Same with mine, after they did all that new stuff with the site thats when mine stopped.

Congrats on the marriage Chad. You must have misplaced my invite, but don't worry, we're still coming. Me and my 13 cousins will be down in the RV on Friday. It is OK to park on your front lawn, right?

Bowngun, don't forget to post your pic in the official score card post. Good luck Juddie. I've been skunkedthe lastcouple days in a row but the cooler weather is here to stay and the rut is right around the corner.

Thanks ill do that now but i havent scored it yet. I just got the rack back today.

I had a good night Saturday. I was in my stand by 4:30pm and had a great wind to hunt. I set up over a couple new rubs and scrapes entering a small field. I saw6 deer. 1 button, 2 does, 1 7 point, and a broken spike. All were within range except the mature doe which is the one I wanted. I got to see the 7 point and spike spar around a little. The 7 point chased the big doe around but never close enough for me to shoot her. I saw the 7 point make 2 new scrapes right next to the one I messed with. It was a good night for me. Considering I was skunked the last couple times out.

October 14th - Went to my stand location to hang my bow hanger and other hangers so I won't have to do that on Saturday when I get in the tree. Checked the camera and had 18 pictures on my camera. Retrieved film and took it to Wal-Mart for developing. Nothing but does in the photos, but meat is meat.

October 15th - Well the short story is no deer!

Got up at 4 am, fixed breakfast and got gear put in the truck. Had to leave the house and get across the New River Gorge Bridge before they closed it for stinking Bridge Day!

Got to the woods at 6:30 AM, the sky was clear and it was about 51 degrees. Before leaving the truck to go to my stand, I thought I saw someone coming in to our area behind us on the logging road. But, to my surprise it was a 4 wheeler coming out right behind us on an old 4 wheeler trail. We thought that was strange that someone would be coming out of the woods and heading out the logging road. The only way in is from the logging road, kinda of made me wonder if there might of been some poaching going on.

Well I was in my hunting area and up the tree by 7 AM.

At around 8:15 AM saw two grey squirrels, dang I wish I had my 22! Then at 9 AM saw two more grey squirrels.

Did here a deer snort at around 9:10 AM, sounded like it came from my brother in laws direction.

At 12:35 PM saw one more grey squirrel.

Saw plenty of birds, listened to the farmers cows and donkey all morning and then as evening approached listened to them again.

Sat in that stand for 12 hours straight...man but butt hearts, even though I stood some.

When leaving the woods and heading to the truck at 7 PM I noticed that big full moon out there...probably the reason weweren't seeing any deer. Their moving at night!

I know there are deer in the area, cameras don't lie, but of course the cameras do show that most of the activity is at dark.

Well there is next Friday and Saturday to try again.

Bowgun88
Way to go mighty fine shot you put on that deer ! Congrats on your buck and congrats on your first deer with the bow .Its great to see young guys like you get in to hunting .

Agian Congrates!!!

Congradulations bowgun. That looks like one helleva hole in the right spot.

Bobby>>>====ELITE 8 REPEAT ====>

no kill but had a great hunt last night (the first time I've been Out here in WV). Saw a nice one that was at least 120-130 class or more (just got a 2 second look at him at about 80 yds, but could easily see he had it goin on). That was an hour before dark, then 1/2 hour later I was swamped with deer rigth under my stand (it is very brushy adn the deer were milling all over waiting to go out to a corn field just up the hill from me) I was about 25 ft up in a sycamore tree and wasn't worried about being busted as long as I was still. It was hard to get a good look at all the ones around me b/c of the brush and because you couldn't keep track of them all. did see a unicorn (1 horned spike) and heard anothe buck grunt nearby. Seems like a good area though (about 500 yds from the house we're now living in (yeah baby)). good luck to all. next out again thurday morning.
Chad

Hey bowngun, any chance of getting another picture posted in the score card with your rack and bow with tag. Maybe if you post a seperate picture they'll except it.