Live From The Woods 2023-2024 Edition

[landtracdeerhunter]

Was thinking of another nasty sit. The wind finally dropped off at 4:30. Deer started coming out of the thicket heading for the wheat. Not in range and I shouldn't of ate the cheese for lunch.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Wow, sunset adding a minute from sunrise. Another minute longer to hunt the afternoons. Sometimes, that's all you need.

[First-light]

ood luck to all that are out this morning, no wind 20 degrees and a spectacular sunrise!

[landtracdeerhunter]

Now that sunrise is so nice to watch brighten. Makes it all worth while

Here was my sunrise this morning, lol.

[First-light]

Got a strong west wind this afternoon. Keeps switching north and south. I'm going to set up west of the corn field in a hedgerow. Going to bring my phone and tripod and maybe video the hunt. Probably see nothing but why not! 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Another Southwest windy one. Sunny, Very mild. Leaves are blowing around Very dry for this time of the year . 

[First-light]

Nothing but a beautiful sunset. I'll take it!

[WWJD_Hunter]

Put the hammer down on this doe this evening. CVA Wolf does again  

[landtracdeerhunter]

 Overcast, light Southeast breeze at 39 degrees. Great morning sit, but not looking for meat.

[New York Hillbilly]

7m.  Around 36 degrees, slightly overcast with some patches of blue, slight breeze, and wet snow covered ground.  Very pretty but this far no deer.  
 

Quite a few shots off in the distance. 

Edited December 16, 2023 by New York Hillbilly
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[New York Hillbilly]

Just took a big doe with muzzle loader.   Three came in and only two left.  : ) 

Picture is from my stand. 

[New York Hillbilly]

I’ll post the story after a bit in another thread. It was pretty interesting story. 

 

Edited December 17, 2023 by New York Hillbilly

[landtracdeerhunter]

13 hours ago, New York Hillbilly said:

I’ll post the story after a bit in another thread. It was pretty interesting story. 

 

Some great eating right there. Congrats on a great late season hunt. Enjoyed your story. Nice outcome.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Windy morning; again.  Thought deer might move before this front came through. Didn't see one, but found this fresh scrape from last night.

[landtracdeerhunter]

44 minutes ago, landtracdeerhunter said:

Windy morning; again.  Thought deer might move before this front came through. Didn't see one, but found this fresh scrape from last night.

Rub

[First-light]

I did a walk about 2pm. Walked my lease property. Two freshly opened scrapes and more rubs you can count. Crossed the seasonal road. There is an area that had a microburst years ago. All the trees came down and lay horizontal to the road. I can gaurentee a deer comes out of there every time I walk it down. Its a pain but pays off. This year I'm tagged out for bucks. don't you know it about 1 minute in I see a real nice buck get up from the middle of the blow downs. He headed west real quick. Even if I had a tag no shot. I was cool to see, I have cameras out so maybe he will be on one. 

[New York Hillbilly]

20 hours ago, landtracdeerhunter said:

Some great eating right there. Congrats on a great late season hunt. Enjoyed your story. Nice outcome.

 Thank you!  With the weather so warm, I had to get it take care of and int the freezer quickly.

[New York Hillbilly]

20 hours ago, landtracdeerhunter said:

Windy morning; again.  Thought deer might move before this front came through. Didn't see one, but found this fresh scrape from last night.

I'm surprised how much late season rub and scrape activity is going on out there this year.

[First-light]

2 hours ago, New York Hillbilly said:

I'm surprised how much late season rub and scrape activity is going on out there this year.

All new!

[airedale]

While viewing some of the live feed from that Brownsville Maine feeding station I noticed the big Bucks showed little to no interest in all the Does milling around among them, no chasing no sniffing. Looks like the rut is pretty much over up there in Maine.

Al

[landtracdeerhunter]

This has been an on and off active scrape since October. Looks to be on again.

[New York Hillbilly]

Hey folks.  Let me show you this rub from about a week ago.  In bad weather the deer often go bed in my hemlocks.  
 

At first I thought it was blood, where a deer slammed up against the tree after being shot. But, when I put my flashlight right up to it I could see it was the color of the bark below the surface and had been rubbed.  It looks like brow tines or the base of the skull, as you can see where the other points ticked the bark off to the left side of the rub area.  
 

I have never seen a tree this large rubbed by a deer anywhere. Judging from the impressions in the bark it must have some real width. 

Edited December 18, 2023 by New York Hillbilly

[landtracdeerhunter]

Big bucks rub big trees?

[First-light]

Did a little walk at 3:00 did not cut one track. Ended up by my corn field. About 4:45 a Doe comes out and walks into the field. She turns and walks away and now is at 80 yards or so. Turns broadside and I let it rip. Took off did a big circle and went back where she came from.......unscathed! Oh well That's pretty much it for me. I will hunt the Holiday hunt later in the week. My neighbor has a Grand daughter that is dying to shoot her first deer. We will put on some mini drives for her. 

[greg54]

At my sisters property 9A