Scarlet&Gray
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Nothing so far this morning. Not even any squirrels. This wind stinks but I gotta sit the stand when I can.
Dead mornings
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I'm not out for the first morning in awhile. Needed some sleep. But, my buddy just texted me that he saw 7 different bucks in the field he's hunting chasing doe around. Guess I picked a bad morning for a break.
Ricer2231
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I've got the right plan, but ..... I went back out this am to my ground blind after, aww hell, I didn't even set my clock. I woke up anyway & after laying til 6am, I hit the shower. At 8 am a 8 pointer walked right by after switching directions once he was in my neighbors yard. Just wasn't the right one. Nothing else seen, 'cept squirrles. The weather's gonna be changing & I'll get back out to my climber this evening.
About 8 I had a young doe come by with a decent 8 and 3 smaller bucks. No shooter even if they were in range.
Yesterday morning pandaemonium broke loose. I watched a 3.5 yr old buck fight off 6 others over a hot doe. Then he bred her and made them watch just to show off. It was something to see & I'm sure I'll never forget.
Yesterday morning pandaemonium broke loose. I watched a 3.5 yr old buck fight off 6 others over a hot doe. Then he bred her and made them watch just to show off. It was something to see & I'm sure I'll never forget.
Ricer2231
Senior Member
Ricer2231
Senior Member
Slow morning. I heard two walking before daylight and saw a doe and a small buck about 10:00 pass through and that's it. I think I'll grab some lunch then head back out.
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On the way to work had a doe stroll across the road. Right behind her was a spike. He was right on her ass, but not chasing. I'm going to venture to say that they were a couple.
Saw a couple button bucks and a 1.5 yr old half-rack cruising around. The last two mornings have been really slow for me.
At 9am I had a smaller 8 pointer dogging a doe who had two others with her in my neighbors yard, then go back the way they came. I need to sit out behind my shed which is on the corner that they're cutting thru into a thicket before they get to my blind.
Seen a big ZERO deer this morning and only one lone doe at 5pm today. Kinda sucked to freeze my butt off for that one doe. She wasn't in any hurry to go anywhere and there wasn't any big boys following her. Back at it again tomorrow.
Ricer2231
Senior Member
Could my rut be over? I snuck up to a field where the deer always go to feed in the evening and there were 3 little dink bucks and 15 does. No big boys and all the does were doing were milling around and feeding. I also haven't been seeing anything through the afternoon, just morning and evening. No chasing, no following, very slow. Maybe I am wrong,one of you guys with more experience than me chime in here and give me your opinion of what's going on in my neck of the woods.
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IMO, the doe bedding areas are where you want to concentrate hunting near right now. If you know of any in or near your property I'd set up there pronto! A lot of areas have lockdown and breeding going on hot and heavy right now. If you have a funnel or bottleneck that sits between two good bedding areas it would be a killer set up right now. Good luck!
Gordo
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My buddy has been hunting my biggest property and not seeing dick.
All the deer are laying low in the thick stuff. I keep telling him where he should be set up, but the dude won't listen!
All the deer are laying low in the thick stuff. I keep telling him where he should be set up, but the dude won't listen!
Ricer2231
Senior Member
Thanks for the advice finelyshedded. I don't have the type of area you are talking about, the best I can do is hunt a travel corridor between their bedding area and a field they always feed in in the evenings. Saw just two does this morning. Heading to get some lunch then back in the stand for the afternoon. I wouldn't mind if this wind would lay down a little bit. Hopefully get an opportunity this evening when they head for the field.
I went out this morning & set up my Ghostblind behind my shed, which is inbetween my house & my neighbors with a thicket the deer go thru to my back. While I'm setting up, I notice on my phone that some deer are walking past my groundblind on the other side of the thicket in the wrong direction... go figure at 0715. At 10 am, a doe & fawn did walk by my groundblind & inbetween me & my neighbors house. I was standing to get the numbness outta my ass when I turned & saw her looking at me. Once she stepped back, I sat down & disappeared behind the blind, she ended up snorting & bounding to the back, but both deer did swing around & come past.... just further out. No bucks followed.
Ricer2231
Senior Member
Get 'em tomorrow!
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There is something wrong with your set-ups fellas! I have been covered up with deer. They aren't moving far it doesn't seem, but I am in a funnel between thickets and they are bouncing between them. Been mighty exciting the last few days for me!