CAPTAIN HOOK
My son bagged a 6 point today about 11am with me......a carpenters buck ...2 x 4....lol
At least the rain held off.....I never seen a tail all day...thanks to deer carts the drag out was gravy....for him....lol

  
 
   

lol  on the carpenter buck.  Never heard that before.  Congrats to your son.  I haven't seen a buck yet either and very few deer.

Panfisher
 
 
Gene
Congrats.  Where is your camp located?

 
Thanks. East Finley Township Washington County. 

Hunted Monday thru Thursday seen only one legal buck that I could not get a crack at, saw many does and quite a few little bucks focusing on a small strip of woods between two standing corn fields that was out of the wind. All the movement was natural, barely heard any shooting.

Yesterday decided to try a spot we have had excellent luck on 1st Saturday when the shooting starts, but the shooting never started by 11 so we decided to do some small drives before the rain started. I played dog 1st putting up 7 baldies to my dad who was able to harvest one. Next drive was two more doe up to my buddy who didn't have doe tags. He then played dog next in a valley that opens up across a power line that produces every year. My son and I were barely set up and the drive wasn't even started when the 1st deer, which we believed to be a doe came across about 200 yds out, a few minutes later my buddy gives a yell to let us know he is starting, he is just started when we hear deer flying at us, 2 doe get behind between us and a road we have no shot, then my friend driving starts yelling legal buck! Sure enough seconds later about 80 yds below us comes out a 14inch scrubby 8 pt. I swing up on the deer waiting for my son to shoot, he doesn't, the deer gets about 3/4 across the power line and I let one fly. The deer is hit hard and struggles to the other side of the clearing. I look over to my son and ask why he didn't shoot? Scope was fogged up( I haven't stopped hearing about this crappy scope since then). As I hand him my gun since the drive is still going I see a good sized buck bust out on to the line about 150 yds out. My son can't get the gun up on him quick enough. My dad set up near us let's one fly but doesn't connect.

Once the drive ended I walk down to where I shot to see a blood trail that left no doubt the deer was down, which it was right off the power line. Was out of the woods by 2. Heard maybe a dozen shots besides my party.

I will be near the standing corn the next few days filling a couple doe tags.

Went and hunted Erie Saturday instead of deer huge mistake hunted all day for one bluebill the boys where short numbered with only 5 guys (typically we have to many guys) they shot 4 does 2 guys each shot 2 from what I hear the other 3 gents couldn't hit anything lol had to work today so no hunting for me probably gotta work tomorrow to again that sucks I got 2 for tags left to fill so I know 3 guys who won't be working all week cuz they have doe tags left as well

Hopefully someone is out there today hunting away.  Beautiful day here in 2B for it.  Not too cold, not much, if any wind, gently snowing....

dpms or anybody ...your up on hunting regs and rules is there a limit on clips or how many shells for semi auto rifles are allowed while hunting ? I heard lots of steady banging the other evening and was just curious ...no doubt a semi auto throwing the lead.....thanks

Semi-automatic shotguns can be loaded to full capacity for deer hunting.  All shotguns must be plugged (3) for small game.

 Thanks ...I thought semi rifles were signed into law also in Nov. of 2016. Guess I'm mixed up just sounded like semi rifles going off the other day hunting....fast shots.. .and a lot.

Well, got the snow report from my cousin.   3"-4" on the ground in his part of Warren Co. but it is sticking to the branches.  Maybe they'll get a little sun to melt that off and keep the forest floor white for good visibility. 
Hoping to post a pic or two of some youngsters' success after tomorrow....

My rifle season in a nut shell.
No one shot in my group Monday- Friday. Seen deer about average numbers, nothing legal.

First Saturday group shot 5 doe and I shot this 8 point.

Monday-Saturday group including myself filled almost all our doe tags.

Final tally was 13 doe and 1 buck for the hunting season at dads.

Behind my house 1 buck 1 doe for the hunting season.

Congratulations to all that were successful, it seems many on here got it done. Great to read the stories. Attachments are not available: Download requirements not met

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I used a clicker counter on the first Saturday of rifle. End of the day total was 1461 shots.

Great STORIES. 1461 shots wow I'm hunting in the wrong woods.

Yea captain idk could of been that's a crazy amount of shots 700+ boxes lol

146 shots per hour x 10 daylight hours= 1460  I'm not buying it.lol