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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 8, 2020 20:44:15 GMT -5
Completed my bundle tonight. 4 does came from bedding across a big horse pasture headed to cut corn field. I was waiting for them at the base of a huge oak tree. 50 yard shot. She went 40 yards after the shot. First muzzleloader deer ever. Great evening! Good job!!
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Post by bartiks on Dec 8, 2020 22:54:32 GMT -5
Was looking thru my binoculars in the woods behind the house, not very big at all. Between me and the neighbors maybe 4 acres of trees. Thought I saw a rub, took my daughter out in the woods, ended up finding 7 rubs, one very large scrape, a licking branch and several beds. Shocked the heck out of me. Setup a cam on it and hopefully I'll get some pics. Now come bonus season if I haven't bagged anything at the lake I may venture out back and sit and see what happens.
Keep up the good work fellas.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 9:28:17 GMT -5
Good news the family of 5 are back. With the new roof it took the deer almost a month to start moving between the two beds directly. I know this group well. This group has a lot of white in the legs of the deer. Have not seen the family of 4 yet. That group is older with the oldest doe over 10 years old.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 9:54:43 GMT -5
Real good news. The group just left the bed area #2 and walked right by the cedar tree that the stand is moving to. The deer are bedding down in bed area #3 in the horse field that is not used anymore. Just as I thought and to far away with my current stand location. There is a clearing about 20 x 40 yards area that will be planted buck wheat, turnips and radishes next fall. That's the plan.
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Post by parrothead on Dec 9, 2020 10:42:25 GMT -5
The even better news is if most have 1 and a couple have twins you could have 10-13ish deer running around.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 11:08:09 GMT -5
Headed out shortly. Since I lost access to the farms I used to hunt, my buddy is taking it upon himself to ensure I get a deer. We`re heading out to one of his spots to hunt from the ground again. He`s not taking a firearm, but is going to sit with me. It`s a unique way to hunt, and pretty cool. Last time I really enjoyed sitting on the ground and seeing deer at that level, and having him right there. What a great friend!
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Post by deadeer on Dec 9, 2020 11:26:57 GMT -5
Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 12:14:58 GMT -5
Headed out shortly. Since I lost access to the farms I used to hunt, my buddy is taking it upon himself to ensure I get a deer. We`re heading out to one of his spots to hunt from the ground again. He`s not taking a firearm, but is going to sit with me. It`s a unique way to hunt, and pretty cool. Last time I really enjoyed sitting on the ground and seeing deer at that level, and having him right there. What a great friend! Good luck. A little movement this morning of does.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 12:39:42 GMT -5
Already planning for next year. 24/7/365 hobby. Here is the cedar tree that I plan to put the hang-on stand. You can see the back of the my house up the hill. Here is the close up of where the hang-on will be. In the nest of branches. Weird growing cedar. The small food plot area just below the cedar stand. Over the 28 years hunting my hill behind my house the stand move will be my third. The cedar was never big enough so I had to wait a couple decades. Plan to sit in the pocket of the branches and hoping that I don't have to trim any of the branches.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 13:03:23 GMT -5
Already planning for next year. 24/7/365 hobby. Here is the cedar tree that I plan to put the hang-on stand. You can see the back of the my house up the hill. Here is the close up of where the hang-on will be. In the nest of branches. Weird growing cedar. The small food plot area just below the cedar stand. Over the 28 years hunting my hill behind my house the stand move will be my third. The cedar was never big enough so I had to wait a couple decades. Plan to sit in the pocket of the branches and hoping that I don't have to trim any of the branches. Here is the cedar tree from the right back side of the house. Picture taken from my little 7 x 7 deck. The wider almost center cedar is the one where the stand is moving two. To the far left side of picture behind that cedar is where the stand is now. It 10 yard behind that cedar and a little more up the hill. The deer are walking the path where the food plot is going. The stand first dozen years was to the right out of the picture. The stand was in a tulip popolur and the way to open. The deer would see me. You can see the hill is steep.
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Post by Pinoc on Dec 9, 2020 13:46:39 GMT -5
I love being in a cedar tree. Deer never see you.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 13:55:00 GMT -5
I love being in a cedar tree. Deer never see you. And those Cedars smell good and helps cover your scent.
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Post by titanium700 on Dec 9, 2020 14:30:41 GMT -5
Well crud, I shot a fat doe this morning About 60-70 yds away. She reared up like a horse spun around and dropped to the ground kicking. I looked away to put my gun up and could still hear her kicking in the leaves when it stopped. I looked down there and couldn’t see her. Thought she kicked herself behind a big log that was there but when I got down to get her she was gone, just kick marks in the leaves and a little bit of fur but that’s all. No blood. Nothing. I searched around for a bit and heard a deer blowing so I went in that direction and jumped two deer. They both looked healthy and ran off. It’s hard with no blood. Hate this feeling but I think I hit low as I did locate some white fur at the shot site, not much but a few strands. All this with my sidelock that I think is cursed. About 6 years ago the same exact scenario replicated this, same results too. Haven’t had to use the sidelock since but really want to kill something with it as I could with my inline but want to try this. 2 deer shot with this gun in its life and same exact results. Blah!!
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Post by ukwil on Dec 9, 2020 15:12:50 GMT -5
Out in the city again. The warm temps suck.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 9, 2020 15:17:45 GMT -5
Friend killed a very nice mature buck last night with 5 minutes legal shooting time left. He was set up back in woods between bedding cover and a cut corn field. (That is your best chance this late). Get as close to bedding areas without getting busted. Had he been hunting field edge he would have never seen deer.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Dec 9, 2020 16:44:25 GMT -5
Nothing last night, back out this evening. I checked a few cams along my route to this stand, almost entirely nighttime photos.
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 9, 2020 17:07:19 GMT -5
Friend killed a very nice mature buck last night with 5 minutes legal shooting time left. He was set up back in woods between bedding cover and a cut corn field. (That is your best chance this late). Get as close to bedding areas without getting busted. Had he been hunting field edge he would have never seen deer. Man you got that right. Past couple nights I have driven around the last half hour and so many fields are just loaded with does, and only does. Those mature bucks are waiting until dark to step out in the open.
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Post by bill9068 on Dec 9, 2020 17:27:13 GMT -5
Checked all my Perry county cameras today. Some does and young bucks all at night. One decent 8 at 3am.
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Post by treetop on Dec 9, 2020 17:30:37 GMT -5
Nothing last night, back out this evening. I checked a few cams along my route to this stand, almost entirely nighttime photos. Got the same problem don’t why either started seeing them in daylight and just like that they went back to night time idk why either no one was out around me last weekend and I only heard one ML go off all weekend and it was long way off
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2020 19:38:21 GMT -5
Well crud, I shot a fat doe this morning About 60-70 yds away. She reared up like a horse spun around and dropped to the ground kicking. I looked away to put my gun up and could still hear her kicking in the leaves when it stopped. I looked down there and couldn’t see her. Thought she kicked herself behind a big log that was there but when I got down to get her she was gone, just kick marks in the leaves and a little bit of fur but that’s all. No blood. Nothing. I searched around for a bit and heard a deer blowing so I went in that direction and jumped two deer. They both looked healthy and ran off. It’s hard with no blood. Hate this feeling but I think I hit low as I did locate some white fur at the shot site, not much but a few strands. All this with my sidelock that I think is cursed. About 6 years ago the same exact scenario replicated this, same results too. Haven’t had to use the sidelock since but really want to kill something with it as I could with my inline but want to try this. 2 deer shot with this gun in its life and same exact results. Blah!! So sorry buddy, I know how that hurts...
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