Indiana Hunters
11-25-2008, 06:53 PM
#212
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Starlight, Indiana
Posts: 547
RE: Indiana Hunters
I have seen several good to great bucks this year in southern, Indiana. While my overall numbers are down slightly from last year, the quality is up as far as the bucks go. I think that people blame the wind and weather for not seeing many deer. From what I have learned from DR. DEER they still have to move every 3-4 hours to fill their stomachs. When it is windy they seem to prefer low lying areas out of the wind. You can't killem from the couch!
11-25-2008, 07:30 PM
#214
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Hoosier State
Posts: 314
RE: Indiana Hunters
I went out today and had the best/worst day in the woods I have ever had. Since I didn't get off of work until 10:30 last night I just couldn't get out of bed really early this morning. I got into the woods around 7:30. On my way to my stand I jumped a grand total of 6 freaking deer. Every corner I went around there was a doe bedded down.[:@] I was trying to take the quitest route to my stand. I felt like just sitting down right where I was instead of making my way to my stand. When I get to my stand I had two more does jumpand circle around me.
I get up in my standand I had a strong cold westerly wind right in my face. My face hurts like heck right now. I don't see anything until 12:15 a spike walks to within 10 yards of me and scratches his ear with his hind foot and then he walks off. Then around 1:30 when I am in the middle of eating my lunch I notice a doe browsing through the woods behind me. I quickly put my lunch up and give her a few calls. She comes in and tried to figure out where the sound was coming from. She gets about 10 yards from my stand and I almost shot her but I thought I heard a deer behind her. There wasn't. Then about 5:30 two does trot through and off down the hill.
Lots of deer but no big ones. I don't think I will be able to get out for anymore shotgun season. I guess I will just have to leave it for muzzleloader season. Sorry for the long post, but I had one heck of a day.
I get up in my standand I had a strong cold westerly wind right in my face. My face hurts like heck right now. I don't see anything until 12:15 a spike walks to within 10 yards of me and scratches his ear with his hind foot and then he walks off. Then around 1:30 when I am in the middle of eating my lunch I notice a doe browsing through the woods behind me. I quickly put my lunch up and give her a few calls. She comes in and tried to figure out where the sound was coming from. She gets about 10 yards from my stand and I almost shot her but I thought I heard a deer behind her. There wasn't. Then about 5:30 two does trot through and off down the hill.
Lots of deer but no big ones. I don't think I will be able to get out for anymore shotgun season. I guess I will just have to leave it for muzzleloader season. Sorry for the long post, but I had one heck of a day.
11-25-2008, 09:41 PM
#216
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Starlight, Indiana
Posts: 547
RE: Indiana Hunters
Trophy- I have been so busy and had alot of bad things going on at home with my fiance', Finally got all of it in order and got rid of her! You know I had litterally screwed myself over the past two years of deer hunting. I saw some really great deer and passed on quit a few good deer in hopes of a giant, which I actually missed during shotgun season! It was a blessing that my oldest son asked me if he could go hunting. Now mind you that he is seven and I didn't actually expect to see anything but does. But anything to get him intersted would be fine by all means. He was getting antsy around 4:30 so I told him to pick up the rattle bag and grunt while rattling. Sure enough 15 minutes after I heard a buck stomping through the woods. He actually started to walk away from us and I told London to pick up the bleat can and bleat at hime two times. That did the trick, he came back and saw our decoy and was really ticked off. Head down and ears pinned back, crab walking in. He was three yards from the decoy and about 25 from the blind in a swail in the field, Boom the Omega dropped him in his tracks! My boy said' " daddy did we smoke him?" I said' " we smoked him baby!" This will be one of the best memories hunting ever. We are going to go back out Thanksgiving, morning with his Papaw and see if he can bring his luck out again.
I can't wait to get him and his 2 year old brother out during turkey season! My youngest will not watch cartoons or tv of any sorts unless it is hunting shows! Thanks guys
I can't wait to get him and his 2 year old brother out during turkey season! My youngest will not watch cartoons or tv of any sorts unless it is hunting shows! Thanks guys
11-26-2008, 07:18 AM
#217
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 800
RE: Indiana Hunters
Turkeyhunter---I hunt in Switzerland Co inbetween Moorefield and Pleasant. We have land there that we've had for quite some time. It produced my dads 9 pt in the above post. Cant wait to get back down there the first weekend of December.
11-26-2008, 08:16 PM
#218
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location:
Posts: 1,000
RE: Indiana Hunters
I went out this afternoon up along the Marshall/Kosciusko county line. Shot a nice big doe at about 4:45. There was a 6 pointer following behind her, not chasing, just making sure she wouldnt get away. I elected to take the doe rather then the small buck. I also had seen a spike earlier after 3 does.
11-26-2008, 09:11 PM
#219
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Decatur, IN
Posts: 1,425
RE: Indiana Hunters
ORIGINAL: TurkeyStalker
Trophy- I have been so busy and had alot of bad things going on at home with my fiance', Finally got all of it in order and got rid of her! You know I had litterally screwed myself over the past two years of deer hunting. I saw some really great deer and passed on quit a few good deer in hopes of a giant, which I actually missed during shotgun season! It was a blessing that my oldest son asked me if he could go hunting. Now mind you that he is seven and I didn't actually expect to see anything but does. But anything to get him intersted would be fine by all means. He was getting antsy around 4:30 so I told him to pick up the rattle bag and grunt while rattling. Sure enough 15 minutes after I heard a buck stomping through the woods. He actually started to walk away from us and I told London to pick up the bleat can and bleat at hime two times. That did the trick, he came back and saw our decoy and was really ticked off. Head down and ears pinned back, crab walking in. He was three yards from the decoy and about 25 from the blind in a swail in the field, Boom the Omega dropped him in his tracks! My boy said' " daddy did we smoke him?" I said' " we smoked him baby!" This will be one of the best memories hunting ever. We are going to go back out Thanksgiving, morning with his Papaw and see if he can bring his luck out again.
I can't wait to get him and his 2 year old brother out during turkey season! My youngest will not watch cartoons or tv of any sorts unless it is hunting shows! Thanks guys
Trophy- I have been so busy and had alot of bad things going on at home with my fiance', Finally got all of it in order and got rid of her! You know I had litterally screwed myself over the past two years of deer hunting. I saw some really great deer and passed on quit a few good deer in hopes of a giant, which I actually missed during shotgun season! It was a blessing that my oldest son asked me if he could go hunting. Now mind you that he is seven and I didn't actually expect to see anything but does. But anything to get him intersted would be fine by all means. He was getting antsy around 4:30 so I told him to pick up the rattle bag and grunt while rattling. Sure enough 15 minutes after I heard a buck stomping through the woods. He actually started to walk away from us and I told London to pick up the bleat can and bleat at hime two times. That did the trick, he came back and saw our decoy and was really ticked off. Head down and ears pinned back, crab walking in. He was three yards from the decoy and about 25 from the blind in a swail in the field, Boom the Omega dropped him in his tracks! My boy said' " daddy did we smoke him?" I said' " we smoked him baby!" This will be one of the best memories hunting ever. We are going to go back out Thanksgiving, morning with his Papaw and see if he can bring his luck out again.
I can't wait to get him and his 2 year old brother out during turkey season! My youngest will not watch cartoons or tv of any sorts unless it is hunting shows! Thanks guys
That's an awesomestory!
I can't wait for my son to get out there with me. He's only a year and a half...so it'll be a while yet.
11-26-2008, 10:03 PM
#220
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Canaan, Indiana
Posts: 317
RE: Indiana Hunters
turkeystalker, thats an awsome story, sounds like your boy is hooked!!
outdoorsman i know that area pretty well, i live about 8-10 miles from there, ever need a huntin partner look me up!
outdoorsman i know that area pretty well, i live about 8-10 miles from there, ever need a huntin partner look me up!