Author Topic: 1st Saturday of Pa. Rifle Season w/ pictures (Read 1663 times)

monkeyball · « **on:** December 07, 2011, 12:59:00 PM »

The season opener was an extremley warm day. Very little shooting and not much movement by hunters or deer.

Last Saturday was just the opposite.Cold,clear and deer were on the go,at least in the morning.

Sat in a tree stand and saw two shooter bucks and a dozen plus does in the a.m. Everything out of range of course and surprising to me,they were all out in the open. Sat until 10:00,took a break and was back in to climb up again at 12:00.

Max is cinched up and ready for the hoist....

monkeyball · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:01:00 PM »

Beautiful clear blue sky,I better get up there.

monkeyball · « **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:05:00 PM »

Here are a couple views from the stand. I am sitting just off the edge of a bedding area that is really thick. The wind is "variable"

This is looking to the east.......

monkeyball · « **Reply #3 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:07:00 PM »

To the northeast......

monkeyball · « **Reply #4 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:07:00 PM »

Due north....

monkeyball · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:10:00 PM »

Here is looking west. I killed a doe coming out that tractor path earlier in the year. Guess where both buck walked out?

monkeyball · « **Reply #6 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:13:00 PM »

These girls got bumped out shortly after I got back up in the tree. They were about 80 yards away and I zoomed in on them. Look close,they blend in.

monkeyball · « **Reply #7 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:13:00 PM »

monkeyball · « **Reply #8 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:14:00 PM »

monkeyball · « **Reply #9 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:16:00 PM »

This is looking south,and the second buck that came out that morning followed this field edge down below me then vanished.

monkeyball · « **Reply #10 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:19:00 PM »

As eventful as the morning was,the afternoon really slowed down after the doe left the area.

A couple more hours to go....

monkeyball · « **Reply #11 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:22:00 PM »

So,what do you do when you are sitting in a tree and it gets a little slow? Who wants to guess how many legs are in a "Cat Whisker"?

monkeyball · « **Reply #12 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:26:00 PM »

Sat until 4:30, then quietly got down out of the tree and hunted my way back out of the woods. It was a great day and I was very thankful that I got to experience it all.

I will be on the ground this Saturday and see if I can connect the dots. Take care.

Craig

Mudd · « **Reply #13 on:** December 07, 2011, 02:02:00 PM »

How cool is this?... way!!... I'm saying..

Thanks for sharing!

God bless,Mudd

Chromebuck · « **Reply #14 on:** December 07, 2011, 02:21:00 PM »

Assume slideshow! Thanks...

You spend far too much time trimming cat whiskers BTW! Perfect sphere...or a tropical conclusion?

Pierre Lucas · « **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2011, 02:24:00 PM »

Craig,

Cool deal. Nice pics.
Gonna be cold Saturday.

God Bless, Pierre

rraming · « **Reply #16 on:** December 07, 2011, 02:38:00 PM »

I guess 40 legs on the whisker, how do you get them so round, mine look like an hour glass? Do you tie through different areas rather than in the middle?

pauljr · « **Reply #17 on:** December 07, 2011, 03:00:00 PM »

Good luck, im taking my daughter saturday so it looks like its second season for me or nothing.

Craig · « **Reply #18 on:** December 07, 2011, 07:30:00 PM »

Thanks for sharing the photo's. I'll wait till the second season. I don't want to spook the deer back to the gun hunters. The cold air is coming keep warm.

Craig

Bernie B. · « **Reply #19 on:** December 07, 2011, 07:36:00 PM »

Nice pictures and treestand diary. Good luck with the rest of your season!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

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