In for a long sit today hoping to fill my anterless tag. Good luck TOO everyone else out there TOODAY.
Drove 30 miles this morning scouting from the road. I only saw deer on one property. It is a property which allows no hunting, no intrusions of any sort. Nobody hunts shed antlers, arrowheads, coyotes, or anything there. The deer will pile in there in the winter like crazy. I saw 3-4 on this property. Hopefully you guys out there hunting are seeing more than I saw from the road.
dante322
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I see that all the time. groups of 7 to 10 in a field feeding an hour before dark. no hunting allowed.
So here's my story on filling my anterless tag. I arrived at my womans sisters place a little late, around 3pm. They own a small pasture field and 7 acres of woods behind it. The neighboring property TOO the left is also wooded and it's thick as hell. Her sisters woods are about 100 yards wide by 200 yards long and there is a huge bean field at the end on a farm that has minimal if any bow hunting pressure. The deer will either bed down in the oats on the neighbors to the right or in the thick stuff on the left and funnel into my area on the way to the beans. Upon entering the woods friday afternoon I spotted movement 100 yards ahead so I looked through my rangefinder and there was one doe bedded and another milling around. I dropped my climber off my back and crawled up to a briar patch and cussed at myself for being late. I tried doe bleating a couple times to see if I could get them to come to me and it didn't work. I then crawled back to my climber and slowly stood up, glassed them again and noticed that they were slowly making their way towards the beans. I waited a few minutes and then I headed up that way ever so quietly. I found a tree right off of a well used trail and strapped my climber up. Once I got to about 15ft I noticed that I didn't strap the platform up at an angle to account for the tree getting smaller as I climb up, Just then one of my feet came out and I had the whole bottom dangling by one foot. That was a bitch to fix, then I had to climb back down and reattach the bottom platform. When all was said and done it was 4pm before I finally sat down in the tree. Not long after that I noticed 3 doe on the edge of the bean field browsing, I was watching them for about 20 mins when I heard something coming from behind me to the right. I turned and it's a small buck walking with his nose to the ground, I tried playing with him and I grunted twice but he didn't want any part of it. He disappeared to the right over a little hill. Next thing I know there are two doe hauling major ass right towards me, I waited until they got almost in front of me and I let out a loud "meeaahhh" and one stopped, I did it again and the other stopped. I shot one and unfortunately I spined her but I quickly put another in her cause I couldn't stand there and watch/listen to her suffer. She made the loudest bawl I've ever heard. Then I had the other doe and the buck hanging around for at least 10 mins trying to figure out why all of a sudden "jane" was taking a dirt nap. They eventually left and I scurried down, pulled my arrows out of her and got her out quickly so I didn't bugger up the area. It happened so fast and I'm glad I could get another arrow in her quickly. I still had to watch her breathe for about a minute and that's the first time I've ever witnessed the actual death of the deer cause all the other ones just ran off and expired. Once I got out of the woods I thanked her for her life and the meat she will provide and proceeded to field dress her, nothing like warm guts when your hands are freezing!
I'm out... Trying to at least see Jagger, the buck I've been after for three years. Hoping to get a glimpse of him. A shot would be icing on the cake.
I'm up on a 20 foot high bank overlooking the hollow he roams. . Mother natures tree stand.
I'm up on a 20 foot high bank overlooking the hollow he roams. . Mother natures tree stand.
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Awesome set up indeed, Cotty! I hope he makes an appearance for you. You've done your part, you are there!
On a cruise right now and I've seen upwards of 30 deer with 10 being the most seen in one small field.
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dante322
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Another sit with no sightings. talked to another guy who has been hunting out there, he hasnt been seeing anything either.
Thanks for the congrats guys! I'll be taking the smoke pole out in the morning, good luck TOO everyone!
Congrats on your doe Chad!
There are some guys on here that have really hunted their tails off this year that have either not see many deer or the one they really wanted. Just keep at it! The victory will be much sweeter if it happens. Hunting can be very frustrating as we all know but like Brock said, at least you're out there trying! Good luck and be safe out there this week!
There are some guys on here that have really hunted their tails off this year that have either not see many deer or the one they really wanted. Just keep at it! The victory will be much sweeter if it happens. Hunting can be very frustrating as we all know but like Brock said, at least you're out there trying! Good luck and be safe out there this week!
Thanks Ric. Like Ric and other guys have said, just keep at it and something is bound to happen. I came home after a few hunts this year all pissed off, but when you keep trying it pays off.
dante322
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Game face on...It's lead slinging time. Heading out to blast the crap out of public deerz. Good luck to everybody else that's out today and be safe out there.