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I hunted until 9am....nice sun rise...had a flock of turkey fly down behind me on the ridge...then the crows woke up...not happy about them choosing our place this year...something about the maples...and what a racket they make in the tops...wish they'd fly over to all the beech and hophorn....not a single deer and I set up between what was a heavy morning transition trail all years previous...so I will try an afternoon sit ..tomorrow...weather permitting...have other plans for this afternoon....knee has me needing to alternate between sitting and standing....not happy about that...but climb was soooo much quieter than yesterday...lol

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It is a good buck, but not as good as the others running around there.

 

I hear ya. Especially this early in the season. However, I know I have, and I'm sure other have passed early on only to never get a shot. Heck, my time was limited last year so I shot the first thing with horns. 10 seconds later after I shot the 5, a nice 8 walked out @ 10 yards broadside. This year I'd like a mounter (dont most of us?), but a decent 8 or bigger and i'm taking him.

 

That's hunting I guess :)

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I hear ya. Especially this early in the season. However, I know I have, and I'm sure other have passed early on only to never get a shot. Heck, my time was limited last year so I shot the first thing with horns. 10 seconds later after I shot the 5, a nice 8 walked out @ 10 yards broadside. This year I'd like a mounter (dont most of us?), but a decent 8 or bigger and i'm taking him.

 

That's hunting I guess :)

 

You can't be afraid to eat tag soup. That fear of not getting "your buck" is why most people complain about 1.5s getting shot and not seeing mature bucks.

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Just giving an update on the buck I shot yesterday morning. Spent pretty much all day yesterday and all this morning trying to find anymore blood. Found one big splatter on a rock then the trail went dead. Tracked the blood for a mile and a half into the golf course and wondered around in the wood searching and found nothing. I'm hoping if he made it that far then he might live. This kinda thing makes me sick to my stomach.

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You can't be afraid to eat tag soup. That fear of not getting "your buck" is why most people complain about 1.5s getting shot and not seeing mature bucks.

 

100% in agreement. It's all about personal goals and commitment. If you have the time to commit to lots of hours in the stand then go for it. some years I have had last weekend kills or nothing at all because I pass. The comfort is that I can always smoke a doe most days. Because first and foremost I need meat in the freezer.

 

Just giving an update on the buck I shot yesterday morning. Spent pretty much all day yesterday and all this morning trying to find anymore blood. Found one big splatter on a rock then the trail went dead. Tracked the blood for a mile and a half into the golf course and wondered around in the wood searching and found nothing. I'm hoping if he made it that far then he might live. This kinda thing makes me sick to my stomach.

 

did you at least fill your pockets full of expensive balls? :girlcrazy: sorry to hear you lost him. happens to most of us.

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Didnt make it out this a.m but did get my path to my stand cleared of leaves so Im not so loud heading in anymore. Last night I sat my south stand saw 1 just before dark and on my way back in 3 were under my north stand lol go figure back out tonight to wait for bucky

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why? A 2.5 year old 9 point is a good buck, unless this is a spindly 9...

 

3 1/2 + is my minimum. I have a specific target buck this year. I will take a different deer that meets my minimum, but Id really like to try and hold out. Im almost glad it didnt work out with half rack last evening.

 

If I eat my buck tags this year, so be it.

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congrats. did you take footage with the gopro too? makes your bow look huge from that angle!

ya i got footage of it , but she was 22 or 23 yards out , had to thread the needle through the branches, and with that wide fish eye lenz theres not much to see if you don't know what your lookin at... and ya i know, the bow looks 4 foot long, again fish eye lenz, i was literally 3 feet in front of the camera and it captured everything... i just keep it on the bow 1) cause it acts as a pretty good stabilizer,2) if one happens to be within 10 yds in the open you would get some ok footage 3) ya never forget it so you always have a cam for videoing recovery or taken success photos..   that doe would have been a perfect candidate for the go-pro facing me on the bow and a zoomable camera on a camera arm... she fed underneath that oak for 20 - 30 minutes... 

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