Button,

I wish you the best of luck in your honey hole.. I like you havent been in near my big buck for a week. Tonight and this weekend should be good!

Take care and God Bless

Troy

Quick - sorry to hear about the stand - those below the belt shots get old in a hurry! - Like Troy said - the events that followed should pay long term dividends. It does seem off that the neighboring stand was not messed with at all - unless they tried your cable first and noticed the other stand had the same cable and felt it was useless. (Does not seem likely - but wanted to throw that one out as it did occur to me).

From the standpoint of turning Mr. Baitpile in - I would again have to agree with Troy - if it is this guy - would be great to catch him with his pants down - would add several other items to the ticket - may even elevate it to criminal trespass -

Troy - on the first pic I just got a quick glimpse, saw the blue and thought oh no - DavidMill is in Troy's area now!

Best of luck putting an arrow through the Grey one! - The stand looks great! - you will be tucked in there just right for hammer time-

Button - best of luck out there tonight!

Talked to J - he shot one doe this week - have a problem - there has been a big area of ditch weed growing past two years by the corner we walk through to get to most all the stands. This year J mowed it all and seeded down a pasture mix & clover. Now there is a nice 8 inch tall carpet of clover and the deer are always in it (have only seed does in there so far) - I think (and suggested) putting the blind up fairly close and hammering somedoes. - If so will try to get some video. - I am heading downfor a long weekend next weekand will be either 3 or 4 days every weekend from then till Thanksgiving.

Best of luck to everyone out hunting thisweekend!!

Skunked again, my dad and uncle went with me, they both saw deer, including a nice 8....gettting after the again in the morning.

checking in..friday evening was pretty slow, lots of rifle hunters beating the brush near me and shooting and bugling...(yup still trying to call bulls) ...grrrr

Did see one small buck and 5 does above my stand site..I didnt bother with them. I did grunt periodically since i was set up in earshot of a good bedding area...

Getting back after it in the A.M.

Nothing good to report here. Made a ton of noise in a new climber Fri. morning. And I wonder why I seen nothing!! I think I will hit it again on Tues.

Good luck guys.

Go Tigers!!

Sat ... passed up 3 young bucks..one dandy 125 class 5x5 2.5 year old really good genetics...all harrassing a doe that definately wasn't in but the youngin were following her. Cold Cold out...bout froze...while on stand for the first 4 hours of the day.. would have hunted all day but had a birthday date with my wife and a college football game to attend.. Boise State versus Idaho... My buddy Jeff Choate coaches for Boise, he hooked me up with sideline passes..it was great!

Sunday..really slow..nothing moving.. No deer that evening.... The big boys are not moving much during the daylight...yet.. they will, but with all the gunnersbeating the brush..they have em on lockdown...

Peace-out!

Troy

Hey guys, I drafted a long response, but lost it in cyberspace somewhere, so this time around, I'll be brief.

I saw either 4 or 6 buck since Friday at 4:00. Nothing bigger than a 60-70" six pointer, from what I saw (I think I saw two of the same bucks twice). I spent all morning Saturday fearing for my life with a fawn doe (live target)sleeping/feeding under my stand between 7:30 and 11:00. Saturday was junior/senior rifle doe day, and muzzleloader doe day too, so there were a bunch of guys out hunting does. I was just waiting to hear a rifle crack and hear a bullet sizzle under my stand, but apparently the gunners were too lazy to walk all the way to the top of the ridge on the edge of the gamelands where all the deer were hiding out. LOL My goodness, the rifles would crack down over the hill (closest shots were maybe 200-300 yards away), and she wouldn't even so much as flinch. Young and carefree, I guess. She was safe under me, because she had an extra set of eyes and ears in the sky. I had made up my mind that nobody was going to shoot that doe. Not on my watch, at least. Shewasn't helping her own cause very much, because she seemed to have issues staying awake.

By the way, I just read that Joey Rott (kshunter) killed a really big buck for his team. Couldn't have happened to a better guy - no pictures yet.

Boise's undefeated, right Troy? I bet that was a good time. Are there any Boise players that I should pay attention to if I catch any of their games from here on out? Man, I wish I could see a 125" 5x5. Heck, I'd take a 100" 4x4.

Dave - why don't you get on here and tell us all the story about how you forgot your bow? Yes, for those keeping score at home, that means that a member of Team XX has gone bowhunting without a bow for TWO YEARS IN A ROW. I don't feel so alone anymore. LOL

Gee, thanks for calling me out FRAN!!!!!!!

Friday night I went hunting, and when i got home, my kids had a weiner roast in the back yard. Some of the kids had never seen a bow before, so I got it out of my truck and showed it to them. I woke up late Sat morning to meet my dad at his place to go hunting. I hurried to get dressed and drove 8- to get to his house, only to realize that my bow was still in my house. Had a nice nap in my dads truck Sat morning. But at least I remembered my BOOTS FRAN.

hey guys, I'm back. Sounds like yins been gettin at it. The race weekend was a lot of fun, except for almost being in 2 car accidents, Jimmy johnson winning the race, Pitt and the Steelers losing. I will be out in the woods tomorow night, we got some colder weather and its got me excited. Cold snap and not having been out in 5 days, I'm ready.

Good luck guys I know we'll be getting some more bucks soon.

Well guys I got out 2 this weekend and saw deer both times, only does but deer none the less. I am hoping the crops come down and the bucks will get moving. I did have a miss hap this weekend. I missed for the first time. It was a 28 yard shot and this is how it all happend. It only took a few seconds to devlope. 2 does were out in front of me at about 65 yards and walking away when the wind swirled, I guess and they spooked. They turned around going left to right and staying 65 yards out when all of a sudden the big doe turned straight at me. I jumped up grabed my bow attached the rlease in a hurry and stoped her. I guessed her to be 25 yards out and I let it go not seeing a little branch between us. It was dead online until it hit the branch and deflected the arrow high and to the left. I hate that I missed but am glad it was a clean miss and that it was not a big buck. I will have to wait to redeem myself because I will be in gatlinburg this weekend with the family. I will try to get back on before I leave on thursday to see how everyone is doing. Good luck and be safe.

William