saddlepants
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Naw I wouldnt use the bags if I did that. Just roll up and trudge across bare legged, I dont trust whats on the bottom so an old pair of tennies I could stash in the blind. The blind is an easy stop on the way to the crossing point. If It would quit rainin the water would go down to ankle deep there. Knee deep now.
Action is heating up around here. I shot a doe today and saw quite a few bucks.
Heading back out tomorrow!
Heading back out tomorrow!
saddlepants
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saddlepants
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Despite the warm weather I was in my stand at 3pm and the deer didn't disappoint! I saw around 7 bucks and 7 does tonight. I shot a big old doe, just couldn't resist, I think the spike that was chasing her was really Confused!
I did get a pix if the first one but not a nice one. The second one is hanging in the barn, I will snap a picture tomorrow. Usually someone is around to help me and take a pic but these last two deer I have been hunting on my own.
I did get a pix if the first one but not a nice one. The second one is hanging in the barn, I will snap a picture tomorrow. Usually someone is around to help me and take a pic but these last two deer I have been hunting on my own.
saddlepants
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Correct. Check out the 1st post of the "harvest thread" or the contest rules for further clarification.
Well I had a pretty exciting weekend of hunting! The rut is on in Harrison County, at least the early stages. I hunted Saturday through this morning and each time out I saw at least 1 buck chasing a doe with last night and this morning really being hot action.
Sunday morning I shot a small doe, I just had too get some meat in the freezer and take the edge off a somewhat slow start to the season! The shot was perfect at 17 yards, it trotted up the hill about 25 yards, stood there and within 2 minutes fell over. The scenario was a neat one for me, I watched the doe come in from out in front of me a couple hundred yards total, when I first saw her she across the power line on the far hillside, she came in on a string right underneath my stand and to this stock tank for a drink. The neat thing about this was the tree that fell in this picture has an old wooden tree stand attached to it, my Dad and bro grew up hunting that stand. The old stand was bout 12 feet high, my stand is about 25 feet high so it was always kind of funny when I sat next to this stand last year and I was disappointed to see it go down over the summer.
Shortly after that, about an hour later, a doe came along being chased by a nice 8 point. It came within 30 yards, I got it stopped broadside and I pulled the shot causing me to totally miss the deer! I was very disappointed but that is better than wounding one. The excitement must have got the best of me.
Monday night I ended up taking an old doe that was in the lead, another doe and then a spike buck were hot on her trail. The shot was about a 22 yard shot to my left. The deer stopped for a split second to look back at the spike buck that was chasing her and I let her have it! The three deer raced off and I watched them until they were out of sight and I thought I heard a crash. The placement was good but it wasn't a pass through. That was at 4:16pm and I really wanted to finish out the night in my stand even if it meant just observing. At dark I look to my left and I can saw my Lumenok glowing in the woods about 90 yards in!!! That was a pretty cool moment for me and shortened my tracking job....almost. I went for the truck confident my deer was there and drove back to the corner edge of the woods, grabbed my bow (just in case) and headed to my deer... To my surprise the arrow was lonely but I had good blood on the arrow. I was a little worried at that point, it was pitch black except for the moon. The dogs on the neighboring property 1/2 mile away were going nuts and I was in some thick thick briars. I looked for blood and found one spot about the size of a quarter about 20 feet away. I started to get worried because my headlamp was doing the woods justice and I wasn't finding blood! I walked slowly down the hillside and scanned for blood and suddenly amongst a downed tree I found my doe laying tucked up underneath it like a glove!!! I was ecstatic at that point, #2 doe down for the season
After getting the deer all field dressed, quite possibly doing the worst job in the world and a cut finger to boot I drag that sucka up the hill back to the truck. My next challenge, getting it in the truck which I did barely. Thank god I had been doing Power 90 all summer because that tried to wear me down, haha! Last night I ended up seeing about 7 bucks and 7 does.
This morning right before light I was greeted with a doe and buck flying underneath my stand. It got more exciting from there with quite a bit of activity. A little while later I had a decent 8 point backtracking the path the doe had ran down earlier and it came right under my stand which I filmed. A little while later I ALMOST shot at 8 point buck, he came from my left, underneath my stand, I did my 'mwapp" sound to stop the deer at 12 yards, and just for some reason something told me not to shoot it! It wouldn't really be an improvement on my last 2 bucks the past 2 years which were 120-125" deer. I ended up seeing 4 bucks and 4 goes by 9:45am and had to go take care of me deer from Monday night since the weather was going to be warm.
I did a terrible job trying to take photos of the two deer. I was by myself and just didn't take the time to set them up well at all. I really felt bad about posting the crappy pictures in the Harvest thread even, that bad!
I did a little filming and posted the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/tritonb1?feature=mhee
Good luck out there!
Sunday morning I shot a small doe, I just had too get some meat in the freezer and take the edge off a somewhat slow start to the season! The shot was perfect at 17 yards, it trotted up the hill about 25 yards, stood there and within 2 minutes fell over. The scenario was a neat one for me, I watched the doe come in from out in front of me a couple hundred yards total, when I first saw her she across the power line on the far hillside, she came in on a string right underneath my stand and to this stock tank for a drink. The neat thing about this was the tree that fell in this picture has an old wooden tree stand attached to it, my Dad and bro grew up hunting that stand. The old stand was bout 12 feet high, my stand is about 25 feet high so it was always kind of funny when I sat next to this stand last year and I was disappointed to see it go down over the summer.
Shortly after that, about an hour later, a doe came along being chased by a nice 8 point. It came within 30 yards, I got it stopped broadside and I pulled the shot causing me to totally miss the deer! I was very disappointed but that is better than wounding one. The excitement must have got the best of me.
Monday night I ended up taking an old doe that was in the lead, another doe and then a spike buck were hot on her trail. The shot was about a 22 yard shot to my left. The deer stopped for a split second to look back at the spike buck that was chasing her and I let her have it! The three deer raced off and I watched them until they were out of sight and I thought I heard a crash. The placement was good but it wasn't a pass through. That was at 4:16pm and I really wanted to finish out the night in my stand even if it meant just observing. At dark I look to my left and I can saw my Lumenok glowing in the woods about 90 yards in!!! That was a pretty cool moment for me and shortened my tracking job....almost. I went for the truck confident my deer was there and drove back to the corner edge of the woods, grabbed my bow (just in case) and headed to my deer... To my surprise the arrow was lonely but I had good blood on the arrow. I was a little worried at that point, it was pitch black except for the moon. The dogs on the neighboring property 1/2 mile away were going nuts and I was in some thick thick briars. I looked for blood and found one spot about the size of a quarter about 20 feet away. I started to get worried because my headlamp was doing the woods justice and I wasn't finding blood! I walked slowly down the hillside and scanned for blood and suddenly amongst a downed tree I found my doe laying tucked up underneath it like a glove!!! I was ecstatic at that point, #2 doe down for the season
After getting the deer all field dressed, quite possibly doing the worst job in the world and a cut finger to boot I drag that sucka up the hill back to the truck. My next challenge, getting it in the truck which I did barely. Thank god I had been doing Power 90 all summer because that tried to wear me down, haha! Last night I ended up seeing about 7 bucks and 7 does. This morning right before light I was greeted with a doe and buck flying underneath my stand. It got more exciting from there with quite a bit of activity. A little while later I had a decent 8 point backtracking the path the doe had ran down earlier and it came right under my stand which I filmed. A little while later I ALMOST shot at 8 point buck, he came from my left, underneath my stand, I did my 'mwapp" sound to stop the deer at 12 yards, and just for some reason something told me not to shoot it! It wouldn't really be an improvement on my last 2 bucks the past 2 years which were 120-125" deer. I ended up seeing 4 bucks and 4 goes by 9:45am and had to go take care of me deer from Monday night since the weather was going to be warm.
I did a terrible job trying to take photos of the two deer. I was by myself and just didn't take the time to set them up well at all. I really felt bad about posting the crappy pictures in the Harvest thread even, that bad!
I did a little filming and posted the videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/tritonb1?feature=mhee
Good luck out there!
saddlepants
Member
I hunted most of the day today, this morning I saw 4 bucks and 4 does, nothing close.
Tonight I saw 1 small buck, and 2 doe. I could have taken the one doe but didn't going she would pull in a buck, nope.
That wind was brutal!
Tonight I saw 1 small buck, and 2 doe. I could have taken the one doe but didn't going she would pull in a buck, nope.
That wind was brutal!
saddlepants
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Well I hate to say it guys but Im thinkin my hunting days for this season are unfortunately over. This is hard for me to fathom and I hate lettin my team down but my mom came home from the hospital last night and it was one catastrophe over another. She had a rough time and fell again trying to go to the bathroom herself in the early am when she didnt page me before getting up. Luckily she didnt get hurt but there is no way I can leave her alone now. Home health care will help some but Im the only one to be with her 24/7 to get her to the bathroom. I hurts my heart to put away my gear but Im thinkin I have to now. Im so sorry and maybe I can get pulled from and replaced on the team? She is in her end days now and if she gets sick again or hurt her wishes of "do not resuscitate" leave me no option but to just stay with her and keep her off the floor and watch her go downhill as with the issues she is having cannot be fixed. Now that she is refusing IV fliuds it is inevitable, unless there is a miracle, that she will get dehydrated again and will not recover. I am however going to try to stay posted with you guys on here and keep practicing with my new bow for next season.
Sorry to hear about your Mom SP.... Sucks when our Parents get in a bad way.... Hopefully she doesn't suffer too much which ever the outcome..... You're still in our prayers and if you need anything you know all you have too do is ask.....
Screw the contest Saddlepants. There will only be one winner. They will have bragging rights for a year, but in the end, we are all rooting each other on. I would like to win, but I would like to see Ryan and Jesse, and all the gang tag some nice deer. Doesn't matter what team they are on, we are all on the TOO team! Take care of Momma and let us know if you need anything. If you need some deer meat or something, I have zero doubts one of us can hook you up. If you need an ear to listen, same deal. We are all friends and your mother is much more important than the contest. Besides, if you guys don't win, we were going to make fun of ryan anyway since he is running the contest. lmao