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In and up for my second short sit of the season.

Drove out to Rochester for my dentist appointment on Friday, and spent the next two days with my 7 year old grandson doing up the Halloween thing. Lol

Got back this morning and finished tucking in my bee hives, so now I can concentrate a little more on deer. 

Had a big doe about 30 yards away giving me the stare down on my way in. A lot of leaves fell since last week, and really opened up the woods. It’s overcast, windy, and chilly here in 7M.

Congratulations to you guys that got deer already! 
 

 

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At 5:30 I hear crunch crunch crunch and I stand up. I get my bow ready and here comes a healthy spike of about 12” each side, with the right side a small extra point, making him a 3 pointer.  He took his time coming up my footsteps all the way to my stand, and then passed me about 10yards.  First quartering towards , then broad side, and then quartering away as he passed me. Easy shot,  but I chose to pass. With it supposed to get to 70 degrees again this week, it was gonna either have to be a big buck or I was not shooting. 
 

Then I head more crunching and see a buck about same size as the first but with only one 4-5 inch spike on the right side. He stayed behind me about 40 yards and stood there for a long time watching the first spike. 
 

The first day spike went past, the second spike stayed there staring, and then down in the gully behind the single spike  I see another buck.  This one was a bit bigger a deer and turned out to be a narrow 6 pointer.  They both got antsy with the wind swirling and finally trooped off up the hill. 
 

So even though I did not shoot,  it was still a lot of fun.  It has been a long time since I saw three bucks together.  It looks like this may be a fun season.  

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Had a shooter come out of the woods following a doe last evening. Stayed on the outside of the brush about 15 seconds. Quartering away.  Decided, not a good shot and let down. We know the deer well, 6 1/2 year old.

 

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4:30 yesterday a “doe” comes trotting down a trail right below me and stops, talk about luck. I look thru the peep site at full draw and quickly notice 1 little spike antler. Surprisingly big body for a little spike. I let down, he caught the movement above him, went Oh Crap and bolted away. 

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Went out after the rain today. 2 hr sit. Soutrh wind so I went to the lease property. Had a real nice buck walking with the wind over my left shoulder. 15 yarder but passed. Much bigger guys out there. Few doe showed up be fore last light.

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I’m hanging up the vertical bow, Friday am will hit pa, hunt through late morning then do some cleaning up around camp. Son has his football party in evening. Sat am xbow out in 7p all day sit hopefully, sun 7s maybe all day. Maybe not. 

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Live from the field: Morning and afternoon sits are on top right now. Going to start 11 to 2 sits shortly. I have good luck with those times,  for several years.  Bucks are in full checkout mode. Come in the field scattering the doe. We even had a lock down yesterday.

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