Official Live From the Stand Thread 2023

Haven’t seen anything but I heard a buck fight to my SW. at first I thought someone was rattling and I thought what idiot is rattling at the end of January.

Then all hell broke loose over there.

Sure wish I could have seen it. It seems too late but I’ve seen bucks chasing does here in February before.

 

That’s it for this sit. I’ll move to a different spot this afternoon.

 

I’m back up for the afternoon sit. I went back to where I killed the doe evening before last but I went about 40 yards farther into the thicket, almost on the other side of the thickest part. I can see the trails and I have a better understanding of how they should move.

Last time I walked in blind and climbed the first suitable tree.

 

Another nothing sit. I’ll sit there in the morning and it’ll be time to find a different spot.

 

I’m back up for the morning sit. Let’s see if anything travels through here in the mornings.

 

Watched 5 does walk by at 80 yards a half hour ago.

 

Not other deer hunters. Oh, there are a few but it’s a huge WMA. I see far more squirrel hunters than deer hunters now.

Duck season ended yesterday and when duck season is in just about every body of water has duck hunters walking in. That probably had something to do with why I didn’t see anything afternoon before last and yesterday morning. I was in one of my better spots but it’s right on the edge of a slough and I forgot it was duck season until shots started ringing out.

 

I’m up for the afternoon sit. Two days ago I did some scouting and found a new location with a heavily used trail. I’m set up watching that trail but they could come from anywhere here.

 

I ended up seeing a group of does about 70 yards away. I was really set up in a morning spot so they were a surprise.

I’m hoping they do what I expect them to do in the morning.

 

I’m up for the morning sit. Hopefully the deer do what I expect them to do.