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

[Robhuntandfish]

2 hours ago, Bionic said:

Thank god that was my left glove 

 

3 hours ago, Bionic said:

Time for snacky snack. Leftover meatloaf on cheddar biscuits like Red Lobster has.  One deer seen so far

if you drop that damn sandwich instead of the glove i will come out and get it for you!  lol

[johnplav]

2 hours ago, WNYBuckHunter said:

Around 9 I had A big buck with a very dark rack  step out. I waited Until he was in a shooting lane and pulled the trigger. He face planted and then got up and took off into some thick stuff. It looked like a good hit, so I went To see the spot where I shot Him. Found 6 places where he had fallen down and was bleeding heavy. Ended up tracking about 300 yards and decided to back out. Now I’m sitting at home driving myself nuts. My brother in law is going to come over in an hour or two and we will get back on the trail. Here’s a pic of one of the spots I found. I should Have backed out immediately but I didnt Think he would go far. I’m pretty sure this buck is one of the big 10s I’ve had around here. If it’s not him, it’s another big 8 I’ve seen. Those are the only 2 with really dark racks. 

Good luck WNY.  You've got snow and plenty of daylight.  Get that buck!

[Bionic]

23 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

 

if you drop that damn sandwich instead of the glove i will come out and get it for you!  lol

If you only knew how much I needed that laugh right now....

[Bionic]

1 hour ago, Moho81 said:

Ok so now I'm really curious. 

First I was with you and thinking why not put the left glove on, you know so your outfit matches. you dont want to look silly while out deer hunting. But here you are saying you carry an extra glove out to the tree stand with zero intentions on using it except to drop it from the stand to provide the members here with a few moments of entertainment. I'm so confused!  

Hey, its what I do lol

actually, a family friend is moving to Texas, so I bought some odds, and ends for hunting off him.  2 tree stands, 2 tree stand umbrellas, and that pair of gloves.  I got home, and tossed them into my backpack.  As comfused by this post as you were, Ivwas probably about as equally confused as to why that(left) glove wasn't fitting my hand for haha

[UpStateRedNeck]

2 hours ago, WNYBuckHunter said:

Around 9 I had A big buck with a very dark rack  step out. I waited Until he was in a shooting lane and pulled the trigger. He face planted and then got up and took off into some thick stuff. It looked like a good hit, so I went To see the spot where I shot Him. Found 6 places where he had fallen down and was bleeding heavy. Ended up tracking about 300 yards and decided to back out. Now I’m sitting at home driving myself nuts. My brother in law is going to come over in an hour or two and we will get back on the trail. Here’s a pic of one of the spots I found. I should Have backed out immediately but I didnt Think he would go far. I’m pretty sure this buck is one of the big 10s I’ve had around here. If it’s not him, it’s another big 8 I’ve seen. Those are the only 2 with really dark racks. 

Those look like deep blood spots man, like it's just pouring out of him.  You did the right thing, 2 hours won't hurt him.  Good luck, I know that worry feeling all too well.  Hope it works out for you better than it did for me.

[Robhuntandfish]

21 minutes ago, Bionic said:

If you only knew how much I needed that laugh right now....

Glad to help.  You can pay me in meatloaf!  

good luck out there.  Seems like a beautiful day to be in the woods and one without snow for the next couple of months is prob a good break for you!  

[OtiscoPaul]

Big tracks and doe pee snow cones come on deer

[The_Field_Ager]

Hope WNY gets his buck, but it reminds me of something that happened one week ago that I didn't have time to share. Check out these photos. A neighbor shot a deer and this was the blood trail. We tracked for about 400 yards or more through ravines and thick wood. Eventually we found the last of 4 bloody beds and then tracks leading into a large open field, no more blood. He was sure their would be a dead buck after a 50 yard track. 3 days of searching revealed no carcass. The beast appears to have survived. In all likely-hood it was a muscle shot, which can bleed profusely at first before clotting kicks in. I never saw a blood trail like it that ended in no deer recovered.

Edited November 19, 2018 by The_Field_Ager

[UpStateRedNeck]

10 minutes ago, The_Field_Ager said:

Hope WNY gets his buck, but it reminds me of something that happened one week ago that I didn't have time to share. Check out these photos. A neighbor shot a deer and this was the blood trail. We tracked for about 400 yards or more through ravines and thick wood. Eventually we found the last of 4 bloody beds and then tracks leading into a large open field, no more blood. He was sure their would be a dead buck after a 50 yard track. 3 days of searching revealed no carcass. The beast appears to have survived. In all likely-hood it was a muscle shot, which can bleed profusely at first before clotting kicks in. I never saw a blood trail like it that ended in no deer recovered.

That looks similar to the 2200 yards of tracking I did a week ago, but I had blood spray all over the left side too.  Make me wonder, as I have been every hour of every day since, if I just sliced the back strap and single lunged him.  I'll just keep beating myself up about until I shoot a big boy.

Edited November 19, 2018 by UpStateRedNeck

[Engraver99]

So saturday after taking 2 shots at my 8...and missing...i didnt hunt sunday until.....i was eating a grilled cheese sandwich looking out my back door and see movement in the brush 30 feet from my deck. Get the monocular to check his head and sure enough it is the 8 i missed. I think he was mocking me. I had the gun by the door but didnt/wouldnt shoot anyway (dont consider that hunting/earning) it. So finish lunch and get dressed snd go out to my other blind(1st sit in it this year) and a bit later had 2 does eating about 20 feet away. Bambis...mother must have gotten shot. Didnt shoot them...yes i have a doe tag. Still hunted rest of day and saw 3 more(momma and her 2 litgle ones). No didnt shoot any of them either. I have my rules...ie i dont shoot bambis or momma with them. Some say its s stupid rule...maybe it is....but i follow it anyway. At least im still seeing deer. Out in groundblind 2 today waiting on the taunter.

[Engraver99]

8 minutes ago, UpStateRedNeck said:

That looks similar to the 2200 yards of tracking I did a week ago, but I had blood spray all over the left side too.  Make me wonder, as I have been every hour of every day since, if I just sliced the back strap and single lunged him.  I'll just keep beating myself up about until I shoot a big boy.

Good luck getting him

[UpStateRedNeck]

Just now, Engraver99 said:

Good luck getting him

Thanks.  Hoping he's still out and he can get acquainted with Remington.

[OtiscoPaul]

Big tracks right in my lanes have i mentioned come on deer

[E J]

Freaking wind is all wrong. Phone says East. It's not, coming straight out of the west! I hope it changes East like they say, I'm already up in my stand. I should know better than to not check before getting to my spot!

[Engraver99]

Have not heard a single shot ...all day. Nor have i seen anything

Edited November 19, 2018 by Engraver99

[BizCT]

Have not heard a single shot ...all day. Nor have i seen anything

Same. I just got back in.


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[OtiscoPaul]

First time all season I'm fighting off sleep in the stand...I am beat

[Nomad]

Nice afternoon .

Im in a U.S.S. Enterprise stand .

[turkeyfeathers]

3 minutes ago, Stay at home Nomad said:

Nice afternoon .

Im in a U.S.S. Enterprise stand .

Beam em up Scottie

[Nomad]

14 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Beam em up Scottie

Boldly went where no man has gone before .

[OtiscoPaul]

Magic time or something...my dad is out behind his house first hunt all season hope he connects..

hope I see one 

[Cabin Fever]

Saw 9 by noon, so I decided to stay in the stand all day. Haven't seen a thing since noon! Didn't pack any food, so nothing is safe come dinner time!

 

Sheesh, I must be borderline starving when even squirrels start to look appetizing! LOL

 

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[Bionic]

1 hour ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Glad to help.  You can pay me in meatloaf!  

good luck out there.  Seems like a beautiful day to be in the woods and one without snow for the next couple of months is prob a good break for you!  

Unfortunately, had to rush out of the woods,  Not sure I will be out tomorrow at this point 

[Fletch]

Slipped in out back for a quick sit snow was noisier than hoped and musta kicked one as running tracks look fresh. Hope something else comes through


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[mlammerhirt]

Sitting along the backside of the grape vineyard.....hoping they come to browse on the greens soon.
What a beauty of an afternoon for a sit.

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