Official Illinois Season Thread 09
10-10-2009, 09:21 AM
#73
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 262
Had a good hunt yesterday evening. Had a small buck come through but was to far so i hit the can call just to see what would happen and he came right in. Decided to pass on him and then had a doe come through at 35 yards and put the ol beaman and slick trick through her. She ran about 80yards and piled up. Got the doe out of the way so time to wait on the big boy.
10-10-2009, 09:24 PM
#74
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Notheast IL
Posts: 1,016
I tell you what...the cold got em movimg. We saw more deer today than we ever have. At least 2 dozen on the drive in this morning and at least 2 dozen different deer while hunting between the 2 of us, including many bucks, 3 of which were very nice deer. At around 6;30 pm, I had a fairly nice 8 come in. Spotted him at about 70 yards out and he walked straight to my stand stopping every few yards to nibble a bit and look around. Not once did he give me a chance to draw as he got within 25 yards or so he must have saw me move. Then it was a game as he looked at me with his nose going 240 trying to figure out if I was a threat or not. Every couple steps he took he would look up and check me out. He ended up walking 5 yards in front of me and I was just never able to draw on him. I figured it was better not to spook him and let him go on his way. If only he would have walked behind me then it was game up with a 10 yard shot. So it wa a good day even though we didn't end up with one on the ground...
10-12-2009, 06:47 AM
#78
Spike
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 31
Went out last night with a buddy. Had a doe and a button buck come up to me 20 yards after she blew and stomped at me. She came up behind me and done this and it scared the crap out of me. Anyways got to pull on her and I forgot to compensate for being in a tree stand(first ever deer I got to shoot at with my bow) and I missed her. She stomps and blows at me. I get another arrow knocked and she goes about 50 yards. She walks towards were my buddy is sitting he smokes her at 45 yards quarting away through both lungs ran 100 yards and dies. It sucks that I didn't get her but I'm glad he did. But, I learned from my mistake next one is mine. Going out again today. Can't wait 
10-12-2009, 06:58 AM
#79
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location:
Posts: 7,367
Have a good buzz going into this season. The weather has been cool and is really looking MUCH better than the hot weather we've had the last couple years. The foodplots are lookin' awesome and the deer activity and trail cam pix have been impressive. I find myself with more confidence than ever before. Now, if only we can get some 150"+ bucks to show up under some stands.
Dan
10-12-2009, 07:45 AM
#80
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Deer Country
Posts: 2,244
Went out yesterday to hunt some private land....never again on a weekend...LOL seen 6 joggers. Moved my stand WAY away from that spot...anyways, seen several fresh scrapes along field edges, and they were being hit hard, so I created my own mock scrapes 100 yards from those, sprayed them down with Tinks mock scrape, and see what happens tonight!!!!