Team 11 Rack Reapers--Check In
#233
#234
Went out hunting all day Friday. Not much to be seen. Weather was pretty crappy and didn't make it out until a little after first light. Within 20 min I had a nice 7 point come in and bed in front of my for a couple hours. Gave me something to watch while the mist came down all morning. No other deer to be seen all morning. Went out for an afternoon hunt and about an hour after being in my chosen stand the wind switched and started swirling a bit. Decided to switch stands to one where the wind might be a bit better. Got in the stand where we have taken two bucks out of in the last two years. One of which was a nice buck my buddy got in gun season. Tracks were everywhere. Sat down and within 5 minutes I had two does come by, unfortunately, the wind switched from the NW to the SW and it pretty much ruined it. 3 deer the whole day but the tracks in the snow were everywhere and checked a few cameras and all of our bigger buck made it through the gun seasons which was good to see. My buddy and I try to do an annual hunt in January for the anterless gun season. We usually sit in one of our wagon blinds and one guy has a gun, the other a bow. If a doe comes out we'll take her with the gun, if a nice buck comes in range, thats what the gun is for. We'll see if we can get out for that, but I'm thinking my season is pretty much done.
#235
Went out tonight and came full draw on a doe. Was waiting for her to turn broadside again and my parents pulled in the driveway and she took off. Hunting my backyard for the rest of the year.
#237
I was just about to post the same thing! It only looks like a doe has been entered since I posted by buck. I thought we were pretty close before my deer. Hopefully someone can still tag a doe, It would be nice to win this thing and be a returning champion next year and keep the same team!
#240
I'm still hunting. I saw around 20 deer Saturday. I came so close to getting a doe. A group of 12 does/fawns came right to me at 8:30 Saturday morning, but I couldn't get drawn on the mature does because of the way they were coming in. I finally shot the last young one but, unfortunately, it turned out to be a button buck with buttons that were practically invisible. I felt pretty bad about that. I'll be going back Friday and hunting until Monday. With this new spot I found the chances are good.