops of blood because these bugs are feeding on it. * Often times when the blood trail seems to end you will find the animal off to one side and not in the same direction of travel. * Listen for birds like magpies, jays, and crows. Sometimes they make a ruckus where the animal lies dead. * Be persistent! * A dog can often prove very useful if legal. Even your house pet. They can see with their nose what we can not see with our eyes. * Use your nose. sometimes you can smell a deer you can't see. A gut shot is even more likely to have a smell. * When trailing at night use a couple of the Chem Lights that you can get at WalMart for less than a buck. You don't use these as lights to see blood, but they are hung on limbs at the last blood found. That way nobody has to stand on the last blood and everyone can easily see where the last blood found is at Did I say be persistent!

Field dressing tips...... http://www.realtree.com/forums/showt...820#post763820

Sweet.....KDH03 is one of our teammates !!! You can be our ringer, LOL

Save Your Money ......if you got a Runnings Farm and Fleet in your area, they carry a knockoff called C'more Bucks.....and at 1/3 the cost for a quart of concentrate (I paid $8.99) just to try it out..........I put it in front of a LR camera, so I'll keep you posted.........from what my nose can tell, the C'more Bucks stuff smells like butterscotch ?!?!

How about "The Thwak Attack" ???? Although that pretty much pertains to only bowhunting........ Or maybe "The Rack Stackers"

OK...got a couple of pics taken. For the door, I just cut down an old solid wood door I had saved...... For the windows, i decided to go with home made sliders (haven't installed them yet).....with this system i will be able to alternate between solid and clear.....meaning If there is a window I want blocked off, I will just slide a non-see thru piece into place, and when i want a window I can see thru I will just slide a plexiglass section into place.....or combinations. She is ready for paint, which i need to go pick up today, and I need a section of carpet for the inside......oh ya, and some old snomobile hifax to mount on the one side to allow it to slide inand out of the truck box easier.