Knew I was going to regret not getting into a crossbow and archery this year.  Wednesday of early muzzle around 6:30 pm crashing coming in behind me.  I turned slowly in my stand and made out head movement thru the pines.  Knew that was a buck making a rub.  I waited and he walked out 10 yards broadside from me and rubbed another tree and pawed the ground.  Big bodied deer, at least a 6 with thick beams.  All I could think was D'oh!  The following night twin yearlings about 40 yards from me in the thick stuff.  Must have lost their mother that day cause they were dumb.  I even talked to them while trying to get pics.  They looked up at me and instead of bolting continued feeding and eventually laid down and slept for about an hour.  They woke up, yawned, stretched and peed and before they sauntered off, did a little marking of territory by flicking their tails and spraying more pee.  Doubt they're going to make it past gun season, especially that first Saturday.  Never did get my doe but saw my first buck actually making a rub and scrape, and watched 2 little lost deer trying to make it without mom. 

I dropped a dandy yesterday morning at 8am. the first deer I saw in 5 outings. I knew he was there and where he was bedding, I just had to put the time in and catch him moving. I got several pics of him last year and this year. I don't know how to post the pics on here. I can email them to somebody if they could post them for me?

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Didn't put this one on the ground a car did .... Sucks but crap is going to happen. Saw this yesterday about maybe a mile from where my stand is... Hoping he is not one that has been showing up on my camera's ... Going to check them tomorrow...

BTDT ..... Feeling better going to get back at it .....Good Luck everyone ...

Mopar good to hear your doing better but after seeing that picture................  I don't feel so good.
 
 
Emanso, good to see you back, thought maybe ya broke your puter or, maybe you was tooooo busy baking them cookies we heard about last summer.  Congrats on the pheasant; after hunting deer tonight, I'm thinkin that may be a better deal, at least until the PGC starts stocking white-tails.
 
 
Saw one Bambi scurrying around like it didn't know the area and I was hoping a buck may have busted a group of doe and I would soon see more deer.  Welllll I'll just tell ya what, it didn't happen........... stupid deer.  I mean how long do these four legged creatures expect a guy to hang around in a tree before they mosey by and take a shot with a pointed stick? 
 
Anyway, used my tree climber for the first time, in probably 10 years, and it's likely to be longer than that before I use it again.   Climbed the tree, resembling a cub bear wearing boxing gloves, and got situated (as in able to breath normal, once again).  Wind was blowing pretty hard and had the trees swaying considerably.  One minute I would be facing west, the next minute I was facing southwest than back to west again.  I must have looked like a dad-burn weather vane in variable winds and, I was sure glad I only climbed half the height of the 10 ft. I normally do.  Don't get me wrong I'm not afraid of height in the least bit, if ya fall, it's that sudden stop at the bottom I don't like.
 
 
Your friend and mine;
BTDT

My son just called--------" Hey Dad"
"Yes".....
"That big buck you are looking for"
"Yes"
"Um. he is standing in the front yard!"
"WHAT"
"Yep, he's alone and walking around looking for you. He's about 20 feet off the front porch.
 I hoped you were home, so you could look outside and see him"
"Nope, still at work"
 
STUPID DAM BUCK....forgets I am off Mondays and Tuesdays.....................GEEZE
 
 

Another 4 pheasants , rabbit, and a woodcock dead this morning. Off to 2f to my camp rest of the week.. Bings? any reprts?

One doe and the Bambi this evening, is all I eyeballed.  Tempting on the doe but, decided not.  
 
Congrats on the birds and bunny Eman, good luck at camp.
 
 

In stand from 3:30 to 6:20 saw nothing but like you say crappie slayer all shooters are on camera at night ... In fact only doe on camera this afternoon when I checked ...but all at night. Oh well wait them out I guess .... Lol

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Guess where they will likely be when  ya move- lol.
Good luck----

TERRIBLE here in this part 2F .. I have not seen a deer during the daylight hours since the start of archery, including the special fire arm season ...all are on camera well after dark ... most between 1am and 5am ......
 
sure hope it changes quickly !!!

Still slow for me but improving. I passed up my first legal buck this season yesterday. He had 4 up on the right and 3 up on the left. No brow tines. Interestingly he came through at 12:30 when most are out of the woods. Also saw a spike.
 
No real crazy rutting activity for me so far. Actually not much activity of an kind. Next week looks like high pressure but warm. Oh well, better than rain I guess. 

 
 
 
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  Swollen neck yet, the tarsals do not look dark enough to say he is marking a lot.
 
 
 

mine was back to visit........Stupid deer better show up in the morning