Brock/Mason 2020

[brock ratcliff]

Saw a couple deer as soon as I climbed in tonight. Wound up seeing 8. Three young bucks. They put on a good show.

Mason was hunting the next farm over. He saw three. Two small bucks. One of them got shot by a nonresident who was hunting from a ground blind that does not belong to him. Mason apparently got part of it on video. The guy bumped the deer when he went to track it down. Hope they get it.

I’m probably heading back to Fayette in the morning. Gonna be a slob show up there eventually.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Saw the same old doe and fawns this morning. A small 8 point too. No rutting action observed.

 

[brock ratcliff]

Slow evening sit for me tonight. Saw two fawns and a cat. Mason saw a doe and small buck. Maybe tomorrow...

 

[brock ratcliff]

I w got to add this... some of you may have met my BFF, Lathe. We’ve been buddies since we were two or three years old. His youngest daughter killed her first deer tonight. Super excited for them!

 

[giles]

Outatanding! And look at that shot placement! Congrats

 

[Stressless]

Exactly what I was thinking Giles... well done by the young lass.

 

[brock ratcliff]

I went to Fayette this morning. Saw six, nothing big. Mason hunted closer to the house where he saw a shooter yesterday. Today he saw just two fawns.
This afternoon we did a little bank fishing at Paint Creek. About an hour yielded enough fat crappies for a fry. It was a beautiful afternoon on the lakeshore.

 

[jagermeister]

Hard to beat a good crappie bite! Nice work, Brock.

 

[brock ratcliff]

After enjoying a beautiful spring morning in the woods, complete with gobbling turkeys and zero deer seen, I had a hard decision to make. Should I be productive around the house? Should I take care of things like an adult? Should I go try to kill a heat-exhausted rut-crazed whitetail? What’s a man to do ... so I did this, like any logical redneck would. Could have easily packed home a limit. The ones I kept were big and I did not keep an accurate count as I tossed them in the bucket, so I came home with 20-something. I’m certain I landed well over 100 fish this afternoon. This is my kind of rut... I’ll never complain about 75-80 degrees this time of year!

 

[Geezer II]

After enjoying a beautiful spring morning in the woods, complete with gobbling turkeys and zero deer seen, I had a hard decision to make. Should I be productive around the house? Should I take care of things like an adult? Should I go try to kill a heat-exhausted rut-crazed whitetail? What’s a man to do ... so I did this, like any logical redneck would. Could have easily packed home a limit. The ones I kept were big and I did not keep an accurate count as I tossed them in the bucket, so I came home with 20-something. I’m certain I landed well over 100 fish this afternoon. This is my kind of rut... I’ll never complain about 75-80 degrees this time of year!View attachment 113467

Sounds fishey ta me

 

[Jamie]

I got skunked yesterday morning, too. If I hadn’t still had two hind quarters to bone out, I woulda got my rifle out to plink a little and taken a few casts into my pond. Deer hunting when it’s 78 degrees does not thrill me, either.

Hard choices.

 

[brock ratcliff]

A tough choice was made again today. In fact I invited Haleybrock to leave the over heated woods to join me at the lake today. Mason joined us for the last hour or so and we put on a clinic. Absolutely hammered the crappies along with one bonus saugeye. We did a poor job of counting again. Kept nothing under ten inches. After our bucket began to overflow we threw back some giant slabs too... lots and lots of them. Every cast type of a thing. A great way to suffer through a hot rut. Enjoyed the visit with Steve and Mason enjoyed shooting Steve’s new Hoyt. A good evening.

 

[finelyshedded]

Great B Plan Brock. Looks like y’all really slayed em! Gonna be a big ole fish fry down the road too.

 

[TinyTucky]

A tough choice was made again today. In fact I invited Haleybrock to leave the over heated woods to join me at the lake today. Mason joined us for the last hour or so and we put on a clinic. Absolutely hammered the crappies along with one bonus saugeye. We did a poor job of counting again. Kept nothing under ten inches. After our bucket began to overflow we threw back some giant slabs too... lots and lots of them. Every cast type of a thing. A great way to suffer through a hot rut. Enjoyed the visit with Steve and Mason enjoyed shooting Steve’s new Hoyt. A good evening. View attachment 113549View attachment 113550View attachment 113551

How’d I do setting up Steve’s new bow, Brock? He was pretty jacked after it was all said and done. Crappie look tasty too

 

[Mike]

Awesome!

 

[brock ratcliff]

How’d I do setting up Steve’s new bow, Brock? He was pretty jacked after it was all said and done. Crappie look tasty too

He busted that thing out after we finished cleaning fish. Well past dark. Steve is pretty proud of that bow and wanted to see someone else shoot it. Mason was willing, of course. As it turns out it fit Mason well and after a few close range shots, Mason dialed the sight to 70 yards and started sending ‘em. Lol. It’s a very quiet bow. I didn’t shoot it but Mason really liked it and he ahot it pretty well. I would say you must have done a pretty good job putting it together!

 

[brock ratcliff]

 

[brock ratcliff]

Went to Fayette today. Haven’t been hunting in seemingly months. Pretty slow until the last half hour. Saw 16 total. Four bucks, best rack was about 120” 8 point. Checked a camera on the way out. The giant half rack went by about 530 tonight. He has busted off the goofy stuff on his left side. He’s been on camera several times lately. Got another big goofy buck and several that need a year on the camera this week.
I’ll probably go up for a couple hour hunt in the morning. I’ve got a plan to try sneaking in the back door on em. Really I’m hoping to drive my truck really close, cross a creek and take a seat because this knee is still an issue.

 

[xbowguy]

Good Luck!

 

[Boarhead]

Good luck Brock!