Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

[stubborn1VT]

Talked myself into hunting here at the house.  There's a nice buck coming out regular, but I need a south wind to hunt my best natural blind.  Had a straight north wind, but convinced myself that he wasn't bedding in the scrub to the south of my plot.  Think I was dead wrong.  Zero deer.  He's keeping all the local does out of the plot for the most part.  Got about 90 pictures of him last week.  Not a WNY monster, but a decent 3YO eight pointer.  Kicking myself for not waiting for the right wind.  Hopefully I didn't spook him out of his personal grocery store.

[Chef]

Saw 10 deer tonight no shooters great sit, going to sit those same acorns in the morning


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[Swamp_bucks]

Sat for 2 hrs and had that smaller 8 from Sunday pop out at 80yrds at last light.  

[doebuck1234]

Ready to go for tomorrow morning,can't wait!Cam has been showing afternoon activity and got a txt earlier about deer in the field coming right by my stand at 5pm.may have to pull double duty tomorrow,will see what happens

[First-light]

Had 11 does and two small bucks walk past my stand. 3-4 of them in shooting range. All headed to the corn. I know where I'm going to be in the AM!

[Judoka95]

No action tonight but the wind looks good tomorrow morning for my stand on the east side. It sits across the tracks from a larger soy bean field. Hopefully i can catch one heading back to their bedding.

[phade]

Dang. Had a doe go by at 10 yards a few times. A buck got in between partner and I but we lost him at last light. Apparently he was just north of me. Slight bump when my partner got down. 
 

Close but no cigar. Just a tad late this evening. Right at the stand.

[YFKI1983]

Dang. Had a doe go by at 10 yards a few times. A buck got in between partner and I but we lost him at last light. Apparently he was just north of me. Slight bump when my partner got down. 
 
Close but no cigar. Just a tad late this evening. Right at the stand.

That's Ohio or ny

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[phade]

Just now, YFKI1983 said:

That's Ohio or ny

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NY this weekend.

Been around cams a long time and got a cool photo here. Not even sure how they managed to do this. It’s very tight quarters. This is a hedge row that is 20 yards wide.

[phade]

Did choose the wrong side of farm today though for a good buck.

[WNY Bowhunter]

5 minutes ago, phade said:

NY this weekend.

Been around cams a long time and got a cool photo here. Not even sure how they managed to do this. It’s very tight quarters. This is a hedge row that is 20 yards wide.

I like how his beams curl up...pretty cool deer

[phade]

4 minutes ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

I like how his beams curl up...pretty cool deer

Several unique ones at the farm this year. We have last years photos of both of them. They both made very big gains.

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[WNY Bowhunter]

1 minute ago, phade said:

Several unique ones at the farm this year. 

David just turned 14, right? Break out the bolt action in the morning...lol.

[phade]

2 minutes ago, WNY Bowhunter said:

David just turned 14, right? Break out the bolt action in the morning...lol.

We will be taking a kid out tomorrow evening. Kid is down in dumps. High hit an 8 pt this week. No dice. Hopefully we can get him a deer. Definitely not getting the daylight photos we need. Seems like the 4-630 AM time is really active here. Corn is coming down though today and tomorrow.

Edited October 8, 2022 by phade

[WNY Bowhunter]

6 minutes ago, phade said:

We will be taking a kid out tomorrow evening. Kid is down in dumps. High hit an 8 pt this week. No dice. Hopefully we can get him a deer. Definitely not getting the daylight photos we need. Seems like the 4-630 AM time is really active here. Corn is coming down though today and tomorrow.

Good luck!

[squirrelwhisperer]

Going out tomorrow for my first sit of this season. Wind looks good for the morning at the high stand. Saw a young eight first sit in this stand last year and let him walk. Won’t do that again if I see him tomorrow.


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[Swamp_bucks]

Won’t be in stand in the morning but plan is to get up and drive around see if I can get eyes on a shooter going back to bed.  Bow will be in the car just in case I get a chance or right setup for a spot and stalk. 

[BizCT]

@phade cool pic. That back buck is blind in one eye it appears?


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[doebuck1234]

Up n having coffee.

41 degrees

w wind at 4mph

645 legal

Should not have had tacos and genny light lastnight, TP packed in bag a must!

[Hock3y24]

Good luck youth hunters, my nephew and I will be heading out this afternoon. 

[stubborn1VT]

Up having coffee.  Wrong wind to hunt here and wasn't prepared to head out to the farm.  Good luck out there folks.  

I hunted here on the wrong wind last evening and the buck I'm after didn't come out.  The weather is now forecasting (guessing) the right wind for this evening.  I was planning on giving this spot a rest. 

Question: Do I go after him because I have the right wind?  Or do I give it a rest, like I planned because he has some idea I'm hunting him.

I never hunt a specific buck, but right now, this is the ONLY buck.  Of course I can drive to the farm, cut wood for my brother, see my mom and try to shoot a doe.  So far, there isn't a buck over there that get my juices flowing.  Just wondering what the professionals think.

[DirtTime]

In and set, poison ivy and all. Sitting the corner of a feild this morning.

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[wolc123]

9 minutes ago, DirtTime said:

In and set, poison ivy and all. Sitting the corner of a feild this morning.

Good luck.  Somebody on here said deer like eating that, so maybe one will come right up to you.  I should a doe while hiding behind a patch of it last month.  

[mowin]

We're in for the youth hunt.  Had 4 in the field. Set up to wait for legal, and wind swirled.  One was a decent buck. 

Re adjusting for the wind. 

[Team Hoyt]

In at 9r first sit of the year. Only forget my face cover. Feels good to be out