Is anybody hunting today?
12-19-2009, 04:39 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2005
Location: NC
Posts: 501
Went this evening. Didn't really plan on shooting anything unless it was a quality buck - I'm about limited out, and shot a fantastic 8pt Wednesday - but I wanted to go.
Went. It was COLD. Right next to creek, which is flooded. It was cold. The nice thing about hunting next to creek - and to flooded areas - is you can easily see deer, as you see them walking upside down with the sky behind them... reflected in water. Saw that tonight, as deer saunters along opposite bank. I thought it was a doe - put scope on her - hesitated. I don't really need to shoot a doe; shouldn't. Then I saw antlers - a spike. Nice body size. I'm tempted; I **** the Marlin. But if I shoot, I've got to find a way across the flooded creek - that's a loooong walk - so I let him walk. I un****ed the rifle, he blow and bounded about 15 feet... the stood there, looked around, swished his tail for a while, then into the high brush.
I'm saving him for a friend whom I hope comes Monday. Lucky for that buck the creek was high...
**EDIT: I guess I'm not allowed to c-o-c-k my rifle in this forum????
Went. It was COLD. Right next to creek, which is flooded. It was cold. The nice thing about hunting next to creek - and to flooded areas - is you can easily see deer, as you see them walking upside down with the sky behind them... reflected in water. Saw that tonight, as deer saunters along opposite bank. I thought it was a doe - put scope on her - hesitated. I don't really need to shoot a doe; shouldn't. Then I saw antlers - a spike. Nice body size. I'm tempted; I **** the Marlin. But if I shoot, I've got to find a way across the flooded creek - that's a loooong walk - so I let him walk. I un****ed the rifle, he blow and bounded about 15 feet... the stood there, looked around, swished his tail for a while, then into the high brush.
I'm saving him for a friend whom I hope comes Monday. Lucky for that buck the creek was high...
**EDIT: I guess I'm not allowed to c-o-c-k my rifle in this forum????
12-19-2009, 07:13 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Delaware county,NY
Posts: 280
Thank you.not really,we have about 4 inches on the ground here right now.about 1 in layer of light fluffy soft on top of a hard crust.no good for walking on.wishing had about 4 more inches of fluff to walk in.
12-19-2009, 07:22 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Delaware county,NY
Posts: 280
12-23-2009, 08:50 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
Gone Hunting
Went out half the day in a light rain no big deal but the Deer seemed to be bed down not much movement. Saw 1 Deer all the time I was out and he was a long way off. I enjoyed being out even in the rain under my huge oak tree which kept me pretty dry having large branchs to get under. The wet leaves,timber and peoples fire places senting the air was a nice distraction. Great looking Deer you got in November Dave! Good Hunting!
12-23-2009, 09:11 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 162
That spot was sold! All I got this year is two doe, button, and a spike! The new spot has a bunch of meat hunters on it so were light'en up everything! The ten point I've been hunting is not anywhere near there now so I may get him next year with my new bow!
12-23-2009, 05:47 PM
#19
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
We went this afternoon in south Bama. It was about 65 degrees, so a little warm. I saw a buck right at dark, about 150 yards away. I was on club land and they are in the business of "growing bigger bucks". The buck was broadside and I just couldn't tell how big he was. I cranked the Zeiss up and down, still couldn't tell. Heck it was dark thirty and I couldn't even see the deer with my naked eye. It's suppose to rain about 90 percent tomorrow.
