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Jason's Hunting Attempts...

Jason Short

Jason Short

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Well it's pretty late in the year but I figured I would make one of these for the season. I have already done a good bit of hunting but still have a buck tag in my pocket so this thread will mostly be dedicated to my search to fill it. A quick recap of my year so far...I had a great start to my season both in terms of sightings and shot opportunities. I'm a public land hunter so I always feel good about seeing deer. On opening day I shot a doe within an hour of being in the stand after a very sloppy entry. Then for most of October I was seeing deer on almost every sit, but they were all small bucks or does. On October 29th I shot my second doe after she busted me in my favorite setup. Since then I have seen one deer in my last 6 hunts. The pressure gets crazy where I hunt this time of year and I haven't been able to adjust to get back on the deer. So I'll be logging my hunts here for the rest of the year so I can keep track of everything in one thread. Here are my two does I shot, I think I already posted the pictures on here somewhere but what good is a thread without some pics to get it started lol

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Also one of my younger brothers shot a doe last night, here's a crappy pic I took of it on my way out the door this morning.

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Joel

Joel

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Good stuff man. Gotta give you props for doing what you do on public land. Always enjoy hearing about your adventures and looking forward to seeing you with a buck. Good luck!
 
brock ratcliff

brock ratcliff

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Hang with it Jason. We are lucky to have a long season. All that pressure you're dealing with will be gone right after gun season.
 
Jason Short

Jason Short

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Wayne County
Hit up a new section of my most consistent area tonight. I moved to the backside of a small brushy area close to the property line so I could hunt with the west wind we had. I ended up seeing one doe at 4:30, then the neighboring farmer brought a dead cow out with a bobcat and buried it 50 yards from my stand. I had to laugh a little bit, it might have messed up my hunt but it was still kinda entertaining.
 
Jason Short

Jason Short

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Wayne County
Well this thread didn't last very long. Tonight I filled my buck tag less than 100 yards from where I shot my buck last year. He's a little guy but I'm satisfied with him. The last month has been a rough one for deer sightings but a great one for hunter sightings. This was only the second deer I have seen from the stand since the end of October. Anyways here's the story from tonight.

I headed to the stand at about 1:30 to get in early and relax for a while. Didn't see anything until about 3:30 when this guy popped out of the brush about 40 yards in front of me. He moved off to my left and away from me so I tried to grunt him closer but he ignored me. I wasn't even sure I would shoot him if I had the chance but I did want a closer look. He walked off and disappeared into some thick stuff so I sat back down and waited. Nothing happened for the next 30 minutes except for some birds flying around. A little later I looked out into the CRP field behind me and sure enough he was standing 20 yards away in a mowed path. He walked around for a bit then turned around and started walking away from me. By this point I knew he was a small buck and I knew he would look even smaller from the ground. But he had my heart pounding anyway and I decided that's good enough for me. He walked to 30 yards and stopped slightly quartered away. I put the dot right on his heart and shot. He mule kicked and took off with blood spurting everywhere. Ran a small semi circle around my stand and died 30 yards from where I was sitting. I called my dad and him and one of my brothers came out to help drag it. Is it a big buck? Nope. Do I care? Nope lol I'm happy with him

How I found it
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At home
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Oh, and one for Giles. Notice the van in the background?
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Joel

Joel

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Good stuff man! 3 deer on public land is a HUGE accomplishment. Well done! :smiley_clap:

You should be proud of all those deer and especially the buck.

Now you can spend the rest of deer season picking up chicks in your awesome van haha.
 
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