LIVE from the stand 2025-26
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whitetailjunky3
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Great stuff-we needs more kids to get into hunting. He’s probably hooked for life now.
Bighoun52
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bigten05
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Yea he told my brother after the shot why am I shaking im not even cold.
JARHEAD
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: Your family does it right. Always enjoyable to follow along. Congrats to the young man!
Had 2 does at 15 yards at 8:30. Acting suspicious, so was about to shoot bigger one before they had a chance to blow. Boot rubbed tree stand cable and they took off….and blew of course. Nothing else. Cameras again showed more mid day activity again yesterday.
Stressless
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Congrats on the family harvest!
Repost from the Season Journal:
24 Oct PM, Grassy Knoll...
HEART BREAKER!
Been seeing Barney Miller [this years hitlist names are cop shows] here fairly reg since Sat.. decided, with the NW wind forecast, to sit it tonight.
Got in took a bit to set up, had the sticks in but had to hang the stand. Gotnit done but thought I blew out a mile of deer with the racket - then I remebered I had my hearing aids in and turned way up
but got settled.
Had the most bumping of the year, two different does, one with fawn. One w/o. Came thru both harassed by a 18 m/o but - nothing was following.
After the Two sets of does getting pushed by 18 m/o bucks came it got busy with a 9pt and 10pt walking in... were there for a couple mins and meandered on out.
Fun sit, 10 total deer I saw, one old.doe was about 15' linear feer from me eyeballimg and head bobin' didn't give her nuttin...
I was waiting for Barney Miller.
Anyway, he showed last light tonight. Came out of the woods on the left, could make out a hellofa body - too dark with the naked eye, pulled out the binos, he was at 35yds - GAME TIME - Barney had stepped into the ring. This is a picture of him right after my shot at 28yds. I'm a 2" group at 30... felt like I hit him, more on that later. Picture is about 1.5 secs are the sear broke...
View attachment 213578
Low light, I couldn't see my front sight circle to fit it in the peep... meanwhile Barney Miller first bluff charges the Doe then starts eating the oats I put in, so stationary. I draw back, he doesn't notice, that Doe in the foodplot in front of him I think he's going to chase her around so It's now or never.
Tried getting a bearing where there was a bit more light in the field, then swing the pin back to onto Barrny, did that two or three times - no help, the buck filled up most of the ring; was def silhouette shooting. Pins were lit, so I thought I had him, i mean i shot instinctive for 5 or 6 years, been shooting this bow since 2010, prolly 10,000 shots. It 'felt' right.
Sent it. Thought I got a pass thru but didnt hear the lovely "THWACK' going theu ribs... thought uh-oh gonna have to call @xbowguy -
Took a couple pics to check things. This is the "real" light to the naked eye.
Long exposure.
Based on where the arrow was - I shot over. First time I've clean missed a mature buck. Had one shoulder hit, hadn't clean missed. As has been said on here many time. "All of the fun, none of the mess. Waited 30, check my arrow fully expecting liver maybe gut --- you always worry. Not even a hair on it. Whiff!
Had neighbor Cliff over for steaks and we rehashed it. At full draw I had undecided feelings on the shot and most likely DIdn't aim thru the shot, basically, not just going instinctive and aiming thru the shot, I tried to mesh the pins and non existent front sight and Aimed then Shot.... at least that's where we got to after a bottle of wine and some scotch. Tomorrow's another day.
Repost from the Season Journal:
24 Oct PM, Grassy Knoll...
HEART BREAKER!
Been seeing Barney Miller [this years hitlist names are cop shows] here fairly reg since Sat.. decided, with the NW wind forecast, to sit it tonight.
Got in took a bit to set up, had the sticks in but had to hang the stand. Gotnit done but thought I blew out a mile of deer with the racket - then I remebered I had my hearing aids in and turned way up
Had the most bumping of the year, two different does, one with fawn. One w/o. Came thru both harassed by a 18 m/o but - nothing was following.
After the Two sets of does getting pushed by 18 m/o bucks came it got busy with a 9pt and 10pt walking in... were there for a couple mins and meandered on out.
Fun sit, 10 total deer I saw, one old.doe was about 15' linear feer from me eyeballimg and head bobin' didn't give her nuttin...
I was waiting for Barney Miller.
Anyway, he showed last light tonight. Came out of the woods on the left, could make out a hellofa body - too dark with the naked eye, pulled out the binos, he was at 35yds - GAME TIME - Barney had stepped into the ring. This is a picture of him right after my shot at 28yds. I'm a 2" group at 30... felt like I hit him, more on that later. Picture is about 1.5 secs are the sear broke...
View attachment 213578
Low light, I couldn't see my front sight circle to fit it in the peep... meanwhile Barney Miller first bluff charges the Doe then starts eating the oats I put in, so stationary. I draw back, he doesn't notice, that Doe in the foodplot in front of him I think he's going to chase her around so It's now or never.
Tried getting a bearing where there was a bit more light in the field, then swing the pin back to onto Barrny, did that two or three times - no help, the buck filled up most of the ring; was def silhouette shooting. Pins were lit, so I thought I had him, i mean i shot instinctive for 5 or 6 years, been shooting this bow since 2010, prolly 10,000 shots. It 'felt' right.
Sent it. Thought I got a pass thru but didnt hear the lovely "THWACK' going theu ribs... thought uh-oh gonna have to call @xbowguy -
Took a couple pics to check things. This is the "real" light to the naked eye.
Long exposure.
Based on where the arrow was - I shot over. First time I've clean missed a mature buck. Had one shoulder hit, hadn't clean missed. As has been said on here many time. "All of the fun, none of the mess. Waited 30, check my arrow fully expecting liver maybe gut --- you always worry. Not even a hair on it. Whiff!
Had neighbor Cliff over for steaks and we rehashed it. At full draw I had undecided feelings on the shot and most likely DIdn't aim thru the shot, basically, not just going instinctive and aiming thru the shot, I tried to mesh the pins and non existent front sight and Aimed then Shot.... at least that's where we got to after a bottle of wine and some scotch. Tomorrow's another day.
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If what I just witnessed is normal, smoking clothes will be a requirement for anyone hunting my property. Doe fed on acorns for 15 minutes directly downwind from me at 25-35 yards. Never acted the slightest bit spooky.
