Robs huntandfish journal

[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #19 11/4. 2:30-dark. 7F lease pine tree stand. 

Didn't see anything. Warm enough to sit without a jacket. Crazy for Nov.  

On the way out by groundblind there was either a yote or a small deer. But pretty sure it was a yote.  Will have to check cam tomorrow.  

 

[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #20 light -9:20.  7F wayback stand. 

Haven't hunted this stand yet. Didn't see anything. 

Buddy was 500 yards away this morn and didn't see anything he pulled card from cam over there and last night this big boy was right there in daylight at 4:40 pm right by our scrape dripper. Looks like a nice 9. Damn he should've been there last night. Close. Would've been a shot for sure right there . 

Edited November 5, 2020 by Robhuntandfish

[Robhuntandfish]

Got the buck back from processer. Took this one in, cut up the doe on my own.  Marsh mill in Bridgeport does a great job. 

So mixed up

12 #s of smoked sausage. Used Amish smoked sausage spices, added in a few shots of liquid smoke and 1/2 an Octoberfest. 

12#s of cracked pepper and jalapeno sausage. Used Amish cracked pepper sausage seasoning, a bunch of diced jalepenos and 1/2 a bottle of green Tabasco. 

Those will sit til tomorrow . Then fry a couple small pieces to taste and then case them. 

Also made 10 #s of bacon burgers. 

Freezer should be in good shape. 

 

[Fletch]

Dude! Nice!

 

My freezer looks just like all the dead soldiers left after TF and Biz get done mowing there frilly lawns, EMPTY!!

[Robhuntandfish]

7 minutes ago, Fletch said:

Dude! Nice!

 

My freezer looks just like all the dead soldiers left after TF and Biz get done mowing there frilly lawns, EMPTY!!

The hole will produce sooner or later! 

I know the feeling from last season. I actually had to buy ground beef and chicken. 

[Robhuntandfish]

some pics .  Pulled a cam in Augusta where i never hunted this season.  Not a lot of bucks but a couple good pics 

[Robhuntandfish]

Daylight big buck under our scrape dripper. I was hunting for a doe about 500 yards away.  My buddy hunted this the next morn and pulled cams and shouldve been there yesterday afternoon.......damn it! he was close.  

[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #21. 11/7. 7F roadkill stand . Dark -9:15

Looking for a doe but no luck this morn.  Beautiful day.

[Robhuntandfish]

Cased up 32 smoked sausages and 28 jalepeno cracked pepper. 

[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #22- 11/8 dark -9:30.  7F. Wayback stand. Beautiful morn, walked in a light fog, very still.  Only had a partridge walk under the stand. No deer. Corey was 350 yards away in scrapetree and also saw nothing . Got home to check trap and I have a skunk though.  Lol. Had to reset trap Charlie almost got sprayed again a couple of days ago. 

Beautiful partridge right under stand by forked branch in pic 

[Fletch]

That fog pic is very cool!


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[Robhuntandfish]

1 minute ago, Fletch said:

That fog pic is very cool!


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Love bow hunting in the fog. Always think a giant is gonna step out. Forgot to add this one from this morn. 

[Robhuntandfish]

Wild game freezer is tight!  Been a good season in the outdoors . Some plus to 2020.  

[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #23 11/12.   7:45-11:45. Lewis county over the Dack line. 

  Did not get a deer but had a great day of hunting.  Decided to go north with the rifle where my regular season buck tag is good. Haven't been up to this area maybe twice in last 30 years. But I used to hunt and fish up there as a teen with my Dad. He had a camp up there that we spent a lot of time at. So it was a hunt down memory lane

Even though I haven't been there in a long time I was able to find my way without Google maps. Lol.  And the area I was hunting is called "Confusion Flats" so that's saying something.

Not expecting to see a thing as this was and still is a low density deer area, but hoping to bump into a buck or possibly a bear.  

Took a trail up along a trout stream that runs along a series of ridgelines.   A lot of pines in this area but I remember this area and ridge had a lot of beech trees . 

Perfect wind and wet leaves so def a day to still hunt. Which I haven't still hunted the big woods in years. I am guessing I did about 3.5 miles round trip.  

Walked in about 1/2 mile form the truck and I hear grunting.  Look in the woods and there is a deer about 75 yards away.  Get the scope on it and def a buck. But it was a very thin racked spike/possible 3 pointer, good size body. He continues to walk and grunt like a pig.  I am leaned against a tree and he comes to within 50 yards and never sees me.  Then takes a saddle down into the gully towards the stream. 

Had the 30/30 crosshairs on him and sure was tempted.   If he was only just a little bit bigger.  But sure thought about it as taking any Dacks buck is a trophy! He walked slowly away scenting the ground but not like he was on mission.  

I stayed there a few minutes in case others were in tow or if a hot doe had been thru. But nothing.  Still hunted my way in for a while and then made my way back to the truck.  Saw this area where a log was really recently tore up and chipped all over.  Dunno if bear or a big woodpecker but something was after it big time. 

Forgot how much I like hunting like that. Just very rare to see a deer up there at all.  Good day though for sure. 

Edited November 12, 2020 by Robhuntandfish

[Fletch]

Sounds like a good time!! I used to hunt up near Paul Smiths since I was 12 years old every opening weekend until I was into my college age at Potsdam. I shot one buck in all those times lol. A spike.

I was not a great hunter back then, not that I am now, but yea the herd was real thin for sure. It would be a great weekend to see 1 deer! I keep telling myself I need to get off my tree stand sitting azz and get back up there. If just for the memories.

[Robhuntandfish]

So successful retrieval last night for my buddy @FISHDO.  

Got a call to help retrieve at like 4:30 as he stuck one with the xbow.  So off I go. 

Got there and got deer cart . Headed across field to meet up and it's starting to get dark. Two does bust out in field. 

We meet up and he's got a start to a good blood trail and a pass thru bolt.  

We head in with flashlights and after a back and forth blood trail, blood starts getting real spotty.  

Standing there I tell him I swear I smell a dead deer or it's something in this swamp.  He refinds the blood trail and then 2 minutes later the deer!!!! 

It is sooooooooo thick in there it's just a mess.  But we found it.  Now he guts it and we have to get out. 

Dark and what the hell is the way out.  Lol

Took us a while but thanks goodness for a compass and we make it back to trail.  He was the man dragging thru that thick crap in there in the dark!

So we think this is the button buck I passed a few weeks ago.  And my GF named him cheeseburger. So the evil bastard shot cheeseburger.  Lol kidding I almost shot him too and would have if I didn't already have a deer in freezer. 

Awesome he got a deer.  Button buck he thought was a doe. 35 yards shot from the RSS stand.  He's been working hard to get a deer for sure. It was great to see!  

And there will be cheeseburgers!  Congrats buddy!  

Edited November 13, 2020 by Robhuntandfish

[Fletch]

I love it, named him cheeseburger!


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[wolc123]

Looks like a good one.  Throw a tape measure around, behind the front legs, and see what he measures.  Hopefully, you guys saved the liver from that one.

[Robhuntandfish]

5 hours ago, wolc123 said:

Looks like a good one.  Throw a tape measure around, behind the front legs, and see what he measures.  Hopefully, you guys saved the liver from that one.

no liver save on this one.  Got too much of the gut , it was a bit messy in there. 

[mlammerhirt]

That's a big button! Or great trick photography...lol
Tell Fishdo awesome kill and retrieval


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[The_Real_TCIII]

Way to go Cory!


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[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #24 10/14. Light -9. 7F wayback stand.

  Didn't see anything. Just a short hunt this morn. Prob same this afternoon.  Just getting out to be out til gun season mostly.   And honestly nnot hunting stands where bucks are running.  Just looking for a possible doe on the outskirts.  Looking to open up a fresh buck tag on Saturday.

Edited November 14, 2020 by Robhuntandfish

[Robhuntandfish]

Hunt #25 10/14. 7F groundblind. 3-dark. 

Just a short sit in the close by groundblind to see if a big doe walks out. So many people shooting all over the area. Either people ramping up for sat or a lot of ducks bit the dust.  

Might be last bow/xbow sit for the season. Ready to break open that new buck tag on Saturday!  

[Robhuntandfish]

Had a euro done with the bow buck. Not a big buck for sure but been wanting to have one done. GF got me the plaque a couple years ago and now I have the chance to use it.  So picked that up today and got it mounted up. 

[Otto]

That looks cool!  I like the camo background.