Nothing for me to tell yet, I can't get away till this weekend, however I thought I'd start a thread for all of the successful Hoosiers. Looking forward to plenty of stories and pictures!!
1fat doe was all that came around yesterday afternoon. She didn't get quite close enough for a shot. It was a little warm but it was nice to be out.
I successfuly called in to work yesterday. Saw one doe and a bunch of mosquitos.
I'm subscribed to this thread!
Uneventful opener for me yesterday, but, boy was it nice watching over the White Oak ridge again!!!
Good luck fellow Hoosiers, Skychief.
Spooked every deer in Fulton county sneaking back to my ground blind opening morning. Seen a lot of tree rats but no deer while in the blind. Goin out Saturday morning hopefully the deer will cooperate haha.
Saw no deer Thursday evening. Hot with a front moving in. Lightning encouraged me out of my tree around 7:00.
Success up here is central Indiana!
C'mon now Bona, You will have to elaborate with pictures :readit:
Yeah Bona... Hunting with Rob W. today he spilled the beans. We want pics and details
Come on you have to come up with pictures and a story.
Saw 2 does when headed back to my truck. Loving this cool weather.
Saw 3 does. I'm hunting on ground and 2 came in behind at under 6 yards. Couldn't get swung for a shot. Wishing the wind would lay because I'm back for more
Hugged my tree in the wind until noon today. Saw two doe. A friend was skunked on another property, but, saw two dandy bucks chasing each other in a hayfield. This was at noon in Monroe county.
I will try to get the story up tomorrow. Busy day today and I work tonight. Sorry for the delay.
I saw probably more deer this morning than I ever have in one sit. I center punched a tree shooting at a nice 8. Licking my wounds now and heading back in the morning.
Seen 2 slick heads and a small buck this morning but no shot was offered. I agree with Acollins on the lovin the cool weather. Had sleet and light snow flurries up in Fulton county where I have been hunting. Hopefully next weekend I will be able to get my 1st trad kill ever. :pray:
Oh I almost forgot. I am all ready seeing scrapes on the farm in Fulton county that I hunt. Is anyone else seeing scrapes or what not all ready?
Been there Rob. Keep a stiff upper lip and stay after them!
Ok. So I go out on Fri. night. I've spoken with Rob and he has seen the aerial photo of the area that I hunt and he has suggested that I go to the far Northwest corner of the property.
There had been a cool spot back there where a large blown down tree stayed propped up on it's stump that was several feet tall. Another hunter had at some point leaned a narrow metal ladder against the tree and had evidently used it as an elevated stand. Well over this past winter the tree had finally fallen over leaving the stump half rotted out with the opening facing the woods.
My husband had planted corn at this farm this year. There are a few acres of woods in the Northwest area of this property with a creek that runs just yards south of the property line. Corn pretty much surrounds it.
After trying another spot and realizing the wind would not be in my favor I decided to try sitting inside the rotted stump. So I pulled some of the large chunks of punky wood out and put my tripod stool in it. It was pretty cozy in there.
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This is the stump 2 weeks after shooting the buck. There was not this much leaf cover on the ground 2 weeks ago.
One nice thing about this place is that you can be a little noisy and not hurt anything much because it is right beside I-69 and the traffic noise is constant. It makes for a less than tranquil hunt but I think I tend to block it out.
I pull my cell phone out of the baggy (due to chance of rain) and work on my "farm".
This sounds good! :coffee: :coffee:
Bernie
After getting things under control there I set my phone down, it said it was 5:36.
I decided to stand for a while. I would have better view of my surroundings and I would be in better position for a shot.
Holy crap! There's deer! Where did he come from?! I slowly reach for my bow. He's head is behind that big tree, good time to nock an arrow. Young... but definitely a buck looks like a 3x3. The wind and road noise hid any sound of approach. If he gives me a shot I'm taking it. After all it's been 10 years and this would be my first deer from my home state.
He's coming around to the right...that's it...keep coming...no! Don't turn around! He will hit my scent stream if he goes too far that way. He's just standing there...pretty much broadside...looks to be about 15 yds.
He's looking this way divert yours eyes...oh...my lower limb is too close to the stump. I should have checked my draw before settling in. I make small a adjustment with my feet and look up again.
I've made this shot many times on the 3-D range...vitals area framed by trees and small branches. It's not the perfect situation...but does that even exist? My bow is already partly in shooting position. With the wind helping to mask some of my movement I complete the draw and loose the string...
He whirls at the impact of the 200 gr. Grizzly broadhead into his side or the sound of it hitting a tree...I'm not sure cause I did hear a cracking sound...but in a split second I know...I see the arrow sticking out of his side...he's crossed the creek, (probably where he crossed to get there)...and he's dashing full blast across the more open woods and into thicker cover out of sight.
Whew...I'm not sure of the shot placement. It looked good as far as not too high and not too low but I hope it wasn't too far back. The penetration was not that good. Definitely not a pass through. I'm starting to shake...it had turned cooler. Thank You Lord! I call my nephew and son to come and help me find him. I wish I had brought that extra wool sweater out with me. I walk to where I thought he was hit and find a couple spots of blood.
I look a little more to the North and find the real point of impact.
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It's hard to see in the picture but there are multiple drops of blood there.
I am really starting to shake now. It's been at least 30 min. I start looking a little farther down the blood trail. The splatters are getting few and far between but I am seeing his tracks from his burn out of there. I've talked to Rob and we've decided it may be best to not leave him overnight.
Tim and Rick have arrived and we fan out in the direction of the bucks last sighting. It was about 50yds from the shot to the edge of the thick stuff. Another 75yds or so and there's my arrow, broken and with blood about 12 in. from the tip of the point.
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Looking forward to the rest. I too hunt some right next to 69. Little 5-acre wedge of private. Maybe I will look for a tree like you hunted from. :)
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And another 25 to 30 yards away...
He had crawled half way into a briar bush at the edge of the woods and the cornfield.
Fox custom longbow 47# @ 26". Homemade cedar arrow, 600 gr including the 200 gr Grizzly broad head sharpened with the KME system.
He is a 4x5.
I took a photo of the shot placement but it didn't come out very good. The shot was further back than I would prefer but as you can see it all worked out.
YAHOOOOO!!!!!! Very happy for you!!!!!!
Great buck and taken from the ground no less.
That'll make your heart beat.
Congrats on a fine hunt and fine trophy, Skychief.
Well done!!!! That's awesome I would love to get one from the ground some day
Congrats
Congrats Bona! :thumbsup:
Fine job. Congrat's.
Well Done Bona! :thumbsup:
Cool story and congrats!!!! :thumbsup:
Great job!!!
Great job
Congratulations Bona! Nice buck! The way you told the story it was like I was there. By chnace did you take picture of the stump you was sitting in? Be cool to see it.
Congratulations!
:thumbsup: :clapper: :clapper: Congrats Ms Bona, very nice!
Great hunt, Bona!
Good shootin to ya!
QuoteOriginally posted by shed hunter:
By chnace did you take picture of the stump you was sitting in? Be cool to see it.
I thought the same thing while out hunting this evening!
:clapper:
Way to go Bona! You really should post a thread about this in the main forum. It's a good story. Congratulations!
That is great Bona! I bet this will be the end of your dry spell.
Congrats and get after some doe's.
Thank you all! I realized I should have taken a picture of the stump. I'll be out there again and I'll try to remember to get a pic of it.
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Thank you all! I realized I should have taken a picture of the stump. I'll be out there again and I'll try to remember to get a pic of it.
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Sorry double post. Dumb smart phone
Awesome job Bona. We didn't see much this weekend at JWSF. Had fun though. I'm glad you have a good excuse for missing it :) As for that Rob guy...
I knew you guys would have a good time John and I thought about ya'll a lot this past weekend.
congrats!
Success in S.E. IN. I got a BB yesterday morning with my primitive gear. It ran a short ways up the hill and piled up right in the road. Easiest recovery ever.
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Congrats b.glass and scrub-buster! Cool stories. Good luck to everyone, looking forward to the weekend.
Way to go Scrub-buster!
Way to go scrub-buster. Easiest recovery I've see
Good luck to all my fellow hoosier bow hunters this weekend!
congrats folks
Congratulations :thumbsup:
Anybody seeing any deer? I hunt Morgan, Monroe, Brown, and Johnson counties and haven't see a deer yet.
I have been catching some feeding on oaks.
Not much action in Crawford County
I saw 4 does as I was walking out in the dark. I know they are there!
Very little movement in S.E. Indiana.
No to very little mature buck movement in daylight has me waiting for a darker moon.
Here in east central Indiana it has been pretty slow.
Here the white oaks have been raining down since start of the season. Have had quite a bit of action on a couple of white oak groves. Passed several groups of does with fawns and a young 8 point. Rolled a dry year and a half old doe over back of my house on Oct. 8th. 6 yard shot through the center of the heart with a big Snuffer, she went about 40 yards. 20 yard drag to the pasture and the Kubota....perfect! Saw scrapes opening up last weekend, the pickle-head youngsters are feeling itchy.
Haven't been out much this week, raining all the time and we have a calf we are having to supplement bottle feed. Will be getting out starting this PM as the front is moving through. I don't really expect to see any bucks worth shooting for a week or 10 days, though.
R
Congrats on the doe Ryan.
New moon on the 23rd is right around the corner.
"Raining acorns" is no stretch!!! I'm hunting a woods full of White Oak and I think that is limiting a lot of travel too.
Best of luck to you, Skychief.
Not a whole lot happening over here in the N. W. corner of the state either. Hope everyone has a safe and successful season.
How does a 1 1/2 year old doe become dry??
I thought only old does were dry and used up.
Dry" meaning no milk.. no fawns to feed....
Good shot on the doe, Ryan!
Been out 4 evenings, so far. Shot a small 8pt. with my fishin-pole bow, and Centaur Big Game head! First deer with a carbon arrow.
There were 5 deer, single file in the end rows of the cornfield, the buck trailing up the end. I was at the end of the main rows in the bend of the field when they past me. Shot was about 15 yds., complete pass thru.
Hunting in the corn is a favorite of mine!
This afternoon, should be good here in Indiana!
I noticed this morning, at 6:30, going to work, the moon was straight overhead. For those that follow the lunar, it will be directly below us tonight!
Also the front has pretty well pssed thru the state! Good shootin, and huntin, folks!
How about some pics Frank? I'd like to see that "fishin-pole" bow.
I do follow the lunar. I want to be out there so bad tonight but I have to get caught up on some stuff around here. Good luck!
Boy missed that forecast for sure! It's still raining here!
Bona I'll try to send a pic from my e-mail. I'm not set up with photobucket or such.
Hope for good weather this afternoon!
QuoteOriginally posted by longrifle:
How does a 1 1/2 year old doe become dry??
I thought only old does were dry and used up.
Yeah, dry as in not nursing fawns. I knew which deer this was, but still watched her for a while to be sure I didn't mess up and shoot one with flippies in tow. With the amount of pressure around here, especially during gun season, if you shoot a doe that has fawns you've pretty much given the little guys a death sentence with no wise momma to keep them out of harm's way.
That rides too heavy on my conscience, so I'm very particular about shooting dry does only.
R
Still no deer, but some interesting mushrooms. Found some Hen of the Woods last Saturday and some Shaggy Mane's this morning.
Best of luck to everyone!! :archer:
Oh shaggy mane's are delicious. Nice find.
Went this evening for a couple hours near home.
Saw a doe and her fawn. This was in an area that has been hit hard by EHD and the deer are yet to rebound from it.
Just a place to go sit and enjoy the evening while "resting" my stands in more productive woods miles away. Don't want to wish my life away, but, am ready for November to arrive all the same!
I have been receiving pictures of big bucks supposedly killed in the last week in SW Indiana. I am dubious. Too easy to get pics from 2nd hand sources as the story gets bigger and bigger. Haven't seen any whoppers on the state forums. I think that says a lot.
Been enjoying every minute while hunting so far. Still........
It's about to get even better!!!
Went out this morning. As usual just a bunch of tree rats runnin around. But I am starting to see a lot of good sign. Now if the farmers can get the corn down, I should start seeing more deer. I got a feeling deer activity is about to pick up here real soon in Fulton county where I hunt.
I skeered up a couple of Nice Sized Does while driving to my Turkey Blind the other morning. I think I called every Turkey in the County with ZERO response. I KNOW they are there. Have seen them but they all vamoosed after I put my Blind up. Now they are laughing at me in the tall weeds. :rolleyes: I just keep on trying, even left the blind and tried parking my behind behind a Good Natural Blow Down. All I got were Nosey Squirrels trying to figure out Why the Stump I was sitting behind was making noises. :thumbsup:
Finally saw the buck I am after in daylight this evening.
I wasn't hunting but watching from one side of a bean field to the other hoping to catch a glimpse of him as I wasn't sure where he bedded.
Lo and behold, out he came around 6:45 from the river bottom and into the edge of the field, 300 yards away. I watched him for about 15 minutes, slowly walking the edge into the wind. He then sauntered back into the soft maples and sycamores.
Until now, I didn't know where he bedded, just had an idea it was in the bottoms. I hope to try him tomorrow if the wind is in my favor as another week or two may find him anywhere!
Hope you get him skychief!
It's been kind of slow this past week around here. Halloween is next week. Things should start picking up soon.
Finally got out Sunday eve for the first time. Had three does come in beside me. Could've taken the lead doe at 17yds,but decided to wait for her to be a bit closer as she was still coming this way. Of course my dad goes by on the 4 wheeler a few hundred yards away and she stops and jumps back and circles the other way! About 645 I look over and there's a 6pt making a scrape about 45yds out. A pretty good first sit!
Still hunted to my stand this evening, didn't bump anything that I know of. Sat in my stand from 3:00 till dark. Never saw the first deer.
No worries though. It was a beautiful evening just enjoying God's creation.
I am starting to see more buck sign on my farm.
Hunted for the buck I saw yesterday evening. Even employed a buck decoy for the first time ever.
He was a no-show this evening. I may have gotten a little greedy and too close to his bed. Not sure.
Great evening to be out!
My hunting partner killed a 18" wide 8 pointer this morning at 9:00. He came from a wooded hollow toward the edge of a bean field where my buddy was perched.
The buck made a rub, then offered a 15 yard shot. He went 30 yards after the shot.
Two things of note.....
This mature buck had another smaller buck roaming with him.
Secondly, he was FULL of corn, with no trace of acorns to be found!
We had a nearby field shelled on Thursday. Maybe he gorged himself on the newly found easy pickings (spilled grain).
Good luck to all, I am still looking.
Still very slow in Johnson and Jennings counties for me. But did see 12 turkeys, 4 pt. and a doe tonight. Could have shot 4 pt. butto early and to many big boys on camera to fill buck tag yet. Halloween is coming!
Good luck all!
Been very active today for me. 2 bucks, 7 does and 7 hen turkeys. The turkeys ran one of the does off, they were fanning and acting all aggressive towards her, it was like they thought they were Tom's; absolutely hilarious. Closet was a doe at 30yds. - out of my range. All except one other was 40-50yds out, including a decent 8.
I was out Fri. night. Two weeks from when I shot my buck. It was totally different out there. I should have realized it would be but I was still kind of shocked at the change.
We had a hard frost a couple of nights before and none of the little trees had a leaf on them. It was a lot warmer and hardly any wind. As the sun went down there was no wind.
I had some kind of winged bug all over me trying to crawl inside my mask. I couldn't tolerate that and would look around then brush them off. I forgot to look once and that's when there was a deer behind me right where I thought they would come through. I got a glimpse of white and brown.
Then two does (I think) started to blow like 50-60 yards in front of me. I couldn't see them until they flagged and bounded in the opposite direction. I may have swayed a little where I stood but that was the only movement. I wonder if the thermals carried my scent to them.
I have pics of the stump I used for cover but can't seem to get them to download.
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Ok some pics of the stump as I can get them downloaded. This is from the deer's point of view.
Things are starting to heat up in Fulton county. Tried some rattling this morning. I had probably one of the biggest deer I have ever seen in the woods come in on a string. Then he decided to stop about 50 yds. out. So I snort wheezed at him and he was ready for a fight. He came in to about 30 yds ready to get his attitude adjusted and it was like he hit a wall and just hung up 30 yds away from my stand. He looked behind him and he trotted off. He didn't have his tail up, but I couldnt see what might have spooked him. I know it wasn't me. I had the wind in my favor this time. Who knows. Reckin we will see what Thursday night has in store. Good luck to all!
Been seeing a few decent bucks, just haven't had any close enough.
Saw a real nice 8 point this evening for the first time this season. He was about one hundred yards out, but I know he is in the area. Good luck all!
For those who wanted to see the stump I used for cover I edited the original post about my hunt. Page 2 I believe.
Saw 2 bucks fighting in a field right off 37 just north of Bloomington last night. Lots of deer in fields too. Should be good this weekend. I'm hunting Parke county tonight and tomorrow morning.
Been hunting ravina woods just south of Martinsville off 67. Have not seen 1. This is my first season traditional so it could be my choice of cover. Have seen some good sign though. Once gun season hits, this spot will be trash.
Saw 4 different bucks on stand tonight. One was chasing a doe.
Had a brute of a buck come past me on a White Oak ridge this morning at 10:00. Cold, dark and windy with this front coming in seemed perfect for a good buck to be on his feet.
He came up the ridge at a fast trot (definitely knew where he was going). I bleated with my mouth twice to stop him, but, he was about 25 yards out and behind my tree enough where he stopped to cause interference with my lower limb.
He then trotted in the direction he had been heading, I grunted and snort sneezed to no avail.
I have a 165" buck on the wall, and this one is bigger. Can't wait to get another opportunity at him.
Good luck to you all, that magical time is upon us!
No deer last night but I did manage to kill a nice squirrel. Saw nothing but wind and rain this morning.
Things are picking up everywhere. I have the next two weeks off with nothing to do but chase deer around. I better stock up on some Snicker bars for the pack.
How about some updates fellow Hoosiers?
I've seen some chasing over the weekend. Small bucks only.
How about you???
About the same. Lots of small guys out and about.
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I had a pretty nice 8 pointer in a couple days ago. A buddy of mine saw another nice deer this afternoon with a doe. This little front moving through tomorrow may stir something up.
John. Was the buck and doe your brother shot Indiana deer?
My buddy Jeff killed his first buck with a bow yesterday. He picked up a recurve last spring and was able to seal the deal last night. We're up in Northeast indiana
Was up a tree at 9:30 this morning and hunted until dark.
At 11am I had a doe walk by with her mouth open looking behind her. I got ready. Minutes later her fawn joined her.
Another few minutes later, a dandy mainframe 10 with branched g2s followed. I have several pictures of him and have seen him once this season. It looked like he would give me a 15 yard shot, but, it didn't work out that way.
Instead, I watched him shadow the doe for about twenty minutes before the three moved on down the ridge. I bleated, grunted and snort wheezed at him and while he showed interest, he wouldn't leave the doe. Reminded me of a stubborn gobbler!
He was within 30-35 yards for awhile, but, l held out for a closer shot that never came.
Fast forward to Noon. The same buck came back through with the doe and fawn at the base of the ridge I was hunting.
That was all the action from today, what a great day!
Skycheif sounds like a fine day. I saw three little bucks today. A spike a fork and a six pointer. The big boys side stepped me somewhere. Maybe tomorrow.
Here's my election day buck. Light, but steady rain made for a good evening hunt. Saw 3 different bucks before this one stopped to sniff where a doe had just urinated in front of my stand just a couple of minutes before. Approximately 25 yd shot, less than 50 yd recovery. Fox Recurve,53@28,Zwickey Eskimo head. (http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f235/elkdude07/DSCN0446_zpsd22fb272.jpg) (http://s48.photobucket.com/user/elkdude07/media/DSCN0446_zpsd22fb272.jpg.html)
Bona, yes they were.
Nice deer elk dude! Not much happening today for me. Full moon coming soon led to only 3does in the field just before dark
Great buck ElkDude!!! Congratulations.
Nice buck elkdude. Had a little buck chasing a doe around me last night, could of shot him 2 different times but just not the buck I want to put my tag on.
Great looking buck. Congratulations.
Nice buck elk Dude!
Nice buck, Bobby!
Good shootin to ya!
Congrats to all the successful hunters.
Thanks guys, Best of luck to you all.
No success tonight but I did get close to a nice 8pt. I was on the ground due to high winds and he came right to me until about 30yds out and he stopped to feed. Then just casually walked the other way after feeding a few minutes. I'm only comfortable shooting out to 20 so I never even thought about trying to take the shot. Do I wish k had wheels? No way because I know when it happens it will be the best feeling on my archery career since I've yet to harvest a whitetail with my bow.
I've seen 7 bucks and 7 does in the last two days. Had about half of them within 30 yards. The biggest was this morning at about 25 yards. just couldn't find a hole to get an arrow through. Maybe tomorrow.
No shot opportunities but last evening I had about 15 does in different groups go by at 30-35 yards. In one group, the lead doe must have seen me move, she circled around me for 10 minutes with the head bob, pretend to feed and look up action. She got within 10-12 yards but was always keeping an eye on me. The last group of does kept looking down into the creek bottom and were spooky. They were still around me and it got past legal shooting time. I was waiting for them to leave when I hear heavy footsteps and see a heavy bodied blob come from the creek bottom. He walked around me within 10-15 yards for quite a while. He would charge at the does and they would snort and run off just a short distance. I guess they were not in heat and could tell he had lust in his eyes. Things finally got quiet and I left but plan to be back this afternoon. By the way, this is the first time I have seen deer in 4 hunts.
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Seeing a lot of these guys still. I have seen three nice deer in the last two days that wouldn't cooperate. One at 20 yards behind me. Had a good morning today. 6 bucks and 5 does. I am off all this week too. Hopefully I'll be able to close the deal on one or two in the next few days.
Saw 14 does yesterday and one small forky. Actually had 7 does come through together at about 8:30. Not used to seeing that many together this early?! Am off on Veteran's Day and we still have the 14th before the gun season. Was really hoping to have at least a doe in the freezer before gun season, but I've had good success with the bow on the gun opener! Good luck to everyone and congrats to those who got 'er done!
Had a great late morning today. Saw 1 doe and 3 bucks. Just about took one too....
About 10:00 I heard grunting and trotting in a deep hollow I was hunting beside (in my favorite stand). I gave a couple of grunts after grabbing my bow, and, here he came!
The short version is that I managed to coax a good sized 10 pointer broadside to within FIVE yards of my stand. When he stopped I came to full draw, but, had a darn beech limb covering his ribcage. I slowly bent my knees a few inches looking for the clearance I needed. It wasn't slowly enough to suit him. I was busted!!!
Did I mention that he was FIVE yards away? :knothead: Rats!
Good luck all. They're really roaming right now and I'm scheduled for vacation the next two weeks!
Hunted from daybreak until about 11am. I saw 4 does, 1 small spike and a nice 8 point. I had the 8 point at 25 yards, but no shot opportunity. Good luck everyone!
G'luck all. I worked Saturday so I'm in the wood
s tomorrow.
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Nice shot, I don't carry enough arrows to shoot at all the tree rats I have been seeing from my stand.
Shot nice little doe last night. trying to figure out how to get the pic off my phone.
Good to hear Mike!
Nice shot on the squirrel, Jim!
My favorite animal to hunt, too!
Had this guy at about 8 yards yesterday morning. I have been seeing quite a few deer the last couple days. Two more before the orange army takes over.
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I'm done with the bow for the year with firearm, then Muzzleloader, then doe only firearm seasons starting on Saturday. I had 3 almost in range and a saw a bunch more of them. Very enjoyable archery season, but I want 3 this year and now it's time to put meat in the freezer. I'll have to wait another year for my first trad. deer.
x2 what frank said on the squirrel!
A Ft. Wayne guy had his first bow kill buck on a separate thread btw.
Did anyone go out in that awful weather we had? I was out a week ago Fri and had a widish 6 pt come by as close as 20 yd. I took a few pictures but I don't think any of them are good enough to post. That was as exciting as getting a shot!
Bona those last couple days before gun season came in were pretty darn good. I had a nice 9 pt. come in to 25 yards the day before gun season the only problem was it was right behind me. I have only been out once since the guns started going off. Just kind of waiting for it to get over with. December should be good. Turkey season comes back in then too.
I saw a flock of 7-8 turkeys in a field my husband farms for someone else. I'm thinking I should ask permission to hunt them in Dec.
Congrats :thumbsup: to all
You might try for those turkeys Bona. They are hard to kill this time of year but they sure taste good if you can get one to walk in front of of one of your arrows.
I am "on the bench" for a couple of weeks. The logging co. has moved onto the property, but they should finish in 2 wks. That will give me a little time to find a buck and hopefully a turkey. Good luck to all.....the late season can be great!! Mike
Been a great season so far. Freezer is full, and I still have one tag left for some late season hunting. Love hunting in some snow! Congrats to all and continued good luck!
I still have not seen any deer. I hunt public lands and there has been a lot of rabbit and bird hunters running dogs this year. Today a bird hunter peppered the tree I was in I left as fast as I could.
Not a success but went out the first time with the recurve this evening since back firearms came in. I'm in a late doe season county so I had a Blackhawk along as well. It felt really good to have the bow back out. Not quite ready to use it during firearms yet but I'm beginning to understand those that do. Never felt that way with a wheel bow