Joel
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Good luck Rick and everyone else. Getting chilly here for sure and snow flying a little here and there.
Live from the stand!
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Settled in. Decided to do something a little different tonight. Brought Connors crossbow instead of my compound. Figured it would be cool to break it out. He started hunting with it and used it until last year when he changed to compound. I am pretty sure he is up there laughing at me right now.
I had to take walk! Was in one stand since 11. Relocated on the other side on a south facing hill outta the wind a little bit. I'm a little warmer now.
I went out at 4pm. Walked down to where I saw that big bodied buck the other evening. Other hunters were there, so I had to walk back to my usual area. No deer.
dante322
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Skunked. I was sure they would be moving tonight.
Oh well, jesse says he wants to go out in the morning...
...we'll see what happens.
Oh well, jesse says he wants to go out in the morning...
...we'll see what happens.
Jason Short
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Joel
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Oh man... Life just isn't fun if you can't laugh at yourself.
Well... It was bout 6:45 and I was in a thick bottom and it was getting dark to the point where I couldn't see the twigs coming off the trees. I decided to let the bow down and climb down. Well I step off and remember I had my sticks on the tree all goofy so I'm struggling to find my second stick with my foot and I'm silently cursing to myself and getting all worked up when all of the sudden... Foot steps.... I look up and here comes a shooter, he walks past me at 5yds and keeps on heading down the creek bottom... As I hang 18ft up off a tree lol I couldn't say if I would have shot if I was in the stand because of the lack of light. It had to be almost 6:50 by that time.
Well... It was bout 6:45 and I was in a thick bottom and it was getting dark to the point where I couldn't see the twigs coming off the trees. I decided to let the bow down and climb down. Well I step off and remember I had my sticks on the tree all goofy so I'm struggling to find my second stick with my foot and I'm silently cursing to myself and getting all worked up when all of the sudden... Foot steps.... I look up and here comes a shooter, he walks past me at 5yds and keeps on heading down the creek bottom... As I hang 18ft up off a tree lol I couldn't say if I would have shot if I was in the stand because of the lack of light. It had to be almost 6:50 by that time.
Saw 2 bucks, a small 8 and a 6, and 9 does. The 6 walked right under me. No does were being chased from what I could see. I'll be back there in the morning.
1hornwilly
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I saw nothing. I figured they would be moving. They probably were but just not around me. Had a good sit though. Will be back out tomorrow afternoon.
Ended up with a couple doe and two bucks right at dark. A long way off and too dark to tell how big. Pretty sure one was small though.
BlueSpruceOutfitters
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Basically skunked. Just one doe that bolted past me. Plus, I'm dumb and left the windows to the blind partially open the other night. Was sitting in 3" of water. Aweful cold. Lol. Surprising that I didn't see more. Can someone tell the deer it's time to run around freely? Lol. I'll be back out. All day long tomorrow!
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I wish I would have been out this morning. I wish I would have been out this evening. I'm extremely thankful that, Lord-willing, we will be out in the morning! I have high hopes for tomorrow. Should be a beautiful day in the woods, and after a crappy day like today, I gotta think the deer will be willing to cooperate! Good luck to you all.
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