LIVE from the stand 2024-2025!
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Sgt Fury
Sgt. Spellchecker
Congrats bud!!I'm done. Had a good hunt on my last day and last hunt, saw 10 or 12 deer, was right in the middle of them jousting and chasing. Picked Pine because of the doe activity around the feeder, winds weren't good,, chancy but its been a great morning, rising thermals area with 0 wind. I Dont for the life of me understand how I didnt get winded. Two older does came out and I thought for sure that was it.... they never twitched at as close as 12 yds and they were upwind and downwind.. per the milkweed.
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8 or 9 does were within 120yds of in every direction, not expected, but they were creeping along the edge of a bowl. Some came out to feed and hit the feeder. A fork worked thru, chasing, then a 8pt rolled up broadway to within 12yds. Still no spooking, another basket 6pt worked they scent checking like that previous 8pt.
Spike came out, but thenl feeder then alerted behind me. The way the wind was blowing.. Calmed down for a min. Heard then saw a big bodied fork and another small buck same time I saw this 8pt 5' from my tree at 21' high. Antlers were outside the ears and big body with decent tine lenght. Said heck with it, last day, etc, shooter and he walked out, stopped, the other 3 bucks were watching him, drew, remembering to bend and "STAY AWAY FROM THE SHOLDER" LoL. Which at a steep angle isn't bad advice at all.
Got the pin on and pass thru with a NAP spitfire Maxx, thought it looked good. He ran 30'-40' behind some brush, with some pine needles ... never heard or saw him again.
So. Sat an hour, texted my buddies and Mrs. Arrow looked great, walked a half circle at 50yds not looking for blood or wanting to cross his trail but sneak back change and check out the track... no need. He was piled up right where I saw him last.
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The bigger ones should get bigger. Xmas dinner venison loins secured.
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Good luck to those still hunting
TinyTucky
Active Member
Congrats to the killers! May try to sneak out this evening. Wind kinda sucks balls for where I wanna go.
I had a TinyTucky first set yesterday morning. You’d of been proud!
I'm in my favorite killing spot in a new set. Should have had it hung already, but never had the right day to do it, so I hauled everything up here. Took a full 90 minutes to get in clean, cool down, hang, cool down, and settled in. Saw a doe and a solid young 8 as I was climbing up, so my methodical approach worked. I'm on the downwind side of our sanctuary on a natural edge between this thicket and the open hardwoods. I'm covering the pinch where a ravine meets the ridge, so lots happening here, hoping the deer understand the play I've drawn up!
Wiley E Coyote
Active Member
Congratulations on a great looking buck!I'm done. Had a good hunt on my last day and last hunt, saw 10 or 12 deer, was right in the middle of them jousting and chasing. Picked Pine because of the doe activity around the feeder, winds weren't good,, chancy but its been a great morning, rising thermals area with 0 wind. I Dont for the life of me understand how I didnt get winded. Two older does came out and I thought for sure that was it.... they never twitched at as close as 12 yds and they were upwind and downwind.. per the milkweed.
View attachment 201376
8 or 9 does were within 120yds of in every direction, not expected, but they were creeping along the edge of a bowl. Some came out to feed and hit the feeder. A fork worked thru, chasing, then a 8pt rolled up broadway to within 12yds. Still no spooking, another basket 6pt worked they scent checking like that previous 8pt.
Spike came out, but thenl feeder then alerted behind me. The way the wind was blowing.. Calmed down for a min. Heard then saw a big bodied fork and another small buck same time I saw this 8pt 5' from my tree at 21' high. Antlers were outside the ears and big body with decent tine lenght. Said heck with it, last day, etc, shooter and he walked out, stopped, the other 3 bucks were watching him, drew, remembering to bend and "STAY AWAY FROM THE SHOLDER" LoL. Which at a steep angle isn't bad advice at all.
Got the pin on and pass thru with a NAP spitfire Maxx, thought it looked good. He ran 30'-40' behind some brush, with some pine needles ... never heard or saw him again.
So. Sat an hour, texted my buddies and Mrs. Arrow looked great
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The bigger ones should get bigger. Xmas dinner venison loins secured.
View attachment 201375
Good luck to those still hunting