Official Live From the Stand Thread 2023

That is outstanding!

I'm starting to get my 2nd wind. Have a semi decent plan to try and kill my first Dec buck. Need the weather to cooperate over the next 20 days or so.

 

OK Full desperation mode here.
Being the superstitious Irish / NA woman I am.....

In plot blind in case rain starts again. Needed to leave house anyways...New furnace yah gas leak, we think.in the unit it's self. Not the pipes . 4 grand ..fun times!
No heat and no time when they'll get here.
Well ya know your alive when you can feel your a$$ being kicked I suppose...LOL

 

That sounded like my bow season..lol

 

Furnace ppl. Just left. Hope it's good news and we have heat.
21 more minutes and pretty dark.

 

Well the entire sit I kept hearing this strange rumbling coming from across the valley...couldn't figure it out. Now on occation they have set charges in the salt mine I've heard but that was years ago. Im not sure they still do that. At 5 with 11 mins left it got too dark to see the end of my barrel and rain hit.
I left and quickly found out what the sound was as lighting lit up the woods around me.
My 4 clover leaf garb almost worked as just before this I heard a young buck grunt right behind me on the ridge. He could see the empty plot and decided to not come in.
There was a gas leak, a valve that the repair crew fixed. Regulator valve. Apparently a second possible disaster averted.

 

I'm taking the hint that God is sending me.....
Many more important things I'm lucky about and getting lucky in deer season really doesn't compare.
Possible fire averted check
Possible gas explosion averted. Check
Being Grateful. CHECK!

 

This cold wave coming looks like it's coming faster than predicted. I'm liking this cold front that will hit late this upcoming week. Coincides with potential 2nd rut and much darker nights bc of the waning moon. Time to kill.

 

I been patiently waiting to make a move, I got the bug again. All my gear is back where it need to be, cleaned up and ready to rock. I’m going out a couple times this week in the evening. Time to buck up !

 

Im heading out. May get a little wet but eff it. I had a lot of action on my cams in past 12 hrs. Have to work Tues-Fri and i only have till about 10am this morn so here goes nothing. Haven’t had any bucks i want to shoot on camera but i may take a doe if i dont see a good buck. We have a couple nice ones that i hope make it. This one has a mane and he looks like a little punk rocker lol. I told myself i wont shoot him so hopefully he doesnt tempt me.

 

Thought deer might be moving this morning after all the rain yesterday and more on the way. It's a beautiful morning feels like late April early May. Lots of birds chirping away but still no deer. Only hunting till 9 or so

 

I can’t even find one in my binoculars… this sucks!

 

My cam showed them out eating in some crazy wind rain and fog the other night.

 

Split the difference and have a 30 yard shot to either tree

 

That’s a killer looking spot

 

Some fresh dropping I found when I got down but that was it for the day. Try again in the morning temps supposed to drop.

 

I think I'll head out to gypsy blind , haven't Been there in a month. You can figure out why.
I did spot a flock of turkey today when going to check a cam I forgot About . Out back near old chicken coop blind.
Good thing I forgot about it, that was until I discovered note to self while sorting stuff in PC room.
GONE...LOL good thing it was an old cam with old 16 card that took spotty pics...just shake my head.
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Back up in a tree this afternoon......Today is the start of late bow season so I have 2 antlerless tags and my buck tag to still fill - Good luck everyone