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Post by deadeer on Nov 16, 2020 17:12:43 GMT -5
Gonna go back tomorrow and try for last doe for a few hours, then pull stands. Thankfully my back cooperated today, but now home, and my legs are cramping up terribly from all the dragging. Lol
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Post by treetop on Nov 16, 2020 17:34:19 GMT -5
Gonna go back tomorrow and try for last doe for a few hours, then pull stands. Thankfully my back cooperated today, but now home, and my legs are cramping up terribly from all the dragging. Lol Normally I’d say congrats young man but your pushing it Congrats buddy 👍
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Post by deadeer on Nov 16, 2020 18:18:56 GMT -5
Gonna go back tomorrow and try for last doe for a few hours, then pull stands. Thankfully my back cooperated today, but now home, and my legs are cramping up terribly from all the dragging. Lol Normally I’d say congrats young man but your pushing it Congrats buddy 👍 Thanks. Looking back at getting those deer out today, I dont know how we did it! Between my back, and my buddies bad knee, it was a miracle! Lol.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 16, 2020 18:26:21 GMT -5
I didn't hear a single gunshot tonight.
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Post by treetop on Nov 16, 2020 18:33:01 GMT -5
Normally I’d say congrats young man but your pushing it Congrats buddy 👍 Thanks. Looking back at getting those deer out today, I dont know how we did it! Between my back, and my buddies bad knee, it was a miracle! Lol. You should of come got my side by side Trust me all that pain will go away when your grilling blackstrap
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Post by treetop on Nov 16, 2020 18:46:09 GMT -5
To say this deer season has been frustrating is an extreme understatement. Nevertheless, I'm in a stand I dearly love. I've hunted this stand on this little piece of property for somewhere between 25 and 30 years. Spent a lot of time in this stand, seen quite a few deer in this stand, pondered a lot of life's complexities in this stand, and watched a LOT of sunsets from here. If the good Lord would let me kill a buck here tonight, and any buck, doesn't need to be a monster, my hunting life would be complete. And if not, that's ok too, it's awfully sweet just being here again. Deer come and go but you only have so many sunrise and sunsets enjoy them taking a deer is just a extra to make the day special
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 16, 2020 18:46:16 GMT -5
I ended up only seeing the one buck this morning in brown county. Got down and made the steep climb back to the truck. Packed up and drove home. Only to realize when I pulled in the drive I had left my summit climber on the sidewalk near where I parked! Made it back to the park in record time and back to my spot to see my stand still sitting there. Thank goodness. First time I’ve ever done anything like that.
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Post by ukwil on Nov 16, 2020 19:13:37 GMT -5
Recap of today: Up at 130 showered, lunch packed, and gone by 2am. In line at Versailles at 3. Checked in, parked, and settled in my tree by 550 am. At about 6am I had deer walking under me. About 640 I see 3 lights heading my way, after flashing them they set up elsewhere. My partner shot a doe about 745. I shot and missed twice before connecting on my first doe at about 90 yards at about 915. I didnt realize I had hit a tree about 8 feet in front of my on my 2nd shot. After taking time to eat a PB&J i thought I'd heard some crashing behind me. After looking over my left shoulder I see movement and realize it was a mature doe. She gave me a quartering away shot about 60 yards and I dropped her. I then see more movement and realize she had a fawn with her so I took her also at about 40 yards. All in all a good day for myself and my partner. We took 4 does between us. My 2 mature does were quite large. The Tree Doe number 1 Doe number 2 and her fawn
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Post by elmo on Nov 16, 2020 19:30:03 GMT -5
Recap of today: Up at 130 showered, lunch packed, and gone by 2am. In line at Versailles at 3. Checked in, parked, and settled in my tree by 550 am. At about 6am I had deer walking under me. About 640 I see 3 lights heading my way, after flashing them they set up elsewhere. My partner shot a doe about 745. I shot and missed twice before connecting on my first doe at about 90 yards at about 915. I didnt realize I had hit a tree about 8 feet in front of my on my 2nd shot. After taking time to eat a PB&J i thought I'd heard some crashing behind me. After looking over my left shoulder I see movement and realize it was a mature doe. She gave me a quartering away shot about 60 yards and I dropped her. I then see more movement and realize she had a fawn with her so I took her also at about 40 yards. All in all a good day for myself and my partner. We took 4 does between us. My 2 mature does were quite large. The Tree Doe number 1 Doe number 2 and her fawn Just keep piling them up don’t you? Great day for you.
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 16, 2020 19:33:47 GMT -5
We finished up at Potato Creek. Low amount of shots heard. My buddy got a small buck early, then a doe. He asked if I could help him recover them. I waited a little bit to pack everything up. I finally got down, kinda bummed from not seeing anything. Got about 30-40yds from my stand, and a doe blasts out across the ravine I am about to whalk out thru. Got her. Blink of an eye and here comes another. He dropped down in the ravine, so I got ready. He came up the far bank, and I yelled and screamed and got him to stop. POW! Let him have it where it counts with the 350 Legend AR. He rared up, came down and took off. Saw him go about 60yds and quiet. Heck of a day! HECK YEAH!!!!👊🤘🤙
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 16, 2020 19:47:57 GMT -5
I finally saw 2 does in the last 10 minutes of legal light. Only deer I saw all day.
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Post by ukwil on Nov 16, 2020 19:57:23 GMT -5
Recap of today: Up at 130 showered, lunch packed, and gone by 2am. In line at Versailles at 3. Checked in, parked, and settled in my tree by 550 am. At about 6am I had deer walking under me. About 640 I see 3 lights heading my way, after flashing them they set up elsewhere. My partner shot a doe about 745. I shot and missed twice before connecting on my first doe at about 90 yards at about 915. I didnt realize I had hit a tree about 8 feet in front of my on my 2nd shot. After taking time to eat a PB&J i thought I'd heard some crashing behind me. After looking over my left shoulder I see movement and realize it was a mature doe. She gave me a quartering away shot about 60 yards and I dropped her. I then see more movement and realize she had a fawn with her so I took her also at about 40 yards. All in all a good day for myself and my partner. We took 4 does between us. My 2 mature does were quite large. The Tree Doe number 1 Doe number 2 and her fawn Just keep piling them up don’t you? Great day for you. My wife was very persistent about making sure to restock the freezer. I actually gave one of the big does to a good buddy of mine. Im down to buck hunting now, other than trying to fill my antlerless tag in Ohio. Id really like for the kids to get a deer a piece this year.
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Post by Brian K. on Nov 16, 2020 20:24:06 GMT -5
Day 1 at Harmonie State Park, Me and my buddy both seen 1 deer each and it was just before or shortly after legal light. The property manager at the gate said 35 deer checked in as we were leaving we seen 3 in the back of one truck so it looks like somewhere around 38 today. We were 2 of the very few that sat it out all day and we will try it again tomorrow. 38 out of an estimated 200 hunters that roughly 17 percent success rate that's not that good.
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Post by bullseye69 on Nov 16, 2020 20:25:55 GMT -5
Made it out tonight. Left work at 3pm ran home ,picked up the boy and headed to my parents. Was in my blind by 4:10. Didn't get busted getting in but should have worked my way to the woods stand by the river. Deer were running around by it at aboot 4:30. Was very calm and quiet this evening. Stayed till 6 calling yotes but no one wanted to play the price is right. If weather is nice tomorrow I will be in that stand.
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Post by esshup on Nov 16, 2020 20:32:52 GMT -5
Normally I’d say congrats young man but your pushing it Congrats buddy 👍 Thanks. Looking back at getting those deer out today, I dont know how we did it! Between my back, and my buddies bad knee, it was a miracle! Lol. You should have let the old fart help. His back and knees aren't hurting. LOL
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Post by firstwd on Nov 16, 2020 20:34:39 GMT -5
I ended up only seeing the one buck this morning in brown county. Got down and made the steep climb back to the truck. Packed up and drove home. Only to realize when I pulled in the drive I had left my summit climber on the sidewalk near where I parked! Made it back to the park in record time and back to my spot to see my stand still sitting there. Thank goodness. First time I’ve ever done anything like that. Deep down I really want to say this is an fantastic example of hunters treating other hunters the right way. The shallow side of me says that you are one really lucky man.
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Post by esshup on Nov 16, 2020 20:35:50 GMT -5
ukwil, congrats on a great hunt!!
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Post by duff on Nov 16, 2020 20:39:59 GMT -5
I ended up only seeing the one buck this morning in brown county. Got down and made the steep climb back to the truck. Packed up and drove home. Only to realize when I pulled in the drive I had left my summit climber on the sidewalk near where I parked! Made it back to the park in record time and back to my spot to see my stand still sitting there. Thank goodness. First time I’ve ever done anything like that. I did that with a shotgun last year at a goose hunt. The field was 1hr drive away too....talk about a bone head day
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 16, 2020 20:59:02 GMT -5
I ended up only seeing the one buck this morning in brown county. Got down and made the steep climb back to the truck. Packed up and drove home. Only to realize when I pulled in the drive I had left my summit climber on the sidewalk near where I parked! Made it back to the park in record time and back to my spot to see my stand still sitting there. Thank goodness. First time I’ve ever done anything like that. Deep down I really want to say this is an fantastic example of hunters treating other hunters the right way. The shallow side of me says that you are one really lucky man. I agree with both of those. Luckily the park is only ten minutes from home. That and the fact hardly anyone hunts or parks where I do at the park.
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Post by titanium700 on Nov 16, 2020 21:09:07 GMT -5
After my Charlestown state park hunt today success my wife wanted to go out to our property and hunt. So I once again took my daughter and she sat with my son in buddy tree stands. At around 5:15 I hear her rifle crack (to me it has a very distinct sound 6x45) she done killed a spike. She was pretty happy. I had to say her deer had a huge body for a spike.
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