Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

[BizCT]

1 hour ago, phade said:

Still hanging around. Haven’t picked him up on my other cam. I believe that cam had a few dropping acorns and photos are dwindling there making me think the food source is drying up or the bedding spot is getting wetter. He is still showing up at this field edge scrape 4-5x per week in the dark.

Only seen him once last year around this time. He bailed last year from mid-late October to nearly Christmas time. Curious what happens this time and if we can find him before then.

And thanks, spider web, for the glare.

Holy brows

[Five Seasons]

Probably a good few days to take off and not to burn out stands early. I've found the 10th-20th or so always sucks. It's not that you can't get a nice buck or even see deer, just lower odds. Also full moon and warmer temps. Looks like Friday or Saturday is the next best time for me in 8F.

[The_Real_TCIII]

30 minutes ago, Jeremy K said:

I'm sitting in one of those 2 boxes on the lease this year with a heater AND the spiders! I'll let the weather dictate the date.

Id rather be in John Wayne Gaceys crawlspace than either one of those boxes

[Jeremy K]

19 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Id rather be in John Wayne Gaceys crawlspace than either one of those boxes

There's a secret tunnel under the Grey one . I started following it til I ran into a dead guy ,his license said his name was chester copperpot ,didn't ring a bell so I left.

[gjackson]

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.

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[turkeyfeathers]

21 minutes ago, gjackson said:

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.

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Dandy !! Congratulations! 

[Swamp_bucks]

Nothing today won’t be back out until the end of the month.  

[The_Real_TCIII]

Great buck GJackson!! Body looks yooooooge


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[Lucky118]

1 hour ago, gjackson said:

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.

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That buck got into the Halloween  candy a little early. What a fatty. Have fun trimming the fat off to get to the meat on that one lol

 

[hunterdan44]

Very nice! Stout buck ! Congrats


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[YFKI1983]

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.

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Congrats! Beauty

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[Cabin Fever]

3 hours ago, gjackson said:

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.
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Great buck! Congrats!!

[Otto]

3 hours ago, gjackson said:

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.

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AWESOME!!! Congratulations - you'll always remember your first buck! 

 

[gjackson]

That buck got into the Halloween  candy a little early. What a fatty. Have fun trimming the fat off to get to the meat on that one lol
 

Yeah, it was way more fat than I thought there would be this early. It was a process, but I managed to get it done. Took off a couple hours of work to get it done I didn't want it hanging when it's 70 degrees outside.

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[Five Seasons]

Funny enough on a warm sunny day I had a 1.5 on cam at 10am and a 2.5 on cam around noon. 

[BizCT]

2 minutes ago, Belo said:

Funny enough on a warm sunny day I had a 1.5 on cam at 10am and a 2.5 on cam around noon. 

everyone needs to eat lunch, unless its ramadan.

[johnplav]

Up and in for a quick Pm hunt.  72 degrees with a slight breeze.  Killed my first mosquito of bow season!  I already saw a big doe wandering out of range and a fawn under my stand.  I’ll take that as a good sign. 

[Robhuntandfish]

Up and in for a quick Pm hunt.  72 degrees with a slight breeze.  Killed my first mosquito of bow season!  I already saw a big doe wandering out of range and a fawn under my stand.  I’ll take that as a good sign. 

Hmmm. Getting late.....me thinks one on the ground ?

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[johnplav]

25 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Hmmm. Getting late.....me thinks one on the ground ?

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I wish.  Fun hunt tho.  Deer were out in field all night lost track of how many I saw.  Passed on 2 fawns and a 4 point. 

[518BowSlayer]

I got my first buck with me bow, have been bow hunting for about 8 years and have only been able to get shots at doe's. He was about 15 yards when I took the shot, I hit a little higher than I would have liked but he still went down. He ran about 50-60 yards before going down. Thankfully I heard him go down as there was not blood trail, a nice big exit hole but no blood until the spot he went down. I have to go out and look for the arrow a little more I wasn't able to find it at the time. The picture isn't the greatest, it was getting dark and I wanted to get him dressed and hung as soon as possible. He's a 9 point, it didn't look like anything was broken off, just didn't grow the same on both sides.

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He's a tank! Congrats! You get a weight on him?

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[BizCT]

@Belo is this one of your bucks?




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[SportsmanNH]

15 hours ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Zero wind , temps are comfortable, alarm got killed.  

 

Did it go Bang Flop , or did it vibrate a bit before going silent ? 

Been there done that ! Thought I killed it on the 1st shot , but it came back to life 10 min later because I only hit the snooze button . Had to give it a second shot to finish it off ! 

[Lucky118]

2 hours ago, BizCT said:

@Belo is this one of your bucks?




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Looks more like a  fourseasons deer. Lol

[DirtTime]

Waiting for coffee to finish for the thermos, then heading out. Different location today, time for a change of scenery.

[Nomad]

20 hours ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Agreed, I go crazy when I cant see 360° but it would be nice to have a spot to eat a sandwich and warm up and still be "in the game". Assuming its spider free obviously


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Never had many spiders, I think the mice keep them away .

 They contain your scent and movement , dry and warm is a plus . One of mine you can only see and shoot in one direction anyways ,so you loose nothing sight wise , the other overlooks where a  sanctuary boarders a field , about our hottest spot , I don’t really care about seeing behind me to much .

i shut the alarm off today not feeling it , I’ll be out this weekend .