i am still looking for my first trad kill and as most of you know its pretty hard hunting around my area. i LOVE hunting the mountain but it is very difficult at best. i finally am willing to give in and hunt by my house a little more and just got permission from a neighbor to hunt his property. TON of deer sign and counted 14 fresh rubs! set up a stand about 40 yards down a side hill on a WELL used trail coming out of 2 soy bean fields. the trail leads down to a big swamp. looks like a load of deer use this trail and very fresh rubs along the trail. no doubt I'll get a shot if i put my time in now i just have to get my butt in the stand and make it happen! can not sit there until Saturday but that is when i hit vacation for for 2 weeks so NO excuses then! hope to drop the string on my Kanati on a big slammer but will not hesitate on his girl friend...
Be happy if you get a chance at the girl friend ....or her kid sister...... :jumper: :jumper:
Good luck man!! You deserve it!! Joe
Yep, sounds like you found the sweet spot, and it sounds like with some time on stand all the cards will fall into place.
Good luck!
will work on getting you permission to Ron, its close and a lot of deer. guy wants bow ONLY and i am the only one who asked to hunt, i informed him in my little time of scouting i found 3 tree stands which he was not to happy about. all 3 are definitely gun hunters so will not affect me until the orange army gets turned loose!
Good luck,hope you get a dandy. :archer:
Best of luck to ya!
Ken left you a voice mail.
Good Luck. I will be hunting local on Oct 30 so call me if you need help dragging or cutting!
Good luck my friend :thumbsup:
will do Charlie, i'm sure there will be stories and i hope some blood trailing.
Good luck Ken! You've put your time in brother and I assure you it will be worth it when you score. Good things come to those who wait! I always enjoy your posts.
Good luck Ken. Got my fingers crossed for ya.
Good Luck, Brother!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
Good luck. Go get them.
Good luck man! Sounds like your gonna get it done!
Hey Ken. To help your self and the land owner, talk to him and have him give the game wardens a call. Take the stands down, and leave a note on the tree with the game wardens number on it as the number to call to get their stands back.
Good luck to you, hunt the wind. :thumbsup:
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Good luck Ken, my friend! Take pictures to share, too.
Good luck my friend...........PICK...A...SPOT..
Good luck !!!
Good luck Ken. As Gene Wensel once related to me when I asked him why he was moving to Iowa was that you need to hunt where they are if you expect to kill them. It's really not much more complicated than that.
I'm expecting pictures soon!
Good luck! I second removing the stands...
Go get em, Ken! I agree about the stands as well...only one way to "learn" trespassers.
Good luck at the new spot!
It's gonna happen...I can feel it!
Good luck Ken, hang in there bud you're turn is coming. :archer2:
Good luck and be safe.
Good luck. Sounds like you've earned a nice spot. Hope to hear of your 1st trad kill as that gives me hope to do the same.
Sounds like you have a plan Ken... Keep to it and Kick A$$!
... mike ...
Good luck Brother :thumbsup:
Good luck Ken...
Good luck!
HOw wonderful it would be to come here and see yer ugly grinning mug with a trad deer!!!
I'd say you're in for a treet! Any deer with trad gear is a trophy... and getting that first one under your belt can be the ice-breaker!
I think you can tell by the number of well-wishes, that many of us wish we could have your dilemma of the MT and no deer seen, or close to home and drop the string!
Pick a spot!
wow, THANK YOU all for the encouraging words! i can not wait to sit in that stand!
Good luck Ken. :thumbsup:
good hunting Ken
QuoteOriginally posted by Doc Nock:
I think you can tell by the number of well-wishes, that many of us wish we could have your dilemma of the MT and no deer seen, or close to home and drop the string!
Pick a spot!
Nothin wrong with having the best of both worlds..
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Go get em Ken!
Good luck, Ken, and stay warm. Might be time to break in that lucky sweater. :D
Let us know how you do with the "visitors" stands.
You have all the tools, all you need is a little luck. Go get em.
Hope it all comes together for you.
Good luck, sounds like the perfect storm to me! Looking forward to the pics. :)
good luck bud...this is my 1st yr using trad gear and I have set up ground blinds next to a few well used trails...so far, no deer but many turkeys and 1 fox...
I hope things work out for you Ken.This is your year. Good luck
I can't wait till you get to hunt the new stand Ken, I am looking forward to the story of the hunt.
David
The weekend's getting closer!!!!!
(I'll send smoke for ya Brother!!!)
Send me your address, Ive got some mojo to send you.
Izzy you can keep your Mono over there. I hate hunting while sick lol.
Hope you meant Mojo!
Now THAT's FUNNY right there!!!!!
(spit my coffee all over the putor screen and I'm still laughing!!!!!)
A big number of people getting their 1st deer this year. I'm betting you will join the club!
high hope for tomorrow morning and a HUGE fresh rub. demolished the small tree next too it as well!!
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tines are nicking high up on the tree.
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Good luck!!! :archer2:
can't catch a brake with the wind and rain. sat from 6:30 to 10:30, no deer but MORE fresh rubs!
Keep after em Ken :campfire: :coffee:
good luck Bro i hope ya get something new i am sure will can't wait for the pics and story :archer:
back at it in the morning, looks like another windy one though. :mad:
Good luck Brother :archer2:
getting CLOSE!!!!! heard him grunting and chasing in the bean field. what a ruckus!!! either he was chasing another buck or trying to breed a doe as they smashed in to the think brush just above me me a couple times then back in the bean field. never got a look though. after i got out of my stand i walked a little ways down the hill and there is 2 fresh scrapes with in view of my stand now. its a chess game......
and it will be your move soon. drop the string and make some meat... ~cb
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Good luck to you, it will happen.
Tom