A few guys here know me quite well, some only know me from my posts. Although, anyone who knows me at all knows where my passion is. They also know how dedicated I am about my deer hunting. I have put in well over 80 hours in a stand this year. I must say this is the worst year or deer hunting I have ever had.
I Have been skunked on four sits. I couldnt tell you the last time I was skunked on 2 sits in one year, let alone four. The only thing I can attribute this to is my main farm getting destroyed by an absolute raging idiot. I moved my main focus to a new farm. I actually jsut obtained another 120 acres that connects to it yesterday! I didnt get to scout this farm much at all, because of limited time, and hte new part I know absolutely nothing about. I do know that right in the center of it there is about a 60 acre CRP field with large standing pines in it. I know this is the main area for bedding deer, but now I have to figure out how hte hell I ma gonna figure them out.
On the bright side i have shot a few does and am having fun with this challenge. I have not seen the numbers of bucks that I normally do, but I have seen a few. I have let 2 bucks "walk" that most would call me an idiot for. One was the 4 y/o 8pt that I posted on here and on OS. THe other was this past saturday on the chunk of land I shot my buck on last year. He came cruising around me at 25 yards. I estimated him to be a 3.5 y/o deer with great mass. HE was pushing 17-18 inches wide and was sporting 9 points. Much like hte other deer I gave a free ride, he is pushing the 135-137 mark. After shooting a 130 inch deer last year, I wont make the mistake again this year. I received and still am receiving flak from people for shooting it. Sooooo.... HEre is my plan!
I plan to sit the edge of this large CRP field a few nights and mornings in a row with ninoculars. I wanna figure out whats in this field and where they are going. My goal is to shoot a 140+ inch deer on this new farm my first year out. I also have two other places I am moonlighting in occasionally because I feel as if my chances of catching a good buck are very good. Time will tell, and I will continue pulling my hair out!
I Have been skunked on four sits. I couldnt tell you the last time I was skunked on 2 sits in one year, let alone four. The only thing I can attribute this to is my main farm getting destroyed by an absolute raging idiot. I moved my main focus to a new farm. I actually jsut obtained another 120 acres that connects to it yesterday! I didnt get to scout this farm much at all, because of limited time, and hte new part I know absolutely nothing about. I do know that right in the center of it there is about a 60 acre CRP field with large standing pines in it. I know this is the main area for bedding deer, but now I have to figure out how hte hell I ma gonna figure them out.
On the bright side i have shot a few does and am having fun with this challenge. I have not seen the numbers of bucks that I normally do, but I have seen a few. I have let 2 bucks "walk" that most would call me an idiot for. One was the 4 y/o 8pt that I posted on here and on OS. THe other was this past saturday on the chunk of land I shot my buck on last year. He came cruising around me at 25 yards. I estimated him to be a 3.5 y/o deer with great mass. HE was pushing 17-18 inches wide and was sporting 9 points. Much like hte other deer I gave a free ride, he is pushing the 135-137 mark. After shooting a 130 inch deer last year, I wont make the mistake again this year. I received and still am receiving flak from people for shooting it. Sooooo.... HEre is my plan!
I plan to sit the edge of this large CRP field a few nights and mornings in a row with ninoculars. I wanna figure out whats in this field and where they are going. My goal is to shoot a 140+ inch deer on this new farm my first year out. I also have two other places I am moonlighting in occasionally because I feel as if my chances of catching a good buck are very good. Time will tell, and I will continue pulling my hair out!
