Hot Weather Success in IL
10-12-2008, 11:04 AM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 899
Hot Weather Success in IL
Took my yesterday and went down to the farm to try and reduce the local deer population. Hunted a pretty good spot by the pond in the morning. No dice. Saw 3 that never got close enough, a very mature doe with 2 fawns. Got out of the stand at 10 and helped Grandpa work on the cabin. After lunch I headed back out and was in the stand at 2pm. and hunted until 5:50 when I shot this nice 2.5 (I suspect) doe at 20 yards, broadside. Complete pass through, double lung - she went 40 yards. Great hunt on a standard travel route next to a super hot white oak.
I take flour in a small squirt bottle to test the wind a few times per hour. Some fell on these sassafras leaves and I decided to take a picture...
I don't know why I like these pictures, but I do...
You can just see where I shot her at. No Rage wound, but good enough...
You can see how worn out I was. i had to drag her up and down a couple of gullies. No fun in 70 degree weather!
Because of those gullies and the heat, I gutted her ASAP once I got some light. Hence, she looks pretty dead and lumpy in the pictures...
Turkey calls and football today, then back to the cabin tonight for hunting and work tomorrow!
I take flour in a small squirt bottle to test the wind a few times per hour. Some fell on these sassafras leaves and I decided to take a picture...
I don't know why I like these pictures, but I do...
You can just see where I shot her at. No Rage wound, but good enough...
You can see how worn out I was. i had to drag her up and down a couple of gullies. No fun in 70 degree weather!
Because of those gullies and the heat, I gutted her ASAP once I got some light. Hence, she looks pretty dead and lumpy in the pictures...
Turkey calls and football today, then back to the cabin tonight for hunting and work tomorrow!
10-12-2008, 11:59 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 4,487
RE: Hot Weather Success in IL
Congrats Teammate. She'll be good eatin.
By the way did you get my message about why I couldn't answer the phone last night? I was a little busy!
We'll try it again.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3096643
By the way did you get my message about why I couldn't answer the phone last night? I was a little busy!
We'll try it again.http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3096643
