2016 archery season

Glad you had a nice first day hunt.It's always fun to start off the season well. I worked till 4:30 and didn't get home till 5:00. I thought it was to late to go behind my house so I passed on going in,I'd hate to ruin something before it's time. I'd hate to bugger up the spot, my neighbor got pics of 4 shooters behind my house. The deer crushed my Swiss chard last night and clean up all the apples that dropped from the high winds. My son hunted two evenings in Ohio saw 6 doe and and pretty 6 point with a double white patch. Good luck bow guys.
 

Well woke up at 3:30AM could hear heavy rain, still raining at 5:00 so rolled over and pulled covers over my head. ..lol Then heavy rain again this afternoon ... Guess you can saying opening day was a total wash out for me... Monday is another day .... one advantage of being retired 😜🍺. Good luck everyone ! This one has been on my camera hope to meet him soon .... lol

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BeenThereDoneThat.
Right back at ya Steve.   That's a great picture, I hope the next picture we see off him is with you holding those antlers.

. Thanks BTDT .... hoping I see him not much pressure where I'm hunting , tomorrow sounds like a much better day then Saturday .... we will see !! Good luck !!

CRAPPIE_SLAYER
Good luck with the big boy mopars. Tomorrow looks like a great day to try out one of my new stand locations. Should be out in the afternoon when I get done with work. You retired guys have it made...

Thanks Crappie .... will give it a try, wife just told me it's raining again hope it gets out of here ..... still looks good for tomorrow though, you're right us retired guys do have it made ...... AGREE BUD 😜👍. Good luck to you too bud ....

Well BTDT ....you forgot the retired thingy also has the honey do list, which never ends 😜. Anyhow I'm in my stand before daybreak and YES the foggy thingy was there also you are great weatherman ....but was pretty clear by 7:30 at my stand anyway .... Didn't help one bit cause I saw NOTHING 😡 ..... stupid deer!!! Left at 10:00 and checked camera's big buck was there but Friday night , so figured I'd go this afternoon .... nope RAINING ..... stupid weather!!! Ok that was my day how bout yours ?? 🐿🐿

From where I sit the Deer, and to some degree Turkey, are now transitioning from Summer haunts to Fall, big changes can occur.
As the food sources change so do the animals----
Guy I know has had 5 bucks of various sizes on his camera for weeks, now- gonzo.

r3g3
From where I sit the Deer, and to some degree Turkey, are now transitioning from Summer haunts to Fall, big changes can occur.As the food sources change so do the animals----Guy I know has had 5 bucks of various sizes on his camera for weeks, now- gonzo.

Agreed. Had 4 shooters on camera early last season. Never saw a one of them in season. The buck I did get I never had a pic of until a few hours before I shot him.

BeenThereDoneThat.

mopars0
Well BTDT ....you forgot the retired thingy also has the honey do list, which never ends 😜. 

 I'm good Steve, the wife seems to have misplaced her list.      OH!  Did I tell ya about the new paper shredder I just bought?   PS.  Stupid fog...... again.

no fog this morning... well of course I didn't go out this morning .. paper shader ... I'm telling the wifey😜... now did go out this afternoon, great day to be out .... no deer though ..... until I was leaving , got to field about 7:00 noticed movement on other side of field sure enough it was the big boy I've been looking for. So figure I have enough light maybe I can call him over to me. I start little grunts got his attention , he's heading my way but really alert. About half way across field he heads into woods and leaves , I saw 2 doe in the woods so figure he was more interested in them ..... so that ended my afternoon hunt ..... it was exciting though !!

Saw no deer yesterday afternoon, but the skeeters were out in full force. Gonna give it a break until Saturday. Little warm for my taste the next few days.

Well sit in stand tonight until dark .... yep skeeters are still out there Crappie .... lol. Saw one small buck a one horn Y saw it yesterday morning & thought it was a spike but got a good look at it tonight right under me... nice night to be out though , little on the warm side and rain coming 😡.... good luck to all .... probably taking tomorrow off hit it again next week ....

Don't know much about yinz area but sitting in a tree it was 'rock-a-bye' BTDT all morning, wind is out of the NNW and variable, no skeeters this morning what with this wind and a bit of north chill in the air.  Too dad burned windy most of the time to assure a straight shot.  Thought I would do a little still hunting til I walked into a field and saw vehicles parked here and there then it was nope, I ain't driving deer for strangers.  The cheapo's never admit I kicked the deer out for em let alone, come back with any venison for my efforts.  Stupid stupids!!!
 
I'm thinkin of pulling the cross bow off the wall, get it sighted in and maybe hit the lounge chair in my ground blind late this afternoon.
 
 
Never did make Wilhelm earlier this week, I got a wild idea the crappie might be hitting on Shenango... stupid wild idea.
 
Well I've had my third cup of coffee since getting back this morning and the motion sickness seems to be passing so I think I'll get the cross bow and go see if I can hit the broad side of a barn.
 
Much luck to yinz.

I made it down to my ground blind when I realized I should have worn, a little more than my shorty shorts which is probably okay 'cause they are camouflaged, 'Real Tree Fig Leaf' but they are not insulated and it was a bit chilly.
 
Anyway, I sat for a couple hours and saw two woodchucks and three tweety birds so I guess I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
 
Acorns are still green and clinging pretty tight to the trees but they are nice sized this (1st) year and the trees are relatively young so I'm hoping to see the same type of mast over the next couple years.

Nice morning.  Definite chill in the air and it was 37F where I parked.  Dead calm.  Black as coal morning.  First time in a couple years I had to actually use a flashlight to walk in. No moonlight and full foliage will do that.  
Walked right up on a deer in the dark.  Heard it take off when i got to about 10 yds I'm guessing.  It didn't go far and it didn't blow so I am not sure it knew what I was.
Had a single fawn come in and mingle around for a 1/2 hr from 8-8:30 am and then a doe and two fawns hung around from 8:50 or so until 9:30am.  Shimmied down the tree as soon as they left so I could get into work.
Nice to "smell" the fall air.  
I do need to take the youngins in this spot and clear out the squirrels.  More than a dozen within my line of sight all morning long as soon as the sun came up.  The deer were almost silent in the woods but the squirrels sounded like elephants!  Lots of acorns and hickory nuts hitting the ground.  
Might be a spotty frost tonight. I may do it again tomorrow morning.  I'll be heading out to hit the woods again shortly for my second PM sit of the season to finish off my 1/2 day vacation today.  Good luck...