nice dpms,congrats.

Count me in on the kudos DPMS, maybe not a wallhanger but still a trophy nonetheless.


As for me, today I pulled one over on the deer. I didn't go out in that stupid cold rainey wind.

I did however this afternoon lend hand to my eastern neighbor doing some brushhogging and clearing.

Returned home around 5:30 PM to a great dinner and a story about deer running and romping around my, now a wheatfield, treestand.

Ohhhh well.... there is always tomorrow.

Good luck Steve; I am not seeing signs of a active rut yet. Hoping it fires up over the next few days. I got a terrific headache banging my head against a tree since I passed that scrub buck.

Congrats DPMS!
Got blanked this AM. Did hear one coming an and move past me as it was breaking dawn.  Just too dark and too thick to see what it was.  
Had to get down out of the stand at 8:30am to be at work for a 9 am meeting.  Back out at 2 and sit to 4:50 but then need to hit the road to make it to the kids dek hockey championship game.   
Off tomorrow and hopefully I can sit it out all day but, it will be chilly and windy so who knows.....
Can't hunt Saturday morning.   Maybe I'll get a sit in on Sat. afternoon.  Depends on how well my son does in his NFL flag football playoffs....

After a few long days making good times at the fun factory this week, today was a short day and I managed to get out and in the stand at 2. Sat in a stand I've only been in one other time this year. Was hopeful to catch some action as I saw multiple new rubs on my way in. Sat till dark and saw......zip. Even the normally abundant squirrels were scarce. Think the standing corn across the road is not helping me much. Usually it's cut by now, which always seems to help the deer movement around me. Off tomorrow so I'm gonna hit it hard on another property. Congrats again to those that have scored, and good luck to those still in search. Tuna, glad to see you've been able to get out after your surgery.

Nice buck DPMS!  Man, you always seem to get it done.  Know you put in your time.  
 
'bout the only fun activity my son can do with two pins in the middle finger on his dominant hand is shoot a crossbow for now. No sports for 6 weeks.  Fishing is iffy, as he absolutely cannot get that hand wet with the pins in it and a spill in lake or crick water would be really bad for infection control.  
 
So we've hunted the past two evenings from the ground blind.  His trigger finger and thumb are free, and off the shooting sticks with the x bow, he's good.  
 
Yesterday we settled in around 4:15 and at 4:35 a parade of skippers and does starts.  8 of 'em into the field from 20 to 45 yards, but they came quick and we were pinned down.  An 8 point - skinny, not very thick rack or body, thinking a really good 1.5 year old - brought up the rear.  4th different buck we've seen on that 30 acre property this season.  As soon as he walked into the field, he harassed a few and they left, but he didn't chase.  He fed for a few minutes, with a button buck nearby.  Broadside at 45 yards for 4 or 5 minutes, just out of my son's range.  Never looked at us, but the neighbors let out their yappy waste of oxygen dog 150 yards away and that was enough for him.  
 
Only had about 30 minutes to hunt this evening, and that spot is 1 mile down the road.  Rarely hunt it more than once a week, but with his condition and time constraints, we hit the blind again which we left set up over night.  Only a doe with two fawns this evening, right before dark.  The wind shifted and a few minutes after mama started feeding, and she knew something wasn't right.  Saw 4 others in different fields as we walked back to the car.  
 
We'll hunt tomorrow on another small property where we've got 3 different 8 points on trail camera and haven't hunted in 2 weeks.  We're the only ones hunting it, and the deer seem to be pretty moving thorough pretty regularly there.  Saturday probably back in the ground blind where we were the past two evenings.  Not afraid to burn it up this week.  
 
We've got 3 places to hunt in 2B and we haven't even touched yet this season because these two spots have been so good.  So if tomorrow or Saturday don't work out, we've got a few weeks in those spots.
 
In a definite switch from the past couple of years, we've seen at least 3 deer, and up to 12, on each hunt so far this year.  Tough to hunt these field edges with a kid as things can happen fast and it's easy to get pinned down, but on the property we hunted the last two nights, it's really the only option.  
 
He doesn't get his pins out till the first Wednesday of gun season, so if he doesn't seal the deal in archery season, he'll have to spend the first few days of gun season with the crossbow.  Although the two bucks he's shot with the rifle would've both been chip shots with a crossbow.  Kinda funny how that works.  

BeenThereDoneThat.
Steve what a great story, man-o-man I was waiting to see a picture. Keep the hope, we got two more days and the full moon is about to be upon us.

Would you say your buck was in full rut. Any sign of a swollen neck etc?


I got a story too but it's about some guy buying a Mopar today and that's boring......... except for meeeee!


Good luck Steve and, to all still seeking.

. Yeah , swollen neck , looked that way .....anyways like I said he was trotting but don't think he knew I was there. Wasn't on a doe but had something on his mind...👍🍺..... only deer I saw ..... had a buck on camera .. not a giant but a shooter I think ....9:30 last night though... lol

Quick update for 11/11................

Stupid wind😞

Congrats to your brother Dave.

Tonight I would have smacked either of two bucks if the smart aszes would of come close enough.

Let's add a little salt to the wound by having two doe browsing in shooting range. Do I shoot a doe or do I hope the doe attract the buck and one comes in for a shot?

Ask me how that turned out😭

With either buck I can't say I saw any strong sign these critters were in full rut. But the moon and clear sky tell me some bad Boyz will be out late tonight.

And I hope, too damed tired to see me sitting in a tree, at dawn.



Tomorrow will be.... my last day trying to kill errr.. harvest a deer with a stick until late season. My how time fly's when your having fun.

Crappie good luck tomorrow.


I just checked the weather for my area in the morning. 28 degrees with a NNW wind at 12 MPH gusting to 20.

Wind is suppose to change direction and settle down with the temp. moderating by mid morning.

First few hours will be creating the same problem I had to deal with today. Stupid wind blowing right into the bedding area and limiting my choice of stand.

Stupid wind. 😂

Well I sit in stand yesterday 2:30 until dark ... AGAIN !! I should say I held on to the tree so I didn't get blown out of my stand. Man it was hard on this 65 year old body... lol. Anyhow saw nothing so the season ends today .... well my season ended last night .... HAVE HAD ENOUGH !!!! Good luck to you all .....I need a break until rifle season 😜🍺🍺🍺

Gettin ready to head out. Taking the decoy. Hope to **** off Brutus. Good luck !!!
 
BH

BeenThereDoneThat.
Hey young man if I gotta do it, so do you. Things are about to happen so get back out there.😋

So far this morning, three wood chucks, two gray squirrels and, a frozen old guy in a Maple tree.

Have also seen one deer about two hundred yards into the neighbors pasture.

Stay tuned... details at 11.

. Lol .... nope sorry 😜... wife is washing my clothes as I type ... we raked some leaves this morning ..neighbor has filled his 2 doe tags and brought me down a big bag of hot sticks and some hot pepper cheese / bologna so I''m good until rifle season gets here.... 😜🍺..... good luck guys !!

first year archery hunting and popped a nice doe with the crossbow today.  woohoo.  Too old to be dragging without snow though.  

Good job pike!

The regular season ends without a deer for my son, but we've got some spots in 2B for the next few weeks.

On the plus side he saw deer on every hunt in 2D this year. Prob were out 15 or so times.