Live From The Woods 2024-2025 Edition

[DirtTime]

Well I'll be. I was able to reply.

[Hock3y24]

warm has subsided most of my daytime movement on cams. I have a feeling some bucks will be fired up on scrapes this thurs through weekend and calling may pull them in. Were heading to PA tomorrow evening for youth antlerless rifle, bringing the crossbow thurs-sat, hopefully fill that then go out with crossbow and try to get my son on his first buck. Hes dead set on 6pt or better but we have a few wonky lookin bucks with weird racks I think hed take, pa youth dont have to follow antler restrictions. 

[Four Seasons]

1 hour ago, DirtTime said:

Well I'll be. I was able to reply.

Write that password down. It’s like gold in these here parts !!

[Four Seasons]

1 hour ago, Hock3y24 said:

warm has subsided most of my daytime movement on cams. I have a feeling some bucks will be fired up on scrapes this thurs through weekend and calling may pull them in. Were heading to PA tomorrow evening for youth antlerless rifle, bringing the crossbow thurs-sat, hopefully fill that then go out with crossbow and try to get my son on his first buck. Hes dead set on 6pt or better but we have a few wonky lookin bucks with weird racks I think hed take, pa youth dont have to follow antler restrictions. 

High expectations for that first buck but have to give him Kudos for wanting one of the best. Not a better feeling when you harvest a deer alone, add in a top of the class animal and it doubles…Take a mature target buck one on one and it’s out of this world. The best thing is that he has plenty of time to make any choice he decides but that first one will be special regardless what he drops the hammer on. 

[First-light]

Cameras have gone silent except for a few small bucks. I have 4 hunters coming in for 5 days. Cold front should help! 

[Hock3y24]

What a night in PA! Youth rifle, got out of work at 3, got in stand at 4:30, shot doe at 5:15, ran to car, traded the rifle for the crossbow, 4 spikes chasing doe and all fighting in front of us. shot the buck at 6:05! His first buck. Prefect 30 yard shot. Saw a nice 8pt and 7 doe on drive out!

Edited October 25 by Hock3y24

[First-light]

Love it! 

 

[Hock3y24]

Here’s the buck he took, passed on two spikes looking for one of the funky ones. This one unfortunately already lost the weird spike out the side of the head somehow. I’ll look closer tomorrow 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Active morning ; doe and buck action. Still hunting the oaks. Had a good crop of acorns and the deer know it 

Edited Friday at 03:01 PM by landtracdeerhunter
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[Tughill Tamer]

What a night in PA! Youth rifle, got out of work at 3, got in stand at 4:30, shot doe at 5:15, ran to car, traded the rifle for the crossbow, 4 spikes chasing doe and all fighting in front of us. shot the buck at 6:05! His first buck. Prefect 30 yard shot. Saw a nice 8pt and 7 doe on drive out!

That's Awesome Congrats to your son!

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[Tughill Tamer]

Going back on the hill one more time with the muzzleloader before opening rifle tomorrow morning. Good luck to everyone going out.

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[Hock3y24]

We went out this evening, had one spike chasing a doe all evening. One last pa hunt for me in the am then have to go to a lacrosse tournement Sunday afternoon. 

[First-light]

We had a good afternoon. Saw a bunch of does. Had two bucks come into my stand. Young ones still hanging together. Shooter buck just out of range. Big Doe and fawn at last light. She is becoming a problem blowing up the woods. lol

[Tughill Tamer]

This last hour of work can't go by fast enough then it's up to the hill for the gun opener. Good luck to all those going out.

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[landtracdeerhunter]

Doe here with a few immature bucks. Bucks are coming in pushing the doe around, but still no real signs of the main push taking off yet.  Had the early one a week ago, that's it. I expect with these cooler temps. Things should start popping soon.

[Cory]

First sit of the year. I had a spike come in at 10 yards . Big on the big guys.

[Hock3y24]

We sat this morning, small 8 crusing with his face in the dirt, another small 6 crusin, a lone doe and a lone button buck. Still getting the big ones on cam not following anything yet and laying low. 

[Cory]

Nothing this afternoon or evening. Left the cabin and went to dinner at Julie’s in Springville. Spot lighted on the way home and seen some bruisers cruising. 

[First-light]

4 of us been hunting hard last few days. Seeing a lot of deer just not the big ones. Beautiful out this morning no wind 32 just perfect! Good luck guys!

[Hock3y24]

Doin a quick hunt this am till 9am in a pinch point

[fasteddie]

Hunted at Geneseo in the afternoon  with a son and grandson . Saw 3 doe and 2 different fox while I was sitting in my stand . It was very windy and cold . My son called me at 5:30 and said he had hit a doe using his recurve bow and single bevel arrow but hit it back a ways and needed help tracking . It went quite a distance on the neighbor's property but finally found it . 

[Hock3y24]

2 year old 6 pt workin scrapes

[Hock3y24]

3 year old 9 pt working same scrapes

[Hock3y24]

3 doe just ran under me at Mach 1 from where bucks went this am

[Hock3y24]

Doe fawn and button right under me