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Just hunted an hour tonight. On my way out 6 deer were in the corn. I stalked (no pun intended) to about 40 yards. All good looking deer but chose not to shoot. Just a bit too dark and I have a commitment at 6:30. I'll sit in the field by a utility pole or in a box by field edge tomorrow.

I have access to a suburban spot and deer travel enough to know they are being hunted. Suburbia deer while lawn mowing dont even move 10 yards during summer. Come deer season the same deer high tail out at the site of a human just like any deer.

And there's usually some dinks running around here and there to try and fool. Not my house in the background but I've drank gin and tonics on that patio and killed deer off that lawn lol. Suburb of Philadelphia.

Off to a slow start so far. The wind just refuses to subside. Working the wind is almost impossible in these conditions.

Dunno ,,, I was hoping I’d see him when I had a gun with me but nope ..

Sad part about it is we may never know what happens to him.

I was thinking about this deer in stand yesterday. Lets just say he makes it through gun season. Isn't that exposed muscle going to be frost bite when it gets super cold? I would think that would kill him.

I agree with @suburbanfarmer. Hunting them is still a challenge, but I actually enjoy the suburbia challenge more. It's a different mindset and different tactics (bowhunting mostly), but it's fun to think outside the box and get creative. I spent a lot of time in my early hunting career hunting that way. Good times.

Not sure if this counts as bagging a moose.

What an afternoon. I get to my stand at 3:30 wind , temps were perfect. I hear a shot not too far away. Sounded like it was on my property. My neighbor gets back to me that there was a button buck in my corn field with the ass eaten out of it. Just standing there shaking. Seems like the yotes got this deer but didn't finish the process. Guys it was gross what I saw. He put the deer down. A good thing. So about 4:15 to my right I see two large deer. I have no idea if they were two bucks or a buck locked onto a doe. All I know is the buck started heading my way. It was a real nice 10 pt. Shooter goes off in my mind. I think that second deer was another buck but I never saw horns. So here he comes at 30 yards slight quarter to. I put a slug through the front shoulder and it exits through ribs. He goes down in front plowing up the leaves. I knew I had a good hit but he got out of sight. I get down and head for where I last saw him. Took a few minutes but I found him. Beautiful 10 pt. One tine was sligfhtkly broken and he had a scar on the upper part of nose. I thought that this could of been the buck that My neighbor and I hit opening day. Upon looking at the deer the back hoof was shot off. It was dangling and he was walking on bone. My neighbor and I agreed the buck on opening day was much bigger. I was thrilled to get this deer this late in season. 5 seconds before I shot this deer my brother texted. Telling me to shoot a big one so you can spend more time with your girlfriend! It worked!!!! Enjoy the picts.