Nice buck DPMS!  Man, you always seem to get it done.  Know you put in your time.  
 
'bout the only fun activity my son can do with two pins in the middle finger on his dominant hand is shoot a crossbow for now. No sports for 6 weeks.  Fishing is iffy, as he absolutely cannot get that hand wet with the pins in it and a spill in lake or crick water would be really bad for infection control.  
 
So we've hunted the past two evenings from the ground blind.  His trigger finger and thumb are free, and off the shooting sticks with the x bow, he's good.  
 
Yesterday we settled in around 4:15 and at 4:35 a parade of skippers and does starts.  8 of 'em into the field from 20 to 45 yards, but they came quick and we were pinned down.  An 8 point - skinny, not very thick rack or body, thinking a really good 1.5 year old - brought up the rear.  4th different buck we've seen on that 30 acre property this season.  As soon as he walked into the field, he harassed a few and they left, but he didn't chase.  He fed for a few minutes, with a button buck nearby.  Broadside at 45 yards for 4 or 5 minutes, just out of my son's range.  Never looked at us, but the neighbors let out their yappy waste of oxygen dog 150 yards away and that was enough for him.  
 
Only had about 30 minutes to hunt this evening, and that spot is 1 mile down the road.  Rarely hunt it more than once a week, but with his condition and time constraints, we hit the blind again which we left set up over night.  Only a doe with two fawns this evening, right before dark.  The wind shifted and a few minutes after mama started feeding, and she knew something wasn't right.  Saw 4 others in different fields as we walked back to the car.  
 
We'll hunt tomorrow on another small property where we've got 3 different 8 points on trail camera and haven't hunted in 2 weeks.  We're the only ones hunting it, and the deer seem to be pretty moving thorough pretty regularly there.  Saturday probably back in the ground blind where we were the past two evenings.  Not afraid to burn it up this week.  
 
We've got 3 places to hunt in 2B and we haven't even touched yet this season because these two spots have been so good.  So if tomorrow or Saturday don't work out, we've got a few weeks in those spots.
 
In a definite switch from the past couple of years, we've seen at least 3 deer, and up to 12, on each hunt so far this year.  Tough to hunt these field edges with a kid as things can happen fast and it's easy to get pinned down, but on the property we hunted the last two nights, it's really the only option.  
 
He doesn't get his pins out till the first Wednesday of gun season, so if he doesn't seal the deal in archery season, he'll have to spend the first few days of gun season with the crossbow.  Although the two bucks he's shot with the rifle would've both been chip shots with a crossbow.  Kinda funny how that works.  

Steve what a great story, man-o-man I was waiting to see a picture. Keep the hope, we got two more days and the full moon is about to be upon us.

Would you say your buck was in full rut. Any sign of a swollen neck etc?


I got a story too but it's about some guy buying a Mopar today and that's boring......... except for meeeee!


Good luck Steve and, to all still seeking.

BeenThereDoneThat.
Steve what a great story, man-o-man I was waiting to see a picture. Keep the hope, we got two more days and the full moon is about to be upon us.

Would you say your buck was in full rut. Any sign of a swollen neck etc?


I got a story too but it's about some guy buying a Mopar today and that's boring......... except for meeeee!


Good luck Steve and, to all still seeking.

. Yeah , swollen neck , looked that way .....anyways like I said he was trotting but don't think he knew I was there. Wasn't on a doe but had something on his mind...👍🍺..... only deer I saw ..... had a buck on camera .. not a giant but a shooter I think ....9:30 last night though... lol

Go get em buddy I can taste that deer burger layered wit bacon, lettuce, tomatoe, onion (thickly sliced) and smokey BB sauce.

All hell.... now I gotta get to Granthams Landing tomorrow and get me a Bison Burger.

Quick update for 11/11................

Stupid wind😞

Brother smacked a real nice 8 this morning. Wasnt real swollen yet but did have 5000 ticks on him!

Congrats to your brother Dave.

Tonight I would have smacked either of two bucks if the smart aszes would of come close enough.

Let's add a little salt to the wound by having two doe browsing in shooting range. Do I shoot a doe or do I hope the doe attract the buck and one comes in for a shot?

Ask me how that turned out😭

With either buck I can't say I saw any strong sign these critters were in full rut. But the moon and clear sky tell me some bad Boyz will be out late tonight.

And I hope, too damed tired to see me sitting in a tree, at dawn.



Tomorrow will be.... my last day trying to kill errr.. harvest a deer with a stick until late season. My how time fly's when your having fun.

Spent most of the day in a stand. The morning sit from 6:15-10 was uneventful except for one blowing at me in the dark as I got to the top of the stand.

Got something to eat, regrouped, and took the climber out to a new area at noon. Sat in a nice funnel over a scrape 15 yds to my NW and another 20 to my SW. At 3:15 a doe with fawn still in tow came trotting by and disappeared into a thick area in the creek bottom. Came back at 4 and fed through slowly for half an hour then were on their way. No other action the rest of the day . Haven't seen much lately, so at least those two kept it interesting.

Think I'm gonna switch it up a little tomorrow and wait until 9 to go out. Hoping to see some midday movement.

Crappie good luck tomorrow.


I just checked the weather for my area in the morning. 28 degrees with a NNW wind at 12 MPH gusting to 20.

Wind is suppose to change direction and settle down with the temp. moderating by mid morning.

First few hours will be creating the same problem I had to deal with today. Stupid wind blowing right into the bedding area and limiting my choice of stand.

Stupid wind. 😂

One last crack at it this afternoon. My archery season has been plagued by disappointment and up to now, huge lack of confidence. Beginning of the season I stuck a big doe in the back. Put the 38 yard pin on her and she was only 29 yds. My buddy gets in my stand on the food plot on the day we all went to the farm for junior/senior hunt. We get back and hes got a beautiful 8 pt. in his truck. Another buddy gets into my stand on a different food plot and smokes a monster doe 2 weeks ago. I finally start using the plot stands, on the one property some young kid blows the deer off comin down the neighbors line. Get up into the other stand and the land owner kicks them deer out on accident. Finally, Tuesday night, I have a spike comin up behind me and appears he's not heading for the food plot, Brutus sounds the alarm than comes runnin to confront the spike. After stickin one in the back earlier in the season, I decided to put the 38 yd. pin on him. NOPE, he was 43, put the bolt at his feet. Here's what I've learned about this years archery season. I need a Lazer Range finder baaaaad......................
 
BH