LIVE from the stand 2018-19
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All set. Sitting ina blind over clover where my wife saw 15 does Friday evening without a buck harassing.
Back out. Leaf blowers in the background...lol. I turned the corner where my popup is & just about had a doe run me down. She hit the brakes, looked me over & turned back up the hill. Something was chasing her & grunting.
Back at it. Seems like a nice evening to touch the release. Good luck hunters.
OO2
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I’m out again. In a different stand than this morning. I can see for a long ways. We shall see what happens. Goodluck all!
Or Kevin’s neighbor got his viagra refilled
Settled back in for the evening.
This morning I seen just that one buck @6:45 & 2 Does @8:45 unharassed.
I got down @10, ate some breakfast, then got into some wood work, in the creek bottom, pretty much where I'm hunting for the week.
I needed to create some clearing for me and the deer for easier travel.
The deer use the creeks around our place as thier highway basically, especially when the hunting pressure gets to be 'TOO' much for them.
So, I broke out the saw & leaf blower for about 3 hours and cleared a beautiful lane straight to my tree
I also wanted to do this as a better route to my stand and not be seen or tracked by deer if I can help it.
After blowing out the leaves, you can clearly see the deer tracks once again.
Now I'll be in stealth mode getting to & from my stand.
No more leaf crunching, at least for a couple of days anyways.
Here is one example of several that I cleared out within the creek this afternoon.
Before & After shot:
The photo below shows the creek bank that I climb to get to my stand for now on.
You can see my stand in the thickest tree to the right.
The bottom photo I just took moments ago from where I am sitting right now.
BTW, my house is like 250 yards from me, so I also have the pleasure of staying connected to my personal Internet Wi/Fi Network, which is real nice.
Anyways, thought I'd continue sharing my hunts and what I've been up to with you all.
Good luck this evening & have fun out there!
This morning I seen just that one buck @6:45 & 2 Does @8:45 unharassed.
I got down @10, ate some breakfast, then got into some wood work, in the creek bottom, pretty much where I'm hunting for the week.
I needed to create some clearing for me and the deer for easier travel.
The deer use the creeks around our place as thier highway basically, especially when the hunting pressure gets to be 'TOO' much for them.
So, I broke out the saw & leaf blower for about 3 hours and cleared a beautiful lane straight to my tree
I also wanted to do this as a better route to my stand and not be seen or tracked by deer if I can help it.
After blowing out the leaves, you can clearly see the deer tracks once again.
Now I'll be in stealth mode getting to & from my stand.
No more leaf crunching, at least for a couple of days anyways.
Here is one example of several that I cleared out within the creek this afternoon.
Before & After shot:
The photo below shows the creek bank that I climb to get to my stand for now on.
You can see my stand in the thickest tree to the right.
The bottom photo I just took moments ago from where I am sitting right now.
BTW, my house is like 250 yards from me, so I also have the pleasure of staying connected to my personal Internet Wi/Fi Network, which is real nice.
Anyways, thought I'd continue sharing my hunts and what I've been up to with you all.
Good luck this evening & have fun out there!
OO2
Well-Known Member
Settled back in for the evening.
This morning I seen just that one buck @6:45 & 2 Does @8:45 unharassed.
I got down @10, ate some breakfast, then got into some wood work, in the creek bottom, pretty much where I'm hunting for the week.
I needed to create some clearing for me and the deer for easier travel.
The deer use the creeks around our place as thier highway basically, especially when the hunting pressure gets to be 'TOO' much for them.
So, I broke out the saw & leaf blower for about 3 hours and cleared a beautiful lane straight to my tree
View attachment 67659
I also wanted to do this as a better route to my stand and not be seen or tracked by deer if I can help it.
After blowing out the leaves, you can clearly see the deer tracks once again.
View attachment 67660
Now I'll be in stealth mode getting to & from my stand.
No more leaf crunching, at least for a couple of days anyways.
Here is one example of several that I cleared out within the creek this afternoon.
Before & After shot:
View attachment 67661
The photo below shows the creek bank that I climb to get to my stand for now on.
You can see my stand in the thickest tree to the right.
The bottom photo I just took moments ago from where I am sitting right now.
View attachment 67662
BTW, my house is like 250 yards from me, so I also have the pleasure of staying connected to my personal Internet Wi/Fi Network, which is real nice.
Anyways, thought I'd continue sharing my hunts and what I've been up to with you all.
Good luck this evening & have fun out there!
Nice work. Are you not worried about all that racket and the timing of doing it all right smack in the middle of the season?
his wife shoos him outside to mow and blow leaves so he doesn't try to use it.
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Nope, not at all.
I do this every year for past five years during the hunting season and it doesn't phase them in the least bit.
Sometimes I get see them while I'm out cutting wood, just yards away.
The regulars always try to pattern me around here every year.
You'd be amazed the games that we play, trying to fool each other.
It's been fun!
Iowa_Buckeye
Smartest person here
Just let a monster piss fly from the stand. Too much pop on the ride up. Hope it helps.
Had a basket rack come thru and hit a licking branch. Then nose to the ground to the apple orchard.
Doe & fawn just came up to feed w/ small 8 pt coming out on my right & then skirted around out front to my left.