FRESH SNOW

Fresh snow in 2B.....WOO....HOO....

Saw several last night before the heavier snow hit...
feeding heavy and hard to spook.....

My last day of vacation......What tactic would you use tomorrow??

Walk and track ???

Sit and wait ???

Yea. Finally some snow here. Problem is supposed to be gone by the weekend.  I hunted yesterday but we really didn't have snow cover till very late in the day.  And when it came it was a whiteout.
 
Tomorrow should be a great day to be in the woods for those that are off work or can go.

Yea we had vistors last night or very early (still dark)this morning,there tracks everywhere in our yard and less than 5 feet from the house,the(doe) herd was browsing on the shrubs.If it warms up a little I may hunt this afternoon but tommorow for sure. My son saw the 6 pt chasing a doe at dusk last night,the rut still on. lol But really I've seen all kinds of new rubs behind the house since gun season.

Well it was a bit nippy...LOL
Sat the first hour....4 squirrels within 12 feet.....
I think they wanted to snuggle up.

Took a stroll and 5 jumped up on the opposite side of the hollow.

Found one bedded in a small brush plot, about 3 acres, in the bottom of this 40 acre Posted field..... I snorted a few times and holy SH*T 12 took off running.

Wish I could have sat the afternoon they were out feeding...BUT it was the sons birthday....

Back to work tomorrow..................ARGH

Next outing will be Monday

Snow will be gone here.  Calling for 38 Thursday and 45 Friday in SW pa.  Stinks.

You guys got me goin nuts- Seasons over here and we had NO snow.- trackin on snow it GREAT stuff- makes me go  on FULL alert and gets juices flowin in all the right directions.

Coyotes tracks are smaller than a dog.Dog tracks are rounder and cotes are a little oval shaped (or pointed)4 toes and a back pad just like a dog.I was flint lock hunting today and saw quite a few coyote tracks and 9 doe,no bucks.I could have shot 2 adult does at 20 yards but passed.

The 1/2 rack that has eluded me the past 10 days is right now in the front yard,,,,,,
10 feet off the front porch licking bird seed....
5 on the right and 1 on the left...........the one is 4 inches long...looks like it was snapped off early in its development...
and its back to work in the morning............ARGH

ORIGINAL: Eman89so

wait til you seee that buck next year.. if you let him live that long lol

 
There are good odds that the deer will snap the same antler in the same spot.

I think I still see some corn in that field ...

neat pic of him though !!!

I've decided to not hunt here around home any more this year so I'll be buying some field corn to put out on Sunday. It's $9 for 2 bushell here...

Same here WAGS, I've been out 5 times and saw 30 doe and 0 bucks. I swore not to shoot a doe, bucks or bust. Can I keep passing on doe? I'm getting soft,I ran into the same doe and fawn twice yesterday, The second time was a chance you don't get often 10 yards. The fawn goes over the the doe and want to nurse,the doe nudges her away,then they get together and lick each other nose. SOMEBODY thinks your baiting in your yard? If anyone knows about baiting he would.Good luck. To the last two buck hunter bucks or bust.

Wags..

So sorry you took my little "quip" about the corn the wrong way...I put laughing faces behind the remark hoping everyone would know it was meant as a joke... I mean it's pretty obvious it is not a corn field .. BUT there are those that always have the B.S. to post in a reply about me rather than add anything interesting to the conversation..

Sorry to see you joined their ranks !!!

Doc.....I took no offense to your "quip", and I don't know what you mean by your comment "joining the ranks."

I have only been on this sight a few months, so I do not know anyone here personally......

I am here to hear some fellow hunters stories, opinions, and their comments.....

Me poking fun at baiting was not directed AT you, but in response to writing you see corn.

Is there corn in my front yard YES........Do I hunt on my land ..NO

I do hunt the 50 acres behind mine and the 50 acres across the street....
I like not adding the cost of fuel and the time traveling to my passion for hunting and the outdoors. Heck if the creek in the front yard was a little bigger I'd fish here too.

I HUNT for the enjoyment of the outdoors......
Check my previous post......I own a restaurant.....I don't need the meat to feed the family.

Big Wags - I don't mean to belabor the point, but if you are placing feed on your property you are very likely influencing the movement of deer on the small, adjacent properties you are hunting.  The baiting laws are somewhat gray and an argument could easily be made that deer can be enticed a long distance, especially this time of year.  These calls are made at the officers' discretion and if I were you I would be fully prepared to pay the fine if a WCO drops by.
 
 

Thanks for the input...... I have stopped the corn ---for 2 weeks...just going with the sunflower seeds and millet...
Last night I saw a few feeding @4 pm. We had some in the yard at 7pm,11,pm and again at 3am.
3am 3doe and the 5 + 1.....well the one doe turns out to be a button buck...
He nuzzled up to the buck,then they both put their foreheads together and starting pushing. The 5+1 gave the little guy a flip with his rack and then they nuzzled again. All in good fun----for now......
Had 6 ( in 3 waves 7-9-11) in so far tonight....they licked all the bird seed off the box I put it on. They spent an hour or more eating the green grass. All this warm weather and the yard looks like it wants to start to grow.....

I did hunt this morning and saw nothing....I think the full moon had them foraging all night......
Heading out tomorrow and trying an old spot I used to hit a few years ago. It is where I sent the 12 thru last week and 1/2 mile from where the 12 pt. has been hanging out.....