RuttCrazed
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I saw my first active scrap line of the season today! It wont be long now before the big boys get dumb!
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Whitetail scrape line!
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RuttCrazed
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Unfortunately the scrapes I saw were on property that does not allow hunting, I didn't see anything near my cameras.......yet!
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Toad
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That's great! I saw one scrape at the farm last weekend. Nowhere near the amount of sign that I am accustomed to seeing. Usually there are dozens of little trees destroyed, but I couldn't find any last weekend. Hopefully the activity will pick up over there. I would love to be tagged out before Nov 10.
kick them up
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Was on stand last weekend and saw some doe's and Tom's but no big bucks. I think the bucks moved back in the timber for a bit to feed on acorns. I did figure out where they come in the field at, but it has no tree within a 100 yards so I cleared out a ground blind spot. I will hunt it this weekend and run video. I hope to post something Monday!!!!:thumbsup:
Good luck boys!
Kick'em Up
Good luck boys!
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crusader10
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Seen lots of new rubs and scrape this pass week........ Seen a little knot head running around in the afternoon yesterday but the big boys I are still not moving much in daylight with the bright moon and heat!!! Got a buddy coming in this next week hope to put him on his first KS buck!!!
Good luck
Seen lots of new rubs and scrape this pass week........ Seen a little knot head running around in the afternoon yesterday but the big boys I are still not moving much in daylight with the bright moon and heat!!! Got a buddy coming in this next week hope to put him on his first KS buck!!!
Good luck
kick them up
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Fustration!
Well I went out saturday morning and was dropping off my trailer at a friend farm beforeI wnet to my farm. He wanted all our mulched leaves for his compost bin. So as I pull in on his farm and in my head lights is a Big Buck not more that 30 yards away and acting dumb. It was way too dark to shoot (6:18 am) but I watched him walk off. I went over to my farm to watch 2 yotes chase the only deer in the food plot back to the timber. Took a break at lunch to help my buddies daughter get her gun sighted in. She is going to deer hunt this year too. Well I put up a ground blind and brushed it in for the saturday evening sit. I placed it where I have been seeing them come out in the evenings. Well was all set up and have 4-5 little bucks out at about 100 yards when a mature 8 with a weird rack came out and was going to walk right past me at 25 yards. Well I drew my bow and settled my 30yard pin on him. I was all good until when I released my arrow. It seems the hood string on my black hoodie got tangled in my string and sent the arrow off target. (Note to self cut all string on huting gear!). Sunday morning was slow with only 1 buck and 1 doe at 100 plus until the yotes came back. Set up 2 more stand and blinds on other farms.
Heading to W. KS to huting friday and saturday evening after bird hunting. Funny thing our host said there were 4 deer and 10 roosters in the yard yeaterday:cheers:
Well I went out saturday morning and was dropping off my trailer at a friend farm beforeI wnet to my farm. He wanted all our mulched leaves for his compost bin. So as I pull in on his farm and in my head lights is a Big Buck not more that 30 yards away and acting dumb.
It was way too dark to shoot (6:18 am) but I watched him walk off. I went over to my farm to watch 2 yotes chase the only deer in the food plot back to the timber. Took a break at lunch to help my buddies daughter get her gun sighted in. She is going to deer hunt this year too. Well I put up a ground blind and brushed it in for the saturday evening sit. I placed it where I have been seeing them come out in the evenings. Well was all set up and have 4-5 little bucks out at about 100 yards when a mature 8 with a weird rack came out and was going to walk right past me at 25 yards. Well I drew my bow and settled my 30yard pin on him. I was all good until when I released my arrow. It seems the hood string on my black hoodie got tangled in my string and sent the arrow off target. (Note to self cut all string on huting gear!). Sunday morning was slow with only 1 buck and 1 doe at 100 plus until the yotes came back. Set up 2 more stand and blinds on other farms. Heading to W. KS to huting friday and saturday evening after bird hunting. Funny thing our host said there were 4 deer and 10 roosters in the yard yeaterday:cheers:
Toad
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Good luck, Kick.
My favorite KSU sweatshirt suffered the same fate, string ripped out by bow... I was practicing at the time though. My mother-in-law was able to make the big rip in the hood less noticeable, and the repair has lasted probably 8 years now. Still my favorite sweatshirt...
I have sat in my new stand twice with my daughter. She was pretty patient the first time, but last Sunday she got cold and wanted to quit almost immediately. It sucked because there were deer out all over the place, but I guess that's how it goes sometimes...
I have two solo trips planned this week, this morning and Friday morning. I'll be shooting first-available, as always, trying to put some meat in the freezer. Starting in my stand from last year today, and then have a really tough decision for where to go Friday if I don't connect today.
I did have a blurry pic of what looked like a 10-point by that stand, so there is a chance I may come home with some antlers if a tasty doe doesn't come by first.
My favorite KSU sweatshirt suffered the same fate, string ripped out by bow... I was practicing at the time though. My mother-in-law was able to make the big rip in the hood less noticeable, and the repair has lasted probably 8 years now. Still my favorite sweatshirt...
I have sat in my new stand twice with my daughter. She was pretty patient the first time, but last Sunday she got cold and wanted to quit almost immediately. It sucked because there were deer out all over the place, but I guess that's how it goes sometimes...
I have two solo trips planned this week, this morning and Friday morning. I'll be shooting first-available, as always, trying to put some meat in the freezer. Starting in my stand from last year today, and then have a really tough decision for where to go Friday if I don't connect today.
I did have a blurry pic of what looked like a 10-point by that stand, so there is a chance I may come home with some antlers if a tasty doe doesn't come by first.
kick them up
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Kill'em Toad!
Good thing the kid shot one in the early season cause dad ain't gettin it done yet! today and the next 4 or so days sholuld be great. I just hope my truck repair bill doesn't cancel my season Post some pic is you wack one!
Kick
Good thing the kid shot one in the early season cause dad ain't gettin it done yet! today and the next 4 or so days sholuld be great. I just hope my truck repair bill doesn't cancel my season
Post some pic is you wack one!Kick
Toad
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Here's some good deer sign from Friday morning!
Wednesday I had one deer bed down in some cedar trees behind me about 20 yards, but I was never able to see it, just hear it coming closer until it finally laid down. It never got up until it snuck out of the trees when I had to leave. Lazy deer, sleeping all day...
Friday the woods were ALIVE!!! I don't know if it was all due to the rut or possibly to the weather about to change, but everything was moving. It was a wonderful morning to be in the stand.
I saw 4 deer from my stand, 2 bucks and 2 does. I had a very young doe walk right in front of me at about 17 yards and stand there broadside... I wasn't sure how my deer policy of "first available" applied to situations when there are multiple deer visible. But I solved that problem by shooting the little doe with an arrow. It was a perfect double-lung shot and she went down within 40 yards of the spot she was hit. I sat in the tree for about 20 minutes, wondering if I might be lucky enough to fill my other tag, but the other deer wandered by just out of my favored range.
Coolest moment of the morning was having a huge owl land in my tree about 10' from me, on a branch right at eye level. It obviously saw me turn my head from a distance and thought maybe my face was food. Not wanting to scare the deer, I froze at first and just stared back at the owl hoping it would move along. When it didn't fly away after 20 seconds or so, I started shaking my head "no" at it. That only made it more curious about eating my face and caused it to lean forward and act like it was about to come at my head. Not wanting to become KS' first owl attack statistic, I thrust my bow up towards the owl just as it was about to lunge, and he flew off... Whew... There was a good 30 seconds where the owl really thought I was food, and I can tell you that he really meant business. I would not want to be on the receiving end of his beak and talons. They both looked pretty serious...
I must be really good at sitting still, because that is not my first encounter with a bird of prey. I have also had a hawk land about 2' from my head on the top of my duck blind.
Wednesday I had one deer bed down in some cedar trees behind me about 20 yards, but I was never able to see it, just hear it coming closer until it finally laid down. It never got up until it snuck out of the trees when I had to leave. Lazy deer, sleeping all day...
Friday the woods were ALIVE!!! I don't know if it was all due to the rut or possibly to the weather about to change, but everything was moving. It was a wonderful morning to be in the stand.
I saw 4 deer from my stand, 2 bucks and 2 does. I had a very young doe walk right in front of me at about 17 yards and stand there broadside... I wasn't sure how my deer policy of "first available" applied to situations when there are multiple deer visible. But I solved that problem by shooting the little doe with an arrow.
It was a perfect double-lung shot and she went down within 40 yards of the spot she was hit. I sat in the tree for about 20 minutes, wondering if I might be lucky enough to fill my other tag, but the other deer wandered by just out of my favored range.Coolest moment of the morning was having a huge owl land in my tree about 10' from me, on a branch right at eye level. It obviously saw me turn my head from a distance and thought maybe my face was food. Not wanting to scare the deer, I froze at first and just stared back at the owl hoping it would move along. When it didn't fly away after 20 seconds or so, I started shaking my head "no" at it. That only made it more curious about eating my face and caused it to lean forward and act like it was about to come at my head. Not wanting to become KS' first owl attack statistic, I thrust my bow up towards the owl just as it was about to lunge, and he flew off... Whew... There was a good 30 seconds where the owl really thought I was food, and I can tell you that he really meant business. I would not want to be on the receiving end of his beak and talons. They both looked pretty serious...
I must be really good at sitting still, because that is not my first encounter with a bird of prey. I have also had a hawk land about 2' from my head on the top of my duck blind.
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SWEET! Toad!!!!! good job man:thumbsup: I once again took a swing and a miss on a doe that busted me when I drew and she string jumped me. Out again this weekend. Again good work!
Out again this weekend. Again good work!we also struck out last Saturday.Man,I now know what you guys mean,this is fun.At around 7 or so,we had 2 does to our south,and two does to our north,both sets closing in,and Garrett is getting excited,then this little buck pops out across the field.This youngster looked all around,and when he saw the does to the south of us,he was hell-bent to met them.He sprinted 300 yards across this field,and when he was about 100 yds away,he noticed the two does to our north.That horney young buck almost broke his front legs turning his body to the north,while never slowing down.He ending up chasing all the deer out the field,but,man,was that 1-2 min.really exciting.while we where looking to the north,laughing about what just happen,we looked down and this little button buck was 8 yds away,trotting towards the other buck.He caught us by surprise,but to my sons benifit,or maturity,or whatever,he passed on him,he said Dad,I can't kill that little deer. Made me proud.