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Post by M4Madness on Nov 18, 2017 6:01:03 GMT -5
Parked in the field at my hunting spot, and am having second thoughts. Lol! My little tree umbrella will probably fold in this wind, and it's definitely going to rain this morning. Decisions, decisions...
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 18, 2017 5:23:34 GMT -5
Went out on the front porch at 5AM to check the weather and could just barely make out a deer standing in the road at the bottom of the driveway. It stood there for the 10 minutes that I watched in my underwear (lol) and it even grunted for about 30 seconds, so that confirms the sex.
No rain right now, and periods of calm followed by wind gusts. 62 degrees. Rain is supposed to be periodic from around 7:30 to 10:00, then get worse. I'd go back to bed if it weren't for opening day and that darned buck taunting me. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 17, 2017 18:09:07 GMT -5
The landowner of the farm that I'm hunting in the morning sent me a text a moment ago asking if I was going to be hunting on him, and telling me to be careful if I was, saying it's going to be brutal and that the woods there are now "unpredictable" after the tornado.
Now the weather is showing the possibility of thunderstorms beginning at 9AM, so I may only be out two hours in the morning before calling it a day.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 17, 2017 17:46:21 GMT -5
I prefer archery season, but my mama didn't raise a fool (no offense to you guys, lol). When firearms season opens, everything changes in the woods, and deer just don't act the same. I'll need every edge that I can get. I'll be packing a suppressed.25-06 rifle, but being in the timber, any shots will be sub-100 yards.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 17, 2017 11:49:13 GMT -5
Good luck...looking Forward to your Rifle Deer this year! I'm going to need all the luck I can get! I've only seen 8-10 deer while on stand this year, and none of the good bucks I got on camera. One farm is being logged, and anything bigger than a telephone pole is gone -- hundreds of oaks are nothing but treetops now. The other farm got hit by a tornado, and the woods there are now horrible. A nearby farm still has standing corn, and most likely will have into December. I'm seeing tons of chasing -- on the farm where no deer hunting is allowed. So, I definitely have my work cut out for me! Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 17, 2017 10:47:55 GMT -5
Then he growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming, "I must find some way to keep gun season from coming!
For, tomorrow, I know all the Indy girls and boys Will wake bright and early. They'll rush for their toys!
And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise! There's one thing I hate! All the NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 17, 2017 9:19:13 GMT -5
What county are you going to be in? Camping? French lick area. Whatever county thats is. Staying in their camper. Orange County.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 17, 2017 8:21:39 GMT -5
Is today opening day of gun season? Just heard more shots off of plum creek road in Switzerland county. I hope the CO reads this. I hate unethical hunters. My cousin is a CO in Switzerland County, but sadly, I do not have his phone number.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 16, 2017 21:28:01 GMT -5
Great job! Congratulations!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 16, 2017 19:34:39 GMT -5
I kind of like Ted Nugent and Tim Wells.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 16, 2017 19:23:51 GMT -5
Ethics are subjective, that's for sure. I, myself, would have probably busted him on the spot -- except for the fact that he was 10 yards past my ethical 30-yard max. Lol! See, even though I practice out to 60 yards here at the house, I won't take an initial shot at a deer beyond 30 yards due to my personal ethics. I've taken two "finishing" shots beyond that.
I'd have no problem shooting a deer in my yard, as its senses are exactly the same in the woods as they are in my yard. I'd own up to it and not fabricate some grand story about how I killed it. I've only killed one deer in my yard, and it was a button buck (thought it was a doe) with a shotgun. I was on the computer and saw it out the window.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 16, 2017 16:03:25 GMT -5
Definitely see difference in less buck activity this week compared to last. It's totally the opposite here. My wife and I didn't start seeing bucks chasing until two days ago, with yesterday being flat out busy around the house. In fact, I work in town, and there was a big buck seen chasing a doe around my place of employment this afternoon.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 16, 2017 15:56:39 GMT -5
Awesome job, Wes! Congratulations on your first buck!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 21:06:23 GMT -5
Sadly, I don't own a ground blind, so I'll be hanging off the side of a tree. My only refuge will be an umbrella that attaches to the tree above my climber. I have one of those also but don't want to spoil my #1 spot on a crappy day. I figure with bucks traveling far and wide in search of does, I'll have new deer in the area daily, so I don't worry too much about burning out any stands this time of year.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 21:04:17 GMT -5
Pictures? Heck, we're waiting on the video. Lol! Congratulations on a great buck! Here is the unedited version. Be nice, it was my first filmed kill. youtu.be/BvreiuD3hKYThanks!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 20:25:04 GMT -5
You can use a 100-rounder if you want, as long as you have no more than 10 rounds in your possession.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 20:23:39 GMT -5
Sadly, I don't own a ground blind, so I'll be hanging off the side of a tree. My only refuge will be an umbrella that attaches to the tree above my climber.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 18:52:50 GMT -5
I can't bring myself to miss opening morning, especially with all the chasing going on around my house. With the tornado 10 days ago going through the farm I'll be hunting, I doubt any dead ash trees are standing, especially with huge, healthy oak trees being toppled. I just know a big buck will happen by if I sleep in. Lol!
A WSW wind will be perfect, and I can hunt low on the east side of a north-south ridge to hopefully stay out of any high winds. I'm more worried about staying dry.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 17:49:40 GMT -5
Every year, you can count on does during the rut to hide out in a brushy sinkhole/draw right behind our mailbox. I even mentioned it to my wife the other day. That brushy patch is surrounded by a horse pasture. Tonight my wife and I watched from our picture window as two does slipped into there. About 10 minutes ago (5:40 PM) a 125-130" 8-pointer came smelling down through the field and went right in there. The poor does cant even hide. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 15:59:59 GMT -5
I'm in Lawrence County as well. No real acorns to speak of here in the NW corner, and the only corn where I can hunt is still standing.
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