24/7 hunter

Well, I saw one doe up north but couldnt get a shot. I hunted last night. at about 5 o clock a doe and fawn came into the field about 20 yards from me. i drew back and figured she was at 25 yards. my sight is at 20 so i aim a little high and what happens? she ducks the arrow! i would have probably hit a littlke high anyway though. She ran off a little ways, looks back at me and snorts which i actually think was laughing at me for missing her. im going after one again tonight.

I like the avatar DWD2001. Works for me if everyone else likes it.

Dubbya

Well keep at it 24/7, you'll get one. Aim for the heart, that way if they duck you still get both lungs, if they don't you get heart.

DaveC, I'm planning on changing the names and some other minor things as well. I didn't realize how small the avatar had to be or I would have done it differently... oh well. It'll be cooler tonight since I've got the program pretty well figured out. That all comes after some arrow slingin' tonight of course.

Mike Hill

Well I finnialy got a couple tree stands hung, but I took the ladders out with me. I am so sceard they will get stolen! the stand I can lock and no one can get at it unless they go through a lot of greif putting up a ladder or screw in steps then they have to cut the lock. So this way I feel pretty confident that when I go back they will be there. I put a bunch of corn out we cant bait in Ma so I figured if I get them comming in for the whole corn now and keep it up till about a week before the season they may keep comming back ollking for it. Man I had to do a bunch of cutting for the first one I worked on that first stand for 3 hours. The second one mabey 1/2 hour not a lot of cutting to do. I still have 10 more stands and will try to get another one up before work tommorow. (I work 3-11 PM)
24/7 now you got your jitters out of the way its time to put some meat in the freezer. Good luck

OkieArcher

11 more daysI can't wait,,,,and the avitar looks great

Dubbya

Well done mike, hope that all the hard work pays off for you.

Okie, are you in Edmond during the day? I work there, we should get together if you're around.

I'll get the avatar finished up tomorrow. I'm all out of evergy for the evening and for some reason I lay awake in bed dreaming and thinking about all my big buck happenings.

DaveC

So is anyone holding out for a true monster or maybe a personal best?

Myself it would depend on which lease I'm hunting on.
On the piney woods lease a 3 1/2 yo buck would be a true trophy for the area (not many see it pass their 2nd b-day). So a decent rack from this lease would mean a lot to me. this will be our tenth year on the place and so farI have taken 2-9's & 1-8 (not high scorers). I've passed plenty and let one 10 slip through my fingers a few years back.
The Southwest Texas lease- I'm going to try to hold out for a personal best on this place. The area is known for pencil horned deer, so a high score isn't real easy to come by. There appears to be plenty of pigs to keep my arrows occupied though.
We have lax managementrules, but they prefer to let younger deer walk. If he tops my high rackbuck he'll probably be taking a dirt nap- if the Good Lord iswilling.

I know this is a big buck contest, but I'd rahter seepictures of happy hunters. If what they shot makes them smile- more power to them.
We're only here for a little while, you never know what tomorrow may bring.

Anyone set a personal goals on their buck harvest?

Trembow

10 stands to hang Mike? We only have a few weeks before the season!![8D]

The unofficial word that I have heard is that in MA you need to clear out any "bait" 2 weeks before the season. I have never seen that in writing but the NBEF course instructors backed up that info.

I have two stands set so far with one more site picked out and two more to go. The main property Im hunting is new to me and has about 4 or 5 other hunters on it but they all "seem" to be setting up right on the field edges while I like to be back in the timber more.

I dont know if Ill be holding out for a true PB, but I think Ive decided to try to let anything smaller than a "good" six walk and focus on taking a fat doe or two (which the landowner would really appreciate anyhow). As it is, if the does are there, the bucks will be soon too!

I just got me an itchy trigger finger though. I don't know what will happen if a forky or a little basket six shows up. Im getting the shakes already!

Dubbya

Well, I've got 11 tags to fill (Texas and Oklahoma)in all 5 or 6 of which can be bucks. Like Dave it depends on where I'm hunting. If I'm in NW Oklahoma, I'm holding out for a monster, if I'm in SE Oklahoma my standards decrease a little bit. If I'm at my buddy's place in East Texas, it's pretty much game on, but I won't shoot a little guy on his place. If I'm in West Texas, it's whatever my friend who own's the ranch wants me to shoot. Oh man, talking about this is getting me all worked out.

DaveC

A six is something I've never shot. Passed a few, but a BIG&WIDEsix is something I've always wanted to get a shot at. They aren't common, but they are out there. Either what would be an 8 with no brows or a true six lacking G'3 & beyond.

Hmm, if he's a true 6 with brow tines, do the mian beams become his G3's?

FroMan

10 days til my season...yes...