First-light

It was an amazing opening day for us at camp! My brother shot an 8 pt around 7:30 then all hell broke loose at 9:00. A hot doe cam through and a friend took the 6 pt that was chasing it.The doe runs past me and I take it only to see a huge buck coming down the swail on her scent. I shoot him, the buck which is a 7 pt weighed 185lbs dressed. It is the one laying in the field, very dark colored on the deer pole. My nieces husband gets back into my stand after we gutted the deer and got them out of the woods. It wasn't more than a half hour and another hot doe comes along with three bucks chasing her. He shoots the second which was a real nice 8. The third buck shows up and was a giant but he just had to watch as big deer just stood over the buck he just shot. This all happened in the morning!!!

It was an amazing opening day for us at camp! My brother shot an 8 pt around 7:30 then all hell broke loose at 9:00. A hot doe cam through and a friend took the 6 pt that was chasing it.The doe runs past me and I take it only to see a huge buck coming down the swail on her scent. I shoot him, the buck which is a 7 pt weighed 185lbs dressed. It is the one laying in the field, very dark colored on the deer pole. My nieces husband gets back into my stand after we gutted the deer and got them out of the woods. It wasn't more than a half hour and another hot doe comes along with three bucks chasing her. He shoots the second which was a real nice 8. The third buck shows up and was a giant but he just had to watch as big deer just stood over the buck he just shot. This all happened in the morning!!!

Brother been at camp since Wednesday. He has only seen one deer so far. It was a nice white horned buck he busted out of some thick stuff while walking out. If its the same buck from years past this guy is old and has some great mass. I head up at noon and my Niece, her husband and their friend come up late tonight. I have to leave mid-day Sunday so it's a quick hunt for me. Anything is fair game! lol Good luck to all bag a big old boy!!!

It's so funny but where I hunt sunrise is 7:10. I will have counted at least 20-50 shots from 6:20-7:10! One might be mine! lol

Good luck, leaving around noon tomorrow for camp.

That is cool. Years ago I had a huge buck tending a doe real close to me. He was making a clicking sound every 10 seconds or so. He wasn't pressing her just following. I missed……….

Now that is much better!!!

325 miles about 6hrs. I'll leave LI around noon on Friday and can only stay until Sunday night. 2 days are better than none!

Nice deer Zem!!

If a doe isn't ready to breed and she smells estrous scent she will head for the hills. The doe will think there will be a buck around harassing the doe who left the scent, she wants no part of this. I have had this happen a number of times.

I'm going with light field. I used to shoot copper solids but they jammed my gun a few times at the wrong moment!

God bless!

8P my hunting grounds…..many big deer and some huge racks!

My gang came home last night. Not much action except for that buck fight. One hunter did manage to keep the tradition going on taking a shot and missing. Plenty of sign around but the deer wren't moving. C'mon gun season!

This could suck. C'mon Mother Nature and blow that system out to sea!

That is really great. Congrats on a great buck and a super mounting job! (BTW did you butcher him yourself?….one stop shop right there lol)

Details: at 11:50 in my stand my brothers son in law witnessed two hug bucks fighting over a doe. He said it was an awesome sight. No shot but the doe did drift towards him and got whiff of the estrous scent and left the area. The bucks followed.

I imagine he meant it wasn't a stomach shot.

Well the crew is at the camp hunting away. Brother saw three doe Friday and his friend a 4 pt that he missed. This guy will fit righting!! lol Today I heard that in my stand was my brothers son in law. He saw two monsters at 40 yards. Don'tnknow the details yet but exited to hear and see what happens tonight.

It happens. I have done that in the past. You will get over it and shoot something else. Hopefully that deer makes it. We have gotten a few with arrows in them that were healed over. Good luck

Just got my survey today. I'm baffled cause they say the backside of the property is longer than the front. I'll have to call them to get a clearer picture.

Shot one very similar to that one and scored 126. Great deer GL making the book!!

I had my 54 acres surveyed 8 years ago for $350 bucks (Steuben county). They did a great job. The recent survey bill has not come in yet. I'm guessing it will be about the same. Grow I'm thinking it wasn't surveyed before. Property was handed down in the family. Now that you are bringing this up I'm thinking it may be less than 10 acres? I'm shooting my lawyer an email now to check this out.

As i sit at the computer My brother and a friend are at the cabin. My niece and her husband will join them tomorrow. They hunted this afternoon and saw a button buck. Very warm out and not much deer movement. My brother will set up a stand on the adjacent property I just bought. Boy do I miss being up there. hopefully that will change for next year!!

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