bluelund79 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Fixing to head out in less than 1/2 hour. And I will have the whole first week of November off to hunt, its about to get good. Hopefully I can add to the tally....Wishing everyone else a safe and successful hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Rough hunting this weekend...full moon, high winds (20+ mph), hot temps (75+). I didn't see a deer and even skipped out yesterday evening and this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Our drought finally ended last week so I spent Friday through yesterday morning planting food plots. I did get a few hunts in Wednesday afternoon & Thursday but just nannies, fawns and some young bucks seen while hunting. Got a couple of new bucks on cams that look like shooters. One is a very symetrical 10 point & the other is a wide 8. Both passed within 40 yards of one of my stands during daylight hours. If the wind is right to hunt it I'll have to put some time in there later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Pre-Rut is kicking in hard right now. I'm off from the 30th of Oct through the 7th of Nov. All chores are done so all I'm going to do is hunt the different places I have permission at! Hope everyones elses season is going well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Heading back to camp this afternoon. May even be able to get a few hours in on stand. I'll hunt through the weekend. Weather looks great! Our first real taste of fall for this year with lows getting into the 30's. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Got my first bowkill this morning. A nice, big doe. I'll post the nice field pics when I get them from my buddy. I've only got the back of the truck pics since I'm not allowed to lift her by myself, and those just don't do justice to her. 31 yards broadside, hit the heart, far lung and broke the off shoulder. She made it less than 20 yards! I'm pumped and finally got the first bowkill out of my system after 2 yeards of trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 Congrats on the doe bluelund...WTG! It was pretty slow during the last 3 1/2 days for me. I did see a couple of 8's Saturday morning that I have on trail cams but neither one was a buck I'm after. Both were 2.5 year old bucks. Time to rest a little before I can hit the woods later this week. After that it will be time to hit the road for Kansas to hunt for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 No luck again for me this past weekend. All that will come within shooting range are 50 pound fawns and 1 1/2 year old bucks and they all want to stand in the wide open in front of my stands. Weather supposed to cool for this weekend with highs right at 50 and lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Hoping the wind doesn't blow hard like it has almost every weekend of the season and that the deer will get moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Headed out to a new place tomorrow. Hoping to add to the total from there. The deer really are moving around out by me. Saw 1 doe and 1 buck out of range-darn 50# max limb bows! 45 yards is just too far for that bow to be ethical in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 Congrat on the doe! Good to see your "back" at it!!...LOL I could not resist the pun:poke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 man i cant win this year. missed a doe at 10 yard with my bow back a month ago. then tonight i wnet to a spot i have pics of 130 inch 10 and just befor dark he comes in at less then 50 yards. put the cross hair on him and squeezed the trigger and crack. the cap went of but the powder didnt. i reach in to grab anouther cap and theyu arnt there. wtf well my brother ran out of his so he took mine not a big deal but he didnt tell me so i didnt have any to use and i had to watch the buck walk off. And im havin a bad year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I took a doe this past Sunday with my bow. 28 yard, quartering away shot and it was a terrible hit in the hind quarter. Luckily I hit the femoral artery and the deer went down within 50 yards. Unfortunately it down to the bottom of a hill that we had to drag it back up. Pics have been posted. I also saw a lot of movement over the weekend. I saw a couple 3 1/2 year old 130 inch 8 points (both off limits for at least another year) and 6 other 1 1/2 year bucks. There was a good amount of chasing going on. Now hopefully I can get a crack at a big one. We were also able to gain access to a 20 acre piece of property we've wanted to hunt for awhile now. It's an old overgrown cattle pasture that is pretty thick and we know holds a lot of deer. It's not been hunted (at least legally) and has pretty much been a sanctuary. Hopefully we'll see some deer in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbuckhunter Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Finnaly got my first buck after 4 years of hunting. I nice lil forky this past sunday. Got the pics posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Congrats guys...WTG! No upgrade for me yet. I had to cut my Saturday afternoon hunt short but I didn't mind. I took a youth hunter to a spot to hunt and he killed a mature 5 1/2 year old 6 point around 5:25. I gathered up and high tailed it to his stand so we could make a daylight recovery. I'm leaving for Kansas before dawn Saturday for 7 days of do it yourself bowhunting. I'll hit the woods Sunday morning to start hanging stands and hope to be hunting that afternoon. Weather looks like it will be great next week. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Congrats on all the deer! Rhino, have a great trip and be safe. I'm leaving in a few minutes for my last hunt until the day after Thanksgiving. Between my wife getting in a car wreck and all the "fun" that work is, that'll be the next day I can get out....Luckily, my wife is okay now and told me to go get another for the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 My dad has seen a ton of movement today and yesterday. He said he's seen as many bucks in the last two days as he has all season. He said he had a 150 class buck come in but didn't offer a shot. We've also gained access to an 80 acre tract of woods that has yet to be hunted this year and to our knowledge, an adjoining 80 acre tract hasn't been hunted this season either. 160 acres of unhunted woods is hard to find in mid November in Illinois. This area has held some fantastic bucks in years past. I'll probably be heading into the new land Friday morning for our firearms opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Sorry guys, been really busy around here. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to go out. This has been a bad year for archery season for me. But the good news is I have all next week to hunt! Ill be out a few days for rifle season starting the Monday after Thanksgiving. Congrats to all that harvested a deer so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Shot another doe during our first firearms season last weekend. Went out over this weekend bowhunting and had no luck. Second firearms season coming up this next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 well thats it for me. my season is over. just shipped my stuff to montana for my lion hunt maybe when i get back il have a day or two to hunt. but we shall see. only saw 2 deer all season so it was a bad year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Got a doe yesterday. Entering her in the contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbuckhunter Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Congrats on the doe lifeNRA! Good luck on the lion hunt Cybertech_hound819. Most of the deer around here are night dwellers now. it should change here soon during smokepole season. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Congrats on the deer. Sorry that I haven't been on here much, been too busy with work and the family. I'm going to get back out with the bow for the late season. Things were so busy with work I had to skip the gun season and muzzleloader season. I'd rather hunt with a bow anyways. There is a "holiday" firearms season, so I may hit that up as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 No luck for me other than a doe opening day of gun season.Brother got a nice 8 point 4:00 sunday.I'm probably going to miss the extra weekend we get,going duck hunting at lake erie.I still got ml season and late bow season to try to get a buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 well any way we can get points for saving deer. I killed my cat tuesday with my bow. was 160 pounds and 6'6". skull wiith make p&y and montana book. so im pretty excited and got it all on video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 This past Friday evening I went out for our muzzleloader season. Had a big framed buck (8 or 9 points) bedded with a pair of does right where I was going to set up. They ran off when I came in. About 20 minutes later, I had a big 10 point with a kicker on it's right G2 come in to 40 yards, but stayed behind a tree and never gave me a shot opportunity before he turned around and walked back to where he came from. He was probably 17-18 inches wide with long tines and good mass. Similar shape to the 150" 8 point I shot two years ago, but definitely bigger. Hunted the area the next couple days, but didn't see anything other than does. Not sure how much more deer hunting I'll do before the end of our season as I'm going to shift my concentration over to geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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