Movement update... - Page 14

IowaDave · 11-20-2010, 08:25 AM

I finally got back out last night (11-19) after being laid up for a week and was pretty disappointed.
Kicked up 2 does on the way in, saw one little broken off buck around dusk just milling around, one doe by herself way off in the distance and kicked a few does on my way out.
By far the slowest sit I've had all year at this spot. DOH!!!!

buckfever321 · 11-20-2010, 06:00 PM

The woods were rockin this morning. Saw almost 20 deer and 5 bucks, 3 were pretty nice. They were chasing does all over the place.

archery95 · 11-20-2010, 06:20 PM

I predict that in the next 4 or 5 days there will be a lot of nice bucks killed.I saw more big bucks today that I have total all year.

tcox · 11-20-2010, 07:03 PM

ok i need some input, i was sitting on a ridge tonight between a corn and CRP feild, thursday night this stand was awesome so i was anxious to get back there. i got in the stand at 1:15 and had a spike in the area right away so i was looking forward to another good night of action. I didnt see another thing until 4:30 i looked out in to the CRP feild and saw a nice 10pt going for a walk, i grunted at hime once quick that stopped him he looked my way for about 30 sec, he started to walk again i hit him with another longer grunt and that turned him right to me. he did exactly what i needed him to i stopped him at about 15yds i settled my pin and let it fly! Well my first thought after i released was i gave him a buzz cut, i herd the " thwack" but he jumped the string pretty good so i thought i just buzzed him. he took off kind not running but walking, he looked kind of funny walking away i couldnt see real well when i could get my binocs on him i saw his opposite side with no blood or holes arrows or anything like that. then he took off down the edge of the timber in the CRP feild. I got down about 15 min later to get my arrow to confirm that i had not hit him, but i looked in the area for about 45 min and couldnt find the arrow anywhere. i started walking down the path he took out of the timber in to the CRP feild looking for obvious sign like the arrow or blood, he could have taken 1,000 paths down the edge of that CRP. I didnt want to walk too far incase i did get him i didnt want to jump him, well as soon as i decided that i looked up with the flashlight and saw a set of eyes looking at me, i couldnt see a rack but i could tell it was a big bodied deer, the deer then slowly started walking to my left probably only about 40-50 yds away from me. wouldnt you think most deer would head for the next county after getting the flaslight in their eyes? is it possible he layed down there and i did kick him up? either way im obviously going back in the morning but your guys thoughts would be great. I didnt find any blood but he could have taken any path in that CRP feild. Im thinking (hoping) i burried the arrow in him and he had not started to bleed yet?

Killer Miller · 11-20-2010, 11:39 PM

I haven't been out since Friday afternoon. Walked around and looked for a deer I put an arrow into for a while and then hunted the last few hours of light. Saw 2 does, 2 different 4 pointers and a basket rack 6. That was all. A buddy of mine shot a big 10 pointer that same evening, he taped it out at 172. Followed a doe past him at 30 yards and he drilled him. I'm heading out in the morning for a few hours. I need some luck.

loneranger · 11-21-2010, 07:23 AM

Well,,Buckfever is in a good spot in southern Iowa. Twenty deer,,5 bucks. Where is that?

DoubleLung · 11-21-2010, 01:11 PM

Went out sat morning and night and had little action. Seen 4 does and 2 small bucks all the does were traveling alone. Took next week off of work, so im hoping it will pick up. Got some good bucks on the trail cam from last week, but most of them were taken early morning or just after dark. Gonna do a few all day sits this week hoping to catch a big boy searching for his last doe.

whitetail fanatic · 11-21-2010, 06:25 PM

Anyone who was out this past weekend or is going to be hunting this week, please let us know how the hunting action is going, if it seems like buck movement/chasing/seeking is picking up at all or staying the same or starting to dwindle down. I will be getting back to bowhunting after Thanksgiving and I would appreciate any updates from anyone this week about how things are going

thanks, this is a great thread

keep it up!

iatreehugger · 11-22-2010, 08:24 AM

My son was out both Sat. and Sun. evening. Sat. had a NE wind, and Sun. a south wind, so hunted two different stands. He said the movement on Sat. evening looked like it did almost before the rut, but then Sun. evening there was chasing going on, and smaller bucks still in search. I'm still guessing this week is going to have the bucks on their feet searching...as long as you've kept a few does around for them to have something to sort through.

Daver · 11-22-2010, 08:44 AM

Our, my son and I, action this past weekend was quite slow at our farm. But the wind directions were our worst case scenario, so we did not hunt our better spots. Saw some deer, no real chasing, but I think it will be a good weekend coming up.