Turkeygirl Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Last weekend Andy and I went out to check the last of several stands on the land we hunt (a 5 minute drive or 115 minutes walk through farm land, it's great) and to clear a couple spots for climbers. Well this stand we were checking is about 10 yards off an old logging trail in the hardwoods. To my right is a ridge that the big buck came down last year and walked right under me and I never got a shot at. to my left is a mostly hemlock swamp which is a bedding area. In front of me is a smal lcreek through an open grassy/brushy swamp. And behind me is where I walk in from, a corn field and more woods. We walk in and there is a scrape below a hemlock that bucks scrape under every year. There's a few rubs and scrape along the logging trail towards the stand then right across from my stand to my right, at about 10-15 yards is a tree the size of my leg with a rub, then some smaller trees all over on this ridge with rubs, and a few scrapes on the ground! Oh boy I can't wait to hunt this stand! A buck has got his territory set-up here for sure! So do you think I'm dealing with a small buck or decent buck? I'll take what comes by though; it's meat Only 2 more weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Pumped out a stand! Sounds good......Good luck and lets see what that new Hoyt will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Pumped out a stand! It could be the buck you saw last year...sounds like that is a great spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Re: Pumped to hunt a stand! if its the size of your leg...... that would depend on what size your leg is but id say if it more than 19 inches round id say it a good buck, but id also have to look how far up the tree his rub goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMSD5 Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Re: Pumped to hunt a stand! best of luck...we need the points.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WvBowhunterKE Posted September 30, 2006 Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Re: Pumped to hunt a stand! sounds like a good spot good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2006 Re: Pumped to hunt a stand! Yeah, rub isn't too high up the tree, could be the small 6 pointer we saw around. All I know is I haven't gotten a racked buck for the last 2 years, gun or bow, so big or small, it'll be a trophy to me. After then iceb uck walked under my stand last fall, I passed up on a small spike - well it had 3 points,lol, it came right to about 10 yards feeding. I was sorry I had passed on it by the end of bow season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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