Rhino Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Sounds like a good report RB. Hope you enjoy hunting from Mark's barn...a whole lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 rb thats great news bud. see the power of prayer helps. good luck to ya. i have been working like crazy and havent had a chance to get out as of yet. im planning on friday and some rattling action. time to set the game in motion. wont be long before the big boys start to roam a litte more. bad news is that i probably have to work the next 2 weekends in a row. thats 28 days straight. jeez when will they understand at work that deer hunting is a passion and more important that work! Shoot Strong Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Sucks when work gets in the way of passion! I am sure you will figure a way to fill that tag, Tony... Mark wasn't home last night so the barn idea had to go to plan B. He keeps all his contractors supplies in there and for the life of me I forgot where he told me he hid the key. (I remembered when I got home) Was a wet but interesting night to say the least. Please read about it in my journal. :http://www.realtree.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=782017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Permit season starts this morning. Maybe the rain will stop and give me a chance to get out. One week here and then I am on my way to Illinois and then off to Kansas from there. I am excited about the trip, but in many ways there is no place like home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandyjo62 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ruttinbuc, that's great news! Glad to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Thank you, mandyjoe. I have been busy making my checklist for my trip next week. Don't want to forget anything. You try to keep it simple and light but there is always something you forget. Got rained out yesterday morning, I hunted last night and didn't see a thing. Almost hit a buck on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I'll get back to working on my checklist for Iowa this week too RB. I'm not going to try to keep it simple and light this year though since I won't have a 2nd hunter riding with me this year. There will definately be some items I'll have more than one of. I should still be able to see out the back of my Yukon with my rear view mirror though. Just a few more days of antibiotics and antihistamines/decongestants to go through before I'm almost back to normal. With less than a week left before I leave I'm not going to risk going out in the weather and getting worse now. RB...Don't forget extra batteries for your camera, flashlight and rangefinder. Also if you have a preference for good quality TP, I suggest you put that on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Rhino, Thanks for the heads up on the batteries and especially the TP. I forgot to write that down. I always take more stuff than I use clothing wise. You always want to be prepared for the weather hot or cold. I have to take a couple of fixed stands along with climbing sticks and my climber. All the necessities for the hunt itself are already in the fanny pack. I always take an extra bow with the arrows for it. Being DIY hunts I'll need to take some eats, as well. I hope you are feeling better for your hunt. I can remember being down with a serious head cold the first time I hunted Illinois. Was no fun at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Thanks RB...I think I'll be close to 100% by then. I feeling better every day now. My hunt is a DIY hunt too so I'm taking 3 hang on stands and a climber along with my tree steps, pole cutter, climbing belt, etc. I still need to organize my gear along with washing, drying and organizing all my colder weather hunting cloths. I'm also taking a backup bow too. I always do. There have been 2 occassions when I had to use my backup bow before. Once on a whitetail hunt and another on an elk hunt. Being caught out of state without a working weapon with your hunting time being so limited would be a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Go get some big bucks you guys! Good luck! I can't wait for shotgun season to roll around...maybe I'll imrpove on my archery buck...not too mention haven't take a buck with shotgun for a few years now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Let me tell you about no luck at all, whatsoever. I've been out several times, had deer around me with full intentions on shooting the first mature doe that steps into my path and can't get them to do it. Missed a few weeks back and haven't had any luck since. Does get close and something goes wrong - winds me, catches movement, takes another trails, etc. The bucks I've been seeing are not shooters so far. Hopefully things change this weekend, I'm taking Friday and Monday off to bowhunt only. Good luck Alan, hope you have some luck in Iowa. Sounds like a fun DIY trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckNrut Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 The rut is on and the weather will be perfect this weekend! Just finished a Physiology exam so no exams on Monday. I'll be out there all weekend, but Sat will be tricky. Wind changes directions around noon, and I'll have to change stands then. Can't hunt the T w/ SSE (am) and can't hunt the wood lot w/ WNW wind (pm). Have a good weekend everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Well, I got the last of my things together for the trip and will be leaving sometime tomorrow. I can't wait to get out there. I will try not to let the price of fuel get me down:(! I will not have access to any computers so I will try and keep a log of my hunts. I wish everyone the best in their pursuit of points for the team and will be looking forward to reading about them on my return. RB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Well I've been busy with nursing school and hunting so my posts have slacked off,lol. No turkey yet, and no archery doe yet. Can't wait until shotgun in 2 weeks....a chance to get a better buck:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Let's put some deer on the ground! Hope those of you whp went out of state have some luck. About 1 and 1/2 weeksl eft in archery then shotgun season. I'm hoping to have a nice buck run by me...somewhere...sometime,lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 been out a few mornings and just havent seen a shooter. passed a bunch of 120 to 130 class bucks, rut is kicking into high gear here. maybe i might see the one i want. i need to completely re-evaluate what im trying to do here. im working so much its making me make decisions about if i want to go hunting or not. im so tired at night, but cant sleep. then trying to get up with only 2 hours of sleep and hunting all day then going to work is just to hard on this old man. good luck to everyone and shoot a good one. Shoot Strong Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 i went and hunted my GB stand this morning. it was a chilly 19 degrees outside. saw 9 does and 1 scraggly small buck. i figured for sure when i saw the 5 does in a group they had a whopper after them. not that lucky i guess. everyone of the does went by me from 10 yards to 25 yards. im going to hunt Dougs tomorrow morning. should be good weather and maybe my luck will change. Shoot Strong Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Got one down for Team 5, check it out here: http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65115 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 What a buck!!! Congrats to you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 nice buck there Tom. congrats on your buck. Shoot Strong Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt_Hottie Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Nice deer everybody!!! Been slow here still hoping to put my tag on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydiehard Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Got one down for Team 5, check it out here: http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65115 Awesome buck! Way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydiehard Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Just an update... I'm still waiting for pics to come back so I can enter my doe. Moral of this story is...USE YOUR OWN CAMERA! Anyway, I haven't taken any more shots with the bow but I did have some close encounters. Including one encounter last weekend with a brute of an 8 pointer. Wide and heavy with a body to match the antlers. I think my heart stopped for awhile. I was hunting in the thick of things in a cedar swamp. He came up behind me where there is alot of cover. I never had a shot opportunity. But it was great to see the monster. Gun season opens this weekend and I'll make sure I have my own camera so I don't have to worry about the pics for the team. Best of luck to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydiehard Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 i shot a nice doe this morning at 8 am. she was only 18 yards away and she only went 35 yard after the shot. can you say hammered! heres a pic. im after a whopper now. Shoot Strong Tony Congrats on the doe! Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckNrut Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I didn't get a single (legal) shot opportunity during bow season. But next Saturday is our shotgun opener and the weather is looking very promising; 40% chance of snow/rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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