Author Topic: Deer hunting update. (Read 91309 times)

armymedic.2 · « **Reply #135 on:** October 30, 2007, 08:55:59 pm »

went out tonight, all i saw was the spike i bounced off of the other night and he wasn't having any of it. stayed at about 40 yards the whole time he walked around me. oh well. woulda had him with wheels. but what fun is that.

Pappy · « **Reply #136 on:** October 31, 2007, 05:43:33 am »

The deer are really starting to move with this weather change,I saw 13 yesterday,bumped 4 on the way in along with 8 Turkey and seen 9 more from the stand.They were all does as far as I could tell.I haven't seen a good buck so far this year but the way the does are moving it is just a mater of time,now seeing them and getting a shot is 2 different thing but you never know.
Just need to spend as much time in the Woods this time of year as you can.You can go from
0 to hero in just a few seconds.I am off all next week so I plan on being out there all I can stand.

Good luck to all.
Pappy

GregB · « **Reply #137 on:** October 31, 2007, 02:04:40 pm »

Pappy,
You'll have to go home every other day or so next week and post your latest deer pics!

DanaM · « **Reply #138 on:** October 31, 2007, 02:46:59 pm »

Going to take a few days off from hunting, getting tired of deer blowing at me

Winds have been contrary to say the least. Chance of snow in the forcast

Pappy · « **Reply #139 on:** November 01, 2007, 07:30:26 am »

I decided to try something different yesterday and it was a hoot.I set up behind the house
where I have been seeing a good buck the last few days.No buck but at about 6pm I had a big doe and button buck come in,I wasn't planning on shooting them so I just set still.The button
just feed around in front of me at about 10 yards as did the doe.After a few minuets the big
doe seen something she didn't like and came right in on me looking,she was no more than 3 yards
facing me and I just set still she looked for a minute and went back to feeding.It was so cool.I had on a sent loc leafy suite and the wind was out of the west so she didn't smell me.They
finely feed on off,no buck yesterday but I may give it another try today.The wind is supposed to be from the N/W today so that should also be good.I haven't hunted there in years or on the ground in years at least not on purpose so it was fun for a change.I thought I would give the farm a break from the kids last weekend and get ready for next week.I am off all week so I will stay there wit 3 buddies from Ohio.

Pappy

GregB · « **Reply #140 on:** November 01, 2007, 08:22:22 am »

That close encounter had to be exciting at 3 yards! I went yesterday and saw a doe and two fawns. Doe was not bigger then the fawns.

Pappy · « **Reply #141 on:** November 01, 2007, 09:26:05 am »

This doe was big and the button wasn't to bad probably 70 or so.I am going to try the same place today and see if the old buck will wonder by if not I may try and take the doe,she is a nice one.

I ant to picky ya know.

Pappy

Pappy · « **Reply #142 on:** November 02, 2007, 05:45:54 am »

Gone hunting for a week at the farm,where is everybody at ?See yall the 12th.
Pappy

GregB · « **Reply #143 on:** November 02, 2007, 08:29:46 am »

Went yesterday afternoon, and saw the same two does and a fawn as Wednesday. This time I was in the right stand though. I shot at the doe without a fawn at about 12 yards or so. I don't know if I shot high or the doe ducked, but I ended up cutting her across the top of the back. A second arrow at 18 yards fared no better, she ducked and I only had some hair on the shaft. Agony of defeat!

My bow is making a sound like the shaft slapping up against the handle, but I can't see how...I've got a piece of leather that the arrow should be against during the shot.

Pat B · « **Reply #144 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:26:44 am »

Greg, I've noticed if I get sloppy with my release I get arrow slap on my bow.
You are getting plenty of action. I try to shoot low, especially on spooked deer. Pat

Ryano · « **Reply #145 on:** November 03, 2007, 10:31:41 am »

Sorry guys. Ive been in the woods for days! Ive had lots of opertunitys on small bucks but nothing legal as far as I could tell. They are definetly moving good now. Only a week left of the season here.....got my fingers crossed.....

Congrads on your first deer Jesse!

jamie · « **Reply #146 on:** November 03, 2007, 02:33:01 pm »

i picked up a new property last week. scouted it this morning. didnt have the slips signed yet so i left the bow in the truck and just scouted it. stalked over a rise and saw a nice 6 pointer. decided to stalk closer to see what i could see. got within 20yards of the bugger and he started walking to me. took my knife off my hip incase he got to close. he was so close i thought about sticking him if he came closer cause i figured he would of kicked the crap out of me if he realised i was there.

cowboy · « **Reply #147 on:** November 04, 2007, 01:07:56 am »

Your paintin a purty picture there Jamie

. I've gotten real close like that and it seems like your never armed when the gods smile down on you - or maybe that's exactly what their doin

.
I went out again today and didn't see nothin - the ruts about to kick in................

GregB · « **Reply #148 on:** November 05, 2007, 08:20:08 am »

I hunted Saturday morning and passed up about a 10 yard shot at a spike. Went over to the club after hunting Saturday morning with a hornbeam stave in hand. Laid the bow out and roughed it in with bandsaw. Saturday evening back home hunting behind my house was uneventful...no sightings. Laid in Sunday morning, then went back to the club. Got the hornbeam bow thinned down and Pappy and I put it on a form to reflex and remove some minor propellor. Pappy was tillering on another osage bow, he was past brace with it. I laid out another bow from the remnants of the hornbeam stave I had which was a good size one. Used Pappy's dimensions he wanted, and then roughed it in and gave it to him. He's never made a hornbeam, always gave the staves away before he had a chance. I told him I wanted him to finish this one. It should make a good bow...the tree was cut in May of 2005.

Ryano · « **Reply #149 on:** November 05, 2007, 11:35:02 pm »

Seen a nice 8 pointer tonight but he winded me about 30 yards out.....then later I saw 2 spikes and several does all running around like mad, no shot opportunity but it was fun!

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