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Post by M4Madness on Nov 2, 2024 15:57:02 GMT -5
Heard running and grunting that was headed straight for me. It ended up being two very large-bodied bucks. The doe ran right to me, got spooked, and took a hard right heading away out front of me. The first buck was a heavy, wide 8-pointer with shorter tines. He got dead downwind and locked up, catching a whiff of my scent but not knowing what to do. The second buck held up in the thick stuff, never giving me a sight of his full rack. The doe then started blowing in the distance and they finally had enough and started stiff-legging away from me. I went for my grunt tube, but apparently I lost it on the walk in. Lol!
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Post by astronankin on Nov 2, 2024 16:03:03 GMT -5
Good luck to all out there this evening! I have a meeting tonight or I would be out there. My dad went out a little while ago, hope he sees/gets something.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Nov 2, 2024 16:31:55 GMT -5
FB is loaded with nice buck pics.
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 2, 2024 16:34:17 GMT -5
May not be in the deer but had a fawn mosey thru over the corse of 15-20 min and a big bodied 6 point cane moseing thru at the same time.he was with in bow range but never felt comfortable trying to poke an arrow thru the little windows he left every time he stopped.
He will live to se another day. The fawn is bedded down about 35 yds behind me as I type
Onebentarrow
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Post by marshallco on Nov 2, 2024 16:35:59 GMT -5
Well done to the nephew Budd. Another great buck!
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Post by genesis273 on Nov 2, 2024 17:37:02 GMT -5
Had a couple sparring. Few doe in the field. Does weren't close enough and the bucks aren't quite what I'm looking for.   |
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 2, 2024 19:58:16 GMT -5
Deer down. Story and pictures at midnight. Maby
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Post by greghopper on Nov 2, 2024 20:05:41 GMT -5
Deer down. Story and pictures at midnight. Maby Take your time…we will still be here. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Nov 2, 2024 20:37:28 GMT -5
Way to go. Congrats and look forward to the story.
On another note, everyone don’t forget about the time change overnight when setting alarms.
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Post by titanium700 on Nov 2, 2024 21:36:31 GMT -5
Zero deer here today.
But that’s ok, it just makes it even better when I do end up seeing them.
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Post by esshup on Nov 2, 2024 21:40:23 GMT -5
Was that guy alive or dead when the picture was taken? Alive. It was scratching OK, I gotta ask, how did you get that close to get that picture? |
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 2, 2024 22:23:24 GMT -5
I already told you about the fawn and buck that came thru. A short time later I saw another deer way out in front of me. It was a small bodied raggedy 4 pt. He mosied in and to my left. Then came to an abrupt halt. Stuck his nose in the air and got all antsy. Don't know if he smelled me or what but he turned around and made a big circle and left to my left. He never got in a hurry. It was very close to sundown and I am thinking I had a good sit. I was listening to the squrrels scurrying around and one did not sound right so I looked to my left and there is a deer at 20 yrds comming from behind me. I have sat this aera numerous times and never had a deer come thru from that direction. I even have put trail cameras out and not gotten any pictures of deer from that way. To say I was surprised is an understatement. Just like the other deer it was in no hurry to go anyplace so I started easeing my crossbow around to that direction. I finally got it and me turned just as it stepped out from behind a big tree and stopped. Picked the spot and shot. It took off and I saw it start to falter at 80ish yards then heard the crash. As soon as all was quiet I hear more crunching and look left again and another deer is standing there looking where the other deer ran. Now the fun begins. My cross bow has a crank, I have to detach the crank and get it inguaged. Then because of all the excitement I for got I have to push a button and slide the carriage down and attach it to the string so detach crank, push button ,slide carriage down,attach crank start cranking, carage comes up string dont. What the heck. Oh ya, ya got to shove carriage into string hard so it engages. All this while watching the deer and trying to not draw attention. So it is detach crank, push button, slide carriage down, push carriage till feel it engage,attach crank push button so it doesn't go click click click as I crank, and crank. Unattached crank, now try to get arrow out of quiver and on bow. I got all that dune and did not scare the deer off. I can't believe it. Now maneuver bow into a firing posision and wate for the deer to give me a shot. A few seconds later she takes a step and stops 13 yards broad side and I pulled the trigger. She takes off on the same trail as other deer but soon peels off to the right and makesa semicircle and goes down in sight at 50ish yards. As soon as she crashes a buck comes running in from the thicket and goes to her and just walked around her I don't know how meny times. He was not big but I would have shot him if he gave me a shot but he didn't and I couldn't because I only had 2 arrows and they are both stuck in the dirt to my left. He stayed so long I ran my bow down on the rope and had all my stuff packed so I could get down as soon as he left. Which I did after dark. I can't post pictures and do HI with out loosing one or the other so I will post this, co copy pictures then come back and edit this and install picture and doo it all over again for next picture Onebentarrow  This is the little fawn bedded behind the stand at 35 yds  Here are the two deer after getting them pulled out with the ATV. They are dress out and loaded in the truck and I am sitting in camp smiling, cuckeling,and relieving the hunt.  It wasn’t just a good day it was a great day. Life don't get no better than this. Onebentarrow |
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Post by sculver7 on Nov 2, 2024 23:02:21 GMT -5
I already told you about the fawn and buck that came thru. A short time later I saw another deer way out in front of me. It was a small bodied raggedy 4 pt. He mosied in and to my left. Then came to an abrupt halt. Stuck his nose in the air and got all antsy. Don't know if he smelled me or what but he turned around and made a big circle and left to my left. He never got in a hurry. It was very close to sundown and I am thinking I had a good sit. I was listening to the squrrels scurrying around and one did not sound right so I looked to my left and there is a deer at 20 yrds comming from behind me. I have sat this aera numerous times and never had a deer come thru from that direction. I even have put trail cameras out and not gotten any pictures of deer from that way. To say I was surprised is an understatement. Just like the other deer it was in no hurry to go anyplace so I started easeing my crossbow around to that direction. I finally got it and me turned just as it stepped out from behind a big tree and stopped. Picked the spot and shot. It took off and I saw it start to falter at 80ish yards then heard the crash. As soon as all was quiet I hear more crunching and look left again and another deer is standing there looking where the other deer ran. Now the fun begins. My cross bow has a crank, I have to detach the crank and get it inguaged. Then because of all the excitement I for got I have to push a button and slide the carriage down and attach it to the string so detach crank, push button ,slide carriage down,attach crank start cranking, carage comes up string dont. What the heck. Oh ya, ya got to shove carriage into string hard so it engages. All this while watching the deer and trying to not draw attention. So it is detach crank, push button, slide carriage down, push carriage till feel it engage,attach crank push button so it doesn't go click click click as I crank, and crank. Unattached crank, now try to get arrow out of quiver and on bow. I got all that dune and did not scare the deer off. I can't believe it. Now maneuver bow into a firing posision and wate for the deer to give me a shot. A few seconds later she takes a step and stops 13 yards broad side and I pulled the trigger. She takes off on the same trail as other deer but soon peels off to the right and makesa semicircle and goes down in sight at 50ish yards. As soon as she crashes a buck comes running in from the thicket and goes to her and just walked around her I don't know how meny times. He was not big but I would have shot him if he gave me a shot but he didn't and I couldn't because I only had 2 arrows and they are both stuck in the dirt to my left. He stayed so long I ran my bow down on the rope and had all my stuff packed so I could get down as soon as he left. Which I did after dark. I can't post pictures and do HI with out loosing one or the other so I will post this, co copy pictures then come back and edit this and install picture and doo it all over again for next picture Onebentarrow This is the little fawn bedded behind the stand at 35 yds Here are the two deer after getting them pulled out with the ATV. They are dress out and loaded in the truck and I am sitting in camp smiling, cuckeling,and relieving the hunt. It wasn’t just a good day it was a great day. Life don't get no better than this. Onebentarrow That’s a great end to the night. Congrats on the deer!!! |
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 3, 2024 1:03:54 GMT -5
Congratulations onebentarrow!
Nap time. Got meat to make in the morning!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2024 5:12:22 GMT -5
Congratulations on the double!
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Post by Huntnfreak on Nov 3, 2024 6:28:10 GMT -5
What a day for ya!! Congratulations!!
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 3, 2024 6:35:24 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2024 6:49:52 GMT -5
Using my climber today. Hiked all the way to the top of the ridge, climbed all the way up the tree, started hoisting my pull-up rope, only to find no crossbow on the end! I had it clipped on well, so no idea how it came unhooked. Had to climb all the way down, dismount, hook up crossbow again, and climb back up the 20 feet. Whew!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2024 6:57:49 GMT -5
Small doe is my first visitor.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 3, 2024 7:02:51 GMT -5
OK, I gotta ask, how did you get that close to get that picture? It was a few yards in front of my stand. I have a Samsung phone and the zoom is very high on it. That little forkhorn was in our back yard again last night. |
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