Wow!  That is an amazing animal.

Holchin when are you pulling out?

Jeff

Been after them but have not yet to see one in daylight hours??lol

Good places far as sign goes just vampires only walking at night. Was confident with setups going into season but just cant seem to catch them right? trail cams are proving they are there but all night time movement.

J

Hello from the mountains. I have had a decent season so far, but only one small buck down, took a spike last of September with my recurve after passing him up about a dozen times. My wife complaining about our freezer being almost empty prompted me to dump the string on him. Been getting some very good bucks on camera....but all at night so far. Not much rut activity showing up here just yet. Maybe soon! And what a dandy buck huskyarcher! Congrats!

Kevin Steinmetz Sherrils Ford NC with a nice doe. Black Widow Recurve - Sasquatch Broadheads.

I was up in WNC a couple weeks back. Never saw a single deer this year at any time or place.

Not many deer around in Graham county, but it's been that way for years.    

It's so hot and dry it's no wonder. We haven't even had a good frost yet. I just took my dogs walking through our woods, like walking on potato chips. I only found one rub on a small birch tree and it wasn't all that new. We have a good acorn crop but not too many. I think the dryness is affecting movement.
We only had 3/4" of rain last month(should have been 4" to 6"), none so far this month and not expected for at least the next to days. I think we are behind by 10" at least and fire danger is scary.

I killed this buck opening weekend. Sept 11 I believe. I have a hard time with pictures here, but here is the earlier link. This deer was taken in Alamance county.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=151355;p=1#000001

Congrats. Nice buck.

Jeff

Have been out only 4 times this season due to work and other reasons but have yet to see ANY deer on the public land I hunt. Woods seem DEAD. Lots of acorns but evrything extremely dry. Leaves only 1/2 dropped, coloration poor, really atypical saeson here.

How's it going guys? Been tough for me. My main hunting ground is on fire. I've got to do some quick scouting on a new area this week. It's got some very steep mountains but has some very flat little valleys and creek bottoms. One area appears to have been logged down on the bottom. Any tips for some quick scouting?

Dry for me, and not just the weather.  Hunted for 3 days in mid-October, and didn't see a thing.  It was dry then, too, and the wind thought it was blowing through Wyoming.  Squirrels were wearing safety harnesses.  Taking next week off to hunt, but that is because I have to project PTO so far in advance, I either go now regardless of weather, or I don't go at all.  Was headed to Ashe County - not sure now, but probably still going to give it a whirl.  It is the only time off I will have before the end of the year.

How long ago was that area logged?  Logged or clear-cut areas really open up the forest for feed growth and thick cover.  Run the edges, and you'll find the travelways quickly.  Good areas for whitetails.

wheres the video? congrats