Buckmaster's Adventures

[Curran]

Fan-frickin-tastic Team Buckmaster!!! :smiley_clap: What an absolutely great weekend at camp. Nicely done & a big congrats to Brendan.

 

[brock ratcliff]

That is awesome, Ben! Really glad you all had a successful hunt and good time!

 

[twireman]

Awesome thread here and congrats to you and your son!

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

His first deer?

You really do do it right down at camp!

 

[Mike]

Kick ass thread. I just got caught up!

 

[Big_Holla]

Great stuff!! Keep those updates coming!!

 

[huntn2]

Sounds like a great weekend Ben

 

[jeremy44230]

Good updates, great story for Brendan! Keep it up!

 

[Beentown]

Awesome...nuff said!

 

[Hoytmania]

That sounds like a great weekend for all.

 

[finelyshedded]

The primal instinct has been lit as Brendan and I discussed what a Predator versus Prey was.

He's learning that in a Shark book he recently purchased from a school book fair.

He got to experience the Circle of Life Chain in real life conditions this past weekend.

His Deer Camp spark has also been lit. It's now up to me to gently fan the flame for someday Deer Camp will be his....and I will be the Guest.

This is friggin awesome Ben! Simply awesome!

Congrats to you both, looks like he made one heck of a shot TOO!

 

[Buckmaster]

looks like he made one heck of a shot TOO!

I aimed and pulled the trigger. The phantom weighs a ton. He basically did all the rest.

He was even pulling hide when we skinned the thing out. I was impressed with his willingness to give it a 110%.

 

[Buckmaster]

I was messaged from my Camp last night. Ron showed up a day early and took this buck last night.
I'll get to see it this evening when I arrive. Ron is after his second Ohio doe today then he will be checked out of Ohio for the 2013 season.
He has a Colorado elk hunt beginning on Tuesday. He may consider purchasing an additional freezer if he keeps this up.

 

[cotty16]

Nice!

 

[Buckmaster]

I just returned from Jefferson Co after a 5 day hunt.

Ron's buck ended up being a 9 pointer. He left without taking his second doe for the season so deer #7 has been checked at Deer Camp. Ron's focus now is on his Colorado elk hunt as he departed yesterday.
It's a private land guided hunt so he should once again have success elk hunting.

Here's a recap of what's trending:
Does are in the lull staying well hidden. It's because of warm weather, clear skies at night, leaf drop, and their fear that little buck will bother them.
Small bucks are abundant and on their feet during daylight hours.
Scrap lines are active and lively.
Mature bucks are still in beds and are nocturnal.
Most of the deer movement occurs after dark.

By Nov 6th with the first cold snap; all this will change.

On Monday and Tuesday we had a water well drilled at camp at 140 feet. Now we have a good water source over taking our own each trip. So that is a blessing.

 

[Buckmaster]

Here is an updated photo of our Tower Plot. This is where Ron's 9 point spent the last 20 minutes of its life eating turnips.

 

[Buckmaster]

Here's a photo of one of the other stand sites over looking another turnip & clover patch. This one we call the blonde stand.
I had a smart buck sneak in behind me Sunday night just before dark. He was smart, had whit, and tried to circle me, but I never got to see him. He just thrashed the brush 25 yards behind me along with creating a scrape. I could not see him because I was in a pine grove. He did smell the smoke but not me.

 

[Buckmaster]

On Monday following my morning hunt I found this Assassin Beetle. It was in the same tree as I saw it the previous Saturday.
This time it was guarding it's nest (gold eggs to the left).

I poked it with a stick and it emitted a foul order.

 

[Buckmaster]

Here's my sunrise view from my stand on Tuesday.

I'll call this "Twisted Heart".

 

[Buckmaster]

And this one simply called, "Life".