Smawgunner2
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Just saw a 6 point chasing a doe hard. Nose to the ground…got within 10 feet of her then they both disappeared over the hill.
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Very little shooting on public close to home, and very little at Vinton Furnace. But holy shit are there a bunch of people here. There were 9 campers on the private ground right by the entrance we used for the muzzy hunt. Another dozen trucks from there to the gate 2 miles down the road. Beautiful woods here, but not much sign.
Half dozen shots throughout the morning. 2 were from me.
One is for my brother and one’s for a buddy. Neither can hunt this season so I’ll add a little to their freezers. Button bucks are pussies!
Again, if you on the fence about getting a sled for dragging deer out? Do it, I drug them both out with very little effort, except for one hill. It was a little steep
Again, if you on the fence about getting a sled for dragging deer out? Do it, I drug them both out with very little effort, except for one hill. It was a little steep
Chancegriffis
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Good shooting J... Congrats... Yup Jet Sleds are the cats meow... About that hill... Either they get bigger every year or we are getting older....Half dozen shots throughout the morning. 2 were from me.
View attachment 202501One is for my brother and one’s for a buddy. Neither can hunt this season so I’ll add a little to their freezers. Button bucks are pussies!
Again, if you on the fence about getting a sled for dragging deer out? Do it, I drug them both out with very little effort, except for one hill. It was a little steep
ThatBuckeyeGuy
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So i couldn't hardly believe this but it's shit I cant make up ... i went back around 130 to find a button buck that somehow didn't have spots laying 10 yards from my stand. The guy came out of the blind to tell me how if I would've waited 20 more minutes before I left the first time in could've had it. I asked where he shot it and he didn't even hesitate to say right by my stand. So I shook my head and said I'll just go farther down on the property I was hunting so we wouldn't be on top of each other. He said "nah don't do that get in your stand were about to do some more drives ". He then continued to tell me all the best spots to hunt on the side I'm hunting .
I just walked away and climbed in my stand hoping they would do their little drive and be gone and I'd be alone for the evening. I couldn't have been any more wrong... as soon as I got in my stand I seen 3 more guys lined up on the property line . Then I seen their drivers clear back in the property I'm hunting that they're not supposed to be on. I tried calling the owner but the call wouldn't go through, next thing I know it's WW3 again. They pushed two tiny does and a little 4 point past my stand , I just put my head down because I knew what was going to happen sure enough as soon as they passed my clearing it was a volley of shots.
Now I'm pissed. I stood up to get down and they kicked a decent sized doe off their side that ran an stopped under my tree. I wasn't looking to shoot a doe today but figured screw it better me taking it out then them flinging more lead so nailed a perfect heart shot she only went about 20 yards or so.
Just when I think it's over that little 4 point came running back over to my side and just stood there squatting with blood running down its ass and back legs. Now I'm instant pissed again. I raised my gun up to put it out of it's suffering and that crazy ass woman behind me shot from her side of the line right under my stand and wounded it again. At this point one of the guys comes running up and just stands next to it with his shotgun as it still has its front end up gagging. He went to step torwards it and it took off about 80 yards. I pulled up put the crosshairs on it and let one go . You could tell they were pissed . I said " I'm not taking it from you but i cant let an animal suffer like that" now I'm surrounded by 8 hillbillies with guns. I said " if I were you I'd get all these deer out of here before the landowner gets here he's gonna be pissed" the response baffled me.. he said " nah I talked to them before all they do is bowhunt so we're not hurting anything" . Then they continued to go over and try to run deer out of the property that the Village owns.
I've never field dressed a deer so fast and ran that far to get my truck in my life . I flew back down to the woods got my sled and got it loaded. As I was getting in my truck they were on their way back with a skid steer picking up all their shot up mangled deer. Called the owner on the way out and explained everything and he's going to talk to the authorities .
If I find somewhere else to go this week I might but I doubt it. All today did was confirm the reasons I should've gave it up like I planned on doing. This is officially the worst hunting season I've ever had in the deer woods and it lasted one day. People suck lol
Sorry for the long rant , congrats to those that connected today and good luck to those still at it.
I just walked away and climbed in my stand hoping they would do their little drive and be gone and I'd be alone for the evening. I couldn't have been any more wrong... as soon as I got in my stand I seen 3 more guys lined up on the property line . Then I seen their drivers clear back in the property I'm hunting that they're not supposed to be on. I tried calling the owner but the call wouldn't go through, next thing I know it's WW3 again. They pushed two tiny does and a little 4 point past my stand , I just put my head down because I knew what was going to happen sure enough as soon as they passed my clearing it was a volley of shots.
Now I'm pissed. I stood up to get down and they kicked a decent sized doe off their side that ran an stopped under my tree. I wasn't looking to shoot a doe today but figured screw it better me taking it out then them flinging more lead so nailed a perfect heart shot she only went about 20 yards or so.
Just when I think it's over that little 4 point came running back over to my side and just stood there squatting with blood running down its ass and back legs. Now I'm instant pissed again. I raised my gun up to put it out of it's suffering and that crazy ass woman behind me shot from her side of the line right under my stand and wounded it again. At this point one of the guys comes running up and just stands next to it with his shotgun as it still has its front end up gagging. He went to step torwards it and it took off about 80 yards. I pulled up put the crosshairs on it and let one go . You could tell they were pissed . I said " I'm not taking it from you but i cant let an animal suffer like that" now I'm surrounded by 8 hillbillies with guns. I said " if I were you I'd get all these deer out of here before the landowner gets here he's gonna be pissed" the response baffled me.. he said " nah I talked to them before all they do is bowhunt so we're not hurting anything" . Then they continued to go over and try to run deer out of the property that the Village owns.
I've never field dressed a deer so fast and ran that far to get my truck in my life . I flew back down to the woods got my sled and got it loaded. As I was getting in my truck they were on their way back with a skid steer picking up all their shot up mangled deer. Called the owner on the way out and explained everything and he's going to talk to the authorities .
If I find somewhere else to go this week I might but I doubt it. All today did was confirm the reasons I should've gave it up like I planned on doing. This is officially the worst hunting season I've ever had in the deer woods and it lasted one day. People suck lol
Sorry for the long rant , congrats to those that connected today and good luck to those still at it.
