LIVE From The Woods 2018 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

[OtiscoPaul]

29 minutes ago, Stay at home Nomad said:

Not trying to be wise guy , but if you hunt mostly peak times ,wouldn’t then most of your kills be peak times ?

I did state that I do not preclude lulls as hunting times...I hunt them just the same when conditions and opportunities dictate.

I also mentioned most of my harvest are in the obvious "daily peaks" of 2 hours past Sunup and 90 minute prior to sundown.

While I am hunting I stay aware of what phase I'm in by using the app. Sometimes it keeps me in the tree longer.  

Many times I notice more squirrel or coon or fox or yote or turkey activity during those periods, not only deer

Been using this app as a reference for like 6 or 7 seasons and as I said before i can go back in time and check all my past harvests vs the solunar.

When resorting to a midday out of rut I would like to have any perceived advantage I can to help motivate me to hunt well in a Hail Mary situation.

Edited October 23, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[OtiscoPaul]

Lightening chased me out of the woods it was nice while it lasted.

Saw some cool woodpeckers.

[grampy]

With regards to all these apps and lunar tables, I say if it gives you confidence, great!!! 

As for myself, I go by what I see in the woods. If I see rubs and scrapes popping up all over a certain area. That tells me a buck or bucks are using that area.....hunt there now!!! Where the doe are, is where the bucks will be, come rut time.  What is the prefered food source, right now, in the vicinity I'm hunting? How are they getting there? Where are they bedding??? What deer am I actually seeing, when and where? What direction is the wind blowing as I head in?

These are all questions deer hunters have asked themselves, long before any apps were available. And way before my time.

Apps?  Lunar Tables?   Woodsmanship? 

I know what one is more accurate for me.

 

[The_Real_TCIII]

1 hour ago, OtiscoPaul said:

Used the rain spell to move up the ridge quite a bit to another first time stand I have permission on

Got in ninja style and I'm smelling deer

How do you like those Shuttle Ts? they fly like darts out to 60 for my buddy, i may switch to them when i run out of the mechs I shoot now

[OtiscoPaul]

15 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

How do you like those Shuttle Ts? they fly like darts out to 60 for my buddy, i may switch to them when i run out of the mechs I shoot now

Strickland helix 125r + 75 insert is 200 upfront on 520 total...I love them and they shoot great but I try to keep inside 25 with this heavy set 

Every deer I've shot died within 3 yards without knowing what happened first was a 2.5 buck through the scapula ridge on the way in..passed thru like thru jelly

This ones been through 2 deer:

 

 

Edited October 23, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[OtiscoPaul]

43 minutes ago, grampy said:

With regards to all these apps and lunar tables, I say if it gives you confidence, great!!! 

As for myself, I go by what I see in the woods. If I see rubs and scrapes popping up all over a certain area. That tells me a buck or bucks are using that area.....hunt there now!!! Where the doe are, is where the bucks will be, come rut time.  What is the prefered food source, right now, in the vicinity I'm hunting? How are they getting there? Where are they bedding??? What deer am I actually seeing, when and where? What direction is the wind blowing as I head in?

These are all questions deer hunters have asked themselves, long before any apps were available. And way before my time.

Apps?  Lunar Tables?   Woodsmanship? 

I know what one is more accurate for me.

 

Man I hear you guys

Not sure you are hearing me.

I do not hunt when my phone tells me too...more like when my wife says I can

I use most recent woodsman information (what I can manage to get while being in charge of 2 small children sometimes 24/7 for more than days st a time when my wife travels).

then while I'm out there I compare my sightings to the peaks...in my many many anecdotal observations the peaks are a time to be extra alert.

I hunt by Opportunity, MRI, Weather, and finally I check the solunar for a potential boost of motivation...in that order not the reverse.

If I can get a peak in a midday it gives me some hope vs almost no hope...I was hunting the midday cuz I had the chance, the app gave me a little boost.

 

Edited October 23, 2018 by OtiscoPaul

[JRod 8G8H]

Rain stopped in 8H. Very little wind. Might go out for the magic hour after work seeing as though my stand is about 500 ft from where park my truck on the road..

[GreenDrake]

1 hour ago, Belo said:

never ran into a porcupine. despite them sending some quills into you or your pet, are they a pest or nuisance? 

My wife was sitting in one of the box blinds last year with her camera and a porky climbed the ladder and attempted to climb inside. She carries no gun. After hitting it with a water bottle to redirect it...with no success, she proceeded to use the only weapon available to her.... Nikon Binocs. She beat him to submission. The binocs are still covered in quills and sits atop the shelf in my home office as her "trophy"   Pics will follow.

[GreenDrake]

Best part was...after the commotion that I heard....I texted her to see if she was ok....all I got in response was a picture of the binos….a laid out porky....her legs crossed over the shooting rail with a message "All is well...porky 0….Nikons 1....carry on....."

[grampy]

24 minutes ago, OtiscoPaul said:

Man I hear you guys

Apparently you aren't hearing me.

I do not hunt when my phone tells me too...more like when my wife says I can

I use most recent woodsman information (what I can manage to get while being in charge of 2 small children sometimes 24/7 for more than days st a time when my wife travels).

then while I'm out there I compare my sightings to the peaks...in my many many anecdotal observations the peaks are a time to be extra alert.

I hunt by Opportunity, MRI, Weather, and finally I check the solunar for a potential boost of motivation...in that order not the reverse.

If I can get a peak in a midday it gives me some hope vs almost no hope...I was hunting the midday cuz I had the chance, the app gave me a little boost.

 

Please know, I didn't mean to call out you, or anyone, about hunting.  Sorry if I came off like that. We all have our own way of hunting, and hunt when we can, in or own ways!! I get that 100%!!

My point is. It just seems to me that more and more, in magazines, hunting forums, TV shows even talking to other hunters. I'm seeing apps and lunars tables discussed and touted. And I just ask myself, how could they possibly predict what will be happening in the 100 yard circle that I will be hunting??  The only way to predict that, is to put boots to ground and look around. .....................IMHO.

That said, anything that works for anyone else.........cool by me.

 

[GreenDrake]

Moog....are you still scheduled for trial in November or will you get it settled? I just settled what was to be a 3 day matrimonial trial the second week of November. Now I will have a couple days to get after them if nothing else jams up my schedule.

[Dinsdale]

1 minute ago, grampy said:

Please know, I didn't mean to call out you, or anyone, about hunting.  Sorry if I came off like that. We all have our own way of hunting, and hunt when we can, in or own ways!! I get that 100%!!

My point is. It just seems to me that more and more, in magazines, hunting forums, TV shows even talking to other hunters. I'm seeing apps and lunars tables discussed and touted. And I just ask myself, how could they possibly predict what will be happening in the 100 yard circle that I will be hunting??  The only way to predict that, is to put boots to ground and look around. .....................IMHO.

That said, anything that works for anyone else.........cool by me.

 

Folks I know look at them more like a general trend.

I know an outfitter whose lead bow hunting guide swears by them as a trend and he holds 3 world record animals.

I've looked at his sightings logs he's anal about, and it is interesting.

This isn't a half dozen animals either over a 2 month season .....they hunt 8 months a year and he'll guide around 80-100 animal kills a season between his and the outfitters clients. About half on foot as a stalking, half as blind.

I just hunt when I can or feel like it; but it seems more than anecdotal.

[rachunter]

Hunted on state land spent most of the day in light rain and hail. I was trying to make my way up the back of a mountain to check out to saddles but couldn’t get around a beaver pond. It was a really nice area I’ll definitely be back,I’m going to try and go around the other side tomorrow morning. 

[Five Seasons]

2 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

Nice! My first xbow kill was a porcupine in 2011 in PA.




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i assume that's your tinder profile pic. "open to all ladies, regardless of how much hair" 

Edited October 23, 2018 by Belo

[GreenDrake]

I wonder of this is part of the Nikon lifetime warranty repair?

[Fletch]

5 minutes ago, GreenDrake said:

I wonder of this is part of the Nikon lifetime warranty repair?

That is great. She should share that story with Nikon. They should send her a complimentary set!

[moog5050]

40 minutes ago, GreenDrake said:

Moog....are you still scheduled for trial in November or will you get it settled? I just settled what was to be a 3 day matrimonial trial the second week of November. Now I will have a couple days to get after them if nothing else jams up my schedule.

Working on motions in limine and voir dire now with the occasional break for a forum review.  Gotta love 2 screens!  Congrats on being freed up.  Things still up in the air here. 

Only you would appreciate this, but we have a settlement conference with the court on Oct. 29, jury selection Nov. 1 and we are still waiting on a summary judgment decision that should dismiss 90% of claims and significantly limit issues for trial.  Be nice if we had that decision before trial prep and motions in limine but the court is holding out for the settlement conference before issuing a decision.  A little backwards if you ask me.

[Rebel Darling]

Anyone ever had trouble getting these to tighten on their line wolf climbers? They won’t tighten... first hunt in over a week, and this happens. Frustrated.


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[BizCT]

i assume that's your tinder profile pic. "open to all ladies, regardless of how much hair" 

I was tied down before dating apps, so never got to partake


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[Rebel Darling]

Anyone ever had trouble getting these to tighten on their line wolf climbers? They won’t tighten... first hunt in over a week, and this happens. Frustrated.


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Well... I guess getting out paid off. Thanks for listening.


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[BizCT]

Working on motions in limine and voir dire now with the occasional break for a forum review.  Gotta love 2 screens!  Congrats on being freed up.  Things still up in the air here. 
Only you would appreciate this, but we have a settlement conference with the court on Oct. 29, jury selection Nov. 1 and we are still waiting on a summary judgment decision that should dismiss 90% of claims and significantly limit issues for trial.  Be nice if we had that decision before trial prep and motions in limine but the court is holding out for the settlement conference before issuing a decision.  A little backwards if you ask me.

Assuming 4 experts, 4 depositions, a class certification hearing, it sounds like You need me for the mock jury exercise?


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[moog5050]

3 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

 

Assuming 4 experts, 4 depositions, a class certification hearing, it sounds like You need me for the mock jury exercise?


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LOl - well you know some of the lingo Biz.  How about we have you sit on the actual jury vs the mock jury.  It is a crossbow malpractice suit.

[Rebel Darling]

Scratch it all. Just heard thunder, and checked the weather map. Warm air has a band of thunderstorms coming through. Not going up a tree. Guess I’ll just get wet and think for a while...


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[BizCT]

LOl - well you know some of the lingo Biz.  How about we have you sit on the actual jury vs the mock jury.  It is a crossbow malpractice suit.

Only if the xbow is a recurve Excalibur


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[Chef]

Anyone ever had trouble getting these to tighten on their line wolf climbers? They won’t tighten... first hunt in over a week, and this happens. Frustrated.


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The piece that you turn don’t turn just pull back on it, it should make a popping noise then you can tighten. It does happen with them you just have to play with it


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