LIVE From The Woods 2020 - Let's hear stories and see some pictures!

[Five Seasons]

18 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Hang in there. By one of our stands at 4:40 yesterday afternoon. Can happen anytime. 

 

i'm not discouraged in the least. People i know are seeing and dropping bucks. I had a tough year last year so it feels like extra self imposed pressure that's all. But if it was easy it wouldn't be so rewarding. 

My dad hunting about 200 yards from me last night saw 2 nice shooter doe, a bb and small 6 all within 15 yards. Man this thing sometimes...

[Nomad]

Farmer says he’s watching 3 bucks run all over the place ....

ugh well few hundred yards of trails leaf blowed to three stands , I’m outta here 

[silent death]

1 minute ago, Nomad said:

Farmer says he’s watching 3 bucks run all over the place ....

ugh well few hundred yards of trails leaf blowed to three stands , I’m outta here 

Nice bet that took a minute watch out for tics

[johnplav]

4 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Farmer says he’s watching 3 bucks run all over the place ....

ugh well few hundred yards of trails leaf blowed to three stands , I’m outta here 

Now all you need is a 55 gallon drum of buck urine and you'll have yourself the world largest mock scrape 

[DirtTime]

I zig, they zag. I zag, they flip me off.

 

In and ready before light. Sat until around 9 and didn't see or hear anything. While checking the area I found two piles of fresh scat, one behind the blind I made yesterday, and one right next to it. Also found another scrape that wasn't there yesterday.

 

On the way out I decided to skirt the opposite side of the field from my normal route. I turn a corner and come face to face with a deer. Bow in hand and release in my pack strapped on my back. It takes off, following the trail, not through the woods, down the frikin' hiking trail. I get out my phone and start recording. I catch it through some shrubs licking it's 4$$. I keep walking, turn another corner and it bounds off. I know I know, I should have gotten my release out of my pack instead of grabbing the phone, shoulda-woulda-coulda. I listen and hear it going through the leaves and decide to get the release out and try a stalk. It went into some nasty stuff and I couldn't follow. If I was sitting in the spot I had been early in the season I would have filled my bow tag. I'm pretty sure it was a doe, but did have some odd brown coloring in it's head between the ears. At this point it would not have mattered to me. I just want something in the freezer!

 

The image below was pulled from the video I shot.

 

Back out tomorrow morning and then up North with the wife for Sunday.

[Fletch]

If wind is good, why not see if you can sneak in on them.   They obviously have their thoughts elsewhere and not on survival!

They went off my property sadly


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[Moho81]

Gonna call it a morning at 11:30. Had 2 fawns run through at 10:30 with nothing following them. Gonna grab some lunch, relax and decide on where to hunt in the evening.


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[Gencountyzeek]

Well this is disheartening. I felt like my shot was good on the buck this am but chalked it up to hitting a unseen branch it missed him by so much. Just got back to the house and set up a target at 30 yards. Missing it completely low right... shot the bow last week it was good, havent shot it this week...sooooo mad at myself, not sure when it got bumped good enough to be off a foot left and a foot low at 30. Checked cams on the way in and got pics of a real good one i hope to redeem myself on.

Well, sighting it in, eating some lunch and heading back out.

[Robhuntandfish]

1 hour ago, Moho81 said:

I know hunting is a waiting game but this is getting very frustrating. Haven’t seen much movement and when I do they are here and gone in seconds.


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Hang in there buddy it will happen. Best days are now. Thru next 3 weeks. 

Biz's envy buck needs a friend to hang with him on the wall. 

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[Nomad]

Leaf blowing those trails is one of the best things I’ve ever started doing . At first it was two,fold ,guests wouldn’t have to be walked to the stands, and I figured a quiet walk in , would be a bonus . 

Well, tracks will appear in them tonight , and some will walk right down them , I guess deer like to be quiet too ! But best of all is not just getting to the stands silently in the dark, but when on them in daylight you can get pretty damn, close to the deer . There’s often deer in the green field when I leave , I used to know because I’d see tails bounding away, now I can walk right out to the field edge and they have no clue .
 

Edited November 6, 2020 by Nomad

[Robhuntandfish]

4 minutes ago, Nomad said:

Leaf blowing those trails is one of the best things I’ve ever started doing . At first it was two,fold ,guests wouldn’t have to be walked to the stands, and I figured a quiet walk in , would be a bonus . 

Well, tracks will appear in them tonight , and some will walk right down them , I guess deer like to be quiet too ! But best of all is not just getting to the stands silently in the dark, but when on them in daylight you can get pretty damn, close to the deer . There’s often deer in the green field when I leave , I used to know because I’d see tails bounding away, now I can walk right out to the field edge and they have no clue .
 

@growalot

[tarheel95]

Out this am early and forgot phone at home. Beautiful red dawn sunrise. No action at all except some squirrels. Looks like does had hit acorns overnight with a lot of fresh leaves turned up. No fresh rubs or scrapes found. Spot looks promising. Need to scout a little, probably in offseason, to find out where they are bedding.

Home for quick lunch maybe a snooze and out to new public land to change up for the luck for the evening.

Congrats to those that scored and good luck to all.

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[Swamp_bucks]

Saw one trotting through the brush at 8.  Got down at 930 shot the guns.  All ready for ml and rifle

[Hock3y24]

Just pulled card, went right back to the stand, all 2-4pm last few days.

[Swamp_bucks]

7 minutes ago, Hock3y24 said:

Just pulled card, went right back to the stand, all 2-4pm last few days.

The last one is a brute hopefully you see one of them

[Nomad]

I really would like to Kill Carrot Top soon , I call him that because the top of his head is all messed up !

[Otto]

4 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Congrats @Otto Was it the previously injured one you saw recently?

No, I think it was his buddy though.   The injured one had a tall rack, this one is more wide than tall. 

[biggamefish]

6 points for team 2!

[Robhuntandfish]

nice buck @biggamefish.  Congrats!

[BizCT]

Congrats @biggamefish

[Steuben Jerry]

9 minutes ago, biggamefish said:

6 points for team 2!

Congratulations!

[Marion]

6 points for team 2!

Actually 7 points sir. One for the deer and 7 for the points. Well done and congratulations!!!

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[moog5050]

7 minutes ago, The Jerkman said:

Actually 7 points sir. One for the deer and 7 for the points. Well done and congratulations!!!

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Should be an extra 1-2 pts for traditional kill!

[grampy]

23 minutes ago, biggamefish said:

6 points for team 2!

Way to go Matt!!!  Nice buck my friend!!! Congratulations!

Hilltowns buck?

[tarheel95]

Hail mary full of grace....

Trying a new public spot for a change of pace. Overlooking a hollow between two oak ridges. Hoping something tries to cool off in the valley before some munchies. Don't know this spot for deer, but I scored a tom in the same spot last spring. Not really in a great position to shoot from, but good vantage for an observation sit.

Good luck to all.

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