nice dpms,congrats.

Way to go dpms.

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.

Congrats DPMS ..... BTDT didn't go out today either , things to do in morning so will hit it tomorrow afternoon....

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.

Buddy from work headed towards greenville on rt 58 from mercer saw a nice buck out running at 2:00 this afternoon just before Fredonia tire. He said he's been seeing a lot of small bucks up and moving but nothing he wanted to shoot at. He did however take a turkey at 43 yards with a grim reaper broadhead with his crossbow on opening day.

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....

I'm  tired,I may have over done it today. Hunting 6am till 10:30 am. Then 2 pm till dark.0 buck 6 doe. Not much rutting activity in my neck of the woods.  I could have drilled three different doe today,but my mission is a buck. Two more days. Good luck gents.

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.

BeenThereDoneThat.
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.

sit in stand again this afternoon 2:30 till dark... have 2 scrapes near me been hitting them with doe scent. Now I have a story for you my friend , no deer but exciting , just got done texting the wife , put phone back in pocket. Turned around to see a nice buck trotting behind stand . Last year had almost same thing happen only it was looking up at me when I noticed it😡... Anyhow grunted but nothing he was headed to the one scrape , glassed him , he stood in crab apples , I rattled nothing. Lost him then about 5 minutes later he is walking the tree line near the field ...my stand is in a thicket that covers 2 fields kinda L Shaped ... I have a shanty that I hunt rifle season out if with stove which covers both the fields. I drive right down to it and park . Now it is about 175 yds from my stand. He walked up to the shanty stood behind my Sorento (Kia) about 15 yds behind broadside all along I'm watching him in the glasses , I could have sit in the back with the hatch open and got him ....😜🍺. All this time I'm calling & rattling and he has the nerve to walk across the field the other way and into the woods .....now ya can't make this crap up 🍺🍺🍺👍