2024 - LIVE, FROM THE STAND!

Video of the panting buck from this morning:

youtu.be/ygmFsQPddW8

Was out this morning for the first morning sit of the year. Ended up seeing 3 bucks and about 10 doe. All 3 were on the same trail and 2 were chasing does. First buck that came through was the biggest. Borderline shooter 8 point. I passed for now as i have a few bigger bucks im after. 2nd buck was a small 8 and the 3rd one was a spike.

Found my buck. I'm very happy with it. Almost done with the hard work. I'll post soke pictures later. I promised the wife we'd go shopping after this mornings hunt

I was about the same situation as the other forum early morning was dead from about 930 to 11 I saw a deer four bucks two little ones and two that I have no clue how big they were.One was chasing a know it was a little four pointer running his butt off and ran her right by me

Early on, had 3 different bucks come in. Two 6's and a forkhorn. Just cruising, have yet to see any chasing or hear grunts. Nothing from around 945 til I came down at noon. Still a pretty exciting morning.

Heading to Martinsville this evening to watch our gals play for the Vball semi state. We're off to Tell City for football this coming Friday.

Sat this morning in our ridge stand and while it was slow at the beginning I did get a little action. Got in right at shooting light and not long after the birds and squirrels started their daily business - they were noisy until around 9:45. The wind wasn't right for that stand today - got busted by who knows what deer standing somewhere near the walnut plantation at the bottom of the slope. About 9:45 a doe shows up 90 yards out in front of me and beds on the property line - a while later she gets up and I see 2 other deer in the thicket on the other property. Ended being a nice 8-10 pt with another doe. Buck was a nice one - at least the size of what I shot last year. He rubbed a tall sapling that I could see swaying back and forth, then the does wandered my way and ended up between 85 and 65 yards out. Buck followed them. I think he made a scrape at one point - couldn't see well. He proceeded to rub a tree about 85 yards out. Bigger doe came a bit close but went down the slope into the ravine - Buck started following her but then turned tail and jogged away in a slightly different direction - not sure if he was setting up to chase her or had come across another doe's trail or what. If he had come any closer than 60 yards I would have done him in - Crossbow is dialed to shoot as far as 60 yards. The smaller doe came in to about 50 yards and I almost shot but she totally ignored me and laid down - right behind a fallen tree. With the wind shifting I don't know how she didn't take off until about 45 minutes later. Things were quiet for a while until a 4 pt half rack with an apparently broken-off antler came past from the other direction at around 30 yards and headed right for the ravine. He picked up the scent of the does and followed the trail of the one that had bedded down but had no interest in her - I guess she wasn't hot. He left over the side of the slope and the doe followed him about 15 minutes later. Sunny, nice morning - freezing cold at first then by lunchtime it was a pleasant temperature even though hardly anything was moving. Half rack would have been a little smaller than the first buck if he had his other side too.

Ended up seeing a doe that bleated every step it took super odd . Then a basket rack at 11 am . Got down at 12 o’clock taking the evening off to watch Hoosiers .

In a different ladder a couple hundred yards north of where I was this morning. Not very hopeful with the limited visibility. Lol!

I'm live from the road way home. Stopping at Ft Riley for dinner with my nephew and new wife. 😉 I'll be in Indy tomorrow. Bucketingb rain all over Kansas.