Geno C Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Havnt been out this past weekend. How were the deer moving? i will def be out Sat and Sun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichZ7 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Been real slow all day for me Geno. Still in stand but not one deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeerDuck Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I was in all day today. Didn't see a thing. No tracks, or signs of deer anywhere. Then had another guy who can't read "POSTED" signs come in and try to set up about 60 yrds from me. Even after he left, and the temp went down a little, still didn't see a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 was in stand from 2:30 - 6:30 saw one tiny doe/fawn maybe 45lbs live weight @ 5:05 hung around for 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 ill be out Sat & Sun and cant wait. hope you guys that are out are seeing them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sportsman Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I've posted 5 times so far this season and have only seen deer once. 4 does and a piebald spike. This is real poor as compared to how my prior 4 or 5 seasons started. But, in general, its been warm and wet and I don;t know how much they are moving. Yesterday morning conditions were pretty good. I posted in a very small spot where I didnt expect to see a lot, just hoping for one big one that I think is bedding in there. no luck. I'm seeing rubs and tracks, so they are there, just gotta stay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbucks27 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 This will be my first weekend hunting the island. I'm hoping to see some good action this weekend but it sounds like its has been kind of slow from reading these posts. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 the small doe i saw still has it's red summer coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 got out opening day and saw nothing until 130pm total deer for the day on opening day was 7 buck and 1 doe. but seems a bit slow now so im hoping for the best also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIWaterman Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Weekend report: Sat - the morning hunt showed the most movement all weekend. I was set up in a buck core area with a marginal wind. Spike came in around 7:15 looked right at me and didn't know what to make of me. Slowly meandered off. Around 8:30 a doe and fawn came from opposite direction she clearly caught my scent and started looking for me. Picked me off and busted out of there. Sat till 9:30 that was it. Spooked a deer bedded down on way out. Cousin had a buck come in downwind of him around 8:15 got to 40-50 yards caught his wind and trotted off. Said h was wide. - afternoon we mad plans to go in at 3 and clear some lanes from one of our stands and then go hunt another spot once we were done because wind was sw. Drove up and there was a buck bedded right in field opening... Wind was perfect for a stalk. Backed up parked the truck and made our way along the tree line. This being my cousins first year, first day hunting I gave him lead. Told him to come over the burm in tree line at full draw. He came over burm at full draw and shot the buck in his bed. Lights out. Small racked nine pointer with a cool sticker off his base. Probably would have been a nice buck next year. But a great first deer none the less. Quickly field dressed him and got him in my truck. Quartered and in the fridge in probably less than two hours. Sun Thought the morning was gonna be great. Nice and cold nice n wind. To my dismay nothing...sat on field edge didn't see a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIWaterman Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Sunday afternoon also yielded not a single deer. Slept in mon am. Def will be hunting fri am looks like first real cold snap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 congrats to him! hope the movement picks up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatmuzzy Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Opening morning I had 3 does and a small 7 pointer come in. I was trying to shoot one of the does but the buck was chasing them all around and they never offered me a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripedBuck Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Congratulations to you and your cousin LIWaterman for spotting, stalking and getting a nice Buck in his bed...Way to go!...Best of luck the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 anyone been going out?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbucks27 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Ill be iut sat and sundY cant wait!! Gonna be in the 30's on island sunday morning John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIWaterman Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Looks like sat am is the day! Of course I have a wedding. Working the am tomorrow then headed out, plan on sitting from noon to end of light. I'll post what I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichZ7 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I plan on being out Sunday and Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 sat and sun for me! hope we are into em this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIWaterman Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Did a few fawn bleats when I got into my stand. Go to pull up my bow and a fawn is standing twenty yards. Frozen for 5 minutes holding bow half way up tree. Finally trotted off. Windy. Hopefully front will get them moving. And wind doesn't force me to go to ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StripedBuck Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Good luck LIWaterman, stick it out till sunset! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbucks27 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 so you started bleating before you pulled up your bow?????????? Doesnt sound like a good idea to me . Good luck!!!!!!! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno C Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 Did a few fawn bleats when I got into my stand. Go to pull up my bow and a fawn is standing twenty yards. Frozen for 5 minutes holding bow half way up tree. Finally trotted off. Windy. Hopefully front will get them moving. And wind doesn't force me to go to ground get settled in ready to go before you hit any calls... you would really beat yourself if a nice buck was standing there looking at you with your bow 10 feet off the ground on its way up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIWaterman Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I do it sometimes to cover my sound if I make a noise. I never have had success w fawn bleats. First time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIWaterman Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 In hindsight It was dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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