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Post by treetop on Dec 20, 2020 16:52:11 GMT -5
Roughly 3:35, shot at a pretty nice doe at approximately 35 yards from the ground. We're giving her an hour,then going to track. Hopefully we recover her, but I'm not counting on anything the way thus seasons gone. Wish me luck. Good luck
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Post by treetop on Dec 20, 2020 16:55:32 GMT -5
I was real ghungho about this till I got here. Mostly cause I'm not sure I want to shoot something. I'm surrounded by water overlooking more water and marsh grasses. Itll be a rough track but if there is dry ground out there,deer will be bedding on it, I brought my hip waders just in case. . I just hope they dont bee line to the dry ground behind me. Since there isnt much in here but woody browse, I hope theyll get up a little earlier. Certainly looks like a place I’d hide good luck maybe we will both get a bit of luck and put one on the score board
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Post by willy7948 on Dec 20, 2020 18:42:26 GMT -5
Saw one more doe for 2-3 seconds about 30 minutes before dark. Total of 5 deer seen in 2 hours , from the ground , in a new area. I’d say I shouldn’t neglect that spot next year. One camera stuck at the intersection of two heavily used trails , and one was left on a decent sized scrape. I will say stripping down to put the waders back on and off after dark was quite chilly after the sit.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 20, 2020 18:50:50 GMT -5
Saw one more doe for 2-3 seconds about 30 minutes before dark. Total of 5 deer seen in 2 hours , from the ground , in a new area. I’d say I shouldn’t neglect that spot next year. One camera stuck at the intersection of two heavily used trails , and one was left on a decent sized scrape. I will say stripping down to put the waders back on and off after dark was quite chilly after the sit. Great effort on your part!
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Post by welder on Dec 20, 2020 19:17:35 GMT -5
You guys know what is even better than tagging s good buck first thing opening morning? Tagging one on the last evening! All set up and hoping for action. Either way, it's been nice taking a break from the real world. Shoot straight! You know what is better than tagging a good buck on the last evening of muzzleloader season? Tagging one in late archery after Christmas! LOL, gotta take it in stride.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 20, 2020 19:30:27 GMT -5
Saw two deer in a neighboring field as they raced across it. Only movement I saw this evening. Probably a couple more hunts and I’m done.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 19:34:09 GMT -5
Roughly 3:35, shot at a pretty nice doe at approximately 35 yards from the ground. We're giving her an hour,then going to track. Hopefully we recover her, but I'm not counting on anything the way thus seasons gone. Wish me luck. Hope you tracked her. Keep us informed.
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Post by greghopper on Dec 20, 2020 19:36:09 GMT -5
Roughly 3:35, shot at a pretty nice doe at approximately 35 yards from the ground. We're giving her an hour,then going to track. Hopefully we recover her, but I'm not counting on anything the way thus seasons gone. Wish me luck. Any update on the shot? 35 yards should be a payday!
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Post by deadeer on Dec 20, 2020 19:43:34 GMT -5
Roughly 3:35, shot at a pretty nice doe at approximately 35 yards from the ground. We're giving her an hour,then going to track. Hopefully we recover her, but I'm not counting on anything the way thus seasons gone. Wish me luck. Any update on the shot? 35 yards should be a payday! Hopefully they are busy dragging it by now!
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Post by esshup on Dec 20, 2020 20:16:10 GMT -5
Roughly 3:35, shot at a pretty nice doe at approximately 35 yards from the ground. We're giving her an hour,then going to track. Hopefully we recover her, but I'm not counting on anything the way thus seasons gone. Wish me luck. Good luck!! That close I'd have shot her in the head or neck and not worried about any tracking.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 20:21:04 GMT -5
Any update on the shot? 35 yards should be a payday! Hopefully they are busy dragging it by now! Sorry, we got busy getting busy. We didn`t wait an hour to go look, we only wailed 15 minutes and took up the trail. My buddy drove us on his golf cart to a certain section of the tree line then we slipped into the woods and crossed over to a ridge so that the deer would hopefully come in in front of us, with the wind blowing from them to us. We were sitting on the ground in our turkey seats. He thinks we had been sitting 1o minutes, I thought maybe 15 minutes and a group pf 4 does showed up, 35-40 yards away, and the lead doe was a good one. I was already on her, shot, and she made a big loop, running ahead then circling back the way she came. My buddy said he saw blood on her shoulder. I reloaded, and we only waited 15 minutes and got up to go look for her. She didn`t go 70 yards, and we found her at the bottom of the ravine. At this point, it was only just after 4 PM. I`ll try to remember how to post pictures either tonight or tomorrow. I got her gutted, we drug her to the golf cart and got her back to my truck at my buddy`s place. I got her to the processor, headed home through Avon, took the truck through Crew Car Wash, filled up the gas tank, got Culvers for my wife and I, and now I`ve got to get showered and ready to get up at 3:30 am to work a 12 hour shift at the hospital. What a great hunt, and a way to finally put some positivity on what has been a very difficult season. What a great buddy I have, to make it his personal mission to make sure I got a deer, and what good, good friends here, to even care about my season and how I did. Thank you all, it`s humbling, and it`s so much appreciated.
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Post by Huntnfreak on Dec 20, 2020 20:23:15 GMT -5
Hopefully they are busy dragging it by now! Sorry, we got busy getting busy. We didn`t wait an hour to go look, we only wailed 15 minutes and took up the trail. My buddy drove us on his golf cart to a certain section of the tree line then we slipped into the woods and crossed over to a ridge so that the deer would hopefully come in in front of us, with the wind blowing from them to us. We were sitting on the ground in our turkey seats. He thinks we had been sitting 1o minutes, I thought maybe 15 minutes and a group pf 4 does showed up, 35-40 yards away, and the lead doe was a good one. I was already on her, shot, and she made a big loop, running ahead then circling back the way she came. My buddy said he saw blood on her shoulder. I reloaded, and we only waited 15 minutes and got up to go look for her. She didn`t go 70 yards, and we found her at the bottom of the ravine. At this point, it was only just after 4 PM. I`ll try to remember how to post pictures either tonight or tomorrow. I got her gutted, we drug her to the golf cart and got her back to my truck at my buddy`s place. I got her to the processor, headed home through Avon, took the truck through Crew Car Wash, filled up the gas tank, got Culvers for my wife and I, and now I`ve got to get showered and ready to get up at 3:30 am to work a 12 hour shift at the hospital. What a great hunt, and a way to finally put some positivity on what has been a very difficult season. What a great buddy I have, to make it his personal mission to make sure I got a deer, and what good, good friends here, to even care about my season and how I did. Thank you all, it`s humbling, and it`s so much appreciated. Congratulations on grinding it out and being successful!! That’s a good friend you have there for sure!!
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 20, 2020 20:25:07 GMT -5
Congratulations!!! A good friend is a blessing indeed!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 20:33:27 GMT -5
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Post by deadeer on Dec 20, 2020 20:35:13 GMT -5
Congrats on finally sealing the deal. Some seasons are just tough no matter what. I am lucky to have some friends like yours. We would all do that for each other without question.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 21:01:11 GMT -5
Hopefully they are busy dragging it by now! Sorry, we got busy getting busy. We didn`t wait an hour to go look, we only wailed 15 minutes and took up the trail. My buddy drove us on his golf cart to a certain section of the tree line then we slipped into the woods and crossed over to a ridge so that the deer would hopefully come in in front of us, with the wind blowing from them to us. We were sitting on the ground in our turkey seats. He thinks we had been sitting 1o minutes, I thought maybe 15 minutes and a group pf 4 does showed up, 35-40 yards away, and the lead doe was a good one. I was already on her, shot, and she made a big loop, running ahead then circling back the way she came. My buddy said he saw blood on her shoulder. I reloaded, and we only waited 15 minutes and got up to go look for her. She didn`t go 70 yards, and we found her at the bottom of the ravine. At this point, it was only just after 4 PM. I`ll try to remember how to post pictures either tonight or tomorrow. I got her gutted, we drug her to the golf cart and got her back to my truck at my buddy`s place. I got her to the processor, headed home through Avon, took the truck through Crew Car Wash, filled up the gas tank, got Culvers for my wife and I, and now I`ve got to get showered and ready to get up at 3:30 am to work a 12 hour shift at the hospital. What a great hunt, and a way to finally put some positivity on what has been a very difficult season. What a great buddy I have, to make it his personal mission to make sure I got a deer, and what good, good friends here, to even care about my season and how I did. Thank you all, it`s humbling, and it`s so much appreciated. Fantastic and what a great friend. Sounds like you need to do something special for him. Sure 3:30 will come fast.
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Post by bill9068 on Dec 20, 2020 22:02:20 GMT -5
She is a big girl, bigger than she looks next to me. I`m 6'4" and 260 lbs. I need to go now to the deer contest and get her checked in for the Geezers... Congratulations.
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Post by marshallco on Dec 20, 2020 22:15:58 GMT -5
Looks like a good shot Josey Wales, way to go!
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Post by jajwrigh on Dec 20, 2020 23:13:05 GMT -5
Nice shot! Glad you got one!
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Post by willy7948 on Dec 20, 2020 23:45:54 GMT -5
Roughly 3:35, shot at a pretty nice doe at approximately 35 yards from the ground. We're giving her an hour,then going to track. Hopefully we recover her, but I'm not counting on anything the way thus seasons gone. Wish me luck. Good luck!! That close I'd have shot her in the head or neck and not worried about any tracking. My shotgun buck opening day last year! “Didn’t go one” 😂
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