2022 Live From The Tree

Nice work!

Sweet November is here!
Low Of 43 over night. Clear skies and zero wind.
Bedding area SE of me and a bedding area west of me.
Really good corridor in between the 2.

Nice! Seems like you guys are having a lot of action which to me is a bit of a surprise with how warm its been.

Nice one Michael!

Nice buck. Been out alot last 3 days se mn. Alot of deer moving but not right one yet. Big boys are seeming to be nocturnal. Little guys chasing. Getting fun this time of year.

Nice 8 pointer with the bow Michael.

Most of the big boys by my have remained nocturnal. 100’s of pics of them fighting, chasing does….but mostly 10pm to 4am. Hopefully get more does in heat at once to get them more aggressive. Been watching the rut trickle along for almost the last 6 weeks. At this rate the rut is going to be a dud year.

On a compassionate note, I came across this little guy wrapped up in grape vine. Was through his rack and had his hind legs pinned to a tree. He was pretty calm and let me pet him as I cut the vine loose. Dumb bell ran directly into more vines and we repeated that all over again. He finally headed off the right direction and trotted off. He was pretty weak. Figured he had been there for at least an entire day

Thanks guys.
Tonight’s sit was a sweet pinch between 2 blocks of timber with a secluded field.
Todays high down here in Ne was 78.
Sunset was at 6:25 tonight. First deer to hit the field was 6:06 PM. Shortly after that a mature doe popped out with a big nature 10 pointer in tow. He chased her across the field and back into the woods west of me.
Ended up rattling in 2 other bucks that i would have shot into 100 yards but they wouldn’t commit. They ended up cutting into the timber west of me.

Ended up seeing 18 deer in total and 5 were bucks. Had another basket rack 8 chase a doe by at 45 yards.

Nice deer Michael! Congrats!!!

Michael Best wrote:

Ended up seeing 18 deer in total and 5 were bucks. Had another basket rack 8 chase a doe by at 45 yards.

So in Nebraska are you permitted to pile up more than one buck with your bow? Or are you hunting for bonus anterless deer now?

So in Nebraska are you permitted to pile up more than one buck with your bow? Or are you hunting for bonus anterless deer now?
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Ne is a 2 buck state. However this year they decided to limit the NR archery tags to 5000. Basically the public on the west side of he state has a ton of pressure and they didn’t want it to spill over into the archery season with a limit on rifle tags as well.
Last year there were 5032 tags sold. I bought 2 of those last year. Lol
Not sure how many have been sold this year so far.

Just had a doe still with her two fawns outside the office window. Guessing that changes quick with the weather change.

This mornings set up. Is the north side of the hour glass. It butts up next to some thick cover they tend to bed in. With the SSE winds it’s a money spot. Bucks will cruise along the creek bed just on the edge of thick cover.
Wind blows through the thick cover across the creek and out into a cut bean field.
Very unlikely to get winded by a deer with southerly winds.

The first picture is looking SW.
this picture is looking SE.
In the corner of that bean field next to the creek bottom is the stand I hunted last night.

Michael Best wrote:

creek bottom

Is the creek completely dry? Sure looks like it. The drought just as bad there as it is here?

Here is the result of this mornings sit.
Over night low of 55. He come cruising along the creek just before sunrise.
When he rounded the bend in the creek I had him at 22 yards.
Double lung hit and he was down in 60 yards.

While I was giving him time an 8 pointer pushed a doe into me for over a half hour. They had me pinned down till eventually the doe squirted by the buck heading west. He was in tow behind her.

Michael Best wrote:

Here is the result of this mornings sit

Geez dude. Two nice bucks in 3 days? Looks like your tags are filled LOL

gimruis wrote:

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creek bottom

Is the creek completely dry? Sure looks like it. The drought just as bad there as it is here?

Yes it is bone dry. I have hunted here since 2007. The only other year I have seen it dry like this was 2012 when this area I hunt got hammered with EHD.
Half of the herd was lost that summer.

gimruis wrote:

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Geez dude. Two nice bucks in 3 days? Looks like your tags are filled LOL

Thank you.
Yeah I have been texting friends and family all morning. We have a problem. I am tagged out already. Lol
My brother in law leaves MN on Friday to hunt here for a week. I guess I call coyotes somewhere while he deer hunts. Lol

Michael Best wrote:

I am tagged out already.

That’s OK, you accomplished what you set out to do!

I’m sure you could find a yote or two now.

Yeah there is no shortage of those around here.
Had one yesterday morning at 100 yards but he didn’t like the doe decoy. Lol
Had a bobcat go by last night at 80 yards
They are such a cool animal to watch in nature.

Michael Best wrote:

The only other year I have seen it dry like this was 2012 when this area I hunt got hammered with EHD.
Half of the herd was lost that summer.

We had a big outbreak a couple summers ago when they drew down the Mississippi River to bring Little Rock Lake down to do some vegetation planting in the hopes to clean that lake up and lessen the amount of algae. Seems like there are a good number of deer again, but not as many as there were before that.

Got a good vibe about this evening. Hope I’m not wrong! 🤞
With a NNW wind, I’m on the south side of a good trail intersection going from swamp to woods across brushy beaver dams. Deer have been using this alot lately. Sat here 3 years ago to the day in quite the windy snow squall.

Sat till noon and back out at 230. Steady light rain all day. Seen 1 giant at 440 yrds – just out of range lol. Near a bedding area and as expected they get up to shake off, pee/poop and mil around. Been plagued with all little deer all day

Vibe was off a bit. Beavers, muskrats, otters, squirrels, grouse, and a bobcat. No deer.

Was full draw on a doe who came thru my clearing at 9AM. Waiting for her to come to a stop I hear grunting in the woods 50 yds behind her. Big guy who I only had nocturnal pics of came sauntering out nose to the ground. Had to “Mehp” at him to get him to stop, sent one thru the boilermaker at 22 yds. First buck with a bow, and a tough one to top. Quick measurements put him at high 150’s. Nice North Metro buck on 10 acres.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow.

Good luck guys/gals.
Be safe and have fun.

Already heard 5 shots before legal. Have deer on me though! Good luck everyone!

Definitely should have trimmed this are I think. New clothes are warm, almost had a heat stroke getting out here lol

Very nice ganderpike!!!