dbHunterNY Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 it was a tuff opener. didn't see any bigger doe or bucks. slow morning except for the wind. my morning stand was swaying a bit. despite not raining this morning the high winds had the deer holed up and not moving. got out of the stand around 10:15am. went and got breakfast. at a camp down the road from the evening spot on a different farm. basically i was stuck their with some relatives who are hunters and waited out the rain. it finally looked like it let up and was stopping around 2:10am. so i got back in the stand soon after. no deer and then thunderstorms then rolled in around 4:30pm. it wasn't raining and it looked like they were going to miss my area so i stayed out despite the high winds, waiting for it to pass. well it passed but had another cluster of stormy clouds in tow. they ended up right over me. i elected to get down out of the stand, but before i made it out hail started pounding down. the hail then turned into a down pour! made it to my set of wheels and headed home completely soaked with an hour left of light. i've managed to get my bow dry and well, but now drying out the rest of my gear. i tried at least. i just couldn't not go out on opening day. tomorrow looks to be colder low 50's to 40's and DRY! we'll try again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 sounds like more of a wet & wild opener! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Andrus Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 same here Dan saw 0 this morning skipped tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 I agree. This was the windiest opener I can remember. The deer moved for the first couple hours of light however and Tyler and I saw 22 deer total. Tyler also drew on what he described as a bigger 8 pointer than he shot last year. He didn't shoot as it was facing him. Tyler then, minutes later, drew back 3 times on the same 1 1/2 year old 8 pointer but after his encounter with the big one he didn't want the smaller one. We quit hunting by 11:00 a.m. I'm hoping to see the big guy today! Despite the wind, it was a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I saw no deer on stand both mornings and had to get off my stand Saturday afternoon with branches falling all over. Yes it was about as windy as I can remember a opening day was. My son Joe dropped a mature doe this morning. This afternoon was a bust also. Used the time to pack up early and head home. I have 6 weeks to chase Whitetail after this Friday...I am in no rush. Good Luck to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 I was working in the hospital all weekend so I don't think I missed too much;) Going in my ground blind in the AM in our woods so I can catch up on a little sleep and probably a stand in the evening tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sunday brought much more than opening day. Lots of deer close enough just nothing big enough. Light drizzle during the last hours of sunday evening shooting light. Light enough to stay out in it. None of the family got anything, except for one. a younger cousin that i got into the sport last season got a 6 pointer (2-1/2 yr old 8 point hopeful minus brow tines). last year he got a 2-1/2 yr old 8 pointer and with the buck this year i think he's hooked. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Great stories! Our ML opener sounds much like your opening day. I didn't see any deer Saturday neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 been seein lots deer here me daughter sat mornin bout got double her first yr huntin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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