October Bow Hunting Reports

[ub1243]

right at 5pm i saw my first deer tonight, basket rack.
then i had deer on there feet until dark. i had one 15 minute lull in the action.
i ended up seeing 9 deer, 7 were bucks, no shooters. 6 pt's and smaller.
one had real wide sweeping main beams but no points. he was a 150lbs deer, had him at 10 yards.

[PhilCVG]

New month and the best is yet to come ...

To keep the chances of arguments, disagreements, etc. to a minimum, lets keep the locations general, especially when dealing with public land. County you hunted in should be good enough?

[PhilCVG]

I also had decent action tonight. Started for me about 610 ... total of 8 does and fawns, all out of range though.

[salt-hay]

Same here........deer moving as soon as the light rain started. 6 does , one button buck, one spike.............no shooter.......hunted near a persimmon grove...............

[ub1243]

lets keep the locations general, especially when dealing with public land. County you hunted in should be good enough?

i wouldn't give my location away.:razz:

gloucester county zone 25

[PhilCVG]

lol

I'm adding that to all of these report threads just so we don't even head down that road.

I do however think I know where you hunt judging from a picture you posted last season :)

[PhilCVG]

Just one small 6 pter for me tonight. 15 mins after setting up he came from the wrong direction right down the trail I use to get to the tree. Was quiet the rest of the night.

[ub1243]

saw 16 deer tonight, 6 bucks.
no shooters. had two flocks of turkeys get together and fight. they were gobbling and carrying on. also a red fox.
here's a few shots from tonight.
i was on a inside corner of a bean field.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50254.jpg
before the bash.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50257-1.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50256.jpg
crp type field in the background.
little buck and a doe.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50259.jpg

[Drenalin1]

Cool Pics. Looks like a hot spot.

[Treude1]

Got my first deer with a bow last night around 5:45. Salem county.
All the scent prep I normally do did not get done , had a chance to go immediatly after work so I smelled like WD-40 and they still walked within 10yards and did not scent me.

[PhilCVG]

Congrats!

[ub1243]

good job on your first.

i was going to hunt washington twp this morning but changed my mind. i sat a elk twp stand and saw a doe and a nice 8pt.
waiting for the wind to pick a direction before i head back out. it's a little unsettled right now.

[njbowhunter]

Got a doe today first of the season feels good to get that over with.

[DV1]

Got my first deer with a bow last night around 5:45. Salem county.


Congrats. Where in Salem County? I didn't think there were any left, you musta kilt the last one. :D

[LUCKY7]

PA, 5C, public land, hunted the afternoon with a buddy. Saw 2 does and 2 small bucks between the two of us. No shots taken.

[JJV79]

Went out this evening for the first time of the bow season. It was also the first time on a new piece and friend gave me permission to hunt. At about 6pm I got a little cold and decided to put on my sweatshirt, hung my bow,took off my hat and scent lok headgear, reached into my pack and had the shirt half on when I see movement! What bad timing! So I have the shirt half on half off and 5 does are coming straight at me, 60 yds out. I hurried up and got the shirt on got my bow off the hanger and two of the does hit the corn pile. I picked out the bigger of the two and let 'er rip. THUD! I saw my arrow hit the dirt and flags everywhere. :confused: Still not sure what happened I think it was just a bad shot went right under her. Must have been the first draw jitters. Man my heart never stops racing even after 19 yrs of hunting, what a great feeling!

[cageese]

Kid passed the bow test 2 weeks ago sat youth day didnt get a shot. Sat this morning had two does come in. First shot missed and the deer stayed around. Second shot hit the deer. This was his first deer ever. He said his heart was beating a 100 mph. He ended up seeing six more waiting to get down and track this one. He had a smile ear to ear all day. He's hooked on bowhuntin now.

[ACEarcher]

The morning was squirrls, squirrls, and more squirrls, oh and one deer rear end. Bugger just vanished before I could get a good look. The afternoon saw one big boss gobbler, a spiker, and an unexpected visitor. Who walks around with a bow the last half hour of light. He was just walking around Elmer Fudding it. He knows me and I know him and I think he did it on purpose.

[Racker]

saw 16 deer tonight, 6 bucks.
no shooters. had two flocks of turkeys get together and fight. they were gobbling and carrying on. also a red fox.
here's a few shots from tonight.
i was on a inside corner of a bean field.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50254.jpg
before the bash.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50257-1.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50256.jpg
crp type field in the background.
little buck and a doe.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50259.jpg

Damn, How high are you??? Looks like your in another atmoshpere!!!LOL

[wreckless]

New to the site and this is my first post. Went out yesterday afternoon for the first time this season. I jumped 2 deer on the way in at about 2:30. At 4:40ish I saw another deer milling around but comming in my direction. At about 15yds I shot at a spike, It did a big loop and died 25yds from where I shot it. Got the edge off and will have some jerky. Now I can focus on a hammer.

[PhilCVG]

Last night ... saw a button that came through bleating, he was getting a pass on that alone but he was also pulling at my heart strings a bit since he was probably bleating hoping for mom to respond. This is the same spot my brother shot his doe so I'm pretty sure mom is in my freezer :)

Saw another deer move through some thick stuff at 50 yards, couldn't tell what it was. Right at 700 as I was getting ready to pack up I heard a deer snorting up wind of me, must have seen me moving.

That was it.

[mudmarlin70]

"mom is in my freezer":D

That's not right!

[ub1243]

Damn, How high are you??? Looks like your in another atmoshpere!!!LOL
that stand is 30'
i like 25' but it had to be this tree. but with the crotches i had to go to 30'.


congrats on shooting mom.:D
no one likes a female with baggage, but females need attention.

[Reel Quick]

I missed mom yesterday,with baby.I read this post and thought,happy I missed.Bull Sheet,I starvi`n and pork loin aint the same thing.Off to the smoker.

[PhilCVG]

I passed up a few early last year because they had young looking fawns in tow. So far this year I haven't had to make that decision. I can't do spots and usually am hesistant if the young ones are small and young looking.

The good news is, this little button is one healthy looking dude. Already has a nice big body and his buttons are bordering nubby spikes.

[Steve-O]

Dad and i hunted saturday morning. We didn't see anything, heard a few moving very early atleast a half an hour before shooting time! :eek: This week we should get out a couple more times and ofcourse saturday again.

[onthehunt]

Hey Phil, you have to respect the animal before you can killem';). That's the beauty of hunting, no catch and release and no regrets. You did the "right" thing:thup:. So far, nothin' but youngins' around here for me. Next week, it's go time.

[MEAT-WAGON]

10/4 was a good opener lots of action for me in the Am. Got busted twice by a big ol fat doe while i had deer on the pile ill take a shot at her if she gets in range. No bucks. My brother came to full draw on a smaller doe in the PM but decided not to let her rip. to early in the season i guess all in all its great to be back in the stand:D

[Harmon]

Put some cob corn out on Wed last week and skipped out early friday to hunt the spot. 4Pm I walk up on 7 deer with the feed bags on at the spot! They run off and I swear and climb my tree PO'd thinking thats it for the evening. Low and behold 1 hr later here comes the parade, I think it was the group from earlier and then some. Comming from 3 diff directions, I couldn't keep up. They knew something didn't smell right but they didn't care, they were hungry for corn. I lost count at 14 deer all does mostly young and a couple of larger moms with their little ones still in tow. I gave them all a pass.

Sat I set up on new spot and see nothing until I get ready to pack it in, I lower the bow and drop the string, turn around to unhook harness and see some movement from down below. Two bucks, a 4 and a 3 come walking right up the hill in my direction and me with now weapon. They smelled me anyway and stayed 40 + yards away, This is the most deer I've seen since I hunted Princeton back in the 90s.

I need some advice on scent control, What brand of clothes you guys wear and do you use the wash and spray as well?

[MattG]

Tried new spot Saturday after noon in SNJ my uncle got permission to hunt. Looked like a dream, soy bean fields surrounded by good sized fingers of hardwoods. Many historically worn trails from woodlots to the fields, albeit saw very few deer tracks. Set up just inside the field in a 100 yard wide finger coming off a bigger woodlot where oaks were dropping corn good...ideal spot. It wasn't long until the action started, and it went on all afternoon...unfortunately it was the wrong kind of action. I lost count at over 100 turkeys, and i saw a couple more hundred in the distance from my vantage point and could hear them in all the other spots i couldn't see. No deer, but my uncle saw a doe and 2 fawns along with a couple hundred turkeys. Consensus....I bet there used to be a lot of deer there, but not with that many turkeys making those woodlots home now. There are just way too many F'ing turkeys in SNJ anymore, they're as bad as the geese now! Just another tool the state has used to help thin the deer herd, and it's working, unfortunately!!!

[massbaster]

Went out Sat with 2 buddies trying to set up a line along a couple funnels. My one buddy set up about 50-60 yds behind me and I was able to turn and look around the side of my tree and see him, my other buddy was outa sight. We were about 20 yards parallel a line of thicket that opens up to a nice thin wooded area with lots of greens and nuts. We were sitting on the open side. About 30mins till dark I heard a twig snap behind me and I turned to see 2 doe come out almost between me and my buddy.....It was awesome they turned and started feeding right under him. I got to see the whole thing play out....maybe a 5 minutes worth which ended in my buddie stickin a doe....it was just awesome, like watching a hunting video......good thing I took pics!

[LUCKY7]

Headed back out this afternoon for some more public land Pa 5C hunting. Hunted the same general area I've been hunting the last few days. Jumped 2 deer heading into my stand, and saw a half decent buck chasing a doe around 4pm. They came crashing down the hill past me, then stopped and milled around for a few moments before walking away. Had them both at about 20 yds. I wanted the doe but didn't want to spoil my spot with that buck on her so tight, thought about taking the buck...I'll probably regret not taking a shot at the buck later, but today he walked. Saw nothing else.

[Racker]

Had a small 6 pointer come within five yards of my stand around 5:30 tonite! (Crotch horn with 2 small browtines)! I passed on him as he was not mature!! He simply wouldn't leave! Came in from my left at 10 yards turned right towards me to 5 yards! Circled behind me and the reminder of the time milling around me at 25 yards! Finally he walked off to my right at 6:40! Nothing else seen!! Still exciting to watch.

[doublelung1]

I went out saturday with my dad and around 5:30 got a call that he had got his first deer of the year out of the way and then around 6:15 had a couple of does and a 7 pointer got 20 yards. Put a good shot on him and finally got a two year monkey off of my back.

[PhilCVG]

keppy,

Re-post your report without mentioning the zone. Ron and I along with some other members decided early on that even zone #'s were too specific in some instances.

It was a good night so put it back up, I had to delete it because I couldn't edit the title.

[stephenf]

Hunted last night in the peice i was seeing the big ten point in. only my second time hunting the peice , set up more than 3ooyds away from the bait ,up where two creeks come together and form a smaller funnel within a text book funnel ,had 3 deer come into a clearing 100yds away i think where does, 610pm look up to the left where i was just looking for the last few minutes and standing 35yds was a deer (now i was with my buddy Tom he was behind the camera i had a mic so he could here my wisper) then i realize it is the big 8 point that started showing his face again he closed the distance to us in no time @ 18yds he loks right up at us as we where some what inline to the knoll he was coming up to the crest of , he just puts his head down to munch an acorn or beech nut as the are has several big white oaks and beach nut trees ,thenlooks to the clearing, I draw and settle in he starts to walk stops and starts to go behind a medium holly tree ,the next thing I see is the luminock disapear and reaper ,he wheels around and bolts up the dry creek bed , with the visual from the luminock i know i had a compleat pass through , I thought i heard a crash but wasnt sure , we do our follow up to the shot and then I sit down to settle it all in . Tom checks the video thinks the shot was a little high and back, i felt good from my angle . Got down checked the arrow and had bright heavy red blood on it . the trail has heavy not even needing a flashlight .He still went 200 yds with a double lung pass through ,the grim reaper made for a easy blood trail , we got the tractor and went to drag him out ,lifted him up for a live wheight of 223lbs dressed out at 172lbs , He has a 16 3/4 spread 21inch mains and a 10 inch and 8 inch g2's ,small brow tines but good g'3 solid mass all the way out . awsome and on video it doesnt get any better , I dont have any pics downloaded yet but will post them later , i do have a few from the moultrie camera

[Nitrous SwampRat]

wow thats a big deer. what zone/county? that aint no piney deer! LOL!

[MattG]

Way to go Steve! Got it on video too, awsome, can't wait to see it.

[stephenf]

Matt thanks , If i told you where i killed in zone 19 you wouldnt beleive me as the area is known for poaching and driving of deer to the very last day , it is surrounded by public land and it gets hammered ,there is a ten point i havent seen in a while that makes him look like an 80 incher, he was the 2nd biggest and to get him on video was even sweeter,He was around all aug sept then disapeared untill a week ago , I have hunted this area since i was a kid ,it is a little bit better from a pressure stand point but not much ,this to me is like killing a 150 class in an unpressured big buck area .Matt when i get the video from my buddy i will show it , the game camera pics dont do him justice ,I wish i had more footage of him coming in but we didnt see him until he was 25 to 30 yds and closing , the luminock tracer was awsome,and the footage of him running away was awsome as well ,we now have 3 buck kills on video an 8 a 9 and a 10 ,my buddy said it looked like a mulie coming in . I am stoked ,to say the least, I just got a tentative permision if that make sense to a place that is holding some real monsters so i am keeping my fingers crossed .

[keppy382]

Report from Monday night, sorry about posting zone #, 19 does in field , biggest at 19 yards and couldn 't shot. See just looked to skinny, the two fawns and yearling look to put a beating on her. After the hunt spoke to another hunter in the area who said he harvested a 190 lbs doe on Oct 4th. I haven't seen a 190 lbs doe in this area for ever.

[The Ridge]

Tuesday evening got into the stand about 3:45. Kissed my arrow knocked it up and prayed for a good safe hunt. Had Doe action right off the bat. At 6:15 Mr. Buck shows up about 80yds stright down a trail in open woods.Prayed he'd come my way.prayers answered he walked right up the trail stopping along the way to smack his antlers on some brush.He walked up to my Tinks 15 yds out and I let one fly.Direct hit.

I was spotted by another BB'er "erickoch " driving to my stand.

180 Pounds Dressed
8 Point really wide Spread
6:30 pm
Parker Bow
Carbon Express Arrows
NAP Spitfire 100 grs Mechanicals
Tinks "Doe in Estures"
No Bait
Perkasie,PA area

Will posts some pics soon.

JoeD maybe you can post the pics I sent you.

[Joe D.]

Congrats on the buck!!!

I asked Scott to post the pics. He does all my picture posting :D.

[BarnesX.308]

Picture of The Ridge and his buck.


http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/500/DonB_Buck.JPG

[PhilCVG]

Keppy,

I hunted there Monday also. Hunted a field edge like you mentioned orginally but I didn't have nearly as much action.

[MattG]

Matt thanks , If i told you where i killed in zone 19 you wouldnt beleive me as the area is known for poaching and driving of deer to the very last day , it is surrounded by public land and it gets hammered ,there is a ten point i havent seen in a while that makes him look like an 80 incher, he was the 2nd biggest and to get him on video was even sweeter,He was around all aug sept then disapeared untill a week ago , I have hunted this area since i was a kid ,it is a little bit better from a pressure stand point but not much ,this to me is like killing a 150 class in an unpressured big buck area .Matt when i get the video from my buddy i will show it , the game camera pics dont do him justice ,I wish i had more footage of him coming in but we didnt see him until he was 25 to 30 yds and closing , the luminock tracer was awsome,and the footage of him running away was awsome as well ,we now have 3 buck kills on video an 8 a 9 and a 10 ,my buddy said it looked like a mulie coming in . I am stoked ,to say the least, I just got a tentative permision if that make sense to a place that is holding some real monsters so i am keeping my fingers crossed .

Not surprised at all Steve, I grew up hunting there too...fertile soil...grows big bucks and these days with not much left to hunt with all the suburban sprawl that's gone on, they get even bigger with less & less pressure on em..as long as they get past the drives that is..and I know how that goes on and have seen the P&Y results..That's a great buck for anywhere Steve, you should be stoked, and proud you did it the hard way...not like alot of those I know that still hunt that area. Congrats again bud..and if you do get permission to hunt where those monsters are, give me a hollar :D

[The Ridge]

Picture of The Ridge and his buck.


http://www.myfishpix.com/gallery/data/500/DonB_Buck.JPG

Thanks Barnes and Joe D
Ridge

[BarnesX.308]

No problem. Nice buck. :thup:

[skmag357]

Tuesday evening got into the stand about 3:45. Kissed my arrow knocked it up and prayed for a good safe hunt. Had Doe action right off the bat. At 6:15 Mr. Buck shows up about 80yds stright down a trail in open woods.Prayed he'd come my way.prayers answered he walked right up the trail stopping along the way to smack his antlers on some brush.He walked up to my Tinks 15 yds out and I let one fly.Direct hit.

I was spotted by another BB'er "erickoch " driving to my stand.

180 Pounds Dressed
8 Point really wide Spread
6:30 pm
Parker Bow
Carbon Express Arrows
NAP Spitfire 100 grs Mechanicals
Tinks "Doe in Estures"
No Bait
Perkasie,PA area

Will posts some pics soon.

JoeD maybe you can post the pics I sent you.

Nice deer! I hunt right off of elephant road and was out there all day sat...saw a few smalls one but not any nice bucks like that! Congrats!

[The Ridge]

Skmag,
Thanx,

[wreckless]

Nice Buck!:thup:

[MEAT-WAGON]

Decided to give it a shot after work got to the stand 5:35 not a peep all after noon. tree rats must be in rut.:mad: Had a report of some one downing a yote in my area not confirmed Camden county:huh:

P.S. does anyone else think the deer arent moving around as much as last month? Acorns im guessin

[bigdsman]

went out about 3pm and started to see deer about 4pm,saw about 12 does till 6 then a six pt came in but did not gve me a good shot,at lease i saw some horns

[stephenf]

Here is the deer i took last monday night , dressed out at 172lbs 17 inch spread 20 and 21 mains ,10 and 8 inch g2's ,4 inch bases . live wheight of 223lbs. and got it all on video. awsome deer for the area with all the pressure of the public land and neighbors ,plus the poaching at night. Havent killed a buck here for about 5 years a combination of waiting to see a big one and also having soem better spots ,he isnt even the biggest deer i have been seeing .even though some do get killed some do make it .
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[stephenf]

Matt G thanks bro ,I sent you a pic from my phone last night . I didnt kill it in your home town but one town over to the east. I did get a report of Two big ones 140 class in the piece in your home town where every one seems to be running in . 12 noon standing next to the road eating acorns ,said they looked like twin 10 points

[MattG]

Awesome Steve, that's a moose! That was my brother u sent the pic too..same difference, we're twins :D I just told him about the site here.

[marlin06]

Hunted a lil piece in back of my buddies house. 410 three little yearlings running around.. they didn't look any bigger than my 15month old daughter. Reminded me of when she ate a bunch of icing off some cake the other night. Saw another single doe and then a momma w/ 2 little ones. No horns, but nice to see movement even in 70 degree temps..

Hopefully my father who just passed away in August guides a nice rack in front of me this season... Miss U pop........... thanks for showing me the way of the woods

[ACEarcher]

Went out yesterday evening. Got in the stand at 4:45. On the way in I noticed a foul odor. I decided to ignore it and be on my way. While sitting in the stand I was 2 doe come right up to the edge of the wood lot I was in, but not come in. This is very unusual behavoir for these deer. Those 2 doe were the only deer I've saw that evening. This is a very good spot and I usually see much more. So I started dwelling on that very foul odor I noticed earlier. I decided it was the smell of something rotting. On my way out from my very unsuccessful hunt I decided to follow my nose. Low and behold I find a rotting button buck. The young buck did show a broadhead mark. Most likly a deer that was just never successfully recovered. I estimate by the choices the scavengers picked off and the amount of decay I would say the buck lay for about 2-3 days. Unfortunitly I will no long hunt this stand for the next 3 weeks untill nature cleans up after a hunter mistake. I understand that this happens to us all, but when the broadhead mark is right in the vitals (and it being only a 6 month yr old deer) I don't see how it could of ran very far.

[RUSS0079]

Hopefully my father who just passed away in August guides a nice rack in front of me this season... Miss U pop........... thanks for showing me the way of the woods[/quote]

Marlin,
Sorry to hear about your pop. You know that's why they teach us in the first place. So there will always be a piece of them with us...

Went out yesterday evening, with my 4 year old daughter. Had 6 does come in. The lead one busted me. Probably the Teddy Graham's my daughter was eating.. Any way she stopped 30 yards out, after running. Settled the pin, then the rest of the herd didn't like some thing, so they bolted.. It was still one hell of a hunt.
Russ

[Searching]

I think you guys would like these pics. I was up my pop's on a work detail all week and it looks like mon. was the day to be in my stand!! I guess I need to spend some time in my stand.

[ACEarcher]

Wow, I'd say so. That illregular buck is really something their! Most of the time what makes a buck grow illregular is an injury. All bucks carry the genes for illregular racks, it's just if they get an injury for them to be turned on. If a buck recieved an injury to say for example his left rear leg then the right side of his rack will grow illregular and vice versa. If a buck recieves an injury to one of the two front leg areas then its not sure what will happen. An injury to a frontal area could result in both sides of the rack being irregular, just the left side, or just the right side. So if anything that illregular buck you have there recieved an injury to the frontal area of his body. Pritty cool! Thanks for sharing!!

[MEAT-WAGON]

10\11\08 sat all morning sat all after noon nothing wtf is goin on i havent seen a deer scince i got busted by a big doe. thikn she spread the word

[Steve-O]

Dad and i hunted friday afternoon from 3:30 to dark, nada for either of us. Hunted saturday morning from 5:30 to 10:30, dad had 4 does come in, was pulled back and ready for the shot, but decided to peak at the bigger deer that was last to make sure it wasn't a buck, he saw it was a doe, so he looked back at the first deer and the shot wasn't there. I saw nothing but lots of squirrels!! :huh: Better luck this week!

[esox1]

made a deal with a guy in 5D on private land to thin his herd, went out thursday night for the first time, nothing came out and i was getting tight in my legs from sitting on the ground, i stand-up to stretch my legs and a huge six point is staring at me about 40 yards away, just looking at me, i take the shot, i have no reason why, but i missed :(

[Blood Trail]

Going out today around 4ish. I got my buck already nice 6 opening day.Hope a big fat cow comes in so i can stick her and be done. Will have pics of 6 when i learn how to put them in

[keppy382]

sat last night saw several deer out of range and moving early, suprising because of the heat. Wind shifts are the worst when field edge hunting. Weather change coming, all will be on the move.

[Steve-O]

Hunted this morning with dad. Nothing for him. I had a deer walk under me while it was still dark around 6:20, then a nice 6pt was out of range and gave no shot at 9:30! It felt good that the first deer i saw was a buck! Dad is headed back out this evening.

[fletch]

took my trail cam to the spot i saw the two white deer to get so good film of them walked in 12:30 p.m. 10/13 bumped a tank 40 yrds from my stand :mad:went back this a.m. heavy fog could'nt see 20 yrds 8 a.m. 4 scrap bucks show up out of nowhere then a 6pnt with about 18 to 20 in. spread but small tines shows up at 8:30 let him walk fog clears 2 big gobblers drop out of the trees 10 yrds in front of me 2 doe at 9:00 to far for good shot 1 big red fox after that then off to work at 10

[Blood Trail]

10\14 Get in stand by 4:30 5:45 doe pops up out of nowhere stomping & sniffing works her way to feed pile still very nervous finally turns to walk away stops behind two trees I draw back nothing sticking but neck & head 98% i can make the neck shot I shoot (I MISS) end of story

[marlin06]

Russ,
I just wanted to say thanks.. You're right... And I'm sure glad he showed me the ways of hunting and fishing.. I'll do them in some way or another until the day I'm gone... And I'm glad I'll always be able to think of my pop.. Thanks bud.. Shootem up..

Marlin06

[Steve-O]

Dad hunted this afternoon, nothing moving but turkeys.

[ub1243]

had a ulta light flying around as soon as i got in my stand tonight.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50288.jpg
then i had a Y buck come out in the bean field, then three does. i then had a very nice 2 1/2 year old 5pt work a scrape 20 yards from me, then back the way he came from, he wanted nothing to do with the field.
the Y buck made a friend with another Y, they got into it pretty good. i could hear the horns from 150 yards away. at last light had a single deer come to the field, couldn't tell what was on top.

then the root of our problems this week came out.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/ub1243/SUC50296.jpg
i can't wait for the front to come in.

[Searching]

Well tried the afternoon deal hoping they would be feeding. Nothing but gray tails stayed until 2 going to a new stand set up for tonight fingers crossed !!

[Searching]

Well so much for the lucky first sit nada not even a doe. Sure felt the front move looks good for fri.:thup:

[onthehunt]

UB1243, your not kidding about that moon. I caught up on some chores and work this week, next week it's oooonnnn! Just heard a shot across the street well after dark, so somebody's dragging now:mad:

[shakey]

Been hunting the evening tues weds and thurs, saw nothing

I am excited about the weather change

[Eastern Shore Slayer]

Not a bow report Black powder opened in MD thursday
1st morning hunt of the year today
bumped a deer walking in and bumped another still hunting
but found a great spot torn up with rubs

[ub1243]

one of these days i need to get down there and get a little sika deer.

good luck with the front stuffer.

[ub1243]

saw a little rutting action. a few small bucks pushing
saw four bucks, four does and a few not sures.
the top two are bucks with the doe closer to the stand.
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also saw two button bucks walk to a apple pile on the next property over.
then a saw a arrow fly, he missed, they ran. no tenderloins for the hunter tonight.

[Searching]

Well sat in my ace stand, did you ever have to many deer around you. I couldn't move for over 2 hours, deer started early tonight saw my first group at 3 and then on till dark. No shooters tonight:(

[mudmarlin70]

Out yesterday afternoon for first time in a month....Several does outside of range...No acorns in the oak grove I was in... It's gonna take a while to get dialed in on what's where. ;)

[LUCKY7]

MUDMARLIN, good to hear you were finally able to get out in the woods. Remember, there's plenty of season left, don't worry it'll happen.

[mudmarlin70]

lucky...no worries here. Things have alot different perspective right now! And I've been fortunate enough to take an antlered each of the last three years with the bow by being alot more selective than I should be! I'm due for a dud season,..and i'l have no complaints if it happens. I'm taking pics this year of the tweeners I see and that will be good enough for me!

[wreckless]

Mom and a kid came by around 8am. That was it for me. Had to leave early but i'm back out tonight.

[ub1243]

had two come in before light, then a doe at 7:00am
had a buck cruise past at 4:00pm
that was it, very bad movement for me today. did see a red in the morning and afternoon.
glad i have k9's to trap again this year.
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[PhilCVG]

Man it felt good tonight!

Had 3 does come by at about 530. One of which worked a scrape that popped up this week. Had one at about 20 yards quartering to me and another at 35 yards broadside in some thick stuff, but had already decided that unless it was a 100% no brainer I wasn't shooting because I don't need to be tracking a deer all over given what lies ahead in the coming days and weeks.

Had another single deer slip behind me at about 20 or 25 yards a few minutes after the does. Never got a look at anything but legs and a ham. Wish I had.

Another 20 mins goes by and I hear a deer running through the woods, than I hear a grunt. I get ready and out walks a spike. He makes a line for the scrape the doe hit and he works it. Than walks over to the spot the other doe browsed around. He was excited, had the look of a kid in a candy store.

Nice night.

[mudmarlin70]

Actually felt cold this afternoon! Saw plenty of deer, but no bucks tonight. I sat a small clover plot and boy are they all over it. Fifteen minutes, and I had deer go by and straight to the plot. About twelve different deer early and a few more late. Played with the camera and got some real closeups.. I wanna try and post em....nothing too exciting, just trying to get the hang of the camera and posting the pics. Nice night

[wreckless]

Had 2 does in the morning. In the afternoon the wind was honking. I tried a new spot, after walking the walking trails I found a spot. Went back to gear up and when I returned there was a deer already there. I put up my stand anyway and hunted. 6pm a nice 6 comes by, put the pin on him and wham hit a tree:( Got out of the stand at 6:15 and went home.

[fatboy]

Shot a half decent buck tonight. Got a thread on it.

[keppy382]

Sat a stand close to the house, field edge. Had three does and two bucks, one pointer and button. They were head to head several times and chasen the doe all over. At 5:30 the field was cleared by a four wheeler, so much for private land. This guy lives just down the road and was bored. As a hunter,which he said he is, why would you just take a cruise at primetime, Knowing there are vehicles in the area. He does not have permission. Better luck next time.

[Aflac617]

Opening day with the bow in NY yesterday. Hunted teh morning and saw only a spike. Went back in after lunch and had a 2 eights and a big six and a doe. The bigger of teh eights was 18 yards broadside sio I let one fly. Curled up 60 yds away.....Takes the pressure off.

[Steve-O]

Dad and i hunted friday and saturday afternoon. Nada both nights! Not the way we wanted things to happen but things should change soon??:huh:

[MEAT-WAGON]

3rd week in a row got the skunk saturday
tried to change it up a bit and went in alittle late sat from 8 till 2 hopein maybe they had me times but that was not the case nothing but squirrels acorns are killin me :thdown:

[keppy382]

Got to the stand at about 3:45, jumped six just getten there. As I'm pullen the bow up see two coming right at me, with bow in hand I freeze and they move thru. About 15min later see four more move thru with a small buck in tow, he was grunten and pushen. Then it was time for a first.......two fawns and mom bed down about 20yards from me the fawns are right under me. Mom never presented a shot, this is the second time we have dualed and she is real smart, she must be taken out seeing she has this stand pegged and will cost me a buck for sure.

[mudmarlin70]

Last night was more or less uneventful...About nine deer in total, no bucks, but a real loudmouth doe snorted nonstop for the last twenty minutes. I caught her attention as as I was taking pics. She is (was) the lead of a group of five.


This morning, I didnt want to spill any blood there right now, but I ended up taking care of that little problem....She was snorting nonstop, and if the two shooters are still in that area, I just didnt see any way I was gonna be able to connect if they are on the fringes of that group. I cut my losses! Time to go recover ol' girl...

[Steve-O]

Went out this morning, saw 2 about 80 yards away around 8:45. Was a nice morning, got down off stand when the winds starting kickin. Nice and chilly before sunrise as well.

[ub1243]

didn't hunt today but needed to drill new holes for my screw in steps at one stand. last week i had a step pop out on me at another location. i was only on the fourth step when it let go. so new holes at the old faithfull stands.
the bean field was getting cut tonight so it worked out.

the scrape thats 20 yards from the stand, and on the edge of the field, was still wet in the middle. with the wind blowing like it is, it had to be real recent. this is also at the top of a rise, so it's dry up there. that buck had to be on his scrapes around 3pm, judging be how many passes were done on the beans.
i'm hunting the next four days.

[PhilCVG]

I saw the wind tonight ... that was it.

[Blood Trail]

Same here PhilCVG

[MEAT-WAGON]

dint have time to hunt last nihgt so i stopped on my way home 2 check the bait finally got some munchin goin on maybe the acorns are on the decline if this wind keeps up the trees will be bare in no time

[Blood Trail]

Well guys got my doe and all tagged out . Not the biggest in the world but it will eat good ( BACKSTRAP AND EGGS FOR BREAKFAST UMMM )

[mudmarlin70]

Nothing but little guys and does tonight. they decided to get it on. New deer though, evenb though small. One decent eight on the deer cam though.

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[keppy382]

Sat yesterday and it got goen early. About 310 was set up in a small peice I haven't hit in about three week. Hit the horn together and had a small three point come in right away he hung around about an hour. Prime time a small spike comes in and beds down and leaves in about 25 min. Both bucks looked lost and new to area. Fourth sit , NO DOES, Small BUCKs , NEED a SHOOTER>

[onthehunt]

Sat my 'Rut' stand tonight for the first time because it was a good wind direction. Saw 3 bucks, no does. Spike came in early and milled around. Decent eight came in with a giant eight and gave me no shots at either one. They walked off into the darkness eating nuts:cool: On a side note, my buddy sat his stand abd had a small spike running does around all afternoon. Spike almost lost his life due to the fact he was chasing the meat out of range.

[ub1243]

i went in and grabbed my trail cam tonight, also the field was getting planted in winter wheat, lots of noise.
i bumped one basket rack right at the camera. then bumped a doe on the walk out. i had a bunch of pictures from the scrape it was set on, but only baskets and does.
i put it out behind my house over the ribs and hide from by buck. trying to get a yote picture or to see if i have a few greys behind the house this year.

[Searching]

Well went to my spot I go to give my other spot a brake, and it's good but did't know how good till tonight. First a five came out then a butten buck five min. later I hear all kind of noise here comes a doe limping out then back in, and who following a giant 8, range the spot at 27 where I thought they would come out took the shot and shaved every hair on his belly not one speck of blood on the arrrrow ranged the spot he was 34. This buck was in full swing and stunk!!:thdown:

[wresnut]

Got a chance to get out! was in the tree for 10 minutes doe and a little one followed by a six no more action till just at dark,got stuck in the tree as 2 were milling around the base of my tree, had to sit till they wondered off.

[Treude1]

Out this morning nothing moving, not even squirrels. Can wait for the cold.

[MEAT-WAGON]

sat miday and after noon nothing for me wind and rain. my brtother shot and missed a little doe he must have the first bow deer jitters let the hazeing begin

[rocky'sride]

was out sat in the rain and wind one small doe

[Steve-O]

Hunted friday afternoon with dad 10-24, no deer for either of us, i saw 3 nice toms come in to roost.

[Fishfreak]

Hunted yesterday afternoon in a blind on a bean field. I saw 8 does and the Buck that I hit last week and couldn't find. my blind is set up in the center of the field up against the wood edge. He came out in the oppisite end then what I have seen the deer coming from. He went to sent check the does and caught my wind to. No big deal I was just happy to see he was totaly fine no limp or anything.

[Fishfreak]

Went out tonight and had a doe decoy out. At about 5:35 had a 120 class buck get up out of his bed and check the field and then went back into the woods.Then at about 6:15 another 120 or 125 came out and I bleeted and he was committed to the doe decoy and then a real doe came out at 100 yds and pulled away.He follwoed her fro the rest of the night. All and all a good night.

[sud-z]

Was out Monday. Nothing in the morning. Took a nice doe at 4:45 in the afternoon. Off all week, wanted to get some meat hanging. 12 yrd shot and she went maybe 40 yrds. Double lung, and exited right thru front shoulder. Cleaned the arrow up, and re-sharpened the Montec G5 right back like a razor. Wanted to go out this afternoon, but it's too nasty. I'll be out every day this week(except sat going to canyon) I'll report.

[keppy382]

Sat this morning with little movement, saw four does, and one unknown at first light. Dont think it was a buck because I jumped him minute before getten to the stand, where I found a fresh scrape and new rub within feet of each other. Headen out in about 10 mins or so for the afternoon sit.

[sud-z]

Tried rattling this morning. At about 8 am, about 15 min. after grunt/ rattle sequence, saw a deer about 100 yrds working his way thru. Rattled and grunted again, and he came right to it. Just an average 8pt, but 15yrds broadside I double lunged him. He went about 120 yrds and fell. Not the wall hanger I had hoped for, but still a buck with a bow.

[ub1243]

slow night. nothing came to the field. as i was climbing down a deer snuck in on me, and snuck out, never running.
i did walk into a skunk on the field edge. then 200 yards away drove up on another one. good skunk night.

[rocky'sride]

hunted today saw 10 doe 2 bucks, a 6 point and a spike with his spikes almost hangen off.

[keppy382]

Evening sit, had a spike at 410p and was actually going to give it a wing, counldn't get a shot. Very nice doe at dark with no shot. The fall season comes to an uneventful end, bring on permit season.

[Steve-O]

Hunting this morning after the big phillies celebration!!! Saw a nice buck (huge 4 or 6) behind me that never presented a shot,tried grunting at him, he never responded. Then a half hour later i had 2 half year buttons stand under me for a few minutes...i was tempted but said nope, thats the future. Gonna give it a try tomorrow afternoon and saturday again. They are moving early with the new moon it seems!!

[ub1243]

the last two days have been so slow for me.
tonight i had a family group sneak past me, too dark to see anything.
then had a single deer trail them for a while, then turned 90 and walked in front of me, cruising. also too dark.
my deer have been tip toeing around and coming out way late.
i haven't hunted them hard, and haven't been busted till last night.
seems the chasing faze stalled out. maybe there is a one hot doe with the 22 different bucks i've seen there.????
gona hit the other side of the property this weekend.
:huh:

[Fishfreak]

Good night got in the stand at 4:20 had 3 does come out to the food plot they stayed there for about an hour then 2 button bucks came out with 7 more does. 20 minutes later a 6 pointer came out and started running a doe all around and grunting like crazy.Started getting to dark to shoot and deer everywhere so i just stayed in the stand. 10 minutes later 4 bucks came out but I couldn't tell how big two started fighting got pretty heated pining eachothers heads to the ground After staying there for an hour after dark finaly got down.:thup::thup::thup::thup:

[hobo]

Hit a nice 8 point last night around 5:45. Turned into a a nice 11 point by the time i found him around 9;00 am today:D I dont no how to post pics or i would.

[PhilCVG]

hobo,

send them to pjuhring@hotmail.com and I'll resize them and post'em for you.

[ub1243]

i wanted to hunt a cedar swamp stand tonight. walking in i bumped a few deer, snorting and running.:thdown:
so i back out and hit a stand on the edge of the field. there are tons of tracks in the field. it was just tilled and winter wheat planted. at about 5pm a doe with triplets works just inside the woods, then goes out to the field.
at prime time the wind started. then a Y buck comes along following the does tracks.
that and about a million tree rats working hard.
too warm.

[Steve-O]

Hunted friday afternoon and saw a small doe as i walking in and then another ig doe far away around 5:30pm. Saturday morning was dead, a small coyote ran under me when it was still dark and that was it. Tuesday morning is the next opportunity.

[wreckless]

Tried a new spot tonight. Set up my stand off a scrape line by some trails. At 5:10 I hear some noise, I look up and its a hammer walking down a trail with a doe off to the left. Every thing is good wind and cover. Then they bolt, a black cat spooked them. Try again.

[Steve-O]

Hunted halloween afternoon, saw a big deer far away about a half a hour before dark going towards field. Lots of turkeys as well.

[DV1]

TTT

Time to get motivated to get ready for the season, it's coming up. Reading through these should help with that. :)

[upbowhunter]

Right on DV, it has been getting reved up around the man shed. Going over all equipment, and making plans. I love it!

[The Ridge]

Picture of The Ridge and his buck.


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The memories:D:D:D:D

Still waitin for my mount:thdown::thdown:

[Ole 20 Point]

Nice truck...oh and that buck ain't half bad either! :D Still waitin on my mount from December too...:huh:

[The Ridge]

Nice truck...oh and that buck ain't half bad either! :D Still waitin on my mount from December too...:huh:


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