What a night!
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
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What a night!
For those scanning ahead there is no kill in this exciting hunt! L
The leaves are as crunchy as rice crispies as I make my way to my stand.
Just as I start up the last crest, I see a nice buck run from the ridge. The image
that stays with me, is that his visible tine was swept out equal to his nose. Damn, I just jumped a shooter less than 100 yards from my stand!
Flash forward ahead to 5:15, all situated in my tree. I got busted in this tree last time due to the closeness of deer, so I go high..way higher than I like. My Range finder says 8 yards to the ground. I see a deer come into the acorns on the side of the slope that I’m facing. It’s a spike (ear length) I see another deer behind him. This one is a 1 antlered 3 point (no brow tine). They feed and mill around crunching acorns within 30 yards of me. Now these deer are straight out from my stand, I look to the right and there is a shooter buck, stepping into a fire-trail about 70 yards out. High Tines 8pt at a minimum!
He’s feeding and crossing the lane. What can I do?? If I grunt these 2 bucks that are close will lock onto me and make me unable to move anyway. The big buck crosses the lane and disappears. The 3 point walks down and I’m looking between my feet at him, he walks behind my tree works a scrape and a sapling. The spike wanders off the way he came in. As the 3 point is heading down the fire trail, a deer comes back in, the way the spike left. I just figure it’s him, but I better check. Nope it’s a doe. She feeds off and the 3 point heads up her way.
I can see another deer out in the distance through binoculars but can’t make it out. Ok, now it’s getting very close to dark. I’m figuring my exit strategy when I hear deer running. Something chasing something, which can only mean one thing this time of year, buck! They are within oh 50-60 yards but in the heavy woods I can’t make them out. This has to happen NOW, shooting hrs end at 6:50 and it’s close! I grunt, they make it within 20 yards I’m not looking at my watch ..crap, I don’t need too, I know it’s too dark. I hang the bow. So I pack everything up quietly, at least one deer is still close I can hear acorns being munched! I wait I wait..still munching. It’s not pitch dark but it’s time for me to get out of here. I remember someone saying give a coyote howl. OK what the hell, I can’t sit here all night! So after being quiet for the better part of 3 hrs I try and howl..not easy, but not bad. Ok I reach into my pack and grab a bottle of docs doe pee, and throw it to the ground.
It has no effect on the deer. I try again, nothing! Ok well, I’ll lower my bow and fanny pack. The deer is still crunching away! I shake my bow in the leaves and howl. Nothing, in fact I hear another deer coming at me fast! It hits the fire trail right behind me I can still see somewhat in the clearing on this cloudless evening. Even though the deer is basically at the foot of my tree, I use my binoculars to see the head. BIG WIDE BUCK! I give him some time to move off. With the other deer still below me I descend. It’s 7:30 now. That acorn chomping deer didn’t leave till I hit the head lamp to pack up my stand!
Apparently my coyote call sounds attractive to big bucks..lol
So in my 2.5 hr sit I saw 9 deer. 5 bucks, 3 shooters, 1 doe and 3 unidentified.
#5
RE: What a night!
Heck I'd love to have a day like that. I had a similar one last year, here......sans the "shooters".
Good luck, tomorrow. Weatherman here said a S wind is coming this afternoon. I've gotta be in the woods.
Good luck, tomorrow. Weatherman here said a S wind is coming this afternoon. I've gotta be in the woods.
#6
RE: What a night!
Thats a great day in the woods Bob, I would have like to of seen you in the tree howling like a coyote Got to love this bowhunting, just a few more minutes of daylight or a few yards closer and you would have been posting a picture today!
Have a great time with the kids tonight.
Have a great time with the kids tonight.
#7
RE: What a night!
GR8, Great night in the woods...fantastic in fact. Shame you can't hunt tonight, alot of bucks fall on Halloween. I love Halloween as ONE day of hunting. Get back out there tomorrow and good luck.
OH and Happy Halloween! Have fun tonight.
OH and Happy Halloween! Have fun tonight.
#9
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RE: What a night!
Come on up Diesel..Heck I got too many spots I need to be right now! Theres room for you and Jim we'll make it a team party!
This is NOT where I seen the previously mentioned "shooters," I'm spread to thin..where do I go..lol
This is NOT where I seen the previously mentioned "shooters," I'm spread to thin..where do I go..lol
#10
RE: What a night!
ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d
Come on up Diesel..Heck I got too many spots I need to be right now! Theres room for you and Jim we'll make it a team party!
This is NOT where I seen the previously mentioned "shooters," I'm spread to thin..where do I go..lol
Come on up Diesel..Heck I got too many spots I need to be right now! Theres room for you and Jim we'll make it a team party!
This is NOT where I seen the previously mentioned "shooters," I'm spread to thin..where do I go..lol