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That's called poaching
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Doco Overboard
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There was another good one killed in the same woods. Gnarly rack with a bunch of points.
Had its eye poked out. This one had been gored in the top of the head and was healed over with a bald spot. Had a tine broke off on right side.
Couple days ago a 8 point was running around with all the tines cleaned off the main beam. He's still back there somewhere and would make a good next year.
Had its eye poked out. This one had been gored in the top of the head and was healed over with a bald spot. Had a tine broke off on right side.
Couple days ago a 8 point was running around with all the tines cleaned off the main beam. He's still back there somewhere and would make a good next year.
Congrats, nice buck. Down to the wire. I didn’t see an animal of any kind, zero, not even a random bird. Very warm, a comfortable sit though. Didn’t hear a shot anywhere, even wearing amplified ear muffs.Pulled the closing day hail mary today.
Bboarder
Me Myself & I
Solid work by everyone on final day!
Congrats!
Congrats!
- Jul 29, 2014
- 50,063
I took him as meaning everything has gone nocturnal on his lease.That's called poaching
For low light during shooting hours, get a Trijicon scope. Do not use a battery lighted scope, they hide what you are aiming at.
y'all have some nice deer and good hunters out there DoCo!
Never quit! Nice work aht2131Pulled the closing day hail mary today.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 50,063
Now begins my second favorite deer season(bow being my favorite), late muzzle loader season. This is when most of those nice bucks you watched all summer long and disappeared in September start filtering back 'home'. The ones that made it this far, anyway. Unseasonably cold days as well as unseasonably warm days can both be very productive.
It ain't over yet!
It ain't over yet!
That's called poaching
For low light during shooting hours, get a Trijicon scope. Do not use a battery lighted scope, they hide what you are aiming at.
Not saying I am going to be out there with night vision.
Was just stating that anything that has some size or age to them only catching at night on cam. They seem to have gone nocturnal. Most of the lease seems to hunt firearm then back way off so pressure will drop on them.
I have had some real good luck with late muzzle loader. Saw biggest deer of my life 3 years ago on an exceptionally cold day during late muzzle.
Congrats to all who connected yesterday! I was out in the morning, couldn’t see 75 yards in the fog. Saw one doe, and one more after that. Between briars and fog, lost sight of the second deer as quick as it appeared. Went back in the afternoon, deer seemed to be up and moving about. Had two medium size bucks meander through hanging together, a 6pt. & 4pt. Then an hour later they wandered through again. The 4 was larger but still a young deer. If he makes it until next year, he should be a good buck. Let them walk both times. About 4:45 saw some does running into a field, with a decent buck chasing them. He was grunting like a pig the entire time, never gave me a shot opportunity. Maybe the second estrus cycle is kicking in. Hope it runs into the muzzleloader season.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 50,063
Is it just me, or has the hunting been more productive in the afternoons lately? I'm seeing way more activity later in the day. Mornings have been kinda dead.
Not just you.
Very rarely do I have movement in the mornings. Afternoons is when the deer are moving around for me, because of the lack of hunting pressure.
Our lease seems to have more deer movement in the afternoon vs. mornings. The exception seems to be opening weekend of firearms with more people in the woods on the properties surrounding ours. However, I’m about 50/50 between mornings and evenings on buck harvest.
Doco Overboard
Ultimate Member
As warm as its been, what I used to consider an afternoon used to start around 2:00 pm.
Now its really late morning or mid-day till dark it seems.
I think with the unusually warm days, and with the heavy frost in the morning some are just staying bedded until it melts off.
I think that for where we hunt mid shore, if it starts to frost early afternoon which it hasn't all year, mornings could be good if you have a spot back in the woods near a cut over or some edge with bedding.
Especially if its been windy the night before.
- Jul 29, 2014
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Gotta be the frost. With the warmer days, the deer are more prone to taking in protein as opposed to carbohydrates and nobody likes eating frozen salad.
foxtrapper
Ultimate Member
I've found that colder temps and low wind are the best. That was the mix on wed when I got my buck. Everything perfect other than my eyesight at twilight. Speaking of twilight, I was in the zone with such a perfect shot placement lol. The matrix glitched just for a second lol.
foxtrapper
Ultimate Member
That's nice! I love those tree trunk bases.
Bboarder
Me Myself & I
You guys are going to be getting blizzard conditions from what I saw on the Weather channel today.
- Jul 29, 2014
- 50,063
I guess it will really depends on where you live in Md(as usual).
Nothing more I love than deer hunting with snow on the ground. Unfortunately, this is the 'bye' week. The week between late ML and firearms season, so bow season will have to rule the day.
mauser58
My home is a sports store
Pulled the closing day hail mary today.
Yes I see you did. Nice buck and congratulations.
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