Wildlife 2019/2020 Deer Season
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After reading your write ups for a few years now it wouldn't surprise me a bit to see another post live from the stand tomorrow morning with your bow in hand u crazy sucker...I'm not sure if u are just extremely infatuated and dedicated to hunting white tails or alittle crocked in the head! Either way congrats on the season....
Rifle and a caller this evening in the snow.
He hit his state limit for deer. Even though I didn’t think controlled hunt deer counted towards the state limit.
Rifle and a caller this evening in the snow.
You've got me pegged!
Yup,,, I'll be focused on hunting them damn yotes over the next couple of months for sure
Anybody interested in wanting to get out and give it a shot, shoot me a PM and we'll make it happen.
I'm confident you'll have an opportunity to take a crack at one or possibly two within a few sets, day or night, it really doesn't matter around where I live, which is Ross County.
However, they're usually most active in the middle of the night.
I heard them carrying on last night all around my place between 11:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
That's fairly typical around my neck of the woods.
I'm a firm believer that a good coyote is a dead coyote and that's the way I'll always see it.
Best of luck to all you yote hunters & trappers this year!
Kill'em all!
Yeah, PM him because he won’t answer the phone or return text! 
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 'Red Fox':
I headed out for the first time this year with the rifle @5:40 p.m. and laid down along the edge of one of the cut soybean fields across the street.
I got set up about 10-15 minutes after I walked out of my workshop and made only one rabbit in distress sequence call from my hand caller.
5 minutes later this fox came cruising in a little over 100 yards away within the field.
One 3,500 FPS WIN .308 shot later, he hit the ground right where he stood.
Tonight's setup consisted what you see in the photo above and I made the shot right around 6:05 p.m. I made it back home by 6:30.
If you care to see what a 'Liberty - Animal Instinct' WIN.308 round does to little critters, I went ahead and attached a photo of him with the exit wound.
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Since I'm on this topic of hunting varmints, I'll also share what else I did earlier today.
I purchased a couple of new items (approx. $37.00 combined in total) for my bow last Monday and received them this morning, which are;.
I tested them both briefly, shooting my bow from 20 & 30 yards during the day today. I've yet to test them at night, but I will probably later on this evening.
I'm still able to look down through my peep in the dark and see my 3 lit pins within my HHA KingPin Bow Sight, utilizing the blue burst lights that I installed onto the sight.
The 'Wicked Ambush Light' also has a pressure switch that's mounted on the bow grip, which controls three different brightness settings, and the 'Tactical Green Dot Laser Sight' with a pressure switch is also mounted on the bow grip. I have no issues or problems operating the both of them and shooting my bow accurately onto my target.
Both lights are aligned with my bow sight pins 10, 20 & 30 yards. I haven't tested beyond that point yet, but I will.
I'll be practicing over the next couple of evenings just so I can be thoroughly comfortable & confident with my new night time bow setup.
I wish to get back out into my CRP tree-stand once again rather soon and get after some of these damn coyotes I have in the area.
I've shot one last year with my bow a few minutes before dark from within that same tree-stand when it was right underneath me at 15 yards. I drilled it perfectly through the chest and it still ran off within the thick deer bedding area. I found its remains earlier this deer season.
I hear them often this time of year nearby, especially during the midnight hours, so, I intend to do some night time bow hunting for coyotes when I can't sleep at night, right behind the house.
The rifle will wake the wife, but the bow won't...
I headed out for the first time this year with the rifle @5:40 p.m. and laid down along the edge of one of the cut soybean fields across the street.
I got set up about 10-15 minutes after I walked out of my workshop and made only one rabbit in distress sequence call from my hand caller.
5 minutes later this fox came cruising in a little over 100 yards away within the field.
One 3,500 FPS WIN .308 shot later, he hit the ground right where he stood.
Tonight's setup consisted what you see in the photo above and I made the shot right around 6:05 p.m. I made it back home by 6:30.
If you care to see what a 'Liberty - Animal Instinct' WIN.308 round does to little critters, I went ahead and attached a photo of him with the exit wound.
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Since I'm on this topic of hunting varmints, I'll also share what else I did earlier today.
I purchased a couple of new items (approx. $37.00 combined in total) for my bow last Monday and received them this morning, which are;.
- One Aukmont Bow Stabilizer with Picatinny Rail for my Wicked Ambush Light and new Green Dot Laser Sight
- One Shockproof 532nm Tactical Green Dot Laser Sight with Rail Mounts & Pressure Switch
I tested them both briefly, shooting my bow from 20 & 30 yards during the day today. I've yet to test them at night, but I will probably later on this evening.
I'm still able to look down through my peep in the dark and see my 3 lit pins within my HHA KingPin Bow Sight, utilizing the blue burst lights that I installed onto the sight.
The 'Wicked Ambush Light' also has a pressure switch that's mounted on the bow grip, which controls three different brightness settings, and the 'Tactical Green Dot Laser Sight' with a pressure switch is also mounted on the bow grip. I have no issues or problems operating the both of them and shooting my bow accurately onto my target.
Both lights are aligned with my bow sight pins 10, 20 & 30 yards. I haven't tested beyond that point yet, but I will.
I'll be practicing over the next couple of evenings just so I can be thoroughly comfortable & confident with my new night time bow setup.
I wish to get back out into my CRP tree-stand once again rather soon and get after some of these damn coyotes I have in the area.
I've shot one last year with my bow a few minutes before dark from within that same tree-stand when it was right underneath me at 15 yards. I drilled it perfectly through the chest and it still ran off within the thick deer bedding area. I found its remains earlier this deer season.
I hear them often this time of year nearby, especially during the midnight hours, so, I intend to do some night time bow hunting for coyotes when I can't sleep at night, right behind the house.
The rifle will wake the wife, but the bow won't...
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Friday, January 31, 2020 - 'Buck on a string':
I headed out with the rifle once again this evening around 5:45 p.m. hoping to call in a coyote or two.
I set up on the ground pretty much at same spot when I shot the fox the other night, right along the edge of the same cut soybean field.
During the 40 minute hunt, I think I did 2 or 3 Cottontail in distress call sequences.
Around 6:25 p.m., a young small buck walks out into the field from the wooded creek area, approximately 200 yards straight away where I was hoping a coyote would pop out.
Even though he was kind of downwind of me and I had my 'Wicked Scanner Light' shined on him, he still continued to walk slowly straight to me.
I was laying in the prone position with my rifle watching him through my rifle-scope.
I got a real good look at him and he's one of the regulars.
The buck eventually stopped even with me within the field, just to my left and started grazing approximately 35 yards away.
He grazed in place for about five minutes when I decided I'll try to get a photograph of him.
During that time, I tried my best to get a good photo of him with my cellphone, however my new cellphone isn't nearly as user friendly as my previous cellphone and in my opinion, the camera isn't nearly as good as well.
Anyway,,,
The following is the best I could do. I made several attempts and eventually the buck figured that he should probably leave the area because he wasn't sure what the heck was moving about just yards away from him.
Original cellphone photograph were he is standing just right of center, just out of reach of the camera flash;
Cropped version of the above original photograph:
He never blew and he didn't take off like lighting either.
He basically trotted off with a flagging tail heading straight towards the house through the middle of the field.
Once he got over the hill, I packed up and headed home, straight through the same field.
As I reached the road, I scanned our large front yard with the 'Wicked Light' and there he was standing there watching me.
I continued down our long driveway as he stayed put the entire time within our small field watching me walk all the way to the shop.
Good luck to all those that will be out this weekend deer hunting!
I hope you get to fill a deer tag.
I headed out with the rifle once again this evening around 5:45 p.m. hoping to call in a coyote or two.
I set up on the ground pretty much at same spot when I shot the fox the other night, right along the edge of the same cut soybean field.
During the 40 minute hunt, I think I did 2 or 3 Cottontail in distress call sequences.
Around 6:25 p.m., a young small buck walks out into the field from the wooded creek area, approximately 200 yards straight away where I was hoping a coyote would pop out.
Even though he was kind of downwind of me and I had my 'Wicked Scanner Light' shined on him, he still continued to walk slowly straight to me.
I was laying in the prone position with my rifle watching him through my rifle-scope.
I got a real good look at him and he's one of the regulars.
The buck eventually stopped even with me within the field, just to my left and started grazing approximately 35 yards away.
He grazed in place for about five minutes when I decided I'll try to get a photograph of him.
During that time, I tried my best to get a good photo of him with my cellphone, however my new cellphone isn't nearly as user friendly as my previous cellphone and in my opinion, the camera isn't nearly as good as well.
Anyway,,,
The following is the best I could do. I made several attempts and eventually the buck figured that he should probably leave the area because he wasn't sure what the heck was moving about just yards away from him.
Original cellphone photograph were he is standing just right of center, just out of reach of the camera flash;
Cropped version of the above original photograph:
He never blew and he didn't take off like lighting either.
He basically trotted off with a flagging tail heading straight towards the house through the middle of the field.
Once he got over the hill, I packed up and headed home, straight through the same field.
As I reached the road, I scanned our large front yard with the 'Wicked Light' and there he was standing there watching me.
I continued down our long driveway as he stayed put the entire time within our small field watching me walk all the way to the shop.
Good luck to all those that will be out this weekend deer hunting!
I hope you get to fill a deer tag.
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 'Third Time's a Charm':
When out for the third time this year with the same rifle at the same spot, using the same setup, making the same call sequence and I took out this male at roughly 175 yards with a single shot at 6:10 p.m.
I thought I was possible going to make it a double, however the other one stayed within the woods and didn't provide me an opportunity.
I weighed him only because I dragged him all the way home to get a photograph of him. I forgot my cellphone this evening. I had to take a couple of breaks along the way while dragging him through the field, which made me decide to weigh him out. I thought he was rather heavy after a couple of breaks.
He's roughly 45 lbs.
And apparently he made through someone's trap because he's missing a toe or two.
This evening, I wore my snow camo hunting bibs, jacket, hat & gloves while laying along the edge of a cut soybean field overlooking the creek bottom wooded area.
I did a couple of Cottontail in distress calls shortly before dark. Neither coyote had a clue I was in the area even though I was pretty much out in the open area.
I shot the one the made it all the way out of the woods and tried to get the other one to do the same, but that one never made it out.
The next few days should prove to be fairly good for coyote hunting because of the moon phase in case anyone else was thinking of giving it a shot.
When out for the third time this year with the same rifle at the same spot, using the same setup, making the same call sequence and I took out this male at roughly 175 yards with a single shot at 6:10 p.m.
I thought I was possible going to make it a double, however the other one stayed within the woods and didn't provide me an opportunity.
I weighed him only because I dragged him all the way home to get a photograph of him. I forgot my cellphone this evening. I had to take a couple of breaks along the way while dragging him through the field, which made me decide to weigh him out. I thought he was rather heavy after a couple of breaks.
He's roughly 45 lbs.
And apparently he made through someone's trap because he's missing a toe or two.
This evening, I wore my snow camo hunting bibs, jacket, hat & gloves while laying along the edge of a cut soybean field overlooking the creek bottom wooded area.
I did a couple of Cottontail in distress calls shortly before dark. Neither coyote had a clue I was in the area even though I was pretty much out in the open area.
I shot the one the made it all the way out of the woods and tried to get the other one to do the same, but that one never made it out.
The next few days should prove to be fairly good for coyote hunting because of the moon phase in case anyone else was thinking of giving it a shot.
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Here's a quick follow up regarding the Albino squirrel that I arrowed back in January of this year at the tail end of a morning deer hunt.
It's my second one that I arrowed. The first one was about 10 years ago about five miles from this particular location. Both were taken during deer season by way of compound bow and arrow from the ground at approximately 20 yards. In both cases, the squirrel died instantly and like the first one, I had this one preserved as well.
teenbowhunter
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I can’t imagine there are too many hunters who’ve killed two albino squirrels with a bow. Crazy looking animals
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Pretty dang cool. Welcome back stranger. 
Sgt Fury
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triple_duece
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Very few people have seen a wild white phase in the wild much less a true albino. Congrats it looks great.
Now that I’m older, I think I’d rather watch them and know there is a chance to see it again while I’m deer hunting.
In my younger years, it would’ve been shot on sight. I guess time changes some things.
Now that I’m older, I think I’d rather watch them and know there is a chance to see it again while I’m deer hunting.
In my younger years, it would’ve been shot on sight. I guess time changes some things.
Joel
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