A few years back my brother forgot his rifle on the first day of gun season. Made the 1.5 hr round trip to get the gun getting back well after light. Of course, He wasn't in the stand 15 minutes when 3 8 pts came right to him and the rest of us didn't see a legal buck that day.

Made it out yesterday morning sat till 2pm when I had enough swinging back and forth only seeing a scrubby 5 pt. Today sat till noon saw a 6 pt, two doe and an unknown. Will be all day sits the next two days.

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

Squishy squished quietly to my blind and enjoyrd listening to the rain drumming on the taught nylon cover. Wasn't fruitless afternoon, as I was treated to a view of a groundhog happily feeding in the rain. The little critter was right at my 20yd marker and it was tempting, but chuck baloney didnt sound appetizing at the moment and I'm sure, the back strap wouldn't have mounted to much more than finger food. Not much demand for the pelts either.... so I'm told.

I Wasn't going to waste my time in the blind but, earlier in the afternoon, the wife tells me she saw a Doe run through the corn field and a second deer chasing with it's head down. Both ran into the woodline along the eastern edge of the field.

Said just my luck, I got called to a meeting that I didnt dare miss and don't get to see the action. "Not my fault you waste so much time" sez the wife. "What the heck" I sez, "not my fault nature called and I had to do paper work".

Anyways, wasn't long fore an antlerless popped out of the goldenrod along the south edge of the corn field. Walking toward the east edge when from the east came one by one till there was five for a total of 6 antlerless deer now in the field. Was fun watching them feed when for unknown reasons, they reenters the forest until in the field there was none.

Until out pops the three legged deer what's been around making this year three and with her, two smaller white tailed deer. No spots upon them but they weren't much bigger than that.

A few minutes passed as they fed when up pops all three of their heads. Each watching cautiously back toward the way they came. I expected to see more of the same but didnt happen as all three, now exit the field.

No sooner do they disappear then 20 yds down another appears. Begins to feed then too disappears.

Out then in and in then out, WTH I say, these clowns playing musical cornfield or what today?

Well I watched the play until such time I no longer could see what I could see then it was squishy squashy my way home again.

Besides them cornstalks looked to be, up to their stupid stuff.

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

Looks like a good day to stick one. SW wind the only thing wrong,but it's the rut. Who knows when a hot doe will bring you Mr Bucky. I'm heading out soon,can't get one drinking coffee an watching TV. The news is really depressing,same old thing over and over. 

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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Congratulations to your better half Anz, very nice deer

You must be a very proud hubby and a daddy too. Beautiful family and congratulations to you.

Enjoyed the read.



BT you aint kiddin bout that wind. I'm thinking my highrise ground blind may not, a safe place to be. Cinched down well so it won't blow away it's just the walls blowin in and collapsing on me.

Probably be much more fun swinging my feet sitting in a tree. Singing, "as the wind blows, rock-a-bye BTDT".

Wind began from the southwest but now switching to the south. Seems to be settling a bit after a hefty gust almost making me..... wish I were sitting in front of the TV.

Checked the weather forecast and see we're in for more of the same , of this "dad-burned cotton-pickin rain"!!!


Good luck to all and to those swinging your feet in a tree, be safe and your harness don't forget, so a big gusty wind, makes you ..... wish you was watching TV.

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!

Nice buck congrats the your wife 👍👍.. getting old here , knees killing me but ya know what they say suck it up dude 🍺👍 ..

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. 👍👍