Official Team 9 Thread
10-25-2011, 01:50 PM
#132
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 624
congrats to leverdude and corij. nice deer.
our season has been open for a week now. I have only had little guys come around with a few does. But I can tell you yesterday was a day my 16 yo son will never forget.
First thing in the morning he had a nice 8pt and his stand sqeaked and he left. a few minutes later a little 6pt came in and hung around for 30 min. 8pts or better here so he is safe. then a doe and another 8pt came through with no shot.
back in for lunch and a nap.
afternoon hunt. he climbs in a stand and i go to a blind below him 75 yards apart. He hears a grunt and sees a 8pt coming down the hill, fallowed by the same 8pt he spooked in the morning. to far for a shot but they were putting on a show when 1 snort wheezes and hears something coming down the hill. Well in his words "that is the biggest deer he has ever seen". A big 10pt comes down the hill, he grabs his bow and grunts to stop him. lol, here is the best part. he grunted and all the bucks looked at him. the big 10 was 15 yards broadside and he said he had no idea what to do. buck fever at its best. they spent the next 20-30 minutes chasing, grunting they were all riled up. he said it was "fantastic". and i am in my blind hearing all this go on and getting a play by play in text. I kinda wish i was in that stand I might of figured out what to do,lol.
so things might be heating up around here, good luck to all.
our season has been open for a week now. I have only had little guys come around with a few does. But I can tell you yesterday was a day my 16 yo son will never forget.
First thing in the morning he had a nice 8pt and his stand sqeaked and he left. a few minutes later a little 6pt came in and hung around for 30 min. 8pts or better here so he is safe. then a doe and another 8pt came through with no shot.
back in for lunch and a nap.
afternoon hunt. he climbs in a stand and i go to a blind below him 75 yards apart. He hears a grunt and sees a 8pt coming down the hill, fallowed by the same 8pt he spooked in the morning. to far for a shot but they were putting on a show when 1 snort wheezes and hears something coming down the hill. Well in his words "that is the biggest deer he has ever seen". A big 10pt comes down the hill, he grabs his bow and grunts to stop him. lol, here is the best part. he grunted and all the bucks looked at him. the big 10 was 15 yards broadside and he said he had no idea what to do. buck fever at its best. they spent the next 20-30 minutes chasing, grunting they were all riled up. he said it was "fantastic". and i am in my blind hearing all this go on and getting a play by play in text. I kinda wish i was in that stand I might of figured out what to do,lol.
so things might be heating up around here, good luck to all.
10-26-2011, 08:53 AM
#133
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central nebraska
Posts: 241
Went out last night. Saw about 15 does or so. No buck and the old monarch blew when she got down wind. Not a very good sit but i snort wheezed at her and she quit. Gonna hit it hard the next 15 dayz should have an opportunity to put some 140 or better bone down.
10-26-2011, 09:23 AM
#134
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Midwest
Posts: 248
good luck sticknstringer and everyone else going out! it's getting to be that time of year.
I'm planning on spending Sunday & Monday in the woods this weekend, then from 11/5 - 11/8 before gun season. Last year didn't see a lot of action during the rut so hopefully this year is a little better - got some nice ones on camera, just gotta hope they'll be on their feet and aren't wandering too far away.
good luck everyone, let's put some more down!
I'm planning on spending Sunday & Monday in the woods this weekend, then from 11/5 - 11/8 before gun season. Last year didn't see a lot of action during the rut so hopefully this year is a little better - got some nice ones on camera, just gotta hope they'll be on their feet and aren't wandering too far away.
good luck everyone, let's put some more down!
10-29-2011, 10:33 AM
#135
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 624
Alright guys I helped to our cause. What a nice day in the woods today. The first snowfall of the year, it was nice. I decided with shot gun season coming soon and with my work schedule I better add some points on the board before I'm skunked. A little smaller then I would have liked to shot but a nice deer non the less. He gave up 88 more inches to our total, so not to shabby.
Here's the story:
Started seeing deer in the freshly cut corn field right around 7:15, it's just started to snow as I was watching the deer in the field. As they entered the woods, it was still to dark to get a shot. Then at 7:30 this buck walks though the field and right into the woods directly in fron of me. It was about a 25 yard shot and he ran about 75 yards where he fell over.
I wanted bigger but I knew I better get something soon before the fast approaching gun season sends them into night mode.
Here's the story:
Started seeing deer in the freshly cut corn field right around 7:15, it's just started to snow as I was watching the deer in the field. As they entered the woods, it was still to dark to get a shot. Then at 7:30 this buck walks though the field and right into the woods directly in fron of me. It was about a 25 yard shot and he ran about 75 yards where he fell over.
I wanted bigger but I knew I better get something soon before the fast approaching gun season sends them into night mode.
10-29-2011, 11:03 AM
#136
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Hubbard Lake, Michigan
Posts: 914
Awsome job Kreagerm!!!! Congrats!
That will help the score definately!
Came real close to a small six this morn, He kinda spooked on me and be the time i got to full draw and stopped him it was a 40 yrd or better shot. Thats a bit out of my comfort zone and i didn't want to risk it. Also yesterday morn had 3 does within range just couldn't get em to take their eyes off me long enough to do anything about it.
The weather is perfect right now and the deer are already movin so i gotta get out there. Good luck guys and way to go Kreagerm!!!!!!!
That will help the score definately!
Came real close to a small six this morn, He kinda spooked on me and be the time i got to full draw and stopped him it was a 40 yrd or better shot. Thats a bit out of my comfort zone and i didn't want to risk it. Also yesterday morn had 3 does within range just couldn't get em to take their eyes off me long enough to do anything about it.
The weather is perfect right now and the deer are already movin so i gotta get out there. Good luck guys and way to go Kreagerm!!!!!!!
10-29-2011, 03:08 PM
#137
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 624
Awsome job Kreagerm!!!! Congrats!
That will help the score definately!
Came real close to a small six this morn, He kinda spooked on me and be the time i got to full draw and stopped him it was a 40 yrd or better shot. Thats a bit out of my comfort zone and i didn't want to risk it. Also yesterday morn had 3 does within range just couldn't get em to take their eyes off me long enough to do anything about it.
The weather is perfect right now and the deer are already movin so i gotta get out there. Good luck guys and way to go Kreagerm!!!!!!!
That will help the score definately!
Came real close to a small six this morn, He kinda spooked on me and be the time i got to full draw and stopped him it was a 40 yrd or better shot. Thats a bit out of my comfort zone and i didn't want to risk it. Also yesterday morn had 3 does within range just couldn't get em to take their eyes off me long enough to do anything about it.
The weather is perfect right now and the deer are already movin so i gotta get out there. Good luck guys and way to go Kreagerm!!!!!!!
10-29-2011, 05:26 PM
#138
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Hubbard Lake, Michigan
Posts: 914
Well tonite didn't end in a kill but think it was the best hunt i've ever had!! There were at least 200 geese in the feild in front of me, 4-6 does, a big spike, and 2 of the biggest bucks i've ever seen while hunting! A big 8 and a ten, and they were chasing the crap out of the does!! I was on the edge of my seat with the bow in hand for an hour and a half. One would chase a doe into the woods just off to my left, then another would run one in to the right, it was crazy! Think the coolest part was at one time the 2 big boys were 200 yrds away, the 8 walked right up next to the ten, and it was almost if he said "hey check this out", turned, and tore ass right down the middle of the feild zig-zaggin back and forth with his head down trying to run over every goose that was out there! It was the craziest thin ive ever seen!!!!!
Been a pretty slow season so far but today i seen 5 diff bucks and had 5 deer within shootin range. Can't get much closer to killin somethin. Gonna hit em hard again tomorrow, so we will see what happens. More fired up about hunting now than i have been all season! Wish me luck boys! and keep puttin em down!!!
Been a pretty slow season so far but today i seen 5 diff bucks and had 5 deer within shootin range. Can't get much closer to killin somethin. Gonna hit em hard again tomorrow, so we will see what happens. More fired up about hunting now than i have been all season! Wish me luck boys! and keep puttin em down!!!
10-29-2011, 05:43 PM
#139
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 624
Well tonite didn't end in a kill but think it was the best hunt i've ever had!! There were at least 200 geese in the feild in front of me, 4-6 does, a big spike, and 2 of the biggest bucks i've ever seen while hunting! A big 8 and a ten, and they were chasing the crap out of the does!! I was on the edge of my seat with the bow in hand for an hour and a half. One would chase a doe into the woods just off to my left, then another would run one in to the right, it was crazy! Think the coolest part was at one time the 2 big boys were 200 yrds away, the 8 walked right up next to the ten, and it was almost if he said "hey check this out", turned, and tore ass right down the middle of the feild zig-zaggin back and forth with his head down trying to run over every goose that was out there! It was the craziest thin ive ever seen!!!!!
Been a pretty slow season so far but today i seen 5 diff bucks and had 5 deer within shootin range. Can't get much closer to killin somethin. Gonna hit em hard again tomorrow, so we will see what happens. More fired up about hunting now than i have been all season! Wish me luck boys! and keep puttin em down!!!
Been a pretty slow season so far but today i seen 5 diff bucks and had 5 deer within shootin range. Can't get much closer to killin somethin. Gonna hit em hard again tomorrow, so we will see what happens. More fired up about hunting now than i have been all season! Wish me luck boys! and keep puttin em down!!!
