Good job, nice when it comes together. The yotes have enough to eat.

Guys it's a challenging endeavor to take a deer with archery equipment do not take it lightly  but by all means do it and enjoy it.
Just do everything you can to make a good shot or none.
This hunt taught me ALOT and I had learned me a thing or 2 b4 I thought!
Its been a long ride this season for me but it's proof some stories do have a happy ending!!!
 
WCW

Not seeing much in the rut activity lately; pictures I'm getting show all 'antlerless' deer roaming around at night and none of those are showing the dark stained tarsals associated with estrus.  The bucks I've seen during the day certainly do not display the obvious signs of swollen necks or stained tarsals.  No new scrapes  and the older ones aren't being worked.  I have noticed a few new rubs in the area and I gotta say they were exciting to find as, they were made on 2'' to 3'' trees.   Maybe.....  just maybe, the younger bucks were just practicing and the older boys are just coming to town.  Time will tell; cancelled all appointments and put all calls on voice mail, I'll be strapped to a tree til tomorrow evening.  Baloney sandwiches are packed (no pickles) and just waiting on the alarm clock to tell me the time has come for another great day in the PA. Wilds.
 

My advice is grab your bow and find the thickest nastiest stuff around and act like your tracking a deer slowly quietly.
The 10 pt I saw was a brute he could not see me so he had to come and see what I was TWICE.
I am kinda joking but think it could work he came to 15 ft away wide open shot!I just chased him away...
 
I never saw a buck chasing/trailing a hot doe this season IMO just a lot of cruising and bumping.
I did surround my stand with FRESH/REFRIGRATED doe in heat scent  refreshed it every couple of days HINT HINT!
 
I wish everyone good luck still plenty of time share some pics and stories please!!!...WCW-or work has waited long enough now I slave away.

Saw two bucks while pheasant hunting on Saturday. One was a decent six and the other a ten that was about 18 wide and fairly heavy. Both were in pheasant cover. The six had a doe with him, but just as a buddy, nothing romantic.

Have seen several does (on some days and nothing on others ) at the new place, but no bucks in over a week plus.

Hell yeah buddy!!!

Congrats WCW!
 
Been pretty slow in my area the past week or so.  Up until that point I was seeing a number of deer from my stand including a spike, 2 different 4pts, a 6pt, and a smaller 8.  Tried a buddys house last Friday afternoon where he's been seeing an 8 and a 10 in his back yard, but nothing came past the stand.  Got switched to first shift so I'll get lots of time to hunt in the afternoon this week.  Hoping it picks up.

Wed thur fri sat... watch out because im off :)

On the ladder stand til noon then the cravings for a baloney sandwich became overbearing; headed to the house and enjoyed TWO sandwiches, no cheese and still out of pickles.  Gonna tell the wife one of these days that I'm darned tired of having no pickles and, ask her if I can go get some.  Anyway, took a power nap after lunch then it was back to the stand and I am darn glad I did cause it was worth the wait. prettiest sun set I've seen in a long time; I must say.
 
Temperature was great, with a constant wind all day (8 mph gusting to 12) out of the SSW.  Just a great day to be strapped to a tree; enjoying the great PA. Wilds.
 
OH!...........  saw nothing, except another archer who said he...........  saw nothing.  Back at 'er in the morning.......chow.

Hunted a field edge this evening with my 11 year old son on the Mentored Tag.  One half rack with 2 up walking through the middle of the field from who knows where.  Other than that, nuttin.
 
Just got back from spotting with him.  Farm about 10 miles away where seeing 60+ deer is pretty common at night.  About 30-35 out tonight - all does and skippers and one 4 point that could have hidden his rack if he put his ears up.  Most just laying down in the field.  
 
Couple other fields along the way with multiple does and young uns, including one with 11.  The 11 were ALL laying down, and most others we saw were too.  
 
He's off school tomorrow, so we're gonna get after 'em in the AM for a bit.