#16 Rulers of the Rut

[uglykat26]

Team #16
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BuckSlayer, rossdeerhunter, oxmos, GoneWild, NKFD13, uglykat26



my name is mark i live in harrison county in cadiz i hunt harrison ,belmont,morrow,knox,jefferson, crowaford counties





well im the first here it looks like

[BuckSlayer]

Hello mark, My name is seth and I live and hunt in Jackson Co. Im looking forward to a great year in the woods and to getting to know the guys on the team, lets win this thing or at least have a fun time trying.

[rossdeerhunter]

hows it goin guys my name is matt and i live and hunt in ross co. cant wait for the season to start....

whats every one on the team shooten

[BuckSlayer]

Im shooting a couple does and a nice buck ;)...all with a mathews switchback xt. Matt, glad to have you on the team, Ive seen some nice bucks up in ross.

[rossdeerhunter]

yeah ive seen a ton of deer hopefully ill be able to get the ol bowtech worken for me.

[uglykat26]

hey guys nice to meet yall .... im shooting a mossburg 500 i signed up for gun cause im not that good with bow yet plus we dont hunt the main property i hunt with bow anyway its all shotgun hopefully this year i can get the one i have been after for 3 years now he is a beautiful 6 x 6 i missed him the last 2 years in a row i dont know what he is this year but last year he was a 6 x 6 so hopefully he is bigger this year

[GoneWild]

Hey team! Greg here, glad to be aboard the next winning team! I live in Chesnee, SC (just moved here aug 4th) but still have my house in Canton, OH. I do most of my hunting in Tusc. and Belmont counties but never rule out other places. My time in the woods will a little less than in the past years but I should have plenty of time fill several tags.:D Once again, great to be aboard and ready to win this thing. AGAIN!:coolgleamA:

[NKFD13]

Hello guys!! My name is Matt also so call me Matt T. I live and hunt in Auglaize county and Shelby county.Looking forward to us all having a successful year :bouncy: Was out scouting yesterday and see a nice 8 point that would look good on our team :mischeif:

[oxmos]

I'm Chris. I hunt Pike county mostly. Looks like a good team to be on!

[BuckSlayer]

Wow all of our team has checked in...very nice. Glad to see the participation.

[rossdeerhunter]

nice to meet everyone any one got any ideas of a team name

[deerhunt45]

Looks like this team is set! Thanks again for all your interest. Have fun and you all have a great deer season.

Only 32 days and a wake up! I know I am getting excited.

[BuckSlayer]

Who has some names?? How about Rulers of the Rut??

[NKFD13]

Who has some names?? How about Rulers of the Rut??

haha,, I like it!! Now if we strike out there might be a little egg on our face but I think we will fair pretty good :p

[BuckSlayer]

I doubt we strike out, I was on the 2nd place team last year and we only had three guys participate. I cant promise I will wait til the rut to kill a buck though. The last two years I have put the smack down on one well before the rut. If the other guys like it we can go with that or we can vote on some other names.

[NKFD13]

I doubt we strike out, I was on the 2nd place team last year and we only had three guys participate. I cant promise I will wait til the rut to kill a buck though. The last two years I have put the smack down on one well before the rut. If the other guys like it we can go with that or we can vote on some other names.

I don't think we will strike out either but I want to let everyone know that this is my second year back into bow hunting after about a 15 year layoff. So any advice anyone has will be greatly appreciated. I shoot traditional so I am at MORE of a disadvantage that regular bowhunters so any advice you guys have would be great!

[BuckSlayer]

Ive only been bowhunting three years and I think I got it figured out...knock on wood. I think it helps there are deer stacked up around my area. I will offer any advice I can. I also think it would cool for our team to meet up and all go hunting together, but I know that would be tough with everyones schedule and the price of gas.

[NKFD13]

I always thoght it would be neat to go to coonskinners deer camp, can't go this years but if things work out maybee next year. I know we wouldn't be on the same teams but still be nice to meet everyone.

[rossdeerhunter]

pretty good name i like it.... matt t dont be worried about getting back in to bow hunting the best advise i can give is to shoot, shoot, shoot, oh and did i say shoot lol

after last year im ready to get my hunt on lol i had a horriable season last year with no luck and limited hunting time...but this years goin to be different I hope :rolleyes:

so whats everyones biggest buck? mine was a 139 6/8 10 point shot in 2006 (picture by my name)

[oxmos]

Name sounds good to me. I doubt we strike out as well. We've got a good crew on this team. We've got one person from the 2nd place team and two from the first place team last year all together in this years team. My advice is just have fun. My biggest to date grossed 162". http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/542/DEER002.JPG

[BuckSlayer]

Alright, If the other two guys agree with the name I guess we can go with it. Chris, Thats a beast, what year did you kill him? Glad to see you hunting a county over from me.

[rossdeerhunter]

really nice buck chris:yikes: yeah from the looks of it we should have a pretty good team i missed out on the contest last year so i cant wait to have some fun with it this year

[oxmos]

Shot him with a bow 2 years ago. Same year my brother shot his personal best with a bow. His is the one on the left. We had 4 good bucks make it through last year, hope to catch up with one of them this year.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/DOUBLEBUCK.jpg

[rossdeerhunter]

:yikes: nice bucks

[uglykat26]

nice bucks guys my biggest so far ( dont laugh ) was a small and i do mean small 8 point basket rack bout the size of a small basket ball , i get buck fever pretty easy on the big ones hopefully this is my year to tame the buck fever , but anyway gone wild i seen you hunt in belmont county thats my main county maybe we can hook up for a shotgun hunt this year any name you guys come up with is good for me a name dont make the team the players on the team does we could be called team tag soup and still come out on top....lol anyone thaught of a logo yet

[rossdeerhunter]

yeah im gonna have to leave the logo up to your guys b/c i have no idea on how to make one let alone how to put the darn thing as my avatar or what ever its called lol

man im getting pumped for the season. tonight i pulled in my drive way and see 6 deer just hangen out eating in the garden, really made me want to go get the bow:)

[NKFD13]

I don't know how to do the logo thing either so if yo gys find something good than thats fine with me. are we still going with the name Rulers of the Rut?

[BuckSlayer]

yeah lets go with that name....ill pm 45.

[rossdeerhunter]

sounds good to me

[BuckSlayer]

Now who knows about logos?? lol

[BuckSlayer]

Thats the best I know how to do, Im pretty much dumb when it comes to computers, if anyone can do better than do it, if not theres a logo...

[rossdeerhunter]

the logo will work for me the real question is how do you get it to come up under your message lol

[BuckSlayer]

Copy the pic, then go under user cp at the top left of your screen. Then click on edit signature and paste it in there. Or save it to your pictures, upload it to photobucket. grab the url, click on the little pic of the mountains above the signature box and then paste it in there...should work...I really dont know much myself.

[uglykat26]

i like it it works for me

[rossdeerhunter]

ill try it and see what i get

[BuckSlayer]

ill try it and see what i get

It would appear you got it...now who has a big buck in their sights for this season??

[uglykat26]

me and a buddy of mine have been hunting a property for the past 7 years and the past 3 years we have been hunting 2 certian bucks , a 160 ish class 12 point , thats what he was last year , and a 170 class 16 point that i missed twice last year in the same day, plus there has been a few new comers on this property in the past couple years and have stuck around , in a few years they have some real potential in the next few years , but we only shotgun hunt this property we dont bow hunt it we leave it alone till shotgun season and that seems to work for us i have tagged out on this property 2 years in a row the skull was found on this property and the small rack below it was taking on that property last yearhttp://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/m_langoehr/antlerpics024.jpg sorry its so small there was another 8 point not much smaller then this one found 2 years ago down there http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/m_langoehr/antlerpics025.jpg

[rossdeerhunter]

ive got my eyes on a couple of different bucks too nothing too huge i had a nice size 8 that made it through the season last year that probably went 135-140ish seen him early in the summer starting to grow a nice rack hopefully he will be the one. the other deer was a small 8 maybe 120 or so that hopefully made it through last season but i havent seen him yet this year.

[BuckSlayer]

I only have two bucks on trail cam that I would consider shooting...I really havent put any cams out in new spots this year, been to busy. I may put out a cam soon at the farm I just bought to see whats running around. If you wanna see the deer I have on cam check out the threads I started.

[NKFD13]

I have always wondered are trail cams worth looking into getting? thoght about getting some just not sure about spending the money :rolleyes:

[BuckSlayer]

Alright guys, we need to vote one guy from our team for the MS vs OS roster....lets hear it.

[BuckSlayer]

I have always wondered are trail cams worth looking into getting? thoght about getting some just not sure about spending the money :rolleyes:

If you want to know the quality of deer in your hunting area, they are a great tool. Some people like the unknown and during the rut you never know anyways.

[NKFD13]

Alright guys, we need to vote one guy from our team for the MS vs OS roster....lets hear it.
How about we see if anyone wants to volunteer first? I would, but being most likely the least experianced in our group I'm not sure how well I'll do this year. But it's up to what everyone else wants to do.

[uglykat26]

im also one of the least experienced on the team i have been deer hunting since i was 11 but just got inot it heavy the past 7 or 8 years but if no one else volunteers ill do it just dont blame me if we loose.....lol

[BuckSlayer]

I would do it, its just up to you guys. I usually hunt 3 or more days a week. I really just wanna beat those michigan boys.

[oxmos]

Have at it fellas. I'm behind whoever wants to whip some michigan tail!

[BuckSlayer]

I nominate Oxmos for the MS vs OS contest. Hes a hardcore buck killer.

[oxmos]

You're as much a buck killer as I am BuckSlayer. I'd say nominate you....

[BuckSlayer]

Chris, What part of pike county do you live in? Im in jackson, we are only about 20 minutes from each other.

[oxmos]

I hunt the family farm in Waverly although I live in Cincinnati.

[BuckSlayer]

If you want we can exchange cell numbers in the event you kill a hog and need some assistance in dragging you could give me a ring.

[rossdeerhunter]

ill leave it to you guys on the os vs ms.

seth and chris im about 10 min from waverly and 30 from jackson we'll have to get together and shoot sometime

[rossdeerhunter]

seth just got dont looken at your trail cam pics on here...:yikes: thats a nice buck you got there have you gotten any more recent pics of him

[BuckSlayer]

Chris actually lives in cinci....hunts in waverly...Yeah i would def be up for meeting sometime. Im a member of the bow club here in jackson matt if you would ever wanna come down and shoot. My last pics i think were on the 18th or 19th, i havent checked my cam since the 20th.

[BuckSlayer]

We need to decide whos going to be the guy....

[oxmos]

With the pictures of the bucks you're chasing, I'd say you.

[BuckSlayer]

Anyone not want me to do it???

[NKFD13]

I don't have any problem with you doing it, I'm sure you will do a top notch job.

[BuckSlayer]

Ill go for it then..i wont let you guys down...I had a good day in the woods today, pics below :)
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[NKFD13]

Nice,, real nice:)

[oxmos]

Planted an acre of biologic full draw this past weekend to go along with the 8 acres of corn and rye we've already planted. Hope this will keep a few of them around. Usually see the big boys show up around mid October.

[NKFD13]

was wondering if everyone is getting jacked up for the 27th, I know I am, can't wait for deer season no matter how I do it's always great to be in the woods:)

[BuckSlayer]

I have been in the woods just about everyday this past week, squirrel hunting, checkin and moving trail cams, scouting out new properties, shooting my bow, im pretty much about to code on deer hunting fever. I have already found quite a few rubs and that really pumps a guy up...plus seeing those antlers without the velvet.

[NKFD13]

Rubs are the one thing I havn't seen, but good chance I'm just missing them. :irked:

[uglykat26]

i havent seen any rubs yet but i did see a decent 8 point scratching his antlers on the side of a tree he had a good size chunk of velvet that looked was messing with his vision i watched him for abuot 20 minutes till he got it off then he went back to feeding , did you know chipmunks eat the velvet the little turd took off with it before i could get to it i have only missed 3 days in the woods since the opener of hunting season seen a few small bucks and two decent size had a doe walk up on me last night while i was using the squirrell call scared the living poop out of me drove past the property i shotgun hunt and seen mister big and his brother at the feeder he looks to be a 15 with 2 small kickers off his brow tine this year has little better mass then last year his bother is a typical 10 this year with massive mass if some one dont take out mister big this year he may not make to next year he is getting up there in age , i talked to the owner he said he has seen him the last four years so he has to be atleast a 5 1/2 year old or older but since no one hunts it till shotgun they grow old on this property , seen some small bucks two 8 point that looks like the six point twins from last year so it looks like our hunting property has some good bucks again this year if they stick around till gun season

[rossdeerhunter]

havent really got out much yet this year started a new job a couple of weeks ago and am getting killed with hours 6 10 hour days a week sucks any ways im goin to get out for a little bit today day to move a stand or two and to do a little scouting

[BuckSlayer]

I got a couple of little dinks that lost their velvet on cam...
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/sept14002.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/sept14004.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/sept14012.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/sept14018.jpg

[BuckSlayer]

Just wanted to check in and see if everyone on the team is ready to win this contest.

[NKFD13]

SURE AM!!!!! was just looking at those pics you have , not to bad :bouncy:

[oxmos]

Now that we've got power back on from Sunday's windstorm...I sure am ready!

[NKFD13]

just wondering, do you put out any type of food or minerals to help attract deer? I bought a mineral block at our local TSC store, first time, and kind of curiouse to see if it does any good or not.

[BuckSlayer]

I put out anything and everything, first i put out some corn in early to mid summer to see if I am near any quality bucks home range, you can usually tell by the time of day they are on camera. Then after a couple weeks I put out a couple of those cheap flavored blocks from walmart, i think they are like 2 bucks. Then I put out a mineral block and top it with deer cocaine. Once they wear that out pretty good and pics slow down, I put out apples as you can see by the second pic. Corn always works especially if there is no corn in the area, but its expensive and I can get pics with free apples or without any bait at all. Well looks like half the team is ready to rock, lets hope the other 3 guys show up.

[GoneWild]

Ready here! Although, I won't be in Ohio till around the 12th of oct. unless my schedule changes.:whistle: This will be the 1st opening weekend I've missed in longer than I can remember. I will probably hunt muzzleloader here in NC, oct.6-11, and see if I can get a shot at the nice 11pt roaming our farm. I do know that once in Ohio I will be in "wack 'em" mode :coolgleamA: I plan on filling the freezer quickly this year. Good luck team on the opener! keep us posted.

[BuckSlayer]

Sweet, lets go ahead and put tons of points on the board and smoke these other yahoos....

[uglykat26]

im ready now that we have power back im tired of living the amish paradise for the last 4 days but im back online thank god and ready to rock this contest although i cant do anybody any good till firearms season cause i registerd with firearms not bow

[BuckSlayer]

Well it looks like everyone is ready to rock cept for rossbowhunter dude man guy....im sure he will be around though.

[rossdeerhunter]

oh but i was around slayer, it was just that really kick a$$ camo i have lol.... i can wait for this contest to get started hopfully we can rack up some points fast

[BuckSlayer]

I knew you was, your always out there lurking, thats why im confident you will take a monster this year.

[rossdeerhunter]

man i hope so but it looks like your then one with the monster on your hands

[BuckSlayer]

Its not that big, bout 130s.

[NKFD13]

aaaahhhhhh,,,,only one week till opening day!!!!!!!!!!!!:bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:

[BuckSlayer]

I think im going to go ahead and shoot a doe on opening day, on public land too!!!

[uglykat26]

i had the perfect chance to fill two doe tags yesterday while squirrell hunting a doe and her two young ones was playing on the hill side across from me when one of the fawns came running down the hill towards me an the other two followed the little bugger was more worried about playing then where he was going and hits the breaks about 10 feet from me with mom and sibling right behind him and just sat there and stared for about 20 seconds then snorted and was gone , my heart never beat so fast in my life i need to star taking the cam corder with me on squirrel trips at ten feet even i could have hit the buggers with my bow and im a bad shot

[BuckSlayer]

Thats a good story, i love it when stuff like that happens...you never know what you will see. Are you signed up for gun uglykat since you said your such a bad shot??? lol

[Francis]

I got a couple of little dinks that lost their velvet on cam...

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/sept14004.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/sept14012.jpg
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Dude I love this deer! If your going after him I hope you get him and show me some dead pics of him. :bouncy:

[oxmos]

So far we've gotten does and these two on camera.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/MDGC0547.jpg

[uglykat26]

Thats a good story, i love it when stuff like that happens...you never know what you will see. Are you signed up for gun uglykat since you said your such a bad shot??? lol



yeah im signed up for gun im not to good at judgeing distance yet , i was lucky last year and got a doe with a bow when she walked with in 5 yards of me , but you put a muzzleloader or a shotgun in my hands and im hell on wheels i practice in the off season on ground hogs with shotgun and muzzleloader this year im going all muzzleloader no shotgun but im still gonna go out a few times with bow im hoping to get a new crossbow this year still havent decided on what type though , i just dont have the steadiness to hold back a compund for very long but im getting better only been bow hunting two years

[BuckSlayer]

Keep practicing, its alot of fun to kill em with a bow.

[rossdeerhunter]

oh yeah ya gotta love watchen that aarow hit the vitals

[NKFD13]

have any of you guys ever bow hunt along creeks that run thru farm ground? Just wondered about a creek that I can hunt that is pretty heavily grown up trees, grass and shrubs, just never thought about bow hunting it. we hunt it durring gun and jump some up then, would you do anything different hunting bow, as far as where and how to set up?

[BuckSlayer]

I would just find a good trail going across the creek and set up within shooting distance of it, or if you find a trail running parallel, anywhere would be fine.

[oxmos]

I'd say buckslayer is on the money. Find a good trail where you can use the wind to your advantage.

[BuckSlayer]

Im afraid the buck im after is noctural....

[NKFD13]

wait till early Nov he will pop out then he's all yours :mischeif:

[rossdeerhunter]

welp guys its about 613 am and im sure you are all in the woods by now or at least on your way......im getting ready to go to work kind of sucks....good luck to every one this season and lets get it started off on the right foot today....my season starts on monday...
matt

[BuckSlayer]

Me see no deer this morning....I never see much in the mornings this time of year anyway...Either myself or my buddy should have one down this evening.

[GoneWild]

I feel ur pain Matt, my gps says I'm 506 miles from my early season treestand.:yikes: Hopefully everyone has a good first day in the woods!

[NKFD13]

was wondring do you gys feel that you have a better chance seeing deer in the morning or evening? or doesn't it matter?

[NKFD13]

going out tonight and tomorrow hope I see something :p

[BuckSlayer]

I always see more deer in the evening, my instinct when choosing stand sites must be an evening one.

[oxmos]

Saw one doe Saturday evening. She stayed out of range though. Hopefully some of these predicted cooler temps with help get them moving.

[BuckSlayer]

One morning and two evening hunts for me, no deer seen, worst season for me ever so far.

[rossdeerhunter]

just got back to the house seen a couple of small does early about 50yrds out hopefully get out for a little bit tomarrow after work

[NKFD13]

seen 6-8 point this morning that just about ran me over came busting thrue the woods about 50 feet away on a dead run and ran right by me about 5-10 feet away. happened so fast didn't have time to even get my bow up. Talked to the land owners and they say they have been some coyotes around, so I think he might have been spooked by some because he sure was hauling a## thrue that woods :coco:

[BuckSlayer]

Im getting ready to go out tonight, I wont be shooting any does, so if I havent posted by 900 I probably have the big boy down.

[uglykat26]

my bow hunting season is pretty well over my bow has a cracked limb its not bad but i dont wanna chance injury so i have been out with the 22 knocking off as many squirrells as possible thank god i enterd for gun instead of bow been seeing alot of does and only two bucks i hunt all public land here in harrison county till shotgun season then i hit belmont county for gun season there is alot of deer at harrison state forest i could have filled al my antlerless tags if i would have had a bow with me but i had my 22 after tree rats i see the same 3 deer in the mornings a big doe and her two youngens , they have gotten so used to seeing me the dont run any more when i walk by them the bed in the same spot and every morning they are there like clock work

[BuckSlayer]

Didnt see a thing again tonight, is it the warm temps or is it just me? Am I that bad? ;)

[oxmos]

They just aren't moving much in the day with these temps. I'd say hunt watering holes if anything.

[NKFD13]

going out this morning after work hope things turn out good :bouncy:

[rossdeerhunter]

went out for a little bit after work today and still nothing hopefully will be able to put a good weekend....its about time these cold temps got here

[NKFD13]

sorry struck out this morning try tomorrow can't get out tonight

[BuckSlayer]

Not looking to good for us yet....it will come around.

[NKFD13]

I;m not worried it will heat up in the next couple weeks for sure :evilsmile:

[BuckSlayer]

Alright guys, we need to get on the board soon. Ill be out tomorrow night trying.

[NKFD13]

I have to work all weekend but I will be out monday and tuesday, gona try a new spot and see how it works out

[rossdeerhunter]

welp i got out this weekend and still no deer hopefully we can put something together this week i wont be able to get out till next weekend im on 12 hours all week at work:irked:

[NKFD13]

seen cople does monday night but didn't get close enough for a shot, bt at least I am starting to see some activity, If I can get out this weekend I might get lucky :)

[NKFD13]

anyone going out this weekend? I am going to try to get out sat morning, sun morning and sun night. Hope one of us scores this weekend and we get some points on the board :D

[uglykat26]

well i gave up on bow for this year and gonna put my efforts towards firearm since thats what i registerd for hopefully i can get us on the board with early muzzleloader at salt fork if no one has gotten anything by then

[BuckSlayer]

Points for us this morning.

[NKFD13]

Points for us this morning.

alright!! points for us, nice doe there Buckslayer, now, time for the rest of us to pull our weight :redface:

[GoneWild]

Way to go buckslayer! I arrived in Ohio lastnight and have nothing to do but hunt for the next 6 days:D:coolgleamA::D It is time to get some meat in the freezer. The points will come guys so don't get to worked up yet, considering we are "rulers of the rut"! Nothing like a good ole come from behind victory! Good Luck guys, hunt hard or stay home, Greg

[BuckSlayer]

GoneWild, where do you hunt in ohio??

[rossdeerhunter]

hey guys ive been out the past 3 days and seen a few deer couple of little bucks and a bunch of does.... but nothing really gave me a clear shot hopefully i can score when these temps cool down a little

[GoneWild]

I hunt mostly in tusc. county, and have access to farms in stark and carroll.

[BuckSlayer]

So I did a spot and stalk on a yearling doe just before dark tonight, she stepped out at twenty and just as I shot she took a step, centerpunched the stomach and liver....she went about 60 yards, mediocre blood trail....first deer off the ground with a bow baby!!!!

[uglykat26]

gotta love that ground hunting , wheres da pics at mani wont be able to chip in on the points till gun season i cant make it to early muzzleloader so come shotgun season its on baby

[BuckSlayer]

Here are the only pics I took of that yearling I shot last night, Kinda hard when your alone....sorry.
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/Yearlingdoe.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/buckslayer06/Yearlingdoe3.jpg

[uglykat26]

not bad size for a yearling thats some good eating way to go man

[NKFD13]

not a bad looking doe, at least your seeing deer things have been pretty dead around here :irked:

[oxmos]

You're on a roll. Congrats on the second doe. Hope to put a deer or two on the ground this upcoming weekend.

[rossdeerhunter]

man leave some for the rest of us....lol hopefully ill be able to get with the program and put some points on the board

[NKFD13]

well, went out monday and this morning and have not seen JACK CRAP!!!!!
I better start seeing something soon or I am going to start getting prett discouraged :irked: :irked: :mad: :mad:

[BuckSlayer]

Instead of doing a spot and stalk tonight, I did a walk and hope to spot, I did manage to find a tiny 8 point and sneak up to 25 yards before he took off, walked over to where he was standing and he had rubbed a 3/4 inch sapling clean off. He was so dinky though I def wasnt going to shoot him.

[rossdeerhunter]

welp boys i went in on last shift tonight thinking that by the time i get home from work there is going to be no hope in me getting in the woods till about 8. but after about 2 hours of standing around at work doing nothing my supervisor comes up to me and asks the dumb question "how would you like to leave at 3 tonight" and i just smiled ear to ear :D . so now im just sitten here at the house waiting to go into the woods. ill post back later when i get back in, hopefully with some pics of the big one..

[BuckSlayer]

I screwed up last night. I was sittin along a clear cut on top a point. Had plans to be at my buddys for the buckeye game and dinner at 8. I had to drive home 15 min, get some chips and dip, change and drive 10 min to his house. Plus climb down from my stand and walk to the truck....I got on stand about 230 and didnt see a thing, at 645 I decided to get down, shooting light was about til 7. I heard some yotes around 630 not far from me so I threw out some fawn in distress calls to try to lure em in but no luck, so at 645 I climbed down. As soon as my feet touched the ground I heard something rustle the freakin leaves about 30 yards from my tree, I looked over there and saw something flash, I thought to myself, yote musta came in, I looked again- White throat patch, I looked harder, two ears pointed my way, uhhhhh noooooo i thought as he turned his head and gave me a good long look at his rack before he took over the hill. Shooter buck for me, not one I had on cam this year. No clue on what he would score, i didnt see both sides but his rack was nice and chocolate. I would have shot it.

[oxmos]

Managed to rattle in a doe and a small 8 point Saturday evening, but was never presented with a good shot. As I was climbing down the tree I heard more footsteps. I stopped and saw a large dark bodied deer coming through about 75 yards out. That was it for any close encounters.

[uglykat26]

well my best deer magnet almost got another one , my wifes ford contour, barely missed a beautiful 8 point , he wasnt extremely large maybe 130 class but he looked perfectly symetrical on both sides we got a good look at him before he decided to make his own crosswalk

[NKFD13]

well went out this morning after work and seen 4 does and one HUGE 8 point, wathched them mess around in a grass field for about 5 min then go thrue a thicket into a connected woods, if the wind is right friday morning I'm going to setup where the thicket and woods come together and with any luck I'll land that hog :bouncy:

[rossdeerhunter]

went out for a few hours tonight and wow. Plenty of deer movement, seen 4 does and dandy of and 8 point had him about 40 yards behind me with no shot. oh did i mention that he was trailing the does HARD!!! the ruts starting in my area. hopefully i can get out tomarrow night. any one else seen any bucks chasing yet??

[BuckSlayer]

I had an eventful night for sure. Seen 6 deer, 5 doe and a 6 point. No bucks were chasing but the coyotes sure were....I had a yote trail three does right under my stand, they werent too spooked by it, they would let it get about 30 yards away before they took off. I had a mock scrape set up right under my stand and that dumb yote got right in it anyway it was pretty dark and I took a crack straight down shot at him...missed him but it was exciting anyways, even after the shot I still had the little 6 within 10 yards of my tree just standing there until about ten after 7.

[oxmos]

Been hunting every day since Friday have only seen small bucks within range so far. I did manage to stick this 12.5 lb hen yesterday afternoon. I couldn't believe it when the guy at the check in station said her weight so I had to check it for myself. Weird thing is, she was only a junvenile (as seen by her tail feathers).

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/hen.jpg

[wallydog1]

Nice Turk with a Bow Oxmos,I'm Heading back out for 5 days tomorrow.Been slow for any bucks for me this year.Goodluck and hope you Bag a Big one.

[NKFD13]

nice turkey, always wondered is it pretty tough to kill a turkey with a bow? Would think kill area is pretty small :confused:

[rossdeerhunter]

nice turkey hopefully will get out and do a little hunting this weekend stuck at work all week

[oxmos]

nice turkey, always wondered is it pretty tough to kill a turkey with a bow? Would think kill area is pretty small :confused:

The toughest part of killing a turkey with a bow in my opinion is getting drawn back on them. As luck would have it, the flock's attention was on a young 7 point at the time and I used it to my advantage. The kill zone is definately smaller than a whitetail's, but at 20 yards I felt comfortable taking the shot.

[NKFD13]

hmm, I might have to give it a try in the spring

[rgecko23]

jumping in on your guys team thread here............on the 31st I somehow got into my tree quiet enough that I did not spook the 5 turkey that where roosted in the trees around me. the came down about 10 yards from my tree. Well i should say fell down since they are the most ungraceful animals I have seen. they just started flapping and fell. it was pretty funny.

anyway. I will be taking my turk tag with me this weekend. just in case it happens again.

Good luck you guys!!

[uglykat26]

hey guys we are in 9th place we are slowly moving up nice buck oxmos

[NKFD13]

nice job Oxmos looks like a nice buck

[uglykat26]

gun season needs to hurry up and get here so i can help put some points on the board, we need to have a either category to where we can shoot it with either gun or bow do like the rest of the contest certian points for it taken in that category maybe i should talk to 45 aboutthat for next year

[oxmos]

Thanks guys. It's been a slow season so far. Have had quite a few encounters with smaller bucks, but no does within range yet. I managed to take this guy after sitting through Friday's rain for 3 hours. Had a blonde colored coyote come in twice last night to around 30 yards, but busted me every time I went to draw back.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/7point004.jpg

[wallydog1]

Nice going oxmos,Been pretty slow for me this year on decent bucks.Good luck on the Doe and Congrats on your Buck.

[oxmos]

Thanks wally. Good luck bagging a buck. It's just been too warm in my opinion so far this year.

[NKFD13]

well went out all mornig yesterday and seen couple does in a feild beside the woods I was in but they were couple hundred yards off, I think this woods is like an travel route for them, just havn't been able to get out enough to pin down when they are going thrue :confused: :irked: Ben in this woods mostly in mornings going to try tonight and see if they move thrue more at night

[BuckSlayer]

Just thought I would let ya knows whats been going on with me, I have been seeing lots of deer, I hunted the last 15 of 19 days, I didnt see any bucks I wanted to take, although I seen lots of small ones. Another guy that I lease property with shot a nice 8 that will probably score close to 130. Lots of bucks running around like that so its just a waiting game and I have until feb 1st. Ill keep at it.

[NKFD13]

talked to a friend of mine this morning (NKHUNTER) and he said he hasn't seen hardly any deer movement in our area, same problem I have had. You gus who live in southern and northeast ohio seem to have good activity, could there be that big of differance from one part of ohio to another?

[BuckSlayer]

I wouldnt think it would make a difference, seems like deer are moving all across the state, just gotta get where the does are right now.

[uglykat26]

been seeing alot of chasing going on, had a road kill 10 point giving to me yesterday , atleast i think he was a 10 point his left side is busted off and couldnt find it his neck was swollen bad hoping late rut will still be going on during gun season i got a few new tricks i wanna try this year

[NKFD13]

I wouldnt think it would make a difference, seems like deer are moving all across the state, just gotta get where the does are right now.

Thats kind of the problem up here, nothing is moveing to much. I mean I have seen deer but I have been out twice as much this year as last and have seen half the deer. I got into a new woods that I thought would be lights out and I have been kind of dissapointed with it , but I have faith. Try in the morning and see what happens, I think I might be on the trail of a nice one.

[uglykat26]

went out driving this evening looking for new spots to hunt counted 57 deer all but 7 were does , seen a massive 10 point about 200 yards off the road chasing a couple does , they were out early this evening @ about 3:30

[BuckSlayer]

I havent seen the deer I did last year either. Down here the does are hittin the white oaks hard, and they are scattered out quite a bit so its tough hunting...plus all the monster hills to contend with.

[NKFD13]

you got me thinking buck, with farmers taking corn and beans off so early acorns should be pretty hot spots even after the rut is over. what do you guys think? just thinking longterm seeing how my luck hasn't been to hot so far this year.

[BuckSlayer]

After the rut the bucks will be refueling for winter so they will be eating like crazy, just gotta find where they are feeding, which will be close to bedding areas in the thickest stuff you can find, due to gun season. If you can find some acorns still on the ground after the rut then hunt there. I dont think there will be much nuts this late in the year though. Most feeding will be on anything green, winter wheat field, grassy lanes, stuff like that. JMO

[BuckSlayer]

Oxmos, I dont think I congratulated you on that great buck! Thanks for carrying the team ;)

[NKFD13]

After the rut the bucks will be refueling for winter so they will be eating like crazy, just gotta find where they are feeding, which will be close to bedding areas in the thickest stuff you can find, due to gun season. If you can find some acorns still on the ground after the rut then hunt there. I dont think there will be much nuts this late in the year though. Most feeding will be on anything green, winter wheat field, grassy lanes, stuff like that. JMO

the one woods I hunt in is loaded with acorns, oak tree about every 50 ft seems like, with a thick marsh area in a conecting woods. So might be pretty good late season ;)

[BuckSlayer]

Sounds like a perfect spot. Marsh areas always attract deer.

[NKFD13]

everyone still alive?? :) Havn't had much luck lately, heck let me refrase that MY LUCK TOTALY SUCKS!! :irked: havn't seen a deer closer than a 1/2 mile in three weeks. :dizzy: with cold weather setting in I probably won't go out as much as I have, must admit I'm not very well equiped for cold weather, have to put that on christmas list :)

[rossdeerhunter]

ive braved the cold and rain since saturday with no luck seen a few young bucks and a few does. could have shot the bucks a hundred times over but the does seem to keep their distance, still holden out for a couple of bucks ive been watchen all season. hopefully i can get one to slip up befor gun season.

[oxmos]

Work has had me pretty busy since I took my buck. I've got till Feb. to take a doe though. Not too worried about it. Good luck guys, hope to see some harvest pictures soon.

[BuckSlayer]

Been workin alot and when I do get out all I am seeing is small bucks...I still got a while to find a big boy but this cold sure is rough.

[NKFD13]

happy thanksgiving to all you guys and good luck next week :)

[uglykat26]

happy thanksgiving to you nkfd13 and every oneelse here , im gearing up for gun season next week will be picking up my new muzzleloader tomorrow and spending the weekend sighting it in good luck to all who are going out next week

[NKFD13]

i'm looking forward to making it a quick gun season monday morning, havn't been very lucky this bow season. Going with my dad, step mom and my 14 year old nephew, he missed a nice 6 point last weekend so I would like to hook him up with something monday.

[uglykat26]

i got 6 tags to fill so i dont think my season will be over monday

[rossdeerhunter]

welp guys i shot an nice 8 point today......with a muzzleloaded..... sorry i couldent help us out any. the plans were to bow hunt the first fewdays of gun season but my bow is out of commision for a few days took a about a 15 ft fall saturday due to my own stupidity..... ill post some pics and story when i get off work tonight

[oxmos]

Congrats! Sounds like you had a good morning.

[BuckSlayer]

Congrats man, dont worry about the contest, worry about yourself!!!

[uglykat26]

busted a doe this afternoon made an awesom head shot first time i tried a head shot on a deer sorry pics might be graphic , had a chance at a 140 class 8 point but my primer fired but powder didnt in my muzzleloader he was 35 yards broadside and all i could do was watch him walk away while fumbling for another primer , also found one half of our twin e points we have been watching for two years his brother was the 140 class i almost had this morning the reason i look so excited is cause im draggin butt big time we did 7 drives today and since im trying to drop a few pounds i was driver most of the dayhttp://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/m_langoehr/010-4.jpg
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s303/m_langoehr/013-2.jpg

[NKFD13]

Allright!! good job hunting on a real crappy day :) I went out this morning and didn't see jack. weather was pretty bad, but going out in the morning and should be a little better, nice to see some snow. :)

[NKFD13]

hey Ross, where are those pics of your buck?

[BuckSlayer]

Wow you guys are slaying them!! Congrats...

[uglykat26]

i know im just that good.....lmao

[rossdeerhunter]

ok guys just im finally getting home from work.... here are some pictures of the 8 point that i shot today......http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr219/rossdeerhunter/294.jpg

[rossdeerhunter]

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr219/rossdeerhunter/295.jpg

[BuckSlayer]

Wow, nice Buck!!! Congrats...I hope I can get one this year...i hate eatin tag soup.

[uglykat26]

sure that aint a deer behind ya in the second pic......lol......... nice looking buck congrats

[rossdeerhunter]

yeah that pics from my aunts in-laws house, its a great dane that thing was freaken huge.

[NKFD13]

well didn't bag anything last week so back to the stick and string :)

[oxmos]

Managed to tag a doe yesterday with the slug gun. Will get back out with stick and string once things calm back down.

[rossdeerhunter]

got the bow situation worked out and im ready to go again probably after then extra gun week.

[NKFD13]

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope we can finish out the year on a positive note and make this a great year for everyone. :D

[Kaiser878]

ok guys just im finally getting home from work.... here are some pictures of the 8 point that i shot today......http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr219/rossdeerhunter/294.jpg

Congrats on a dandy buck!

[uglykat26]

merry christmas yall , now lets kill some more deer , w are laggin in the points....:)

[oxmos]

Bagged a doe and this female yote. Still have one antlerless tag left! My cousin's wife was the one who bagged the buck behind me.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/12-28-08Coyote.jpg

[NKFD13]

well we didn't finish last,I wish I could have helped the team but just couldn't seem to get on track with the deer this year :mad::irked: well will have to start planning for next season. thanks everyone for a fun year :)