Opening Morning MI 2007(Video Added Part 2 3:33 PM)
 

Meet Sleepy;)
1.5 8 point. He came in at 7:45 AM, I had to sneek out a 11:45 or I will still be there.

I have same great Video I will post later. I also saw

Little Rob -Half Rack
Mr. Mass - they 8 I was looking for. He bedded down about 75 yds from me.

Mr Sleeping was in Spooning range the whole time:)






Video
Whenyou see me make note, I havepoisin ivey arounf my eyes[:'(]

http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/swooshjr/Video/?action=view&current=SleepyP1.flv

http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q304/swooshjr/Video/?action=view&current=SleepyP3.flv

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in spooning range .....really

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I have some great video, he was around me 3+ hours

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trust me, i know Germ's efective spooning range :eek:

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Isn't it great just getting to watch them act naturally for that long that close?

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Hm, me kinda thinks you might be in the right area.......Looks like a fun morning.

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LOL, little Rob (half rack) Your killing me.;)

Now that was a great morning, was this a "boat" trip in?

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Greg it was great and I learned a ton. I got to watch him feed, bed, feed, bed, feed.

I have video I am uploading right now. It was fun until the down pour came:D

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Yes the river is right behind me, how do you think I got out of there. He was 30 yds away when i climbed down the tree, and slithered(I did) over the bank to my boat. He never knew I was there

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Great pic Germ, good luck on Mr Mass!

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I had a young buck bed behind a tree 14 yds from me last year for 3:40. The sun was casting my shadow on him.....and I was sticking my hand out.....and the shadow of my hand looked like I was petting him.

It was a really neat encounter.....and I watched him groom himself like a house cat. He would tuck his head inside his back thigh....and his antlers went straight down his back when he did this. I never saw his eyes actually closed while he slept.....but the way he had his head tucked in was absolutely a cool thing to witness. I'll never forget that.

Great encounter, Germ!

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Cool pic, sounds like a fun fun morning G man!!

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Great photo! I can't wait for the video.

We are open here in Illinois but of course I have to work.[:@]I'm getting out this weekend, all there pics and stories are driving me crazy!

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looks good. up north it was raining hope to get out tonight

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Man, that beats my opening morning. All I saw was 5 does and 2 doe fawns. Still a nice morning though and I enjoyed watching them.

Sounds like you should have a productive year with your non-nocternal bucks;)Can you sense the jealousy???:D

Edit: if you check out my pic on Team 17 thread, you will know why I mentioined your "non-nocternal" bucks... My bucks like to close the bar first if you know what I mean.

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thats awesome Germ!!

boatin in too...that would make a neat way to hunt!


good luck with Mr mass!! sounds like a goodun...id say that was a good opening morning!! neat pics and video too....i dont know how you pulled that off. i always wanted to try to snap pics...but my digital camera lense comes out when you turn it on and makes a little noise...i never tried that close...tried on a fox last year...he busted me before i got it out lol

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Gary, sounds like you had plenty of action. Great job of getting in and out without detection.

I'm gonna pm ya my email if you dont mind so I can see the photos.. thanks..

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Funny--you are the 'Spooner', and all of these bucks keep coming in close range and bed down! Maybe your reputation preceeds you?

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What ever it takes, LOL

Headed back out!!!

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LOL thats great!! Good job.

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Germ, great photos. The video was pretty good, not shakey, but I didn't see the deer in it. You need more make-up and have to start plugging every piece of equiptment you have. Even stuff you don't have, then you will be a professional!;)


Was the video hand held or tree mount?

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Walking out the door

Its my new Digital camera. I am holding it, LOL

Sony N2

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Germ, really cool.

Two comments are in order:

(1) Staying that quiet and still for 3+ hours and then sneaking out of the stand that close to a
bedded deer without him catching on to you is a major damn achievement. I don't know if you are
the Predator or my deer are just smarter than yours. :D

(2) Great shooting lanes! Vegetation high and vegetation low.

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Don't sit here talking to us man - go get heavy...