Live from the stand thread

[bigboreblr]

Another shift at the doe factory. 2 babies and no mom around. Backyard foodplot 30 yards away.

 

[Bill]

I had gotten to my stand late, because I had to work late. It left me about an hour to hunt. I had a decent buck come into the corner of my plot hot on a doe, she ran into the plot, then dashed back out, and the buck was hot on her tail. Thinking I missed my chance, I was bummed. Then the doe came darting across the other corner of my plot with the buck still on her tail, 75 plus yards, through an apple orchard. Then she turned around and darted across the center of my plot, and he was on her, I decided I would make a few grunt noises, and he stopped right in front of my camera for a quick pose before I let an arrow fly. So I got a nice before picture, and an after picture. This guy has been around all fall, but I haven’t seen him while in stand.

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Congrats!

 

[g squared 23]

Saw little ones moving last night and then heard deep, longer tending grunts coming from the bedding without any movement, right at closing time. Big guy was likely getting it on.

Last day of rutcation for me today, back to the coal mines tomorrow.

I sat in this area last year and missed an 8 point. I’m in a different tree as the wind is different. It’s warmer than the last couple days which does not bode well for deer movement.


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[hunts_with_stick]

I have a picture from a week ago of a doe with fawns that still had lots of spots on them!

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

They didn’t take long. Zero pics of this deer. It’s one I know from last year. May regrets this. I think he’s four. Need him at 5 View attachment 83882

Oops…neighbor who shot this deer had it scored. 155. That was a mistake

 

[Mortenson]

Wonder what his H1 measurements were. That deer was in the bone zone.

 

[Brian662]

Wonder what his H1 measurements were. That deer was in the bone zone.

Love those bumpy bases.

 

[H20fwler]

OK, this is a strange one. Domestic cross maybe?
I don’t see a beard in it but the head is red which seems weird this time of year too.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Very possible. There are some domestic varieties that look real similar to wild ones. We had a partial albino hen running around a number of years back at the height of the turkey population explosion. I wasn't sure if she was part domestic or really part albino.

 

[hunts_with_stick]

Probably last couple of days for me this weekend

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I used to be an afternoons only guy but camera and harvest data and recent personal experience have changed my mind. These cold mornings from 8-11 have been best.

I'm right with you, G. I've found that when it gets around Halloween to about November 18th, I've seen more nice bucks cruising - scent-checking the breeze, or nose to the ground - from about 8 to 11 am. Sometimes I get to see a nice one on a doe's tail running or trotting. Lots of time spent in tree stands over the years has shown me that time period is pretty hot. My tree stand exit time is usually about 1 pm during those couple weeks. Back in a tree by 2:45pm.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I have a picture from a week ago of a doe with fawns that still had lots of spots on them!

A camp member here has cam pics of a couple fairly big fawns still wearing spots too. The size of them is what seemed odd for still having spots.

 

[Bill]

Corn and beans. Opening morning. 3 basket racks so far. Got my reach out and touch them rifle today.

 

[Bill]

 

[Native Hunter]

Some people call this Lockdown I think??

 

[356]

Not seeing anything yet. One side of the deer blind overlooks private. The other window in the blind overlooks public.

 

[Bill]

Some people call this Lockdown I think??

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They called that something else when I was in the uncomfortable class in middle school.

 

[hunts_with_stick]

Saw 6 different bucks last night, unfortunately they were all 100 yards away or so. Heard what sounded like a big one this morning coming through, then saw a little one an hour or so later and a doe, that was it for the morning. Heading out soon for the evening hunt

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

80 degrees and 15 mph wind. Awesome November day

 

[T-Max]

80 degrees and 15 mph wind. Awesome November day

Ah, you’re hunting Kansas? Stop by and say hi!


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