bbarcheryhunter Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Good luck Hoosier! ! Looks like my season bout over I'll get out a few times yet but with work it won't b many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Dad has been seeing deer. He saw 20 this morning, no shooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Went out with ML today, nothing. Tomorrow is a new day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Had a stud come out this morning with a doe. Pushing 160 as a clean 8. No calling him off her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hoosier, I had a buck with a group of does in early January a few years ago. Would not leave them after grunting. As a last resort I snort wheezed (no call just my mouth). It worked! Got a 135 inch 10 point thanks to a snort wheeze. Headed to KY this weekend for one last try to get my son a deer (doe or 8point and bigger) with the ML. I'll be hunting too but not for does. Then it's back to IL to finish up with the crossbow. I generally have decent luck in the late season on the farm I hunt in IL. I'll be using the thermacell prfolex battery heated insoles and the gerbing battery heated gloves to keep warm this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Man I've been seeing deer just not quite close enough. We are hunting again tomorrow and maybe Sunday attempting to close the deal. If not, I've been invited back when the weather turns cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 So how did u make out Hoosier ??:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 After 7 hard days of hunting I'm still holding my tag. I passed up 4 qualifying deer including the last five minutes of last night. They were considered shooters by the outfitter, but not deer I wanted to kill. My dad actually passed a deer I would have killed, a mid 130's 4.5 year old 7. I would have shot him based on poor genetics and mature. I probably averaged seeing 20 deer per evening and 5 per morning. Nobody in camp killed. 0 for 6, but that's a function of time of year. I may head back in January for a long weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Tough luck Hoosier - what is a "qualifying" score according to the outfitter? This past weekend was a bust for us in KY. I saw a lot of does young and mature, but I was only mature buck hunting. My 12 year old son saw a 4 point on the last evening at 10 yards but as instructed let him walk. He didn't pull the trigger all year but stuck with it till the end. I'm proud of him. It's easy to hunt when you're seeing a lot of deer and getting a lot of action - not so much when the hunting is tough. If the conditions are right and I'm seeing more does on camera I may take him out for a crossbow hunt here in IL. Crossbow time from here on out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 There was a 130 inch minimum on the farm. 3 of the bucks met that criteria and the 4th I was asked to shoot as a cull buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'll be headed back down January 1st-4th to Illinois. Hopefully I can get it done then. That's the last weekend for my statewide season in Indiana so it's a bit of a gamble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 You can do it Hoosier! If not we lose. Nothing like a little pressure. LOL Went out today and had a fawn walk in from her bedding area after hearing me climb up into the stand. Guess she was curious. Got some decent bucks on cam, but haven't seen a good one in a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 How's everyone doing? I've hunted a couple times in the past month or so with no luck, have seen a few small bucks but they were out of range and deer I probably wouldn't have shot anyways. Every other day I've been working so I haven't had much time at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 I went out last night and saw several does and 1 3.5 year old. Not much of camera and I got a camera stolen. That's not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 That just stinks Hoosier wen someone else steals your hard earned stuff Our late season opens after christmas and hoping to get out and do some late season hunting yet . Would really love to shoot a buck yet but more meat would b nice at this point . I never shot a deer with the flintlock yet so anything that's legal I'll b trying to kill with it .In pa we can use our buck tag for a doe in the late season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wasn't able to get a deer with ML so my deer season is over! Congrats team on job well done! Waiting to see if we keep our lead :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Unfortunately we are behind by 8 points. They have a doe and 5 point buck not posted currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I didn't hunt this weekend due to being sick and family stuff. It looks like it will come down to how IL goes this week or maybe I'll get lucky and find a deer on my urban place which runs until January 31st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbarcheryhunter Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Anybody having any luck yet ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Nope getting ready for IL! I'll keep everyone posted. It's a gamble to leave because we have some beautiful weather and standing beans at home. Hopefully the gamble pays off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 We are in a world of hurt with team 5 being at 82 points. That puts us down by 15. I doubt I have a club for that distance in the bag. BH97, any time left for you to tag a doe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Two small bucks at 25 yards and 3 does and 1 buck at a distance last night. I slept in this morning. Happy new year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Happy New Year Hoosier and the rest of our team. I harvested one of my target bucks here on the private ground I hunt in IL. I'm thinking he's a 3.5 year old 8-pointer. I'll post some pics in the crossbow room. Unfortunately he will not add to our score. My season is about over now. I am taking the crossbow to KY next weekend for a final hunt of the year. I'll be looking to take a doe to fill my last tag. Best of luck to all still in the hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Congrats on another nice deer! I'm on stand right now trying to wrap my year up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hope IL was kind to you Hoosier. Not may people in the Crossbow room so I'll put the 8-point I had been after up here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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