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In a new public spot in an oak stand with about 8 Deer around me. I’ve never really had a hunt with more than one or two very skittish deer as I hunt all public land. Wanted to get a shot on camera and as I was about to release the battery died. Now there’s deer everywhere unsure how to proceed.

 

 

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Just now, Canis Latrans said:

In a new public spot in an oak stand with about 8 Deer around me. I’ve never really had a hunt with more than one or two very skittish deer as I hunt all public land. Wanted to get a shot on camera and as I was about to release the battery died. Now there’s deer everywhere unsure how to proceed.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Canis Latrans said:

In a new public spot in an oak stand with about 8 Deer around me. I’ve never really had a hunt with more than one or two very skittish deer as I hunt all public land. Wanted to get a shot on camera and as I was about to release the battery died. Now there’s deer everywhere unsure how to proceed.

 

 

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Pick out the biggest one and shoot it.

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7 hours ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Back to car. Things to do. Pulled cam card. Thought I saw 8 but looking like 7 now. Happened fast Sorta big body on him. What’s the giant mass in front ? Maybe should have zipped him. I don’t know lol dabcbcbf35a4b06e4fba4d2637a84009.png1af98fd4922bd58bab724942272903d3.png


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That tumor would not have helped with the PA chest girth, because the measurement has to be taken behind the front legs.  I am thankful that you whippersnappers are leaving some around for us crossbow guys.    

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I hunted this morning and saw nothing,  What a diffenerence a few hours makes!  I went this afternoon and only had 90 minutes of daylight but it was action packed!  

Walking in I had a deer 400 yards on opposite side of field from my stand.  I waited until it went into the woods and then boogied to my stand.  Got settled in and 15 minutes later I see a turkey, then I pick out the whole flock of 12-14 birds.  2 days too early! 

A few minutes later a deer walks out from the same place one had walked into earlier.  Maybe the same deer?  It looks like a doe, but I want to be sure so I glass it and its a spike with one 4” antler, and one 2” antler.  Hoping and praying that something else is following this deer because he is headed my way.  Comes to within 20 yards and sniffs around for a while, eats, sniffs at the licking branch and then finally hits where I had walked in earlier.  We have a few staring contests, but I don’t move an inch and he seemed fine.  He is cagey, but not freaked.  Stays around for another 10 minutes or so and then slowly walks off.  

Nothing seen for a half hour or so.  Finally pull my phone to check the time and it is 6:16. Sunset.  I wait a few minutes and start to get ready to descend.  Now I see 5 or 6 deer following the same path as the spike did.  They take their sweet time coming to me, but now I am stuck in the tree until they finally leave after about a half an hour.  

Now it is pretty dark, but I can still see and while I am climbing down a 4 or 6 point buck walks within 30 yards of my ladder.  I froze on the ladder.  He is staring ahead but not at me and I hear a snort, but not from him.  Finally he leaves, and I get on the ground and try to sneak away.  I slowly make my way to the bottom of the hill and I jump 3 or 4 more deer. 

I am in the right spot, but the deer are all running late for me!  Where were those doe 10 minutes earlier?

Long post, but that was one of the most exciting 90 minute deer hunts I have ever had!  

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25 minutes ago, Otto said:

I hunted this morning and saw nothing,  What a diffenerence a few hours makes!  I went this afternoon and only had 90 minutes of daylight but it was action packed!  

Walking in I had a deer 400 yards on opposite side of field from my stand.  I waited until it went into the woods and then boogied to my stand.  Got settled in and 15 minutes later I see a turkey, then I pick out the whole flock of 12-14 birds.  2 days too early! 

A few minutes later a deer walks out from the same place one had walked into earlier.  Maybe the same deer?  It looks like a doe, but I want to be sure so I glass it and its a spike with one 4” antler, and one 2” antler.  Hoping and praying that something else is following this deer because he is headed my way.  Comes to within 20 yards and sniffs around for a while, eats, sniffs at the licking branch and then finally hits where I had walked in earlier.  We have a few staring contests, but I don’t move an inch and he seemed fine.  He is cagey, but not freaked.  Stays around for another 10 minutes or so and then slowly walks off.  

Nothing seen for a half hour or so.  Finally pull my phone to check the time and it is 6:16. Sunset.  I wait a few minutes and start to get ready to descend.  Now I see 5 or 6 deer following the same path as the spike did.  They take their sweet time coming to me, but now I am stuck in the tree until they finally leave after about a half an hour.  

Now it is pretty dark, but I can still see and while I am climbing down a 4 or 6 point buck walks within 30 yards of my ladder.  I froze on the ladder.  He is staring ahead but not at me and I hear a snort, but not from him.  Finally he leaves, and I get on the ground and try to sneak away.  I slowly make my way to the bottom of the hill and I jump 3 or 4 more deer. 

I am in the right spot, but the deer are all running late for me!  Where were those doe 10 minutes earlier?

Long post, but that was one of the most exciting 90 minute deer hunts I have ever had!  

Get back off that field deeper into the woods where they came in from. Ive found that when I hunted fields I saw a lot of deer, when I got away from them I killed a lot of deer

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