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LIVE from the woods 2016 Edition! - 7th Year, lets make this happen...


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Congrats Zeek and Cynthia! 

I've had limited days bouncing between here and my daughters in Rochester. Everyday home though has been in the woods morning and afternoon watch, with about a 1 1/2 hour break mid day to take care of business. I've passed several doe and was busted by a nice buck. With time running out, this mornings wind, snow, and cold convinced me to take any legal buck offered. As so many say here, he is by no means one of my big deer, but he is just as special to me given my efforts, time constraints, and the excitement of the new grand baby on the way next week.

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Nice covering of snow, cool temps and only a light breeze held the promise of a good day but the deer didn't agree. At least not on my land. My buddy just texted me for some help in tracking the one he shot half an hour ago. Here's hoping for a quick recovery. 

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Well karmas a bitch after all. Haha. 

Got my scope steadied on four different deer. Unfortunately they were three does and a fawn. 

No dmp for me and really only going for bucks so no luck. 

Ran into another hunter in the parking lot. He informed me a total of 5 bucks had been taken since rifle opened. Considering the size of the plot I figure that means ain't much left so not sure if I'll be giving it another shot tomorrow. 

Really didn't see any reassuring buck signs. 

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What A HUNT!..AND IT ENDED AT 4:15 WHEN i MISSED A BEAUTIFUL, SORRY CAPS...anyway 10pt...I got down to the swamp at 2:40 and I didn't see a single track ...bit discouraging ...so I got out the bleat can...wouldn't work. It must have gotten wet...I put my grunt tube to doe and called ...at 3:20 a doe fawn showed, working her way to 10 yrds over my shoulder and bedded down...Great! 3:30 and I can't move until she leaves or 4:36 close...At 3:45 I hear a commotion 75 yrds in front and I see deer running past...then a single buck comes out and stops...fawn or no I got out the bleat...I saw another big deer moving around...I only have, at most a 50 yrd shooting op from that swamp stand....All went quiet and I listened to the streams running ,head on swivel. He just appeared in front of me to the left..head in brush and butt showing...I thought I saw rack but regardless it was big and I have doe tags... I couldn't move in stand to ready a shot..couldn't tell where he was looking. Then he popped out looking straight at me and eating cattail. when he turned his head I turned my body and raised the gun...only 39 yrds...just as I got to his shoulder he snorted and jumped. The jump put him wide open and I was trying to stay on him...just a slight hesitation and he took a sharp rt turn directly away from me...in that second I had fired... His rack was giving him a hard time getting through the rose and he stumbled...before disappearing...I got down straight away to follow his trail...clean miss and he went through the swamp and across the road...Oh well... What great fun!..he had another buck with him I crossed the fresh tracks...I unloaded, hit the road for my 3/4 mile hike up the hill home....OMG guess who happened by just as I turned up the hill... Oh Ya...thank God for Mr. B.  Guess where I'll be in the morning!:wink:

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7 minutes ago, growalot said:

I was wondering because even at just over 30 yrds...my slug never exited. So I was curious when I didn't see an exit wound...again Congrats..special, especially when you are recovering from a procedure.

I flipped her over for the picture my daughter doesn't like the blood but she always wants to see pictures . 

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Well, finished tracking, dressing and dragging my buddy's buck. I helped but he's young and did most of the dragging! Nice buck but both times broken off. Still, a nice deer. 155 pounds dressed out. Glad for him. Hoping I can be in the right stand tomorrow. 

 

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