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Not sure why I am in the woods! Wife text she went to let dog out back and 2 more deer went running out of the yard.[emoji854]

10/31 am 30 Down in the hole stand for 5 hours. 9 am had a button and small doe come in and milled around browsing and eating apples for an hour. I could never get a good shot at the doe with the button 10 feet from me. They finally wandered off. A bit later glassing I see they did not wander far and are bedded in the thick about 60 yards out. I want to get down so I spend the next 20 minutes grunting, snort wheezing and fawn bawling to finally irritate them enough to wander off so I can slip out. Get home and a doe and fawn in the backyard eating apples at 1pm. Had that buck heart fried for lunch pow it was delish!

A big fried venison heart for lunch will inspire you for sure! Yummmmmm

Back out 51 degrees calm

Eh I thought they left but glassing and I see the doe bedded about 60 out. I got stuck in this stand last weekend for 3-4 hours by bedded deer

Had a small doe and a button around me for the last hour.

Is anyone else spending there morning wondering why they did not sit in that other spot lol Thank goodness I don't have the amount of stands growie has! I'd never be able to make up my mind!

29 and no wind in 7a Should be a good morning Good luck out there!

10/30 pm 48 Got out to the far stand for 2 hours tonight. It was a bit breezy and truthfully real slow. Not a thing going on. I was watching a squirrel redecorate his nest high up in a tree about 30 yards in front of me for the last hour. He must have got storm damage of the last two days of wind. I moved a lot of falling limbs off the trail going in. Right past sunset as I was packing up my gear I heard running deer and had 2 run this way and that about 80-90 yards out could not see a rack but neither were real big. When I got down I stepped on a stick and heard another out in the pines trot off. Be back at it in the morning.

LOL Robin I was thinking the same thing. I said give him a couple days to forget about the crap weather and he will be figuring out when to do it again!! Well done!

Lol Eddie!

Cool and breezy here, cmon does!

Makes you want to go crazy with the saw!! But then no breakup cover.

If snakes eat more mice with ticks on them and = less ticks I'm all for it. Also though I would ruin my underwear if I stepped over a log and heard the rattling start!! Cool to see but keep your distance from me!

Congratz!!

I say stay, as the others said if you have does the bucks will come. Patience.

Sorry to hear the weather was such a pita for you. Next year if you want to take a younger buck(lol getting close to 50 yikes) to haul firewood with you and teach some skills too....... As always thank you for sharing!!

Well after taking a few days off looks like a good afternoon to get out there. I have been taking it easy waiting for the 7th. I really want to shoot one with the crossbow. But a nice doe gives me a good shot I got a spot for her in the freezer!!

Good luck Eddie!! The next week should be good. The afternoons look warm middle of the week but the mornings good. This weekend I am betting quite a few deer fall.

Nice job hunter!! Super buck!! I was also going to ask if you were hunting a rock farm!! lol

GL in the morn it will be a restless night!

Slow poke! lol right!

The Chili 4 lbs Venison burger 1 red onion 1 sweet onion 1 green pepper 1 yellow pepper 1 red pepper 2 tbs minced garlic 1 can black beans 4 cans kidney beans 1 28 oz diced tomatoes 2 28 oz cut up whole peeled plum tomatoes 1 can olives sliced up chili powder paprika cumin black pepper salt cayenne pepper 1/2-3/4 bottle stout beer you need to taste the rest!! 1/2 cup or so red wine 1-2 tbs honey Brown the meat drain and add to a big cook pot. Sweat the garlic, onions and peppers and add. Add tomatoes and rinsed beans. I do not measure too much making chili, soups, stews. I eyeball it and taste along the way. I added some amounts to the main ingredients but it is a preference thing add more/less of what you like! So add the rest and let it simmer for a good while. Serve with really good bread, beer and wine!!

I love the crossbow so far. If I had any complaint is I wish it was a bit faster. I am new to this so I am sure after 11/7 when I get to hunt with it I should have more input.