Today starts my VICARIOUS LIFE as a hunter

[turtlshell]

I'm looking forward to reading of everyone's adventures as I won't be able to take the stand for another week or so.

So COME ON, let's hear it... who went out... FEED THE ADDICTION!!! (please)

 

[Skully]

If it makes you feel any better I am on hunting hiatus myself. Seems the garage kit showed up early and I have a 28 x 38 attached garage to build before the rut.

Maybe the skeeters will be gone by the time its done.

 

[vrod]

Went out tonight and had deer all over me.Not many sceeters,but alot of little biting black knats.Sat alphalfa field and had does from 4:30 till dark.Wanted to fill doe tag,but got winded numerous times by new deer entering field. I had 5 different mature does at less than 15 yards when a new arrival would sound the alarm.I am set up smack dab in the middle of the field and deer come from every direction,so no wind is a good wind.They don't go far and return quickly,I just have limited shooting lanes.At one time I had over 30 deer within 150 yards.It just felt good to feel the rush again.

 

[gundog870]

went out tonight. got eaten. wind swirled. Saw a few does a small buck and a shooter. The shooter was on my way out though

 

[turtlshell]

As bit up as I got grilling burgers tonight, I may be able to endure this wait.

Had a buddy smack a doe in the first 45 minutes this morning. He called to tell me he's already got the jerky in the oven with backstraps on the grill.

 

[wegner36]

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went out tonight. got eaten. wind swirled. Saw a few does a small buck and a shooter. The shooter was on my way out though

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did you see him with your flashlight or did you leave a little early???

 

[tlambert]

I just went out to glass from a distance later at night and got killed by the black gnats. Think I'll wait til next week when its supposed to cool down a bit.

 

[gundog870]

Irrelevant I have my priorities and check adn was out there.

 

[203ntyp]

Saturday was our opener, turned out to be a good day even though no deer were harvested. I had a samll buck under me at 7o a.m., half hour later two big doe & two yearlings bedded 15 yards from the stand & hung around for a couple of ours.

That evening I relocated to a creek bottom & I put my son in a good early season staging area with a lot of white oaks. I have been watching a good buck the last three years (trail camera) but never seen him while hunting. Once I found some good rubs & scrapes in early September I knew he was still around.

I had an idea of where he would be coming from & put my son there. I gave him some last minute advice & told him he would probably see him & he may only get one chance. My son has taken several deer & never gets shook up but there's a 1st time for everything. Low & behold about 20 minutes before quiting time while watching a doe feed under his stand he looks back over his shoulder & here he comes. As soon as my son laid eyes on him he said holy ___! & tried to become part of the tree bark while shaking profusely. The buck stoped beside him at 25 yards, he managed to draw but shook like a washing machine on spin cycle. He let one fly but unfortunately his cam hit his leg while in a sitting position & cleaned missed him. When I got to the truck all he could say was "huuuge, huuuge buuuccck". I think he shook for two days! I told him that's what hunting is about, blood rushing encounters with huge buck, just be happy to have that experience, it's only day one & he don't know what happened. I felt bad for him but I've been there myself, got to love the adrenaline those whitetail bring on. Hope you're fired up & get out soon, good luck.

I think this is him two years ago.