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Post by omegahunter on Nov 24, 2020 18:43:47 GMT -5
About 45 minutes before dark there we shots everywhere for about half an hour and then it all went quiet again.
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Post by butlerj on Nov 24, 2020 18:49:10 GMT -5
Around 9:20 AM the rain was coming down good in Owen co. I look off to my left overlooking the ridge I normally sit on and see a buck coming my way through the thicket. He cut off to the right through more thick stuff and disappeared without a shot. I sat longer though I couldn't hunt the whole day nothing else moved. Had to be the 8 I have on camera from the 4th he is still alive, and I will be hunting him until he or bigger slips up and gets put down.
HAD I STAYED ON MY RIDGE HE WOULDA BEEN DOWN! Still having a pitty party lol...
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Post by sculver7 on Nov 24, 2020 18:50:22 GMT -5
Around 9:20 AM the rain was coming down good in Owen co. I look off to my left overlooking the ridge I normally sit on and see a buck coming my way through the thicket. He cut off to the right through more thick stuff and disappeared without a shot. I sat longer though I couldn't hunt the whole day nothing else moved. Had to be the 8 I have on camera from the 4th he is still alive, and I will be hunting him until he or bigger slips up and gets put down. HAD I STAYED ON MY RIDGE HE WOULDA BEEN DOWN! Still having a pitty party lol... It seems like I always do something like this and it always ends up being the wrong decision. I feel your pain.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 24, 2020 18:56:28 GMT -5
My buddy shot a cactus buck today. It's crazy looking. He's going to try to post pictures tonight. If he doesn't, I will for him. No clue what a cactus buck is so I'm pumped about seeing it! Cactus bucks either have damaged or missing testicles. They don't have testosterone. They never shed their antlers. They just keep growing all crazy. They are almost always in velvet. This one was full velvet
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 19:08:18 GMT -5
Around 9:20 AM the rain was coming down good in Owen co. I look off to my left overlooking the ridge I normally sit on and see a buck coming my way through the thicket. He cut off to the right through more thick stuff and disappeared without a shot. I sat longer though I couldn't hunt the whole day nothing else moved. Had to be the 8 I have on camera from the 4th he is still alive, and I will be hunting him until he or bigger slips up and gets put down. HAD I STAYED ON MY RIDGE HE WOULDA BEEN DOWN! Still having a pitty party lol... It seems like I always do something like this and it always ends up being the wrong decision. I feel your pain. Had I sat in my usual ladderstand opening morning of firearms, I`d have had a really nice buck within 20 yards...instead, I watched from 250 plus yards as he walked the top of that ridge, from a ground blind in the lower field. Talk about kicking yourself, but that`s why it`s called hunting instead of shooting.
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 24, 2020 19:15:14 GMT -5
No clue what a cactus buck is so I'm pumped about seeing it! Cactus bucks either have damaged or missing testicles. They don't have testosterone. They never shed their antlers. They just keep growing all crazy. They are almost always in velvet. This one was full velvet I was going to google it but, I was waiting on your reply and/or pics! Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 19:18:59 GMT -5
Got the blind setup in the last little thicket before the beans. Was able to get in and out by 3:30. Not many shooing lanes and it’s close quarters. But it ought to make a great late season archery spot. I placed a trail camera on the busiest path in front of it at about 30 yards. If there is any activity by it before Friday evening, I may hunt it. GREAT looking setup!
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Post by ukwil on Nov 24, 2020 19:32:49 GMT -5
Not a freaking thing once again
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Post by bullseye69 on Nov 24, 2020 19:40:55 GMT -5
Seen 4 does at my house but weren't in range.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 24, 2020 20:05:03 GMT -5
Cactus bucks either have damaged or missing testicles. They don't have testosterone. They never shed their antlers. They just keep growing all crazy. They are almost always in velvet. This one was full velvet I was going to google it but, I was waiting on your reply and/or pics! Thanks! You should still google it. Check out some of the wild antler growth.
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 24, 2020 20:57:37 GMT -5
Those cactus bucks look wild!
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Post by raydon on Nov 24, 2020 22:51:49 GMT -5
Update for Team 8 or anybody I guess. Tonight was my 11th time in the woods so far this year, lookn to take a doe or two with my archery skills. A six point or bigger buck would also be acceptable. I was given four opportunities to date. 1st lone doe early in archery season. I called it 40 yards. It was 35. Got some hair off her back. 2nd three days later same lone doe within 20 yards behind a big oak tree. One step left or right, would be in the freezer tonight. Nope turns backwards and disappears in the rest of the woods. 3rd about a week later, siting on the ground under a tree with no leaves. It starts raining, well the weather man was right, so I grab my poncho out of my backpack and drape it over some horizontal branches. I'm dry. A few minutes later I watch a lone doe deer walk 20 feet from my right to my left. Slowly swing my crossbow in her direction look through the scope and see, my poncho. A corner of my home made roof is in my way. I reach up to move the noisy plastic corner and that's all it took for her to take off running like she's being hunted. 4th one minute after the doe runs away, here comes a horney little 4 point. Stops at the same spot the doe did. But this time I was ready. I had rolled that corner up and out of my way. I slowly swing my body into a comfortable shooting position and crack, yep I just stepped on a branch. I'm not sure which one ran faster, and at that time, I really didn't care. Since then I've either walked into a dark woods or out of a dark woods not seeing anything but still believing I know what I'm doing. Meanwhile I continue to read this forum four to five times a day to keep up to date on the good and the not so good hunting adventures. Go Team Eight!
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 25, 2020 2:16:45 GMT -5
Update for Team 8 or anybody I guess. Tonight was my 11th time in the woods so far this year, lookn to take a doe or two with my archery skills. A six point or bigger buck would also be acceptable. I was given four opportunities to date. 1st lone doe early in archery season. I called it 40 yards. It was 35. Got some hair off her back. 2nd three days later same lone doe within 20 yards behind a big oak tree. One step left or right, would be in the freezer tonight. Nope turns backwards and disappears in the rest of the woods. 3rd about a week later, siting on the ground under a tree with no leaves. It starts raining, well the weather man was right, so I grab my poncho out of my backpack and drape it over some horizontal branches. I'm dry. A few minutes later I watch a lone doe deer walk 20 feet from my right to my left. Slowly swing my crossbow in her direction look through the scope and see, my poncho. A corner of my home made roof is in my way. I reach up to move the noisy plastic corner and that's all it took for her to take off running like she's being hunted. 4th one minute after the doe runs away, here comes a horney little 4 point. Stops at the same spot the doe did. But this time I was ready. I had rolled that corner up and out of my way. I slowly swing my body into a comfortable shooting position and crack, yep I just stepped on a branch. I'm not sure which one ran faster, and at that time, I really didn't care. Since then I've either walked into a dark woods or out of a dark woods not seeing anything but still believing I know what I'm doing. Meanwhile I continue to read this forum four to five times a day to keep up to date on the good and the not so good hunting adventures. Go Team Eight! Keep at it !
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Post by parrothead on Nov 25, 2020 7:00:17 GMT -5
All ready for and all dayer here.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 25, 2020 7:12:50 GMT -5
All ready for and all dayer here. stay dry....I took the day off! Rain
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Nov 25, 2020 7:19:20 GMT -5
Typical start and finish to deer hunting in the morning and evening. Lots of birds.
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Post by butlerj on Nov 25, 2020 8:51:29 GMT -5
Stayed in today, will be hitting it Friday Saturday and Sunday. Getting ready to eat some venison sausage biscuits and gravy, I have a bunch of venison ready to grind today also.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 25, 2020 9:43:29 GMT -5
Sitting today out..
Grandson is flying in this evening so we will get in some hunting tomorrow and this weekend.
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 25, 2020 10:07:29 GMT -5
I won’t be back out until muzzleloader season now
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Post by ukwil on Nov 25, 2020 10:32:03 GMT -5
Im passing on today. Gonna help out around the house. Already have the turkey's in the brine, cranberry sauce made, and venison Pastrami on the smoker. Im scheduled in the city program Thursday through Sunday and then at Versailles again Monday/Tuesday.
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