Live From The Woods 2024-2025 Edition

[First-light]

Getting ready to go to my stand from the field. Put some tinks out and just like that a deer jumps up out of her bed not more 10 feet from me. Must of been sleeping. Scared the crap out of me! lol

[landtracdeerhunter]

 Friday afternoon sit. Wow, someone flipped a switch and it became winter. Few flurries is all, here. Wind is pounding in daylight. Drops off when sun sits.. Had deer in the clover, in bow range, 5 minutes after legal light., when the wind dropped off. 

Saturday morning, deer in cover before 6:20.

[First-light]

We saw a few small ones. Neighbor pushed his property today we were in the right stands for it. They only shot a small doe. Usually a few deer are taken on this drive. Tomorrow another day. 

[First-light]

Took a shot at a Doe tonight around 4:30. 1st shot she didn't move 2nd shot ran. It was about 80 yards. Found her tracks and blood. Not a lot of blood but every 5 feet or so there were drops and at times multiple pin drops. She probably went about 100 yards. Snow made for easy tracking with blood along the way. This picture is the most I had in the 100 yards. The rest was pin size drops but like I said multiple ones. She took me to the field crossed it into some heavy cover. Thought I heard her in there and backed out. This is the same area my brothers deer ran to that we found the next day. I backed out at 5:30 going back up at 7:30. Wish me luck!

[Shoots100]

Got into camp Friday afternoon and geared up for a deer drive for some friends that haven't seen anything for two days because of the weather.

Had a few doe go their way, but all small ones.

My brother and I who were doing the driving saw two shooters and we each dropped one out of what turned into a group of seven doe on a drive Saturday afternoon.

The deer are herding up in my local and with temps proposed to stay in the mid twenties for the next week it seems that still hunting is the way to go if you want to see deer.

Saw close to 40 deer in two days still hunting in my snowshoes.

I can't remember the last time I used snowshoes deer hunting in November, but it was great to be outdoors and putting meat on the table.

SJC

Edited 16 hours ago by Shoots100

[First-light]

I'm back from tracking. She is leaving decent blood she went into really thick stuff so I backed out until the am. Just puzzled at the blood trail. Hit site blood and some hair nothing great along the first 100 yards blood every 5 feet or so multiple drops slight spray. When I came back it seemed she started to bleed more. In fact I had blood on both sides of the track and on some weeds. It seems like at times good blood then it slows down. Thoughts on it? Ill be back out at 7 to take up the trail. I can look until 8:30 then have work but will come back in the afternoon. 

Edited 16 hours ago by First-light

[ANTLERS]

14 minutes ago, First-light said:

I'm back from tracking. She is leaving decent blood she went into really thick stuff so I backed out until the am. Just puzzled at the blood trail. Hit site blood and some hair nothing great along the first 100 yards blood every 5 feet or so multiple drops slight spray. When I came back it seemed she started to bleed more. In fact I had blood on both sides of the track and on some weeds. It seems like at times good blood then it slows down. Thoughts on it? Ill be back out at 7 to take up the trail. I can look until 8:30 then have work but will come back in the afternoon. 

Seems like blood from the entry and exit wound, which is good. I’d pick it up in the morning, I’m sure she’ll be found. 

[First-light]

4 minutes ago, ANTLERS said:

Seems like blood from the entry and exit wound, which is good. I’d pick it up in the morning, I’m sure she’ll be found. 

She sure is going a long way and not even bedding down. I thought that was odd? 

[First-light]

Unfortunately we got an inch of snow and expecting a few showers this morning. I marked last spot hopefuly she is not far. I'll look 7am to about 8:15. Again I can pick it up after work from 2-dark. 

[suburbanfarmer]

2 hours ago, First-light said:

Unfortunately we got an inch of snow and expecting a few showers this morning. I marked last spot hopefuly she is not far. I'll look 7am to about 8:15. Again I can pick it up after work from 2-dark. 

My guess is low brisket/leg hit
They can go a long ways

[bugsNbows]

Concur on the brisket hit.

[landtracdeerhunter]

11 hours ago, First-light said:

She sure is going a long way and not even bedding down. I thought that was odd? 

Bleeding out internally.

[First-light]

Guys thanks for your thought. Started at 7 last blood. We had light fluffy snow last night it covered the blood but still was able to make out tracks. Followed wrong set for 45 minutes. Came back and started again. My brother said to brush away the new snow and BAM blood. Followed for another 50 yards finding blood as I brushed away snow. Had to stop to get to work. Good thing is Ill be back at it at 2 pm. These temps not worried about deer spoiling. It's tedious work and have to go real slow. Good news in the direction she was headed I heard crows. I have found deer this way. Just hope the yotes didnt find her also. Report back tonight. FL

[landtracdeerhunter]

2 hours ago, First-light said:

Guys thanks for your thought. Started at 7 last blood. We had light fluffy snow last night it covered the blood but still was able to make out tracks. Followed wrong set for 45 minutes. Came back and started again. My brother said to brush away the new snow and BAM blood. Followed for another 50 yards finding blood as I brushed away snow. Had to stop to get to work. Good thing is Ill be back at it at 2 pm. These temps not worried about deer spoiling. It's tedious work and have to go real slow. Good news in the direction she was headed I heard crows. I have found deer this way. Just hope the yotes didnt find her also. Report back tonight. FL

That's the problem we've had with leaving them over night. Adding light to the subject ever so increases the odds., but risks finding half the deer sometimes.

Hope you have successful outcome finding the gold.