That is a great buck, you made a perfect shot....congratulations!

Great Deer Cliff!  

I haven't seen where Will has finished his post on the buck he killed early in the season and didn't realize he was having issues pray all is well.

Need to get one more on the ground this year if I can.

Dandy buck, pigsticker!  

Great Buck!!! Congratulations!

Thanks guys. Season started kinda slow and rough, however, is really going well lately. Got on this nice public land 8 monday morning.  

Another nice deer Cliff!  You on the ground this year also?

Really nice Swine

Looks like the folks from Mississippi had a good 2014. Congrats and thanks for sharing.      

Wow, there are some great deer in this thread, Congrats to all!

QuoteOriginally posted by South MS Bowhunter:
Another nice deer Cliff!  You on the ground this year also?

In a ghillie or natural ground blind. Both bucks were taken out of ground blinds .

QuoteOriginally posted by Swinestalker:
Big, pretty 10 and my best buck ever.  

Travis, that says a lot with the dandies you've taken over the years. Well done on a couple more great bucks.

                   

Great job Cliff. When constructing your natural blinds what do you do to conceal your movement from the arms up as well as your upper limb? Make a hole to shoot through or draw as your deer steps behind a tree? Pardon the ignorance but I'm a climber who one day will want to try it the hard way!

QuoteOriginally posted by Possum Head:
Great job Cliff. When constructing your natural blinds what do you do to conceal your movement from the arms up as well as your upper limb? Make a hole to shoot through or draw as your deer steps behind a tree? Pardon the ignorance but I'm a climber who one day will want to try it the hard way!

From the arms up, I actually have very sparse cover. If you wall yourself in, you will limit your shot opportunities too much. The secret is  a roof. I like to have very heavy cover or a large tree behind me and very heavy cover above my head to create a "tucked back in the shadows effect". You want that overhead cover jutting well out in front of you. Use black trotline cord and natural vegetation to secure and build a roof structure for your natural blinds and it will be the single most effective thing you can do to up your odds in my opinion. Certain trees will allow a ready made roof such as Magnolias, Cedars and sometimes pine trees, however, they have to be in the right place, which they typically are not.

Nice deer!

Great Thread....

Thanks Cliff, really like the trotline idea.

What ever happened to Widowdoublelung and those boys? I'm sure they had a good season unlike myself. Just haven't seen anything from them in a while.

What ever happened to Widowdoublelung and those boys? I'm sure they had a good season unlike myself. Just haven't seen anything from them in a while.

havent heard from him in awhile

Hope it's because he's out hunting hard and not more health issues.