Deer Hunts 2024
Oct. 9 WNW wind 62*
Got on stand at 3:00. I spooked what looked to be a small deer just across the creek when I went to park the tractor. Had to make a run to the blue building (Porta-Jon) at 5:00. Settled back in at 5:13 hope it didn’t ruin the evening hunt. At about 5:40 a doe and fawn came from the north catching me off guard. Both were right in front of me when I noticed them. The doe had me busted. She stomped and snorted a bit and then left going up past the big rock. Jeff saw nothing.
Oct 10 40* no wind
Got on stand just after daylight hunted until About 9:20 a small 4pt came from the north he nudged my vine and headed south . When he got to the tractor crossing he held up and kept smelling the ground. He then turned around and walked in front of me acting skittish then headed up the trail towards the big rock. Jeff saw a 6pt and a couple does.
Back in at 3:45 about 55*very light wind. I saw nothing. Jeff saw a doe and a couple yearlings.
October 16 Slightly breezy NNW 54*
Got settled in about 3:30. I saw nothing. Jeff saw the doe and her two fawns.
Oct 17 calm 35-40*
Used the light on the tractor going in this morning. Sun got to bottom at about 8:30, no movement yet. Had a 4pt come from the north at about 8:45. He was moving quickly, but did stop and take a quick look at my stand. He went past the creek crossing and then went in to and followed it about halfway to the bridge then jumped up the bank and went south. A small spike came from the north at 9:15 in no hurry. He went right to the vine and rubbed it. He then went to rubbing on my little beech tree. He then went south and used the normal fence crossing. Jeff saw a doe with a bad leg and her fawn at 9:00. They came from the back of the field all the way past his stand and went down the tractor path towards the outhouse stand.
Back on stand at 3:30 about 50* or so very little WNW wind. Saw nothing.
Oct 27 Calm around 55-60*
Got settled in at 3:45
Hunted til dark and saw nothing.
Oct 28 Calm around 30-35*
Got on stand right at daylight
Sat til 10:30 nothing showed up this morning. Jeff saw a 6pt chasing a doe at 9:30.
Back in at 3:35 light NNW wind about 60*. Neither of us saw any deer.
Nov 1 56* WNW 8-12 with gusts
Settled in at 3:20
Had a small doe come in from the north possibly down the trail from the big rock. Took her 15 minutes to go from the grapevine to the fence crossing. Not spooked, just munched leaves along the way. At 5:20 a 4 or 5 point came from the south worked the vine a little and went towards the north . At about 5:40 the deer we call Whiteface came from the south by the old bridge. He was a 9 point but he broken off his other G4 and looks like both brows. A huge mature buck that hung around for 10 minutes in shooting range. Was a tough decision that I may regret later, but I decided to let him walk. What a cool encounter. Hoping for a shot at the 10 point I’ve watched grow all summer.
Oct. 9 WNW wind 62*
Got on stand at 3:00. I spooked what looked to be a small deer just across the creek when I went to park the tractor. Had to make a run to the blue building (Porta-Jon) at 5:00. Settled back in at 5:13 hope it didn’t ruin the evening hunt. At about 5:40 a doe and fawn came from the north catching me off guard. Both were right in front of me when I noticed them. The doe had me busted. She stomped and snorted a bit and then left going up past the big rock. Jeff saw nothing.
Oct 10 40* no wind
Got on stand just after daylight hunted until About 9:20 a small 4pt came from the north he nudged my vine and headed south . When he got to the tractor crossing he held up and kept smelling the ground. He then turned around and walked in front of me acting skittish then headed up the trail towards the big rock. Jeff saw a 6pt and a couple does.
Back in at 3:45 about 55*very light wind. I saw nothing. Jeff saw a doe and a couple yearlings.
October 16 Slightly breezy NNW 54*
Got settled in about 3:30. I saw nothing. Jeff saw the doe and her two fawns.
Oct 17 calm 35-40*
Used the light on the tractor going in this morning. Sun got to bottom at about 8:30, no movement yet. Had a 4pt come from the north at about 8:45. He was moving quickly, but did stop and take a quick look at my stand. He went past the creek crossing and then went in to and followed it about halfway to the bridge then jumped up the bank and went south. A small spike came from the north at 9:15 in no hurry. He went right to the vine and rubbed it. He then went to rubbing on my little beech tree. He then went south and used the normal fence crossing. Jeff saw a doe with a bad leg and her fawn at 9:00. They came from the back of the field all the way past his stand and went down the tractor path towards the outhouse stand.
Back on stand at 3:30 about 50* or so very little WNW wind. Saw nothing.
Oct 27 Calm around 55-60*
Got settled in at 3:45
Hunted til dark and saw nothing.
Oct 28 Calm around 30-35*
Got on stand right at daylight
Sat til 10:30 nothing showed up this morning. Jeff saw a 6pt chasing a doe at 9:30.
Back in at 3:35 light NNW wind about 60*. Neither of us saw any deer.
Nov 1 56* WNW 8-12 with gusts
Settled in at 3:20
Had a small doe come in from the north possibly down the trail from the big rock. Took her 15 minutes to go from the grapevine to the fence crossing. Not spooked, just munched leaves along the way. At 5:20 a 4 or 5 point came from the south worked the vine a little and went towards the north . At about 5:40 the deer we call Whiteface came from the south by the old bridge. He was a 9 point but he broken off his other G4 and looks like both brows. A huge mature buck that hung around for 10 minutes in shooting range. Was a tough decision that I may regret later, but I decided to let him walk. What a cool encounter. Hoping for a shot at the 10 point I’ve watched grow all summer.
