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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 28, 2020 11:55:06 GMT -5
Appears i may have gotten a pass through on the limb. Limb is inch or so thick and was 10ish yards away. Deer was just inside 40. Am I dreaming or could I still have hit the deer? I cut a 1 1/4 in sapling into one year with a 54 call muzzeloader at 50 yards. It still took out one lung on the doe and I made the recovery so it is possible.
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Post by bullseye69 on Nov 28, 2020 12:38:17 GMT -5
Found her Awesome! So I told my BIL to wait 30 min before going to look. He said she was almost looking straight at him. When he shot ,she didn't act like she was hit. So after 30 min he got down and couldn't find squat. So I came over and had him get in the blind and direct me to the shot location. Nada ,zero, zilch! While I'm looking for blood he walks back over to me. I asked him "Do you hear that?" He said no, not over all the crows cawing. I said thats right because they found your deer. If they were just calling they would be high in the trees but these crows were low and cawing. I said let's go around the swamp where she went and see where the crows are. When we got to the trail between the river and the swamp aboot 150 yards ahead were the crows. I said she should be over there. And sure enough there she was. Luckily she didn't make it across the river.
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Post by SFC (R) B on Nov 28, 2020 12:52:38 GMT -5
Live from work. I don't know how he knew who I am, but a guy down the road owns an AG business and some wooded property. He offered to let me hunt, he needs help thinning the doe population and his family are only hunting bucks. Told him as the property owner, I'll shoot whatever he wants me too (as long as its legal). This is reduction zone property.....barely, but it is. Good deal right there!!
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Post by budd on Nov 28, 2020 12:57:31 GMT -5
So I told my BIL to wait 30 min before going to look. He said she was almost looking straight at him. When he shot ,she didn't act like she was hit. So after 30 min he got down and couldn't find squat. So I came over and had him get in the blind and direct me to the shot location. Nada ,zero, zilch! While I'm looking for blood he walks back over to me. I asked him "Do you hear that?" He said no, not over all the crows cawing. I said thats right because they found your deer. If they were just calling they would be high in the trees but these crows were low and cawing. I said let's go around the swamp where she went and see where the crows are. When we got to the trail between the river and the swamp aboot 150 yards ahead were the crows. I said she should be over there. And sure enough there she was. Luckily she didn't make it across the river. Friend was coming home from work and seen a pile of crows back in the woods, walked in and found a decent buck. When he got back out on the road he found grill and headlight parts where a car had smacked the deer. Them buggers are a dead give away.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 28, 2020 14:51:03 GMT -5
Fixing to feast on inner loin steak off buck killed yesterday.... Oh yea my reward...
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Post by drfleck on Nov 28, 2020 14:51:20 GMT -5
Well no blood or hair found. I walked for a ways in direction of travel and fanned out but found nothing. Pretty sure the deer is fine judging by reaction after the shot. Another inch or two higher and I would have been fine. Tree is a little worse for the wear but should be ok. I had a coyote come in on me when I was putting my climber on the tree this morning. Gonna try to whack a couple this winter.
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 28, 2020 15:01:24 GMT -5
Congratulations to all those who killed this last couple days. I’ve been in Perry county with no cell signal and not hunting just watching deer from the front window of the cabin. I put corn out so the grandkids could see a few deer and had two great looking bucks with a few does come and eat. I hadn’t killed a deer here in 2 years after finding 4 dead from I assume EHD last couple of years. I did get my buck mount back and got it hung the other day.
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 28, 2020 15:06:56 GMT -5
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 28, 2020 15:21:22 GMT -5
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Post by greghopper on Nov 28, 2020 15:24:05 GMT -5
Them Burlap Bag window shades are neat also!
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Nov 28, 2020 15:31:00 GMT -5
Congratulations to all those who killed this last couple days. I’ve been in Perry county with no cell signal and not hunting just watching deer from the front window of the cabin. I put corn out so the grandkids could see a few deer and had two great looking bucks with a few does come and eat. I hadn’t killed a deer here in 2 years after finding 4 dead from I assume EHD last couple of years. I did get my buck mount back and got it hung the other day. You must be real good friends with your taxidermist. Mine said 10-12 months for both of mine 🙁 Looks awesome! Great Buck!
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Nov 28, 2020 15:33:47 GMT -5
Just got setup in the same ladder on my place as the other morning. Overlooking cut beans. Looks like some clover coming up around the edges as well. Looking for a doe and guaranteed good scenery 😁
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 28, 2020 15:36:06 GMT -5
Them Burlap Bag window shades are neat also! My wife made those out of coffee bags and hemp. She also recovered all the chairs and the couch in the same material.
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Post by SFC (R) B on Nov 28, 2020 15:40:52 GMT -5
Congratulations to all those who killed this last couple days. I’ve been in Perry county with no cell signal and not hunting just watching deer from the front window of the cabin. I put corn out so the grandkids could see a few deer and had two great looking bucks with a few does come and eat. I hadn’t killed a deer here in 2 years after finding 4 dead from I assume EHD last couple of years. I did get my buck mount back and got it hung the other day. That is one gorgeous mount!! Great deer and outstanding taxidermy too!
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Post by bill9068 on Nov 28, 2020 15:43:22 GMT -5
Congratulations to all those who killed this last couple days. I’ve been in Perry county with no cell signal and not hunting just watching deer from the front window of the cabin. I put corn out so the grandkids could see a few deer and had two great looking bucks with a few does come and eat. I hadn’t killed a deer here in 2 years after finding 4 dead from I assume EHD last couple of years. I did get my buck mount back and got it hung the other day. That is one gorgeous mount!! Great deer and outstanding taxidermy too! Thanks. Anyone around Evansville let me know and I can hook you up with him. For $280 bucks it’s a good deal.
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Post by SFC (R) B on Nov 28, 2020 15:53:19 GMT -5
$280? Holy smokes that is GREAT!!!
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Post by bullseye69 on Nov 28, 2020 16:04:20 GMT -5
Made it across the river and only got half busted.
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Post by ukwil on Nov 28, 2020 16:16:03 GMT -5
Bumped 2 fawns on the walk in. Found 2 fresh scrapes also. Then we just had a forkie walk between us and I-74
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Post by bowonlykindofguy1 on Nov 28, 2020 16:17:21 GMT -5
Trying a small woods next to a picked corn field tonight,haven't been in this stand for 2 years. Hopefully the deer have gotten used to no hunting pressure. Need 1 doe to finish deer season before I start chasing bunnies!
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Post by deadeer on Nov 28, 2020 16:26:53 GMT -5
Blanked for the morning, but fresh tracks everywhere. Got my 2 smokeless cannons confirmed lined up today. Now back in stand. Turned the corner to stand and bunch of deer waving at me. Dang it! They scattered in every direction, so hopefully they try to reassemble.
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