Hunted 345 to dark saw one small buck at dark past shooting light, buddy Tyler shot one at 6pm decent 8pt ,so fired up the meat wagon for beer and backstraps. Iv hauled 3 deer out so far with my neighbors wagon it's a hard plastic heavy duty style like 10" tires, lemme tell you what a breeze getting deer out it's effortless , why haven't we been using one of these for years!

It was a dark and stormy night.... OK afternoon but its Halloween and its my story and I'm stickin to it.

Light rain falling with the wind from the Southwest when I took refuge in my highrise groundblind, at 5:30ish.

Funny how ones eyes can play tricks as one sits patiently waiting for the arrival of a elusive white tailed stupid deer.

Yinz know what I'm sayin as ya watch over a freshly harvested corn field, where stalks remain standing. One minute the stalk was there and the next minute the stalk is gone. Then there is those groups of stalks, sometimes three and four, that seem to change shape or move. Well I'm here to tell yinz that aint funny on a dark and stormy Halloween afternoon night.

I sat quietly, snug as bug in a wet rug, peering out the windows of my groundblind. This time I was ready because I ripped the velcro attached screens from the window openings before the stupid deer appeared in the field.

Wasn't much past 5:40 when I caught movement in the corner of my eye. Turning ever so slowly toward the movement, I inch my finger to the realease of my now fully drawn bow, thinking if that's one of those dam cornstalks I'm gonna shoot the SOB. OK, shoot at it, but it turned out to be one of them antlerless jack-a-lope, so no problem.

Turning back toward the main cornfield I couldn't help but now notice 4 deer that weren't there before and a 5th just breaking from the underbrush.

They was all about 150 yds away and they stayed in that area, happly feeding when wayyyyy over on the other side about 180 yards, there appears a huge deer and I'm sure it's not cornstalks cause this dude is sporting a small oak tree on it's head. OK, maybe a Maple tree but it definitely was a buck and he spotted the other deer in the field. I guess he musta thinked the deer was cornstalks cause he went about his business munching on whatever he was munching on.

Wasnt long before the five put their noses in the air followed by their tails and it was happy trails.

A once Southwest wind became a Northeast wind and that's all she wrote.

Well it was getting late and very little shooting light remained when I decided to pack it in. That's when I learned the trap door is sooo swollen from all the rain, there is absolutely no gap anywhere and the screw driver I carted along to pry the door open, aint workin...... SOB!!!

But persistence along with cursing and stomping my feet prevailed and I eventually made it safely to the ground, 4 feet below.

It was only after regaining my composure along with my thoughts when I noticed a weird looking fog lifting from the bayou, 200 yds to my east. I dont think I would have noticed the fog as it was a dark and stormy night, but the light from a kerosene lantern, cast the shadow of someone fishing, on the banks of the bayou.


👻HAPPY HALLOWEEN💀

Ok .. OK....OK .... I have no comment 🎃🎃🍺👍...

Lol WOW....if that woman is for real....I just am speechless. She is the reason that there is warning labels on everything.

As far as hunting, seeing 5 deer scurrying about in my field yesterday morning when I headed to work had me anxious to get home in the afternoon and get after them. Light on/off rain wasn't going to discourage me. Grabbed the camera card on the way in, and checked it over once I got setup in the edge of a hemlock stand. Numerous nice buck on the cam had visions of one of them passing by me dancing in my head as I waited in the now more constant rain. Unfortunatly, by the time the sun set all I had to show for my efforts was a wet azz. Today looks like a total washout. Be back at it Friday afternoon

I think 2 words will describe this season so far in the NW part of the state.

Wet & Windy. ☹️

Me and my buddy, coworker came up with a plan for rutcation. Being we are slate roofers and work in Pittsburgh everyday we are only off when it's raining like now so we get today tomorrow and Saturday to hunt.if we can't seal the deal we are telling da boss that we are taking next thurs Friday and that Monday off unless we kill. Being the time change a hunt after work is non available Too bad but we are hunting lol he knows it's coming 😂😂😂 now to go out and set in this rain probably not see **** ,or stay inside and not see anything forsure?!?!?

Saw what looked to be a legal buck chasing hard after a doe last evening about 6:20. About 125 yards away in a field on wrong side of the posted signs.  With the weather, it was already too dark to get a good look and I only saw them for a few seconds before they were gonzo.  Tuesday, we saw a little buck dogging a doe.  
 
Weird season so far on the main property we hunt.  Usually lots of scrapes have popped up along field edges by now, and I took a stroll around the perimeter the other day and didn't see a single one.  Twice as much corn as normal on this 30 acres we hunt, and it's still standing.  Deer densities are real high on the neighbor's 60 acres where only his two boys hunt for bucks during gun season.  All this corn is provided them a lot more cover, shelter and food than normal.  They don't really have a reason to move for much of anything and has definitely changed deer movement from the past few years.  Another guy that hunts the opposite side of the property said the same when I saw him the other evening.  Unfortunately, the guy that leases the ground to plant and harvest from the landowner is usually among the last around us to harvest too, often waiting until mid to late December.  
 
 

Contemplating hitting the stand tonight or not. It is a steady drizzle here. Thinking I am gonna give it a go with my trusty tree umbrella.

Sometimes things are meant to be.lol

dpms
So much for that plan. Pulled into my spot and I forgot my pack which contains my rope cocker and hunting license. I switched over packs last night getting ready for my rutcation and forgot to load it back in my vehicle. . 

know what they say bud sh—happens ... lol. Reminds me of a time my son was hunting with me , we can drive right to my one shanty at the end of a field ... anyhow son lives in Harrisville about 30 miles away from where we hunt. I got there early before him had stove all fired up see lights coming he gets there parks by my truck. Gets out get things out of his SUV , so used to locking it at work , yep locked the keys in it with his gun in his SUV... lol. Had to take my truck so he could go home and get his extra set of keys ...best part of story this was first day of buck rifle season .... he was not a happy camper. 🍺😜👍

Well I went in at noon climbed down at 330 east wind really screwed where I wanted to hunt ,so I climbed down and scouted figured it would be my best option really didn't have high hopes where I was on activity but I'll never know now lol . Moved my climber to the area I plan on hunting next hopefully tomorrow evening west wind pending and found some hot sign on the other side of the property rubs scrapes and loads of doe tracks all around the last standing corn field which leads me to believe that's where all my does moved to so I found a tree I can possibly hunt over there might put a stand up Sunday if I need to for the last shebang, went threw all my camera pics from last year and noticed most big buck activity was November 10-20 in daylight ....checked a cam by the stand/funnel I have been hunting and I got that shooter I seen last week on it ,never had summer pics of him but still no giants like last year could all be on that corn so I'm sure I'll fumble around over there hopefully kill a nice buck for once I haven't killed one in 10? Years missed 2 and lost 2 learned from those mistakes and keep passing up the dinks and eating tag soup....i have no hopes on killing one in rifle for me it's just luck I typically don't even hunt first week

Checked my cams on way out Wednesday morning there has been a couple 2.5 yr old 8pts out in the daylight Sunday thru Tuesday I might take one of them if given the chance but really trying to wait for something bigger.Going back out this am and evening see what happens sure is wet here in the swamp I will hear them coming deer make that squish sound too...GOOD LUCK everyone be safe and remember to ENJOY...WCW

Really enjoying reading the reports and comments so far.

I passed up a couple smaller legals so far. Seen my #2 buck out of range. To many doe to keep accurate counts, it has me concerned for herd health. That’s my season in a nut shell up to this point.

My wife drew first blood on Wednesday night, due to work she only has a 1-2 hour sit after work couple times a week which makes it hard for quality sits. But It came together Wednesday, 35 yard double lung, 45 minutes in the stand. He was pushing doe from a bedding area into the food plot.

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Congrats on the buck! Rutcation got canceled for today gotta go work, boss said we can't have last 3 days off lol jokes on him cuz I know exactly where ima be sorry not sorry bud get your****out and work , did the math 6/8 days sits I had to hunt it rained the other 2 where windy looks like the last 4 days look great!

Mopars as they say in the old country.."No pain, No gain"!

Question is, is the gain worth the pain and my answer is, if I gotta wade several hundred yards into the Pennsylvania Wilds to 'harvest' an elusive PA White Tailed Deer using a pointy stick..... screw that, I'm watching TV.

Give 'er hell buddy, I see you in the pictures, soon. 👍👍