2021 Live From The Tree

Deer season is almost upon us.
Our annual post. Please post live updates and pictures from the stand or blind. Adding in a general area and state is nice to figure out deer movements.
DT

Been taking care of my father and spending a lot more time on my farm. Spent a few nights in my tower to relax. Got a few decent bucks around , ver few does

I have zero cameras out. Haven’t been to the hunting land since last gun season. This year will be a surprise I guess. Lol
DT

deertracker wrote:

I have zero cameras out. Haven’t been to the hunting land since last gun season. This year will be a surprise I guess. Lol
DT

Is the new girlfriend really worth it?

It’s not actually her. Lol. We both had seniors this year, new position at work and normal life stuff.
DT

Was pretty dumbfounded tonight. Just strange. Deer are spooky as can be. Few does/fawns came out grazed grass for 15ish minutes and back in woods. Little later a doe and fawn came out for maybe 5 minutes. Nothing grazing corn. Two giant bucks walked in my plot at 45 yrds. Barely grazed and slipped off into trees.

Then all hell broke loose. Snort-wheezes all over the place. Deer running all over through corn, woods and then it appears to be a big buck chasing a doe down my plot. Then down a field line I see a small 8 making a scrape – A SCRAPE on sept 10. This little guy started walking into the field with his nose to the ground. After about 30-40 yrds, he bolted after a doe and chased her all over god’s creation. It’s common to see little tiny bucks sparring early, but actual rut activity- hhhhmmm climate change????

Not sure if this is the right place but here it is.
My granddaughter shot this with her bow somewhere around Fargo. Her first gun or bow.

Holy crap Glenn!!!

That’s outstanding! Congrats to her! I wish I could give her a high five and a hand shake! Pass one on for me!

Pailofperch wrote:

Holy crap Glenn!!!

That’s outstanding! Congrats to her! I wish I could give her a high five and a hand shake! Pass one on for me!

thanks!!! i will. she has become quite the tomboy, hunter and fishergal!!!!!! she has a really good fiancee she does alot of outdoor stuff with. i think its awesome.

none of my kids or other grandkids ever really got into it which bums me out.

problem with that one, is its going to be pretty tough to beat that one!!!!!! also looks to be bigger then the one ole gramps got!!!!

That’s a dandy. I didn’t even realize that the archery season was already open in North Dakota.

gim wrote:

That’s a dandy. I didn’t even realize that the archery season was already open in North Dakota.

me either.

then i remembered my former boss lives out by Mandan, and he always was bow hunting earlier then minnesota.

they got some wierd and odd seasons and rules out there. even the residents arent gaurenteed they can deer hunt every year…….unless your a property owner. they need to go through a drawing to get selected to deer hunt!!!

glenn57 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>gimruis wrote:</div>
That’s a dandy. I didn’t even realize that the archery season was already open in North Dakota.

me either.

then i remembered my former boss lives out by Mandan, and he always was bow hunting earlier then minnesota.

they got some wierd and odd seasons and rules out there. even the residents arent gaurenteed they can deer hunt every year…….unless your a property owner. they need to go through a drawing to get selected to deer hunt!!!

Ya I knew about the lottery tag system thing there. That applies for both whitetail and muleys. They don’t have enough deer for everyone to hunt. The habitat can’t support it. Obviously they can still grow nice bucks though.

DT

That’s a brute, congrats to your Granddaughter Glenn! That will be a tough one to beat, but they are all trophy’s with stick and string.

It’s almost go time! Have my alarm set for 515.
DT

Good morning everyone. I’ve seen 1 fawn so far at 635.
DT

First sit of the season. Got in early to enjoy the nice afternoon. At the farm tonight sitting on the edge of a draw that leads up to ag and scattered oaks. Let the opener vacation begin!

Sitting right on a good edge that a few deer highways come to. First hunt for the season!

Getting blanked tonight which is rare for this property.
DT

Well. I had 4 hours of absolutely nothing and then the last 10 minutes, 5 bucks came out into the beans. Not sure where they entered but they came towards the corner but were still about 80 yards from me. My stand is set off the corner about 30 yards. One for sure was at least in the 130s. 2 were probably lower 120s and then a spike and a fork. Going to hit a different stand in the morning.
DT

I sat yesterday evening on the family farm west of little falls. Saw a doe and two bucks. I couldnt get a good read on bucks, too dark but one of them looked descent. A little action anyway on first sit of year.

My morning so far:
Fawn
Skunk
Fawn
Turkey
Flock of turkeys
Fawn

The wind is cranking this morning.
DT

Had one deer spook down wind of me that i never saw in some thick stuff. Had one start working towards me as soon as I got out of the tree last night. Tuesday has a sweet cold front coming

Way to get her rolling this year guys! I’m not quite sure when my first sit will be. Currently overwhelmed with work and family schedules!
Good luck!!! I’ll join you as soon as possible!

I forgot to add that I was in NW MN.
DT

deertracker wrote:

The wind is cranking this morning.

I bet it was a little warm out there too. Felt more like July yesterday than mid September.

What a afternoon! I hiked back into a big oak flat on public. Big creek bottom below and beans up top. I bumped a young 8 on the way in and a doe and fawn just walked by as I got settled in. Fingers crossed the action continues.

Had a few does hang around my set for awhile tonight. Pretty fun hunt.

Shot a doe last night after watching her feed on apples for 20 minutes. She went down in 40 yards, good way to start the season.

Last night was a bust after the first 5 mins of the sit. Back at the farm tonight for the first sit at one of my new “food plots” the farmer planted. Its some sort of native plant mix with clover added. Sadly I think the drought got the best of the clover but the deer are still keeping some areas mowed down pretty good.