Indiana thread here......

JD Page 1965 · October 27, 2015, 09:19:00 PM

I am about to start collecting stamps!

Mike Bolin · October 27, 2015, 09:20:00 PM

Found two scrapes yesterday afternoon...first I've found this season. Had a very nice 8 point eating clover for about 20 minutes 40 yards away. He moved into about 30 yards and made a scrape. He was facing me the entire time he was on the scrape, then turned 90 degrees and walked into the creek bottom to the south. First deer and only deer I have seen while hunting this season. Back at it Friday morning!

achigan · October 28, 2015, 12:46:00 AM

G'luck Mike. Keep us posted.

John Scifres · October 28, 2015, 07:38:00 AM

Hunted Jackson County last weekend. Warm in the evenings and no deer movement. Bumped one Saturday morning and got rained out in the evening. This weekend should be good. Hunting Monroe County.

Shad · October 28, 2015, 08:53:00 PM

I've been hunting in Vigo and Clay counties. I have actually had a great year, so far, with seeing and getting close to many deer. I've recorded a few and posted them to my Facebook page.My favorite was a 6 point that spent almost 10 minutes within 20 yards of me. At times he was a close as 5 yards. I was just sitting on a dead fall log when he walked up. I took almost 7 minutes of video of him. Maybe it's just the spots I am hunting. I'm not sure. But I have seen and been close to more deer, this year, than I have in a lot of years. I even managed to take one with my late Grandfathers old Bear T/D a couple weeks ago.

nlester · October 29, 2015, 01:43:00 PM

I hunted some early in the season and harvested in a young one to eat a few weeks back. Haven't gone much in a few weeks. Starting tonight until gun season, I'll be in the woods every chance I can get. It's about to get exciting!

Covey · October 29, 2015, 07:15:00 PM

I've had some close encounters, even had a bobcat within 5 yards of me on the ground couple weekends back. Passed up a small fork horn last Sunday evening. My job decided to get extremely busy so I've been working a lot of overtime. The money is nice, but it's cutting into prime hunting time. I'm hopeing to get in the woods this weekend.
Good luck guys and gals

skychief · October 29, 2015, 08:18:00 PM

I watched 2 small bucks pushing 5 does around a cut cornfield this evening. Things are warming a little.

Deeter · October 29, 2015, 08:33:00 PM

Have not seen much here in the Bunker Hill area. Hopefully the woods will heat up and they will start movin soon before the orange army invades.

Redux · October 29, 2015, 10:18:00 PM

Haven't made it out in a bit over a week, work got crazy on me too. I took tomorrow off and will be heading back to Kingsbury

frank bullitt · October 30, 2015, 07:15:00 AM

Wish I could be out there this morning!

Cloudy and calm, should be some blood on the ground, today!

Good shootin to ya all!

skychief · October 30, 2015, 11:27:00 PM

Did any of you hear me wailing and moaning at 6 o'clock tonight???

I had just climbed into my hang on and strapped in when I discovered a 150" eight pointer, ten or twelve yards from my tree working a scrape line on the edge of a cornfield!!!

Dumbfounded, I slowly hoisted my bow up to me and somehow nocked an arrow without detection. But, it wasn't to be as he had moved through my last shooting lane by the time I was ready.

I killed a 153" eight last year from the same farm and this buck was his equal but with longer eyeguards. Just a beautiful buck.

I'm guessing that he heard my approach through the ten yards of sycamores leaves bordering the cornfield, then a few minutes of silence as I settled into my stand and became curious. Perhaps it was just a case of almost perfect timing and he was going to work the scrapeline anyway.

Great encounter, and, oh so close!!!!

Glad to see such a buck on his feet in the daylight.

Good luck all, it's about to get real interesting!

Best regards, Skychief.

skychief · November 02, 2015, 02:17:00 PM

Have only seen a few year and a half old bucks since the above hunt.

Had vacation scheduled fir this week. Called in to let work know that it's too hot for deer movement. Will be taking days off after this week instead. Glad they are accommodating.

Anyone else been hunting?

Skychief

meathead · November 02, 2015, 02:42:00 PM

I saw 3 bucks through the day yesterday pushing does around. Two little guys and a fairly good 10 point. I have the next two weeks off with nothing else to do but hunt. Should be fun. I know it's going to be a little warm for a couple days but it's November. A guy just shouldn't work in November.

skychief · November 02, 2015, 04:52:00 PM

I couldn't agree more meathead. Good luck!!!

dbd870 · November 02, 2015, 05:22:00 PM

We saw a bunch of does over the weekend but the bucks are just not showing up.

JD Page 1965 · November 05, 2015, 09:14:00 AM

After a slow disappointing start to the season I tagged out on my best Buck yet on Nov 1st! Wish I knew how to post a picture. I will say it was the third deer I had even seen since October 1st and the first that walked by my stand. Big 8 with a Drop Tine just a great Indiana buck, could not be happier. Guess I will hold off on stamp collecting for now and keep on bow hunting..

dbd870 · November 05, 2015, 10:53:00 AM

Congrats I'm hoping after this warm spell the cooler temps for the weekend will get things really going

skychief · November 05, 2015, 03:46:00 PM

Can anyone help JD Page post a pic of his buck?

I would if I knew how.

Congrats JD

meathead · November 05, 2015, 06:17:00 PM

JD send them to nyazel@msn.com and I will get them posted for you tomorrow.