Hunted this am. Saw 2 deer I think 1 was a small buck. It waa thru a lot of trees and I could only see bits and pieces. Headed back this afternoon.
good. it was cold this mourning thougjt you would see more. txt me with a bbd Sent from my X10a using Tapatalk
Don't Forget Your Rangefinder Well fellow Tree rats, I blew my first opportunity at a doe yesterday evening. I was hunting a spot yesterday for the first time and left my rangefinder in my Jeep. I shot over the back of a doe that was about 26 yards away. I thought she was 30 or a little over. Needless to say she got a haircut. Still pretty bummed about that but it happens and a lesson was learned. I did see to 2 small bucks and a half dozen does. With the change in weather I'm sure I will have the chance to redeem myself this weekend.
I'm still in Cali., can't wait to get back to Arkansas. I hear things are really cooling off their. I head home in a week. Hold down the fort. Good luck to all of you already in the woods.
Way to go Josh, and posted in the scorecard already, cool. I'm getting ready to head out for the morning hunt myself, but not sure how long I'll stay, there are thunderstorms on the doorstep this morning. The camera equipment doesn't like rain, and neither do I for that matter.
Congrats on the doe Josh, Meat in the freezer. To those of you that are hunting already Good Luck, I still have 12 days and a wake up till I can start.
Got rained out this morning bout 8:20. The camera equipment doesn't like rain. I got bad news the night before opening day. I lost 75 acres that I usually hunt on that joins the 25 I have been hunting 10 minutes from home. The landowner called and said some of their relatives want to hunt it this year. I still have the 25 acres but it's mostly a bean field that I hunt the edges of. The 75 has some good woods with oaks on it. I'm not seeing the big guys out in daylight like I had been getting pics a couple of weeks ago and now I can't get back in the woods to hunt them. I've seen deer every sit but two, mostly does and fawns, Saturday morning and this am were deerless. Saw the same forky and small 8 point 2 evenings in a row. The only ones I've had in range was the forky at 10 yards Friday evening right at last light and then a doe followed him by after shooting hours were past. Didn't want to use my buck tag on a forky. Can't hunt tonight, it's my dads Bday party.
IM going to harvest a doe first chance i get next weekend when it opens sat in my stand without bow looking good got three really big 8 pointers traveling together, maybe ill get one if i get lucky for my first deer with bow.
That really sucks man!! Sorry to hear that. They gotta eat so if anything when the colder weather comes the beans will be where they are headed. Good luck!!
Just posted the doe on the score card. Been hunting my maryland property for the last couple days. Havent seen a shooter yet. Just one little 120"er. Hope a bruiser comes my way soon to make up for all the damn mosquito raping I have endured!! There terrible this year!!
That is funny man! Good Job Rutt Nutt!! I know what you mean about the mosquitos. They have not been this bad since Hurricane Floyd dumped all that rain on us in 1999. They are absolutely terrible here.
Invest in a Thermacell, and your mosquito problems will disappear. I have not seen it spook a deer, but it does have a slight odor. I use it all the time and have killed deer with mine running. I prolly won't get out until Friday evening this week. Working from 7am to 5:30 pm don't leave much time to hunt during the week.
I have a thermacell.. I think they laughed at me when I lit it up!!! We got hit by hurricane Irene and it trippled our mosquito problem. I hunt in a swamppy river bottom and that surely don't help. And for those of you that don't know, sliverflicker is my dad. And yes, he's a smartass with the pecker jokes!!!
hahaha love how these threads can change. So I checked my cams and moved some stands. Saw 2 bucks and a doe no shooters. I can not wait till Oct. 1
Congrats on the does! I am sorry I have not been online as much as I would like but I have been dealing with some personal issues and in the process of getting a new job. I promise I will be out soon. Good Luck Everyone.
