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Congrats to those who knocked them down today. Starting to heat up and bucks are starting to fall.

They were moving last night. I had to stop 2 or 3 times to let bucks cross on my way to Cooperstown.

Weather and time permitting I plan on going to PA Tuesday and sit from sunup until 1 that way I still have plenty of time to get my kids off the bus.

Haven't done a good job updating this throughout the year. I didn't see much the first 4 or 5 sits of the year. Then that all changed 2 days ago. I hiked about 3/4 miles in trying to find the freshest sign and setup. Eventually I came to a cluster of rubs on the edge of a swamp. While I was picking a tree I had a tiny 3pt come in. I found a tree and quietly climbed and hung my stand. At a out 10:15 I caught some movement about 100yards out.i instantly realized it was a bigger body than the 3 and he had a little bit more bone on his head. So I hit the grunt call and snort wheeze and he came in on a rope. I ended up taking a slight quartering frontal shot and he went maybe 60yrds and died. After the shot I hung my bow up and heard a stick snap. Well there sat a really good buck even bigger than the one I shot. All I could do is laugh. Not my biggest buck but it was a fun hunt and he will eat well.

My plan today was to get to my spot early wait until gray light and still hunt my way until I came across scrapes or freshest sign I could. First step was getting over the stream that was knee deep or higher every where and running very fast. Eventually I made it to where a tree had fallen across the stream and very carefully inched across it. I still hunted 3/4mile around with very little sign. I was starting to get discouraged but kept going then finally the rubs picked up and all led to a spot I had scouted over the summer and new of some buck beds in that general area. I was at the spot I thought would put me in the game. As I was trying to pick out a tree to climb I noticed movement to my right and it ended up being a small 3 pt cruising with his nose to the ground. Seeing the trail he took I split the difference between his trail and another above me giving me a 25 yard shot to both. I was finally setup at 930 and ready to hunt. I was setup roughly 60 yards from a big swamp At about 10 I thought I could here something in the direction the blue jays were making a racket but couldn't see anything. So I hit the grunt tube 4 or 5 times. At about 1015 I saw movement coming up from the swamp and could tell right away it was bigger than the 3 pt in both body and horns. He started to walk away from me so I hit the grunt tube and snort wheezed. He stopped on a dime turned my direction and started making rubs and scrapes. He held up at 45 yards and had a snack of green leaves. Eventually he made it to 18 yards behind 2 trees so I could draw . Only problem was he was heading straight at me and was preparing myself for a possible straight on shot. Once he got to 10yards he had me picked out in the tree and took a small step to his right opening up the front pocket for a shot. Before he could bolt the arrow was off and up to the fletching. Instantly blood sprayed out and he bounced off some trees. he went to make it up a small bank but did a back flip. He went maybe 60yrds total before he died. So here was the only negative on the morning. After the shot I turned to put my bow back on the hanger when I hear a stick snap. I look up and there is a 80-100inch buck staring at me at 40yrds. All I could do was laugh. Didn't think in a million years there would of been a second buck. He new something wasn't right but couldn't figure it out. I will be after him come gun season. I will always be checking to make sure there are no other deer in the area. I was so focused on the buck I took I never heard the bigger dear come in. 1/2 mile drag through a nasty swamp took forever but he's home and hanging in the garage. I have to work the next 3 days so I think I'm going to run him to a local butcher. Sorry for the long post. Ill update it later with pictures.

2 of bucks came through at 1030

I'll have my wife take some pictures when I get him home.

Post of the story later. But I saw 3 bucks total today and grunted this guy in for a 10 yrd shot.

Stateland buck down!!!!! Out of another swamp.

That's why I'm hoping to get in during grey light. I haven't had a chance to really check for fresh scrapes the last 2 weeks. Hoping with the wind and rain I can sneak in quite to a bedding area I know of and find a fresh community scrape and do a hang and hunt. Drove past the area today and the rain has the swamp a little full with the main stream rushing. It should keep them to the edges a little more and out of the center of it is my hope.

Be out from sunup to 2pm. Didn't get a chance to go look for scrapes today. So my plan is to be at the piece of stateland I want to hunt throw my stand on my back and still hunt my way until I come across good sign and then setup the rest of the day. Hope is they should be opening up scrapes after all the rain. What are your thoughts of hunting scrapes after rain?

Congrats!!!!

Just saw that hoping I end up getting the day off I put in for it will give me 6 in a row starting Saturday. Feel better hopefully it's not covid. We had a respiratory infection run through my house 2 weeks ago.

I have Wednesday off so I'm sitting until 1 regardless of weather then heave from the 30th-3rd off and will do the same. Still waiting on. My schedule for the following 8 weeks. Have some time to take off still just need to plan it.

Week 5 pick turkeyfeathers

Once we made it 200yards and no beds we had a feeling there wasn't going to be a deer anywhere to find.

Yea. Was more broadside then we described it as well. Very confident it's still alive. He has a bunch cameras out so hopefully it shows up on camera.

Well not good. We tracked steady bloody for 500 yards. We found no beds no sign of guts being hit. Blood was bright red the entire time. Never jumped him at any point. Being 12hrs after the shot he should of bedded atleast once and never did. Last spot we found was at a rub that looked like he had rubbed it as he walked past it.

Up now getting ready to go meet up and find this deer.

Feel better soon.

No he didn't even go to the arrow impact. Just got down and walked out. We would love to wait until a little later but he has somewhere to be by 10 if we don't find in the am he's going back after he's done with whatever it is he has to do.

Happens more than you would think unfortunately.

My hope is he clipped a main artery somewhere and it died quick. Luckily his exit from stand was the opposite way and scent never blew his direction so I'm hoping 1st or second bed. He has an obligation at 10 so we are going in the dark 530am. That'll give it 12hrs to expire. I'll keep everyone posted on the track and what we find. Going to be tough with that high of an entrance. He didnt see where the arrow was sticking out the other side so I'm hoping it's low so blood comes put easier.

So a friend hit a buck we are going after tomorrow am. He was 13ft up buck was down hill another 10ft. Slightly quartering to him. Said buck ran stopped then walked off. He didnt hear a crash. 1hr later a doe took the same route and where he last was spotted she stopped snorted and took off. I think he got lung, liver and possible guts. Arrow is sticking out both sides. What do you think he hit and possible dead deer? Attached is a picture of where he thinks he hit it.