Recent content by hickslawns

Got in early. About an hour to go and deer began to pop out. Nothing close. Observation stand let's me see hundreds of yards away. 3 came out to the south. 6 to the north end of the field. Later 2 bucks on the north end came out and followed the path the does took. Eventually had a half rack...

I was in a great stand for observation tonight. Had a couple bucks on their feet checking does tonight. Slight pushing. Even the 3yr old chased a for a little. Nothing crazy but a little more active.

I'll be walking in in about an hour. Gives me a 3 hour hunt. Swapping a couple camera cards. Doing an observation sit. Corn came off. Needs to be a slam dunk if I loose an arrow tonight. I have a busy week. I just finished shooting though just in case the opportunity presents itself.

Congrats to the boys. You're looking good too, Jon. Slimmed down or something? Back to fighting weight?

2 yr old pestered a young doe in Allen County two days ago. Saw 8+ deer tonight without a buck in sight. I'm sure there are some does being bred but it doesn't seem crazy at the moment.

Congrats to Cliff! Great buck and a story that makes me smile. Thanks for sharing.

Didn't watch football today. Highlights didn't disappoint. BYU came back against unranked Iowa State to remain undefeated. Texas had to come back in OT to beat unranked MS State. Bama squeaked out a win against unranked S Carolina. Indiana crushed UCLA. That's not a surprise. Couple...

Had a solo young doe. Had a pair of does and later had another pair of does. All within 50-75yds. Saw a handful more out in the field but I'm not counting them. Looking thru trees, across property lines, and thru binoculars to see some deer in the distance shouldn't count in the totals. 🤣 Had a...

Different woods. Climber. Unusual ESE wind changing to E. I've had great experiences on East winds and I've had no deer in locations that always have deer in East winds. Let's see what tonight brings. Couple of does in this property that frequent the area that have the body of a 3-4yr old buck...

That's not uncommon. Glad you were able to experience it. Continue to hunt the wind. Just know if the wind swirls or thermals change against your favor you have a backup prayer for not blowing them out immediately.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Your family does it right. Always enjoyable to follow along. Congrats to the young man!

Same tree and woods as last night. Had a yearling hang out awhile. Within 40yds. Late in the sit she came back in with her mom. Came from a direction I didn't expect. I think Momma caught me moving when I turned to look at the sound of leaves crunching. She was about 20yds. She must've blown...

I'm in. Up in a climber. Don't care what happens. Beautiful afternoon to be in the woods.

Great sit. Later had 5 does come into bow range. Stopped just short of my shooting window. One of them got boogery and they all turned around and left. I didn't flinch although my knee did crack once. None seemed to be looking at me. Wind was in my favor. I dunno. That's hunting. I did see some...

Might be the latest I've ever started a season. Feels good to be in a tree. Text my wife to see how the freezer looked. She said we would use it if I shot one. Be good for confidence to start the year. Nothing is safe. Lol Edit: I lied. Saw a 2yr old thrash a tree, grunt loud, and pester a...