Sit in stand 2:30 until dark tonight saw 1 deer and a few squirrels....lol. Nice sunny day to be in the stand though, the deer was a buck at 5:10 looked hard and couldn't put more then 4 pts on it .... believe me I tried 😜🍺..oh well it was fun anyways !!!

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????

eyesandgillz
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.

Umm...wouldn't a 6 with no brows still be a legal deer for anyone?

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.

Good story BTDT. Never fail to make me laugh. Went spotting for a little over an hour tonight in my area of 1B. Saw 91 deer, only 5 buck. None of the buck I saw were hell bent on chasing any of the does that were around. Good luck this last week everyone. Won't be out till thursday afternoon or Friday. I need to remember to save some vacation time next year.

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.

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

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.

In my blind at 5:50 am,while sneaking in hear deer running away. At 8 am had a large mature doe at 25 yards,that was it. At 10:30 I'd had enough,got out of blind walk about 50 yards and heard a stick snap looked down the valley to my left and saw a real nice buck sneaking away. Oh well it was just a magnificent morning. I'm happy to be alive and still do this thing called hunting. Still time never give up,all it takes is 5 seconds. Good luck guys.Oh almost forgot, I thought I was spring turkey hunting. I must have heard 10-12 gobblers pounding on the limb.

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.