Haven't been seeing much as usual ha 2 does came through at 3pm yesterday no bucks ,think someone bumped them Idk how this week is gonna turn out probably only gonna able to hunt mornings since the time change all hope is not lost just 90%

My son hunted Ohio till 11:00 AM saw a big 8 pts and a little 6pt run a doe ragged but stayed out of range.

Had a small forkhorn dog a doe across the road while driving around early this afternoon

Cleared some shooting lanes today and spotted a nice rub on a 2" sapling along a trail passing a ladder stand then past my ground blind. Seeing the rub certainly changed my mind about stowing the blind but also tells me maybe I should spend more time in the ladder stand. The rub is midway between the two with niether close enough for a shot should a buck stop, to work the tree.

Looking out the backdoor about 5:00 PM I see three nice doe standing in the use to be bean, but now is a winter wheat, field. Also a combine now working a bean field 200 yds to my east bordering the logging project with both areas being across the beaver pond.

I'm soooo happy!!

Just had a large 6 pt go by, under and around me. 16" spread but no brows and small tines. Hope no one whacks him by mistake this year unless it's a junior.

You wanna hear funny...... OK I'll tel yinz FUNNY!!!!!  I hit my center field, tree stand at 2:00 PM enjoying a beautiful afternoon overdressed and roasting in a gorgeous sun filled sky while listening to the moans of diesel powered log skidders working just a few short yards to my east.  But at last, at 4:30 PM it was blissful peace as the engines died one by one including the stupid chainsaws.
 
Another hour passes when I am treated to a wonderful sunset along with what seemed like a sudden drop in temperature causing the need to re-dress, while  20 feet off the ground, on a platform barely big enough to stand on.
 
Continued to watch as another day came to a end then decided, while there was still enough light to see, I would call it a day. All that time in my stand and never saw as much as a squirrel and, the chipmunks seemed to have disappeared too.  I assume, like me, those animals have had enough of the noise pollution taking place to our east and they got the hell out of Dodge a/k/a Mopar.  Hi Steve, don't give up buddy, it gets worse.
 
Tied my bow to my drop cord and lowered it away, turning to position myself for my decent to the ground and..... the rest of the story is but a har-har- and a bag of chyts and giggles to last for years to come.  My apologies, at this time, for the quality of pictures but we all know a picture is worth a thousand words.
 
  I turn........           
 
 
 
                                                                    Then look down.........
 

                                                             
 
I sat in that stupid stand and watched these stupid deer, that came out of the stupid nowhere, for 15 minutes until they walked their stupid aszes into the stupid woods.
 
I didn't want to spook the little darlings.
 
 
Ask me if I'm having fun????

Even though I probably should not be doing this,I hunted out of my ground blind the last 3 evening,more scrapes appear daily and have been kept open,a baseball bat size tree just got rubbed about 15 yards from the blind the rub starts about three foot off the ground. Don't worry my son been sitting with me. I'm aloud to drive.lol So I guess that means a quad too.lol It just so nice to get out,the last 3 evening sets where just gorgeous.

Big Tuna it sure is good to hear you are up and about. Leave the heavy work to the young guys and you just supervise. lol


Crappie Slayer I enjoy talking about my excursions be they fishing or hunting. I enjoy our Pennsylvania Wilds and all that it provides. I've seen some crazy stuff and done some goofy things in Penn's Woods over many years and it is one place where I have learned I can laugh at myself.

In fact, I have to laugh by myself, nobody is crazy enough to go in the wilds with me.

Good luck, still plenty of time.

workcanwait....
I agree Crappie ...had same thought about 6pt 
 
Neighbors got a 8pt yesterday...I was working.
Voting working today but tomorrow I hunt most of day!
GOOD LUCK!  WCW

Yeah, you guys are right. I never worry about it but still thinking 4 to a side, which is wrong.  He does look legal from a 3-up standpoint.   Hopefully he makes it though....might be a funky, bigger rack when he gets older.
Wished I was out there today.  Daughter wasn't feeling well so I am at work on hot standby in case I have to run to school and pick her up.  Maybe I'll get out this evening if she can stick it out.  Should have been another awesome morning.

Tuna forgive me for snickering over your plight this morning but there ain't no better memories than the ones we can laugh at.

Take care, keeping in mind during your recovery, you gotta walk before you can run.

Eyes sorry to hear of your daughter becoming ill in school. Hope she gets feeling better real soon. Good luck if you make it out this afternoon.

Me.... I made it out to vote this morning and now I sit awaiting a phone call from a salesman. I also bought a car this morning.

Oh forgot this . . .
 
Doc cringed when I mentioned crossbow shooting.  Said he has fixed up 4 or 5 fingers a year for the past couple of years, from shooters who leave their fingers in the path of the strings and cables.  Said that generally, whatever gets hit, gets amputated.  Fortunately, he's only seen finger tips so far, but did say that he had to fix up a 9 year old girl a few weeks ago, whose dad took her out without mom's approval.  
 
So for all the x bow guys out there, keep those fingers outta the way!

rsquared sorry to here about your boy's mishap.

Sure sounds like he ain't gonna let it slow him down. Kudos to him and I hope he takes a wall hanger.

I hear ya BTDT.... sit in stand again from 2:30 until dark ..... saw nothing , yep stupid deer 😜

Little, legal 6 I saw on Monday evening at 5 yards or so.  He was prowling but not real serious.  Was still munching leaves as he had his nose to the ground sniffing away.

Here he is. WMU 2A.