hoosierhunter Posted November 4, 2020 Report Share Posted November 4, 2020 Ohhhh so close last night! I have a feeling that this deer’s days are numbered. He closed to 30 yards but it was past legal shooting light. More to follow on this guy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted November 10, 2020 Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) Well guys I connected yesterday, I’ll enter it when I get home in a couple of days. Still got another tag and there is still a nice one around. I’m hoping my daughter gets it though. Edited November 10, 2020 by NS whitetail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 Congrats NS!!! I’m still grinding away. Gun season opened this past weekend so I took my wife hunting and she killed her first deer, a doe. Super pumped about that and she said she wants to shoot another so the bug my have gotten her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Well guys I upgraded lol. Muzzleloader tag filled too. I got this 11 pointer yesterday at 5:05 pm. I’ll enter it when I get home from camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Heck yeah NS!!!!!! awesome buck!!!! Let’s hear some details of the hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Looks like we are piling up some points now because I also have an upgrade as FG went down last night at 5:25! FG is a deer whose history started in 2018 with trail cams on the property. At that time I deemed him to be either 3 or overly mature based on camera pictures. The lone sighting of him came from the house one afternoon in late October when he stepped out into our food plot behind the house. At that time I was still unsure on what he was so I elected to put him in the pass list in 2018. He was a home body living right behind the house and was all over in camera that year. Fast forward to 2019 and FG added considerable inches and what extremely active on my farm throughout the year again. Even though is believed him to be 4.5 last year there was another deer I was after, Scoop, who I shot in November 16th. Being a one buck area in our state, this gave FG another free pass for the year on my place. Oddly enough he was daylight active from camera activity but I never saw him on the hoof during that season. That’s likely due to the fact that Scoop took up residence on a certain part of the farm and that’s where I focused my attention. Surprisingly FG held both sides of his rack until April 1st this spring. It is a potential that this contributes to his decline this fall. This year FG only showed up once during the summer on my farm, but I was able to glass him in a bachelor group living about 1/2 mile away during the summer. I think his first full day back was early October and then he was a regular on the farm. It was very interesting that he started living up by my house to start the year but then relocated about 1/2 mile south to another area on the farm for about 3 weeks. I hunted him hard in that area and the only encounter came in late October. That night I had wants to test a new broad head on a doe and unfortunately I hit her too far forward. Upon watching her run 130 yards with my around in her shoulder and not going down. I elected to get down early and go look for blood at the last place I saw her. Upon getting down, I headed back to the ranger to drop my gear. I get about 100 yards away from my blind and there stands FG watching me. I immediately know that he watched me get down from my blind that that I’ve messed up. It was highly probable that had I not shot that doe, he was going to come into that food plot to check them. I’m immediately kicking myself for getting down and for even shooting at darn doe in late October. To make matters worse, I do not recover the doe. After this encounter FG goes undetected by cameras for somewhere between 10-12 days. The next photo I get of him, he’s daylight right up by the house! This year work has been a little hectic so I have not been able to take as much time off. Go figure I get two phone calls from my wife in the last 7 days that FG is down behind the house in daylight and I can’t hunt him. On opening day this weekend I took my wife hunting hoping she would get a shot at him. He never presented himself, but we were able to get her a doe on opening morning. Sunday was a terrible day for hunting with sustained winds of 30MPH and rain. Because did this I expected Monday to have some serious potential. Monday rolls around and I’m able to get out to hunt. I elected to go to a stand overlooking a standing beam plot which is located about 300 yards from where I believe FG is living. Right around 4:45 I see a doe standing about 175 yards away in that direction. I glass her for about 15 minutes and I can see she keeps looking back, but she’s in no hurry to move. She may have made it 10 yards closer in that time frame. I have a few fawns and a small buck come out into the beans. I watch them briefly snd keep checking on that doe. About 5:05 I notice what appears to be a different deer standing in the same general area where that doe was. I pulled up the binos and realize it’s him! He locked down with her and now at I’m at mercy of where this girl wants to take him. I’m trying my best to find a shooting hole where he’s at snd it’s just not possible. She begins to work her way toward me and it seems like she is going to come to those beans. Unfortunately she gets to about 125 yards and veers West into some thick cover. She moves about 75 yards West snd walks through my only lane to shoot. At this point I’m fairly certain the shot will happen and I get the gun up and ready. As he begins to enter to shooting lane its so tight I realize I can’t stop him for fear that his vitals could be obstructed when he does stop. I elected to take the shot while he was walking. Unfortunately I hit just a little hit and spines him. I quickly got down and made a follow up shot to put him down. FG ends up field dressing at 207 lbs and becomes the second buck I’ve killed off my farm. Just like Scoop, he was killed on November 16th snd he’s a deer whom I had three years of history with. He lived in the same area as Scoop and was killed in close proximity as well. That’s a wrap on my statewide season and I will now look forward full my urban tag later in the year! RCNX0090.AVI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 pretty cool history with that deer Pat and on your home turf to boot. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) Nice one Hoosier and great story. I Never had that guy on cam , didn’t know he was anywhere around. I hunt on a power line and always looking both ways. At around 4:45 pm I heard a crash down below and across from me so I concentrated on looking that way, at 5:05 pm he stepped out of the woods. I took good sight and pulled , he dropped in his tracks I got right down and went to see but when I got down the power line I could not find him, I thought he must have got up. Then I panicked lol. I looked for a bit it was getting dark , I thought I’ll have to get friends to come in in the morning and help me look, I then calmed down a bit lol and decided to walk a bit further down the power line and I almost tripped over him. He was further than I thought when I shot , everything looks the same on the power line when ya get on the ground. I shot him at 5:05 pm this past Monday I shot the 6 pointer last Monday at 5:05 pm lol. My daughter was hunting close by both times I shot , this has been my favourite year hunting ever. She helped me gut and get the 6 pointer on my side by side. Edited November 18, 2020 by NS whitetail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 12:21 PM, Maine Hntr said: pretty cool history with that deer Pat and on your home turf to boot. Congrats! Thanks Chris. It’s been exciting to keep tabs on them year after year and then make a go of harvesting a specific animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Congratulations Pat! So nice having the history with the harvest. Congratulations to all on team 2 that have harvested some beautiful deer! Edited November 29, 2020 by fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hey guys. Sorry I haven’t been very active in November, it’s been a very hectic month with work. I haven’t hunted since I shot FG a few weeks ago. Heck I haven’t had time to check cameras either! I hope to get cameras caught up and see what’s still walking around. Gun season has ended on the statewide properties here and muzzleloader kicks off next week. I may still try to get my wife on a buck and then I’ll focus my efforts on the second tag I have starting in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 I pulled all the cameras and came up empty. Seems kinda crazy but 2020 has been a unique year for all of us. Maybe something will move in late, ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Still waiting on a shooter to show up late season. I’ll probably get out when this cold front hits later in the week and sticks around into next week. Still a lot of season left for me since it runs until January 31st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 I was able to take a doe a few days ago when a weather front moved in. My buddy had given me some canned venison to try and I love it so I decided to get some for the family. Beautiful night out and the snow as flying early. She came out with several fawns and a small buck. I let her feed for about 20 minutes before settling the crosshairs in. She dressed at 103 and should be perfect for canning. On another note, a recent card pull revealed a interesting video. After seeing this I took the family out to investigate. We found a carcass that was completely eaten out laying not far off one of my food plots. Only half the rib cage was left and one leg. By the looks of the ribs, it was a fawn or very young deer. RCNX0152.AVI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 I haven’t done any hunting since the last doe kill, but I’ll probably try to sneak a few in before season ends in the 31st. Still no mature deer to shoot, so likely to be a doe tag filled unless something new shows up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Getting one last hunt in tonight. We have a snow storm blowing in that’s supposed to hit at 7PM tonight. Fingers crossed they move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Season officially is wrapped up here. I enjoyed another fun year with the team and congrats to everyone on their harvests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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