JackedUpZ71 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Congrats on the doe redkneck! I saw three on Sunday. One doe, a scrub buck and spooked a pretty good one on my way out. I would have shot any one of the three if they would've given half a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I only got 4 more to go (does). Me and Rhine are on another team on some state forums, and get ten points for does (20 does for a 4 man team, lol). Got lots of them around here that need to be thinned. Pulled the card yesterday from the lease for the first time in a while. I got all excited when looking at the small viewfinder, but when I got home realized it was a thin and wide 7pt :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Went out again last night. I had a 4 pointer come in and eat acorns about 35 yards from me. He was the only deer I saw. We have a couple of special hunts coming this weekend and next. A Youth hunt and then a Doe only hunt. I am going to let the woods cool down a little. The bucks still seem to be tolerating each other. I am waiting until they get hot and heavy. Good Luck team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Didn't see a thing this morning. Had a doe come out yesterday, then another winded me (I was sweating like a hog) and started blowing and spooked the other doe off. Then had a six pt under me the rest of the evening. Kinda getting slow in this heat it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackedUpZ71 Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 It got up to 85° here today. Last Sunday the high was in the 60's, and the deer were on the move. Didn't see a single wood goat this evening until I was riding out of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Still a little too warm here too. Had a doe and a spike 8 yards from me yesterday. Had stood up and needed her to move 5 feet for the shot when the hussie looked up at me and blew and ran. I'M TIRED OF GETTIN BUSTED! Don't know if I'm gonna hunt this afternoon or watch state play FL. Got it set to record just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Fellas we aint hittin on much, lol. I hope this weather cools off and man we need some rain. Latest we have ever planted, maybe get to put some seed in the ground this weekend depending on what next week's rain chances are going to turn out. Sux bowhunting with no food plots and hot weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 I am planning on heading out tonight. The weather has cooled off nicely and the deer should start moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 It's a marathon John....Not a sprint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Went to the field setup last night. 1 deer right at dark came out about 100 yards away. My BIL and FIL were out and they seen all kinds of deer. A couple small bucks harrassing does. Nothing big though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Just checking in again. Archery season has come and gone here and all of my hunting was for elk, and with no luck at all. Only had one bull come in and the swirling wind did me in as he got to about the 80 yard mark. The wolves here in the northwest part of the state have the game on the move. It is kind of eerie to be surrounded by howling wolves in the predawn gloom. September was unusually rainy and I got soaked almost every time I went out. I saw very few deer in my travels and I am not sure what that will mean during the general firearm season which opens this Saturday. I have to work this weekend anyway so the rain and snow mix predicted for the weekend will not get me this time. Next weekend, pre-rut, maybe the deer hunting will be good to me on my first three day weekend chasing a buck. I am also off work on Tuesday but can only hunt the first half of the day. Season ends the 28th of November so there is a lot of time left. Congratulations to those who have filled tags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suro25 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 doubled up on a couple does last night. put some points on the board plenty of time in the season to improve on the score. good luck everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 doubled up on a couple does last night. put some points on the board plenty of time in the season to improve on the score. good luck everyone. WTG! I'm still fighting hot weather, hopefully get something on the ground this weekend. Dry as heck here, will most likely plant next weekend, which is really late for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 doubled up on a couple does last night. put some points on the board plenty of time in the season to improve on the score. good luck everyone. Congrats...at least somebody is getting deer on the ground. Heading out tonight. Full Moon plus a cold front coming through, hoping for some action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Congrats suro... No luck here, and i've been on stand 18 times so far. Got some rain and warm weather coming through the next few days, but gotta feeling will be seeing good movement after that... Good luck to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 At least he's still around. http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1237078#post1237078 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 My BIL shot a nice 10 pointer. The bucks seem to be harrassing does but aren't all rutted up yet. His deer had a skinny neck still. Got some terrible weather this week until Friday. Going to hit it hard this weekend and next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackedUpZ71 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Well fellas, I haven't missed a deer in five years with a bow until today. Sat this am from about six o'clock until about nine o'clock and didn't see a thing. My buddy sends me a text wanting to know if he can come over and zero his rifle. I told him to come on over and I would go ahead and climb down. I get down take my stand off the tree, and strap it on my back. As soon as I look up three does are coming out of the field and into the woods straight to me. I throw my stand off my back and kneel down to get an arrow ready. I also had to pull my quiver off to fumble an arrow out of it. The first doe walks 15 yards in front of me spots me and spooks. She ran out to about 35 yards and stops broadside, so I draw pick my spot and release. TTWWWAAACCCKK! Unfortunately the thwack wasn't the arrow connecting with the deer, but the kind of sound an arrow makes when it slams into a tree limb. And to top it all off my "friend" never shows or even gives a courtesy call. I'm a bit frustrated to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Moved a ladder today. Looking at the creek now, thick cover for 30 yards off the creek, wide open oaks for the next 30 or so. If they move along the creek, I'm on it. At least I'll have pics of FRESH coons coming by if nothing else :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I had a yearling doe walk past me at 10 yards last night. Just didn't feel the need to shoot her. Going back out tonight and tomororow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackedUpZ71 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Redeamed myself this morning! Busted a big ol' nanny at about 20 yards. Feels good to get that monkey off my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Congrats JackedUp. I had an excellent encounter last night. About 5pm I noticed a big deer come out into the field about 400 yards away. I hit the grunt call twice and he made a bee-line right for me. He got to about 100 yards away and went into the woods and stopped. I hit the grunt once more and he came busting out of the woods down the field edge. He was a small basket racked 8 pointer. He stopped about 20 yards away, made a scrap and went about his way into the woods. He got a pass but it was a great show. I did also see a doe with a buck entail. He chased her around the CRP field and back into the corn field. Unfortunatley the next time I can get out is Thursday. Hopefully the big boys will be out and about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Been really busy lately with work, but did stay the weekend at the camp last weekend, although most of the time was spent planting (finally). I hunted 3 times and only saw small bucks and does out of range. Rain is setting in great over the last two days and grass should be popping up real soon, creating a lot of fresh opportunity with what has been a pretty crappy year so far for me for bow season. A doe and a hog, I really cant complain so far, but last several hunts I havent even had an old nanny to shoot at, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Four days of hitting it hard and not one deer spotted. There has been a fair amount of sign indicating the buck are starting to get ready to rumble but daytime deer movement is nonexistent. Just took a walk around the house and there are several new scrapes and rubs. Trail cam pictures show a few small buck, but all movement is in the middle of the night. Even though I do not hunt around the house it is good to at least see some sign that the rut is about to start happening. The drop in deer movement/sightings this year has been very disappointing. Hopefully the last couple of weeks of the season prove to be a little more fruitful. Good hunting everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) filled tag Well, he may be the smallest buck I've shot in a while but in this odd year it took a lot more work to get it done. Finally with some tracking snow, I managed to follow him to his bed. I spotted him still bedded but on full alert at about 40 yards. I needed to move to my right to get a clear shot and was one step short of clearing some brush when he got up and took off. I am not a fan of running shots but at that distance and with him now in the open I lined up on his shoulder and touched one off. He turned at the shot and went straight away and disappeared behind some brush. There was no blood for the first 30 to 40 yards from where he turned but then it started with a few spots and increased to a steady stream. As I rounded a cluster of small fir trees I spotted him standing 30 yards away, facing directly away from me. He was on the edge of a long steep downward slope and I was unsure of how hard he was hit so I prepared to plunk him in the butt if he moved. He started to go forward so I let him have it and he dropped on the spot. Fortunately, I did not ruin very much meat as I centered him just right. Did not really need the second shot but I was unsure of that at the time. About a half mile drag back to the truck and arrived back at the house just after dark. This morning while skinning him I managed to do a good one and put a small slice in my arm which was easily closed up with three stitches. Now where are those elk at? Here's a picture and there is another (almost identical) one in the entry post. Good luck and good hunting to everyone still at it! Edited November 19, 2010 by elkoholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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