John--When I get me my big deer,you can get me a beer----lol

Sorry guys,havent been on in a few days.With me hunting half of last week in the morns and working the afternoon shift from 3-11.I get home and I am so tired,I have to get my beauty sleep.Running on maybe 4 hours sleep a night then work and repeating.Wife is getting mad at me,says I am going to wear myself down.---lol
Better to be in the woods then sitting on the couch waiting to go to work

I am starting to see more deer moving now as the weather has been real nice for the last 3 days.I have found a few fresh scrapes and 1 tree that is just shreaded.Good size tree I might add.One scrape has drag marks all through it,real impressive.This morning I had a nice 6 point on the trail in front of me.He was sniffing around and brousing.I was curious to see what he would do when I grunted at him.Well,he just looked my way and kept on walking.Maybe 5 minutes later a big doe appears from behind me and walks the fence line to the thicker bush.I am really starting to get pumped up.The deer are starting to move a little more during day lite hours.All this happened around 8 this morn.
I was talking to my bud on friday.His girlfriend's dad is the one that owns the acreage that I mostly hunt on.Well he comes home from his midnight shift(same plant I work at)makes a coffee,lites up a smoke he says and sits on the couch to watch a little TV before bed.Directly behind his house is a big field,bordered by the corn field I told you guys about.Well anyways just as he got off the couch to let the dog out he hears banging and clattering.He looks into the field and not 100 yards away 2 big bucks are fighting and going at it he said for almost 40 min.Then they just dissappeared into the corn field.He isnt a hunter,but understands it,grew up in a hunting family.Just never had the interest.He will ask for a few steaks once and a while though---lol.----Anyways as I am making this long story even longer----I was sitting in the stand at the other end of the corn field for a while and decided to get out for a walk and check some areas out before I headed home for work.Wouldent you know,they headed in the field approximately the same time I left----just my luck
I am putting some serious time in,and its a matter of time I get my chance at a decent buck.I will be going out early tomorrow afternoon till dark at another one of my spots on a different farm.Hopefully something shows itself and offers a shot.
SIDEWAYS----lol---girls are like magnets to 15 year old boys.When he is finished chasing them around he will have lots of time to hunt with dad.
Good luck on your morning hunt and let us know how you make out bud.

Chuck---Do you hunt out of any treestands?---or are the ground blinds your preference?
Glad to hear you are seeing lots of does.Will be a matter of time a buck will show up and offer you a shot--good luck to you.
Antler Eater----hows the hunting going?seeing any shooters yet?has the pre-rut started in your area.
Like I said earlier--2 bucks fighting,a few rubs and scrapes,but are not responding to my rattling,grunting,and even trying the doe bleats from the can,and nothing.I cant figure this out and its almost november.Anyways things will fall into place soon.I will keep putting in lots of time till I bag me a buck----just need some luck----lol
Lets hear from everyone and hear how there weekend is going.
Good luck to all you guys and I'll be back tomorrow to let you know how the evening hunt goes,hopefully even have a few pics to post.
OHBowhunter---You get that buck of yours scored yet.?