Deerthug

Wow! Nice. Congrats! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Live from the recliner this morning. All tagged out yesterday. Good luck to all of you today. Be safe! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Thanks guys! Closing out the day watching old reruns of star trek on the retro channel and eating chips ahoy! I'd say it was a very productive day! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Well after sitting in my stand for about 1 1/2 hours this afternoon at about 4:00 I hear what I thought were antlers crashing about 100 yards behind me. I hit my rattles and blow a few tunes on my grunt call. 15 mins later I hear crunching coming from behind my tree stand. Thinking it's a squirrel I don't pay it much mind so I start glassing the corn field. A minute or so later as I'm glassing the field behind me the crunching gets louder and louder. As I put my binos down I see a buck coming out from the brush behind me. At first I only see what appeared to be a four point. Then I see 3 on one side. As I consciously make the decision to pass on him he comes out a bit farther all the while he's looking at me. Suddenly I see 4 points on one side and my adrenaline started pumping. I slowly put my binos down moving ever so gently as he continues to stare at me trying to figure out what I am. He looks away and I finally get my binos down. He's starts looking at me again. Now I see 8pts. He turns away and I get my hand on my Remy that was hanging on a tree hook. He turns back to me. I freeze for what seemed like an eternity with the stock of my Remy on my thigh. He turns away and starts walking away from me at 35 yards from my tree. I get my Remy down and the scope to my eye and safety off in a matter of 3 secs. He stops quartering away and I squeeze the trigger. Just as I squeeze the trigger he starts to turn further quartering away and the next thing I see is his rump go down and he drags himself into thick brush. My heart sinks. I felt like throwing up. I waited 20 mins and then I get down to start tracking him thinking I wounded him and I'm going to spend hours looking for him. I start tracking him in the thick brush. I chamber another round just in case but I come upon him about 20 yards into the thicket and he's already expired. I kneel over him and thank our good Lord for the second time today. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Been back in my stand since 3. Nice cool breeze blowing in my face. Pretty quiet other than blackbirds and squirrels right now. I hope the BB don't sh*t on me LOL Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Back in my stand for an evening hunt. Hoping the big guy I saw this morning decides to stroll my way. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

So I closed the deal on a nice doe around 9:30 this morning. As I was glassing the field behind me about 500 yards away I see one side of what looked like a nice 8 pt bedded down beneath some Pine trees. As I'm watching him move its rack a shot rings out from the direction where my BIL was sitting. I hear 2 more ring out. As the 3rd shot rings out from the corner of my eye I see a doe jump out from the corn reacting to the shot. She runs about 10 feet out of the corn and stands broadside at about 30-35 yards looking out in the direction of where the shot came from. I raise my Remy put the cross hairs on her and I squeeze the trigger. I hit her right at her left shoulder and she hobbles toward my treestand. She tries to jump the fence bordering the adjacent property but does not make it. She turns falls and lets out her last breath 10 feet from the bottom of my treestand ladder. I look back toward where the buck was bedded and he did not move at all. I climb down a few minutes later, walk the 10 feet toward her, kneel down, remove my hat and thank the good Lord for allowing me to make a clean kill and harvest one of his creatures. Shot was through the left shoulder and out her chest. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Doe is down!! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Sittingon my stand for 2 hours. Seen nothing but some turkey. About 6 shots rang out 2 before light and sporadic shots after that. Sun feels good. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Flock of turkeys in the woods in front of me. No deer in sight. Beautiful clear skies. Nippy out. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

In my stand. Wind is calm 44 deg. Wet no rain. Bring it on! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

In my stand. Calm wind wet grounds 44 deg. Bring it on! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Up at 4:30. Coffee is brewing. Dressed in first layers. Step outside and it's drizzling. Wtf? Luckily we are just getting clipped according to the radar. Hoping the deer will be moving after the rain stops. Goodluck, stay dry and be safe. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Drizzle in southern part of 4y. Should pass by time I hit the trails. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Hopefully he will show again tomorrow. Good luck. Be safe. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

Thanks gents. Makes you stop and think.... Good luck to you both. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

As I'm sitting here watching the day come to an end and the sun setting behind the Catskill mountains I can only think about God's beautiful creations without which there would be no woods to hunt, or creatures to harvest. I pray that tomorrow God gives me the opportunity to see His creatures roam below my stand and gives me the strength and courage to keep my aim true and clean so that I can provide for my family but most of all that He keeps me and all my fellow hunters safe. Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

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Still on the road... Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

On the road again to camp for the opener. Good luck and be safe everyone! Sent with Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy 4

AMEN!!!

Coffee and muffin in the am before I leave the house for my stand. I take a banana or apple, water and some jerky for mid morning snack. If all day sit, then a roast-beef sangwich.

Oh wait... Opening day is this Saturday . . . I almost forgot!! NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been counting down since May 31st!! Heading up tomorrow around 12pm - in camp by 3:00pm - getting my pack ready by 3:30pm - sitting on the deck smoking my Meerschaum pipe by 4:00pm. Dinner by 6:00pm - watch some retro TV, shower and go to bed by 10pm. Toss and turn all night - get up at 4:30AM. . . .

I think that both problems have an equal affect on the average Joe. The dumping of billions into the war raised our debt . . . which BO's administration has taken into historic numbers and bringing the US into financial ruin and to the point of losing our A credit rating; The health insurance debacle has caused millions to cancel their private plans with the hopes of buying into BO's insurance plans through the web and we already know how that turned out. It may have been more than a band-aid fix, but as any Tenderfoot Boy Scout knows, you don't apply a gauze pad to a severed leg. . .