Last morning sit for atleast a week started out with a great sunrise and one decent 8 that turned and went onto the neighbors. I sure hope there’s better movement than yesterday.
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I switched it up this afternoon and went road side again. My brother sat all day on the opposite side of the farm and hasn’t seen a deer since 8. I really thought they’d move better today.
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Its been completely dead since the first hour. By brother was hunting the farm with me this morning and he only saw a fork. I’m on my way out now to let the dog out and get a couple things done at home. I’ll be back out in few hours.
It’s been a busy morning. I had deer on the field on the way in. Since I got in the tree I’ve had two does, a fork, a 6, and a really nice young 9 point go by.
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I had a close call tonight. I grunted in a 130’s 10 point at 2:30. It stopped broad side at 38 yards. I ended up sending an arrow over his back, and into the tree behind him. I’d guess it was a combo of not aiming low enough for a steep down hill shot, and maybe the deer dropped a bit as well. I got back in the stand after checking the arrow, and immediately rattled in a small busted up 8. Then maybe an hour before dark I rattled in a 6 point from across the road. The deer were definitely fired up tonight. Hopefully this continues for the rest of the week!
I’m finally sitting the road side stand this year. I walked past a couple scrapes on the way in, and it looked like they’d both been hit since the rain quit.
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What a stud Jimmy! Hopefully something like that walks by this afternoon when I’m in the tree!
Those deer are out there gimuis even on public. I chased one around in MN for a couple years, and had him as close as 60 yards from the tree. I moved my stand midday to cover a different trail, and of course he walked within 20 yards of the first tree. That deer got shot a few days later on gun opener, and scored right around 190. The other one was deep in a swamp in SE WI. That one was probably 150 yards out, heading in my general direction, when some hounds started baying in the distance. That buck immediately spun around and headed off into the swamp never to be seen again.
I walked in at first light just as the rain was letting up. The deer are just starting to move. I’m watching a buck chase a doe around in the bean field right now, and in the last 20 mins 3 different young buck have cruised past me. Hoping the big one slips up before the rain starts again.
Congrats to your kid bearcat!
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Nice buck!
I’m out for the first sit of vacation. I ran into a friend at the gas station on the way down, and he had a nice 10 he got this morning in the back of his truck.
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I just got back from checking a couple cameras, and there were a few hunters out braving the weather. I skipped tonight to get some work done, but my week off starts at noon tomorrow. Good luck to all the other bow hunters who will be hitting the woods hard for the next week. I think it should be good.
I wasn’t planning to call at all but figured I’d mess with little ones. A couple quick grunts and they came in on a string.
It was slow last night with only a couple does feeding in the far end of the field. This morning I’m sitting on the edge of a draw leading to bedding and a pond. I had two deer go by about 5 mins before shooting light, and one I could clearly make out a decent set of antlers on. Since then a called in a fork and 6 point that we’re crossing the picked beans.
On the pond tonight. The deer are starting to really hit the water hard.
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Good luck to everyone tonight. The girl decided we needed to go out for dinner tonight so I have to wait until morning. The farmer has been out fixing washout’s at one of the farms today, and he let me know two young bucks cruised down the edge of the field late this morning. I checked a few cameras last night, and there were a handful of fresh scrapes and rubs since I was out there last. I think it should really start getting good after what is hopefully the last warm up early next week.
Glad they got him. I hope they go after everyone that helped this guy as well.
Enjoying this nice morning on the edge of a skinny meadow. It’s a little drippy but nothing terrible. Had a few deer munching acorns in the dark right around me.
Saw one of the biggest deer of my life driving home last night. About 7 miles south of where I hunt so not really a chance in hunting it. A Colossus typical 10 point. For sure would be pushing 200 inches. Didn’t miss him with the truck by much as he came up the ditch on the passenger side while I was rounding a corner. Still shaking my head. Builds the excitement anyhow!
I had a close call with a big 10 myself after hunting last night. It was 4-5 miles from where I hunt, but the farm my dad hunts is just across the bean field the deer came out of. He certainly wasn’t 200″ but I bet 160’s. Needless to say my dad is going out to set up a stand tonight.
I just got the call from the farmer that he’s starting to pick corn at the farm I was at last night, so I’m heading out in a bit in hopes he pushes some deer around.
Back on private with standing corn across the ditch and picked beans behind me.
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My owl buddy from the farm. Both times I sat in this particular finger of woods he came and hung out with me for the evening.
As for last night I saw a little 8 early on, and then around sunset something or someone pushed 6 antlerless deer out of the slough past me.
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On public in a funnel between a slough and channel tonight.
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Of coarse work is sending me out of town the next few days so I won’t get to hunt this cold front. However last night was a good sit even with the heat. I saw 7 does and fawns and 3 bucks including this one I had at 20 yards.
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Sitting in a big ditch with corn on one side and beans on the other.
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Last sit of my vacation. It sure is a nice night after all the heat last week.
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I hunt a mix of private and public. With all the pressure on public around here I definitely spend more time on private these days. I’m lucky to have permission to hunt 3 farms totalling about 400 acres.
3 does, 4 fawns, and a pair of 6 points soon so far tonight.
I finally have the right wind to sit the pond. One of the 10 points regularly beds about 100 yards behind me.
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Good luck MB! I’m jealous of the SD trip. I was bummed I didn’t get drawn this year.
Back on a bean edge tonight. Last night was slow. Jumped a decent buck on the way in and I could hear one in the corn right at dark. Hopefully tonight there will be a bit more excitement.
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The last couple days have been slow until the last 15 mins of shooting light, but I have had the opertunity to pass on 2 young 8s and a handful of other forks and 6s. Here’s tonight’s setup.
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Congrats guys!
I skipped last night to fish, so I’m just making my first sit now. I’m set up on the edge of some oaks leading out to beans. Sure feels good to be out!
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I got everything ready to go this afternoon, and I’ll be out tomorrow. My first week of hunting vacation is off to a good start already!
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Yes, these are great motors Robby. Anchor mode must be a real deal breaker for people. If anyone is interested I’ll take $75 to get this out of my garage.
