…with my camera. My deer hunting is done, but Sunday afternoon was so nice I had to sneak out in the woods for a couple of hours.
The rut was in full swing with bucks running everywhere in the last hour and a half of light. I only got a couple of good pictures before the fading light resulted in blurry shots. Of course, the pictures of the bigger bucks didn’t turn out that well. The classic big one that got away scenario.
Can you see this buck peeking at me?
Can you see this buck peeking at me?
close up…
close up…
I heard some rattling and had to investigate.
I heard some rattling and had to investigate.
It’s too bad the pictures blurred, one of these guys was definitely a shooter 10 pt.
It’s too bad the pictures blurred, one of these guys was definitely a shooter 10 pt.
neat pics 
neat pics
I sat down and watched the two brutes fight for awhile. A little buck was chasing a fawn doe all around until he saw me and decided to investigate. I couldn’t believe it, he walked right up to me stamping his feet. I thought he was going to try to gore me. I had to wave my red Twins hat at him like he was a bull.
I sat down and watched the two brutes fight for awhile. A little buck was chasing a fawn doe all around until he saw me and decided to investigate. I couldn’t believe it, he walked right up to me stamping his feet. I thought he was going to try to gore me. I had to wave my red Twins hat at him like he was a bull.
I took a bunch of pictures of does as well. This was my favorite.
I took a bunch of pictures of does as well. This was my favorite.
You have some good land!! What area are the pics from?
You have some good land!! What area are the pics from?
Awesome footage of some nice bucks! 
I live in the country now, but your pics remind me of when I lived in Minnetonka. I used to sneak around some of the larger parks down there and saw some awesome big bucks back in the less frequented brushy areas. Good job, keep the photos coming!
Awesome footage of some nice bucks! I live in the country now, but your pics remind me of when I lived in Minnetonka. I used to sneak around some of the larger parks down there and saw some awesome big bucks back in the less frequented brushy areas. Good job, keep the photos coming!
Neat pics. Its fun just to be able to take pictures.
Neat pics. Its fun just to be able to take pictures.
This is public land less than an hour from the cities so I prefer not to give any GPS coordinates. I have yet to deer hunt here because I hunt in SE Minnesota, but I have shot a few coyotes off this land. I plan on picking up bowhunting over the winter/next summer so I am excited that I have found a place to hit after work next fall. SE Minnesota is too far away to hunt except on the weekends.
This is public land less than an hour from the cities so I prefer not to give any GPS coordinates. I have yet to deer hunt here because I hunt in SE Minnesota, but I have shot a few coyotes off this land. I plan on picking up bowhunting over the winter/next summer so I am excited that I have found a place to hit after work next fall. SE Minnesota is too far away to hunt except on the weekends.
Public land that close to the cities and holding those bucks this time of year wow you better keep that place a secret!
Public land that close to the cities and holding those bucks this time of year wow you better keep that place a secret!
Do you consider the deer in the first pic a shooter?
Do you consider the deer in the first pic a shooter?
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Do you consider the deer in the first pic a shooter?
I have never shot one that small with my shotgun. However if I fast forward to next fall, my first bow season, and one that size presents himself that close to me when I have a bow in my hands it may be a different story. Most likely I will still pass as a doe will taste just as good and the bow season is a lot longer than the shotgun season so I will have plenty of time to get a better buck.
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Do you consider the deer in the first pic a shooter?
I have never shot one that small with my shotgun. However if I fast forward to next fall, my first bow season, and one that size presents himself that close to me when I have a bow in my hands it may be a different story. Most likely I will still pass as a doe will taste just as good and the bow season is a lot longer than the shotgun season so I will have plenty of time to get a better buck.
Wow, it doesn’t look that small to me. I think I might shoot it.
Is it a 8 or a ten, I can’t tell from the pic? Looks like a 2 1/2 year old deer to me.
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