All set up and ready to go! I'm gonna hit the horns together in about 20 minutes. I'll let y'all know what happens.....
Good luck Ric. Been hanging out since shortly after 6 here in the tree house today. Heard deer moving thru in the dark. Not counting on anything but I will tell you the does are not safe today. Time to fill the freezer with a doe from my property if I can be blessed with one today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4A6vvGqGM
Scent Smoker Commercial. I don't know if you guys remember me asking about how the deer would use a small patch of thicket with standing corn around but I put a stand in there and It's going to be a hotspot! Even when the corn comes down I will still be able to sneak in without making any noise at all.
Scent Smoker Commercial. I don't know if you guys remember me asking about how the deer would use a small patch of thicket with standing corn around but I put a stand in there and It's going to be a hotspot! Even when the corn comes down I will still be able to sneak in without making any noise at all.
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I rattled in a small one yesterday morning about an hour after I witnessed the two fights, the video above is the buck that answered to the rattles.
As I sat in my stand yesterday I thought about rattling, but forgot my gear for that. I was going to ask if anyone has been doing any good with it.
Killed a B&C squirrel today. He finally quit moving so I got down to fetch him up and hopefully reuse my arrow. He popped back to life and headed straight up a giant oak tree roughly 40'. Expensive and unrecovered squirrel. Not cool. Not a deer seen although I heard them before daylight moving thru. Tough part of owning and hunting a small parcel.
dante322
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That happened to me my first year hunting. Shot a squirrel with a field point. next thing I know, my arrow is up a tree with a squirrel in the middle of it! little bastard. lol Took the bow back to the truck, got the .22 and shot him out of the tree. Got the arrow back, ate the squirrel.
Mine was a groundhog. The farmer had a bounty out on him. I was instructed to shoot any I saw. I put and aluminum arrow into one back in the day. It was shish Ka-bobbed and he scampered down his hole. I rushed over to try and save my arrow. Grabbed on the fletched side and pulled. He growled and I let him have it. He took the arrow further down the hole. Poor bastard.
I shot one and it made it too the hole and snapped the Easton aluminum arrow in half.... Got the fletching but not the broad head.....
Hilarious Dave! Made me lol!:smiley_clap:
Never had a chance to rattle. I was going to but decided to give it till 8 this morning then it happened....I got lucky.
Dang. I was ready to hit the woods and pound on the horns like Tommy Lee on his drums or groupies. Hahahahah! Seriously I am glad you posted this. I still may try some rattling but not overly aggressive.
I was wondering the same thing FS...did ya rattle the freak in? Awesome stuff guys, good luck!
In a different stand today. Haven't scouted much here this year. It is pointless with the corn as it is primarily bedding and I try to stay out. I have one easy access stand on the edge of backside where I am now. was hoping in the stand scouting would show me a big boy who isn't leaving the area much. So far squirrels and turkeys are all. Really need to slide out early and get some work done today. Time will tell. Lol