Cabin Fever

Congrats @Belo !! Certainly sounds like you put in a lot of thought and work to score on the new ground! Nice when a plan comes together! Now you'll have plenty of time to focus on that ATV trail!!

Can't say I've ever seen them nursing this late. Would think momma would be shutting that down!

Beauty! Congrats!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congrats! Isn’t that a great feeling… first on your own property! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Funny how some areas in the state can be so hot with rut activity, yet seemingly void of rut activity in others! Well, NOT so funny if you’re in an area with no activity… But, our turns coming!! LOL Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Chilly, yet welcomed, 39 degrees this morning. Cam action was slow yet again last night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

8H - Not much going on yet. Just a couple of rubs that popped up in the past week. Haven't found any scrapes. I had a small buck work my mock scrape over today though. No sightings or trail cam pics of bucks showing interest in does yet. Trail cam activity has been pretty dead for the past 5 days. Only 1 pic of a deer from 10 trail cams last night! Last week, I was getting 30+ pics a day with a few big bucks at night. 98% of buck activity has been at night. The other 2% is within 15min of daylight or dark.

I would say 95%+ of the time, I get no response with grunt calls. That being said, when a buck is in the right mood, it brings them in!! Sometimes charging! I've had some great luck with grunt calls and have killed several bucks because of them. BTW, that does sound like a cool looking buck! Hope you get another chance at him!

Congrats on the new addition!

The 7pt I saw this morning working my mock scrape just passed by at 10 yards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What a dumb ass!! Been sitting in the stand geared up and ready for action for the past ~45 min! Something didn’t look right, but I just couldn’t put my finger on it… Then it dawned on me! My bow wasn’t on the hanger!! It was still dangling on the rope 15’ below me! F!!! That would have made a memorable hunt if a target buck stepped out!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not sure where this unexpected shower came from, but it can stop at anytime now… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well that sucks! Hopefully you’ll be over it before the rut gets into full swing! Rest up! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Took a video of the 7pt working my mock scrape this morning. Right before I thought about starting the video, he was standing on his back legs rubbing his head on the over hanging branch. VIDEO https://photos.app.goo.gl/jc6oWEMddVLaGAsp7 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That small 7pt that worked the mock scrape earlier came back though, nose to the ground. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just had a small 7pt work a mock scrape in front of me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All quiet here… nothing yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Think I dressed a little too warm… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just had 2 coyotes come haulin’ ass by. Stopped for a second, but no shot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got things wrapped up early today, so made it out to the stand for the last couple hours of light. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What are you gonna do with all that loot??

I have no plans to shoot does on this property this year. New property and from the pics I've gotten all summer, I don't think I have enough does around to spare. With the few does there are, they only have 2 single fawns between them. Never seen anything like it. I can only assume coyotes...

Happy Birthday!! Go get ‘em!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty much! From the 13th-18th, my cams were blowing up, with deer activity, but specifically several big mature bucks moving (all at night). The 3 days after, were DEAD, practically zero deer activity. Last night, was a little better, but not much. I haven't had a big buck on cam since the 18th. Can't even say with the full moon, deer are up and feeding at mid-day, because the cams aren't showing squat for activity. Pretty typical for what I see while hunting the first couple days before and after a full moon. I was hoping the cloud cover and 20 degree temp drop would over-ride the effects of the full moon, but it certainly doesn't look like it...

Cams were pretty dead last night. Just 2 does and 3 small bucks... from 10 cams. Haven't had any shooters on cam for the past 4 nights now.