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Saw a few doe, nice 8 dogging a doe right down the middle of the road on the way out.

What a crazy sit, in pa we have a resident grouse who follows us everywhere, he decided to sit in my treestand with me all day and peck at me. 8 am nice buck comes through not sure if I want to shoot him or not, (7pt no brows about 100”) I grunt him into 12 yards and the damn grouse flys up on my head and shoulder and starts flapping around. Buck spooks off and I laugh my ass off and the fighting this grouse for 2 more hours. He does not leave and jumps on my head as im Climbing down the treestand, then followed me to my buddies stand who happened to shoot a doe while pissing out of his elevated blind. Literally balls out shot a doe with a crossbow. What a day.

Technically you drew back lol.

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3/8th stuffer tube came in, guess I’m making deer cheese sticks later.

Spike recovered, he coulda told me the dang thing died 40 yards from his stand. My kids got to help track!

Dad claims to have shot a little buck just now

with this moon and snow you could shoot all night. I’ve got One deer milling around at 60. Looks small

Debating on weather to go out tommorow or not. Friday hunting in pa.

We shoot 750 for practice at camp. Shoot deer out to 400. Aim small miss small. My furthest shot is 180 and next furthest is like 75.

I move my stands every few years, even just 25-30 yards. Does it make a difference idk. I’ve had deer snort and come back 20 minutes later, they blow they go.

Oh yeah, they’re useless in creeks too. We have about a mile drag outa one spot that took forever with two guys. 200lb 8pt thought we both were gonna fall over dead.

Get a jet sled and dragging is a pice of cake. We used to do that till I got the sled.

The 6.5 Grendel is ready to bark!

Any doe is getting smoked, buck gotta be 2.5 or better.

I woke up, and a snow band was making its way through 7s and still is. Went back to sleep. We’ve got a few inches now.

Bring something to eat, warms you up. Hot beverage. Bibs not pants. I like my alpaca socks with thin socks underneath. Won’t sit still in real cold temps and will move spot to spot for a few hours each.

I’m making sticks as soon as my stuffer tune gets here.

Coleman lantern makes blood stand out

Ar-15 built myself many brands. 6.5 Grendel . 1-4x illuminated scope

There has been issues with rage xbow shock collars failing. Look into that

I think we’re having another trickle rut, I’ve been seeing for does followed since the 21st of October. No intense chasing just bucks following always behind them.

2 doe Feeding in grass

We do this in gun season, wind bump it then drive it. Sometimes they won’t move just from wind when pressured in guns Eason.

Just sat 45 degrees very light Sw wind.