Congrats eyes and big tuna.

Took the day off and was in the woods this morning before the sun came up. Sat from 5:30-10 where I saw the 8pt Saturday. Saw nothing. Decided I'd climb down, have some lunch and a break, then head back up. As I creep out the path and get to the edge of the field heading back to the cabin, a doe comes barreling around the corner right at me followed by a big wide 8pt. She's slips while trying to skirt me, recovers, and stops 15 yds into the edge of the woods. The buck stops 30yds away behind some brush and saplings. The does watching me, I'm watching the buck, and the bucks watching the doe. I do my best tree impression while pulled up and waiting for the buck to give me a 25yd shot in a clearing, all the while the doe is snorting at me trying to figure me out. Went on for what seemed like forever, but was actually about 30sec.. She finally turns and walks off and the buck slips off after her without giving me a shot. I looped back around and climbed back into the stand. Saw nothing the rest of the day, but man that was an exciting 30sec. I'll be out again Saturday morning looking for that guy.

Well Crappie Slayer didn't have that much excitement but I wasn't in stand at 5:30 but was there at day break. My calendar said it was going to be a good day to hunt.... It lied didn't see crap, not even any tree rats .... Lol stayed until 10 , left & checked camera's. Find that they was 560 pictures on my Stealth cam. Now I figured going to have all kinds of action but only the small 4pt & a couple more doe.... After checking things out I find it was taking a picture every minute also my battiers were almost dead.... Brought camera home put card in laptop was like watching a time elapsed video .... lol after looking closer I realized that yesterday when I checked it and reset it I hit the wrong mode..... I guess not really sure , reset everything tonight and will set it back up tomorrow.... That is how my day went... Didn't go out tonight to many things to do....

Almost the same thing happened to me a few years back, I got down and took mid day walk,doe comes busting in at 15 yards chased by a big 18.75inch 8pt. The buck is zoned out with a far way look, but in some brairs he just needed to take two steps.Doe bust me bye bye buck. You wonder how I tell the spread? I killed him the third day of gun season,minis half a brow. Crazy stuff happens in the rut,you got to be there for the show. Keep plugging away it can happen in a heartbeat. Good luck guys. 

I went fishing................  stupid deer!   I didn't catch but, a dinky Perch..............  stupid fish!

Seeing even more dead bucks (mostly 1.5 yr olds) dead along the road.
 
A little warm this AM compared to the last few.  Starting Sat., looks to be decent weather for all day sits and rut hunting.  Good luck fellas.
 
Off tomorrow and need to decide what to do: head to the deer stand and film, take the boat out on the river or break out the golf clubs (as long as the rain holds off!).

I'm sitting in stand no deer & it's 64 out ..... Studip deer and weather 😝 And probably Stupid hunter ...Ok I'm leaving now .......

My brother left work, decided to enjoy the weather in the woods today. He found a tree and swept out a spot with his foot.
Pulled out his range finder to range some trees. Looks at the FIRST tree and behind in the the finder he sees a deer stand up. Oh it has horns. Sprays some doe pee
in the air gets out his grunt call blows it twice. The deer runs in to 40 yards. Stops looks at him. A tree limbs snaps to its right. it turns broadside and STANDS there. He puts a rage stealth into its side. IT runs 40 yards and flops to the ground.
WTF-----he wasn't in the woods 15 minutes. AND walked in after 7am........
BTDT------he found that STUPID DEER.......

And what a stupid deer it is, he is a beaut.  Congratulations to your brother, and if I were you, I'd have him buying your lottery tickets for the next month.  Ya never know, he might be on a lucky streak!
 
  for the pix and  for getting his stupid deer.

Congrats to Wags brother. Maybe a little luck,but every time I get a deer it's some luck involved. AS I STRESS IT'S THE RUT. High temps or not it's time. Would hot temps stop you from this once a year event? lol My buddy watched a giant 20 inch plus chase a doe today at 12:30 pm in Ohio while he was heading to Subway for lunch.You never Know. He just left the woods,and less than a quarter of a mile he see this,who know the doe could head back and be under his stand in less than 5 minutes. Unless I got a good pattern on a early season buck in the bachelor group I've been passing on hunting till late October. It's been working well for me the last 10 years or so. A lot more scouting than hunting seem to work for me. The deer woods changes daily. From Tuesday to Thursday there's some huge rubs around my ground blind,my son's camping on this spot now.He hasn't seen a deer yet but it only takes a hot doe to come by or the buck to check that huge scrape and it's over.