Big_Holla
Senior Member
Great start for your season Dick! Nice to see the layout of your property and you've got a few decent bucks so far. Hope it all comes together for you.
Hortontoters 2016 Whitetail Journey
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Acewaynes
Junior Member
Nice bucks Dick. The heavy 8 or 9 in the second pic would be my number 1 target. Looks mature enough too me! Good luck this year and enjoy your time on your own little slice of heaven!
He was my number two target last season Rick. I had him come by me in early November. He was hot on a doe and was moving to fast for a shot or I'd taken a crack at him. I was hunting Junior last season, but he seems to have vanished. Probably killed during gun season is my guess.
I'm to the point where I'm kinda done letting them grow. Who knows if they, or I, will be around for another season.
I'm to the point where I'm kinda done letting them grow. Who knows if they, or I, will be around for another season.
Fullbore
Senior Member
Well, my season is off to a slow start. I've yet to be in the woods due to the constant E NE winds we have had here. As bad as I want to hunt I'm not going to booger the area up by hunting dumb. About the time the winds are predicted to change the 70 degree temps are coming in. Sooner or later things will align. I'll be there when they do.
I have yet to be in the woods as well Dick, holding off for cooler temps and closer to the rut.....
Years ago we did t hunt until the first Saturday of October so it's not to far off from where we used to be....
You're doing the right thing though Dick! It sucks for sure!
There is a solution though. Is there any place on your property that you can get into or out of and hunt undetected when the winds are out of ENE direction?
Big_Holla
Senior Member
I do have a stand, Creek Bottom 2, that I can hunt with an E wind. But it is just a downfall that I can sit behind and hunt my creek bottom. Problem is over the years I've noticed the creek bottom is a bust for bucks until the last part of October. I'd rather stay out with an E wind for now.
Nothing much to report here. The wife and I spent most of last week in Big Holla country. We spent the week touring Michigan seeing some sights, including a visit to Mackinac Island. I tried to connect with Chuck, but had already driven to far north when I contacted him, shucks.
Spent today doing a few chores at the cabin, glad I didn't hunt today. Pulled cards and was actually happy to see that I haven't missed much by not getting out yet. I worked on my creek bottom brush stand to hunt the E winds we have been constantly having. If all goes well I hope to hunt sometime early next week, but the temps don't look promising.
I can't believe I was photographing these the first week in October.
Spent today doing a few chores at the cabin, glad I didn't hunt today. Pulled cards and was actually happy to see that I haven't missed much by not getting out yet. I worked on my creek bottom brush stand to hunt the E winds we have been constantly having. If all goes well I hope to hunt sometime early next week, but the temps don't look promising.
I can't believe I was photographing these the first week in October.
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