It is to hot here, we are seeing some deer but not to nice to sit in 85 to 88 degree temp. Mosquito and wings with teeth are tough. Not to mention those things that crawl around on their bellies. But there is hope cooler temps expected this weekend. Good luck to all. Hang in there Mr. D, He will be back if not to much pressure. Nubo as the Cubs would say there is always next year for the moose.Glad you enjoyed your trip.

Sorry I have not posted much lately guys but I, too, have been busy getting ready for this past Saturday's PA opener.

To cut through to the point, I saw nothing on Saturday...at least when it was light out. I was in my stand since 3 am though....

I did take off work yesterday though and took a nice doe in the morning. The spot that I wanted to sit at was already taken when I went in...and the guy ended up shooting a dandy 10 pointer at 8 am.

Such is life....

PA sounds like you got burned on that buck ,but I'm sure there's another dandy in the wood's just waiting to test your skill's good luck to you,and congrat's to you on your doe.
Thank's Luckybuck ,I know all too well about the warm weather and those pesky litlle critter's who just love to fly into your eye's ,ears and mouth and also get under your cloths . This years moose hunt was full of that and it's great to be home talkin to all of you's .Hopefully next week I'll get out and join in on all of the fun.Keep up the good work guy's ,something good's going to happen for us real soon,I can feel it in my bones.

nubo


nubo

Sorry it's been a few days since I've posted. I've been kind of busy.

Anyway to make a long story short....Saturday night was my first night out. I made it to my stand at 4pm and before I could get my bow up two little button bucks came in. For the next few hours I saw five does (two really big ones) and four bucks. The first buck was a little spike. The second was a fork horn with a kicker on his left tine. The third was a nice six point - tall and thick with about a 14 or 15 inch spread. All of these deer came out of the marsh and passed by me on the exact same trail (right beside my treestand). Then I heard something come from behind me. I grabbed my bow just in time to see nine turkeys filing thru into the marsh. About 20 mins passed when two turkeys came back out of the marsh about 40 yards away. I was watching them (getting a close up) thru my binoculars when I noticed legs in the background. I dropped my binoculars to find a nice 8 point working his way towards me. At first I debated whether he was big enough or not...then I picked up my bow. Just like the others he walked on the same path - straight at me. When he got to my shooting lane, he picked his head and walked the entire way to my tree with his head up. I couldn't draw back until he was right beneath me. Then when I drew back, I only made it about three quarters of the way back when my safety harness got in the way. I released very slowly and luckily didn't get caught. I reached behind me and unhooked by harness, turned completely around and decided to take the shot when he stepped out from underneath me. He stepped out about 10 yards from my tree and I gave the good-ole doe bleet with my mouth. He stopped and I released. The arrow entered three inches behind the shoulder and right of the spine. It went completely thru and out just on the inside of his front left leg. He took off like the world was going to end and it did for him in about 35 yards. A nice 8 point with a 17 inch spread.

I'm sorry I don't have my pictures yet, but my daughter broke our digital camera. So, I'm left with waiting for the old 35 mm pictures to be developed. I'm going to try and borrow my buddies camera tomorrow so I can get some pictures posted for you guys. However, the official post won't be until I get my photos back from being developed. If I were to guess right now I'd say 115 to 125 class.

Nubo...When I get the official post done I will send it to you private mail so you can verify everything is in there that needs to be before I post it. I took a bunch of pictures the day after I shot it at the lodge in a natural setting with my bow laying on the deer and me in my camo jacket. I hope this is all that is necessary for the picture.

Great job SumHunter, Sounds as though it got exciting there for a minute. A good buck with a bow, it doesn't get any better than that.

Sumhunter! congrat's on a job well done and I'll be waiting for the pic's please add all info and a short story to go with it for me will ya?I'm not exactly sure what you need to verify but I'll find out for you .I guess your the first for the team to take a buck .

nubo

Sumhunter...Congrats!!! Way to go! That sounds like an awesome hunt Hey we got the the goose egg outa here...now hopefully the rest of us can score. Can't wait to see the pics!

PA...congrats on the doe also! Man that is a bummer about the guy getting the 10 in your spot. Man I feel for you guys that hunt the PA public grounds. I honestly don't think I could do it. I feel blessed that I don't have to fight that kinda pressure. Hats off to you bro. Hang in there, hopefully there's another nice one around and you'll get your chance.

Keep up the good work guys! I've been out for 2 mornings...saw nothing the first morning, and I saw 5 the 2nd morning...2 does, 2 fawns, & a spike. There are alot of acorns here this year...seems to me like it's gonna be tough hunting for a while...they don't have to travel at all to find any food. It should make for a good Nov though. Last time we had alot of acorns...the deer were stacked on my property during Nov. I saw about 25 different bucks and killed a nice one as well.

Thanks for the well wishes folks...and congrats sumhunter on what sounds like one heck of a nice buck.

I am sure there will be more to come....

Way to GO! SumHunter,

Its about time the others know that we are a force to be reckoned with.
Hopefully the rest of us will be able to add to your inches in the weeks ahead. I'll try to do my part on Sat and Monday since I am off for the Columbus Day weekend.
Good luck to all,
Mr.D

Great job Sum,
I can't wait to see the pics.
Sorry I haven' been able to get on in a while.
The temp is starting to go down and the deer are now moving.
I've seen no bucks but lots of sign.
It's just a matter of time.