Wow!!! Awesome stuff pj! Its good to hear from you bud. Its crazy how they seem to hangout in the only spot you can't kill them... It'll be alright. Get back in there and get after him again!! Let's get that big boy!!

If you need help I'm sure a few of us can get off for about a week for a central illinois hunt ;) good luck and go kill that buck!!!

Ryan.

hell of a story man, dont give up, u got all season.

wow pj, that is an adventure

ryan, sorry to hear about your plans falling thru.
ALWAYS try to have a back up. I hate having to trust people.

As for me I took a doe 30 minutes into my opening morning.
The evening sit I was hopeful of catching a nice buck, but only some turkeys, a half dozen does, and a nice red fox came thru.

Congrats rybo!! Let's see some pictures if you've got em.

Ryan.

Congrats rybo on that doe. Just finished hanging a stand in the area I arrowed that big buck last year. I was going to use my climber but decided because of the long walk to this spot i'd plut up a hang on. I did not want to be all sweated up carring everthing up a mountain into this spot. I am getting older. I forgot how much work it is to put up one of those hang-ons by yourself. Used amersteps and linemens belt. After screwing in all those steps in and hanging onto the tree my legs were shaking after finishing. I didn't hunt this spot until the rut last year, I may give it a shot once or twice before the rut. It a great spot with a west wind.

Its no fun to hang stands by yourself thats for dang sure, especially if you don't have a linemens belt. I want to go try to get permission at the farm across the road from the farm I've been hunting on but I don't really have much energy today, so today for me will just be a lazy day.

Ryan.

Here is a post I did earlier today, I hope you guys like it. Should be helpful. Just check it out if you want to.

Ryan.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/bowh...ome-money.html

Here is another story for your viewing pleasure... Its the story from my first night in the PA woods.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/bowh...-there-he.html

Ryan.

Here's my doe.

That's a good doe. Congrats rybo. Hopefully you'll get a big buck here soon too tag out in pa! Boy we would be winning this competition if does counted.

Congrats solid doe.

Ryan.