#15 Bucks 'N' Backstraps

[sjastrz]

Hey Guys,

I'm Steve and live in Cincinnati, moved down here about 4 months ago after graduating from Michigan for my first job. Gonna be hunting the surrounding wildlife areas this fall.

Hopefully we all have a great season and lets start thinking of team names!

[mercercountyhunter]

hey steve, my name is scott. i live in mercer county, which is in the middle western part of the state, 5 minutes from the indiana line.it is the flat farmland part of the state with scattered woodlots. i usually hunt the riverbottoms exclusively here though. i am currently in massachusetts working, but i will be taking 5 weeks off from october 24th thru december 1st. i have done this the last few years and it works out pretty well, not a bad time to be home and with nothing else to do but hunt. i was in the contest last year and it is alot of fun, as long as everyone participates. i think as long as everyone gets a doe and we can take a couple of bucks we will do just fine. have you had a chance to scout any of the public lands yet? do you have any trail cams out? i will post some trail cam pics a little later tonight, still at work right now.

[meshootbuck2]

hi guys my name is larry. i live in mansfield. and i hunt on pulic land.ihave my fingers crossed i do as good this year as last year. i taged out.i have some pics in the photo gallery at a look tell what you think. team name - brown its down.

[mercercountyhunter]

you got a couple of nice ones there larry, hope you get a crack at one.since i am away , my hunting buddy takes care of the camera work and some scouting, but when i am home i hunt the rivers during pre rut and rut, it is the only continuous woods around, bucks like to cruise it. got three decent bucks for my area. not many ohio big bucks get shot in my county. hopefully i will get a crack at one of the 2 nine pointers this year.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/cudde4-1.jpg?t=1219518706
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/cudde1-1.jpg?t=1219518865
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/cudde3-1.jpg?t=1219519156

[meshootbuck2]

those are nice. good luck

[jbrown]

steve, scott, larry... nice to "meet" you guys.

my name is jim and i live up here in sandusky county. i hunt a lot of public land and some private land in seneca county. each year me and four other guys go down to morgan/perry counties for our november deer camp. we hunt for a week straight in the wayne national forest... and see quite a few big deer. i tend to hunt for meat up here and antlers down there... but ive taken does down there as well. one thing to note, i wont shoot at a buck that i dont think is mature... which is why i havent killed a buck in 3 years. so please dont be dissapointed when i post about passing up bucks. on the other hand, any doe that walks in front of me will have something sharp flying her way. i think its gonna be a good season. seems like we have a pretty diverse team here, which should help i think.
team name: Bucks'N'Backstraps

[meshootbuck2]

hello jbrown. i like your team name. i vote for yours.good tis season

[ohioduckhunter2000]

hey guy im andrew nice to meet u all

[sjastrz]

Those are some nice bucks you got there. I like Bucks'N'Backstraps too.

I've been out to Indian Creek Wildlife Area a few times and have a couple of options for stand sites but I want to get out there one last time. Haven't been seeing a whole lotta sign other than tracks. I'm hunting w/ a climber for the first time this year so I'm gonna be moving around a bit. In the next couple weeks I'm gonna go out and check out Tranquility Wildlife area and Pike State Forest too.

It's gonna be kinda hard for me to get out and hunt the weeknights because I'm just starting work and don't have any vacation saved up this bit. The areas I'm gonna be hunting are all 50+ minutes away from me but I'm gonna get out as much as I can. I'm gonna be hunting Michigan as well this fall when I'm home for the weekends/football games.

[mercercountyhunter]

hello to the latest to sign in. i am not very creative with team names, so it sounds good to me. hope everyone can find some good areas to hunt that are looking.

[meshootbuck2]

hi sjastrz nice to meet you.hope yur luck is good this season

[meshootbuck2]

hi ohioduckhunter2000 good luck this season

[ohioduckhunter2000]

hi ohioduckhunter2000 good luck this season
good luck to u to

[sjastrz]

So what's everyone on the team hunting with this year? I'll be hunting with my Hoyt Cybertech.

[meshootbuck2]

iam old school. using an eagle xl.does anyone think we should have a captain. just asking i have never done something like this before.

[mercercountyhunter]

we do not really need a team captain. there will be a thread that updates the scores every week and it tells you what each deer entered scored. there will also be a thread that you post a pic of your doe/buck in and you give info about it(date killed, weapon , team name, etc.). you just have to make sure the picture of your deer includes your bow and that you can see the temporary or permanent tag also.
i will be hunting with a bowtech mighty mite, i have had it for about 5 years.

[meshootbuck2]

thank you. that works for me. you just dont know untill you ask

[jbrown]

im using my trusty old PSE Nova... which ive had for 10 yrs now. gold tip arrows with some deadly G5 Tekan II's on the ends of them. man i cant wait for the season to start.

[mercercountyhunter]

we still have not heard anything from longrifle yet, wonder if we will get an alternate or what. so does bucks n backstraps sound good to everyone for the team name? it gets my vote. if so i think sjastrz needs to change the thread title like the other teams have done, since you started the thread. thanks in advance if you can change the thread title. i cannot wait until october 25th so i can sit in my treestand and get away from everything.
what is the biggest deer you guys have? mine is a 130" ten point that had a couple of broken tines. one day i will join that big buck club, hopefully.

[jbrown]

that name sounds good to me. i think itll be pretty fitting for our team's deer season results. :mischeif:

my biggest buck is a typical 10 point that scores 113 7/8 net. it only has about 4 inches of deductions. its a great looking deer, just lacking on mass... that really hurt the score. it was my first bow kill too. since then ive only had one chance at a bigger buck... which was the biggest buck ive ever seen while hunting. it was my first hunting trip down to the wayne... first morning too. lets just say it wouldve scored 160-170 easily. needless to say, i missed him at 26 yds... perfectly broadside. :irked: i never will forget that deer... he haunts me. the only deer ive ever seen that had a swagger when it walked. ok, i cant talk about it anymore... tears are starting to fall. :D

[mercercountyhunter]

man i feel for ya jim, i can feel your pain. i was hunting a 10 point a few years ago in early october that always came out of the corn right before dark and never came my way before dark. then about the 5th night i seen him come out, it was 30 minutes earlier than usual. he came to within 35 yards quartering away, head down feeding. passed on that shot because i thought he would come in to about 20 yards and thought i had more shooting light than i really did. he did not come closer and when he was 35 yards broadside i pulled back to shoot and i could not see him thru my peep sight, even though i could still easily see him thru the naked eye. long story short, never got him that close again and a friend killed him a month later, but never found him until february. he netted over 140 inches. lesson learned , take first good shot available and do not assume they will come closer. now i am going to start crying.
it really is amazing how much mass adds to the deer score. i also can respect a person who is willing to not shoot anything for a few years and sticks to their goals. good luck this year.

[meshootbuck2]

i have not had a chance to shoot a big buck yet. last year is the first time i shoot one. i had one one to show me the ropes. learned on my on. i did alot of reading. its alot easyer in the books than in the woods.a few years back istarted going to charles alsheimer semaniors and things are starting to turn around for me.but iam working hard at it. i have learned to b e able to fool some does. i a ground hunter.so how it time to try for a buck.so cross tour fingers for me.

[meshootbuck2]

bucks n backstraps i love it thats the name for me

[mercercountyhunter]

i kinda learned the ropes on my own also. i think the best way to learn is to just be out there as much as you can. the books and magazines are nice , but seeing things first hand is alot different. the first time a doe snorts and stomps at you and the chill it sends up your spine. the sound and chaos of a buck chasing a doe. hearing a crunch behind you and seeing a buck standing there looking up at you and wondering how did he get so close on a calm, dry day without you knowing.i could go on and on, bowhunting is awesome.
i think you will get a nice buck this year, just put in your time and it will happen. good luck

[meshootbuck2]

i know with you mean. last year -- and this is no lie -- i had a small 6 point chasea doe near what i call a small ridge they ran past me at about 35yds. in to high thicket came back at me at 25 yrds over the ridge the 6 pt was about 10 sec behind her.he stop at the edge-watching her he came right at me.i put my hand out as far i could and ran my hand a cross hes back. he never turned to look to see want touched him. i will never have that happen again in my life.that will stay in my mind forever. i love the rut any thing can happen.not saying any thing bad about tree stand hunting. but you cant get that kind of haed rush in a tree so iam staying on the ground. i want to see what happens this season.

[sjastrz]

anyone know how to change the title of the thread? can't seem to figure it out

my biggest deer is my first one, got it w/ a shotgun in the youth hunt up in MI, it was a pretty nice 7 pt, nothing to crazy though, don't know what it scored

[BuckSlayer]

Best thing to do would be to pm Sir 45 (deerhunt45) with the new team name and he will change the thread title for you :)

[deerhunt45]

Still looking for LongRifle to check in. Has anyone PM'd him?

[sjastrz]

Ok guys, sent deerhunt45 a message with the team name and pm'd LongRifle to remind him to check in or a replacement will be added.

[jbrown]

any of you guys whack down some doves or squirrels today? i dove hunted this morning and ended up with 13... shouldve got a limit (of course) but had a couple misses and lost a couple. all in all it was a good hunt though. hunted some public land up here... Resthaven Wildlife Area.

[mercercountyhunter]

steve, thanks for sending the pm for the team name. sounds like we will be getting an alternate.
i wish i could get out and bust some squirrels and doves, sounds like fun. i have not been squirrel hunting in years due to traveling for work. i use to go alot, kinda miss it. it probably woulda took me 4 boxes of shells to hit that many of them doves. my buddy checked the trail cam today and did not get any pics of those 3 bigger bucks that i posted earlier. i am sure they will not go to far though, probably in the corn.

[sjastrz]

i've never done much small game hunting myself, done a little rabbit or bird hunting here or there but nothing too serious.

i've seen that some of the other teams are coming about with logo's for their team. any creative mind on our team wanna design something for Bucks'N'Backstraps?

[mercercountyhunter]

i would not even know how to begin to do a logo. i am not very computer literate. i would be all for it if someone can do it.

[jbrown]

ive got a graphics tablet for my computer that lets me draw on it as if im drawing on paper... i may be able to come up with something. not sure when ill get around to it though, its going to be a busy couple of days for me.

[LongRifle]

Sorry guys, have not been on the forum for a bit. Did you get an alternate or am I still in?

[LongRifle]

Thanks sjastrz for contacting me. DeerHunt45 had not gotten a replacement yet, so he let me on the team.

I have a 10 day trip planned to Coonie's Camp in the Wayne. Hunted there with them last year and got a dandy 10 point in the high 140's class. Hope to do a repeat!!! or at least a decent 2 1/2 year old.

I will be checking in regularly. Goodluck to everybody!

[jbrown]

welcome to the team longrifle... we were starting to think you were gonna be a no-show. we have a pretty diverse team here, so i think youll fit right in. good to hear you glad some luck last year. lets hope you and the rest of us have some luck on our side this season.

[mercercountyhunter]

welcome longrifle. i thought you were MIA myself. glad to have you on the team , it should be alot of fun. good luck this year. we will have to start thinking about who we want to be on the roster for the contest against that michigan team. do not know if everyone has seen the thread yet about it , but it should be a good time with alot of ribbin going on. check out the thread, it is in the same page that you find our team thread on . it will be just like college football, another sad year for michigan.

[sjastrz]

glad you made it LongRifle, welcome to the team. hope you like the team name!

if I have some time later in the week i can try and work on some type of logo too.

[sjastrz]

we also gotta nominate a team member for the OH v. MI contest, i vote for someone who participated last year, can't bring myself to cause my home state MI to lose to OH in anything, haha.

[mercercountyhunter]

sorry steve, but i think the buckeyes are gonna put a whoopin on the wolverines this year. i just hope wells is going to be ok. man work is boring tonight...

[LongRifle]

Thanks all, for the welcome. Hopefully I can be a contribution to the team. I have been deer hunting with a bow since 1969. I know, that makes me older than dirt!! I also work at an archery shop, so if any of you have equipment problems/questions, feel free to ask and I will do my best.

Here is deer hunting tip #1. When I was younger and would be out scoutin and such, and I would see deer or find good deer sign, I would not look at the big picture and try to figure out where the deer had come from and where it was going. I would only think in terms of a 100 yds. or so. I'm talking about thinking in terms of 1/4 to 1/2 mile distance's or more, on both sides of the sign. Looking at the big picture helps you discern patterns, funnels, travel zones, feeding areas, etc. of why a deer will be where he's at, at any given time. Hope that makes sense.

I bet you guys have some things you learned about deer, that might benefit the team. Share them. I find that each year it is good to go over deer hunting tips as I have a tendency to forget things.

I will try and post up at least one, each time I visit the forum.

[sjastrz]

ok guys, i made a little logo, i just put it as my avatar now but if everyone likes it i'll add it as a picture to the thread tomorrow, let me know if anyone wants me to change it up a bit

[meshootbuck2]

love the logo hi longrifle good luck this season..the logo would look nice on a shirt. good job

[meshootbuck2]

i know i dont know you all personally. i vote for mercercountyhunter for the site team vs michigan. hope i dont up set the rest of the team

[jbrown]

man that logo is great... nice work. i second the vote for scott to represent us against michigan. he seems like a seasoned veteran and knows his stuff, which is all good in my book.

[sjastrz]

scott has my vote also so unless he doesn't want it. i'll try and upload the picture later tonight for you guys to do what you want with it.

[sjastrz]

it seems like it got a little blurry but i think it will work, definitely will look better if you make it a little smaller

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo154/sjastrz/logo.jpg

[mercercountyhunter]

the logo looks good steve. i will be on the team if that is what you guys want(as long as it is ok with the other 2 guys). i guess i will take the pressure,lol . i would love to shoot a good buck and help beat that michigan team. man i wish i could hunt opening day, i do not think i can wait until october 24th to hunt. this sucks.oh well, guess i will miss the bugs and warm weather. i am ready for a break , people at work here are really getting on my nerves....http://www.ohiosportsman.com/forum/images/icons/icon8.gif

[jbrown]

no worries scott... youll be gettin out during some hot rutting action, which is so much more enjoyable than the early season in my opinion. not only do you have to mess with bugs and sweat your arse off, but you also have to rush around processing your deer if you get one early. thats just not much fun to me. thats why when its warm, i wont shoot anything unless i have a few extra hours after the hunt to burn... just in case.

[mercercountyhunter]

just wanna post to see if the team pic will show up on my post.
but to share a hint/tip referring to longrifles post, i think it would have to be scent control. the last year is when i really started to take scent control seriously. i went out and bought a scentblocker suit(dream season brand). i now do not wear my outer hunting clothes or boots anywhere but in the woods. i keep them in a sealed plastic tub. i dress when i get to my hunting area. i also shower with the non scent stuff during hunting season and use the non scent deoderant, doesn't work as well, but i do not mind smelling myself if i get stinky after a long day. i think this routine has helped alot, i cannot remember getting winded once by a deer last year. in the past years i would have does snorting , staring up at me and bucks that would get downwind and take off instantly. i am not saying they will not wind you , but i think it gives you that few extra seconds that you need to get a shot until they leave the area. last year i rattled in 3 different bucks that came right to the base of the tree and walked completely around the area and did not spook. so that would be my tip of the day...

[ohioduckhunter2000]

am i still in

[LongRifle]

just wanna post to see if the team pic will show up on my post.
but to share a hint/tip referring to longrifles post, i think it would have to be scent control. the last year is when i really started to take scent control seriously. i went out and bought a scentblocker suit(dream season brand). i now do not wear my outer hunting clothes or boots anywhere but in the woods. i keep them in a sealed plastic tub. i dress when i get to my hunting area. i also shower with the non scent stuff during hunting season and use the non scent deoderant, doesn't work as well, but i do not mind smelling myself if i get stinky after a long day. i think this routine has helped alot, i cannot remember getting winded once by a deer last year. in the past years i would have does snorting , staring up at me and bucks that would get downwind and take off instantly. i am not saying they will not wind you , but i think it gives you that few extra seconds that you need to get a shot until they leave the area. last year i rattled in 3 different bucks that came right to the base of the tree and walked completely around the area and did not spook. so that would be my tip of the day...

Logo looks good. Now if I knew how to get it on my posts????

Scent contol is right up there at the top, on important things to work on, to get your deer. I use a lot of baking soda after my shower. Been using it for underarm deoderant for many years. Works better than any commercially available stuff. Put about 1/4 teaspoon or less in your wet hand and make a paste. It should be a little runny. Rub both hands together and put on each underarm. ( I use it year round) When hunting The Wayne, I put it in my wash water and put a little in my hair after my basin baths. With scent free clothes, I am seldom/never knowingly scented by deer. And guys, that is 8 days without a regular bath/shower.

Anyone is fine with me for the Anti-Michigan team. BUT, I think I will kill the biggest buck on our team, if the rut does not run late!!!!

[sjastrz]

You're still in ohioduckhunter.

LongRifle, just right click it and save it on your computer and you can upload it into your signature.

I've always kept my hunting clothes in plastic bags or a plastic container with one of the fresh earth scent wafers. Don't think it's gonna happen this season but I wanna pick up one of the scent lock base layers so I can wear it under all my camo. Just ordered some of the UV killer and sport wash so I'm giving that a shot this year also.

[LongRifle]

Good tip to wash your clothes in the scent free detergent.

I have been using CHEER FREE for years. As far as I know, it is one of the few commercial detergents that has no UV brighteners in the ingredients along with no perfumes or other junk us hunters don't need. A lot cheaper than the stuff you buy in the hunting section, to. Throw a tablespoon of baking soda in the wash load, just for insurance.

I will try to get the Team pic in my posts.

[ohioduckhunter2000]

ok thats good i cant wait till the 27

[sjastrz]

went out and did a little scouting today, found a nice little area where quite a few trails come together, some acorns on the ground, and one of the only pools of water in a dried up creek bed, nice tree for my climber too

[jbrown]

went out and did a little scouting today, found a nice little area where quite a few trails come together, some acorns on the ground, and one of the only pools of water in a dried up creek bed, nice tree for my climber too

great news man. sounds like a recipe for success. i stopped over at my grandmother's today... she's got an apple tree in the front yard thats just loaded this year. i nabbed up all the apples that were on the ground and am gonna set a bait pile at one of my spots this week i think. usually its an easy way to zap a doe or two and get that outta the way.

[sjastrz]

i think i'm gonna hold of on the bait till late in the season this year, i've always hunted over bait where we hunt in Michigan with pretty good success but i figure i'm gonna try for a buck early in the season and if i need to take out a couple does to help the team out late in the season i can throw some bait down then

[mercercountyhunter]

went out and did a little scouting today, found a nice little area where quite a few trails come together, some acorns on the ground, and one of the only pools of water in a dried up creek bed, nice tree for my climber too

that sounds like a perfect area for bucks and does, especially the acorns and water source. i bet you get a shot at a doe at least in that area in the early season and sounds like a decent rut spot with all the trails coming together. i have never had any luck with bucks coming to an apple pile or salt lick type area during daylight, but the does sure love it and are pretty predictable coming to them on a regular basis.
longrifle, if you are so certain you will kill the biggest deer from this team ,you can have the spot against the michigan team, i do not care either way. just remember, it is based on the number of tines on the deer, not the pope and young score. good luck

[meshootbuck2]

he guys. still here just gettting some things done before the season starts so i have more time for the season

[jbrown]

well guys, i may have an interesting deer season this year. a couple days ago, i received a phone call telling me that i landed a job at the Medina County Health Department... which is about an hour and twenty minutes from where i live currently. my wife and i are definately going to move over there... which means all of my work scouting around here was basically meaningless. dont get me wrong... the land over in medina county looks phenomenal... lots of large woodlots and farmland... but i think its going to be tough trying to figure out the area and gain access to new land on such short notice of bow season. i definately will have my work cut out for me. another problem is that i will not be able to go down to the Wayne this november for my familys annual deer camp. i wont receive any vacation at the new job until ive been there a year. but dont worry guys i am going to do my best to get on some deer fast. are any of you familiar with medina county or know anyone that is? im gonna need all the help i can get.

[sjastrz]

congrats on the new job, hopefully you can get out and do a little scouting these next couple of weeks and as the season goes on you can get a little more familiar with the area, that's kinda what i'm relying on too this year seeing how it will be my first season in Ohio

[mercercountyhunter]

congrats on the new job. just keep knocking on doors and you will find places to hunt. you have plenty of time, even if you spend october scouting, just be ready for the rut!! i am sure there is public land somewhere close by. good luck. 5 more weeks until my deer season opens, cannot wait.

[jbrown]

yea there are a couple areas of public land over there close by... Spencer Wildlife Area and Killbuck Wildlife Area arent too far away. one thing that really excites me is the size of most of the woodlots in medina county. i was looking on my GIS program the other day, which lets me calculate acreage from aerial photos, and it was RARE to see a woods that is less than 60 acres. most of the woodlots over that way are in the 100-400 acre range... of continuous woods. i even found on continuous woodlot that was 1088 acres! this is exciting to me because all the woodlots im used to hunting here in sandusky and seneca counties are typically 40 acres or less. I AM PUMPED. i am going to commute for a couple weeks though, so ill get to hunt my usual spots around here for the first few weekends at least. hopefully i can whack down a doe or two in that time.

[mercercountyhunter]

that would be a change for me also to hunt big woods like that , most areas in mercer county are less than 50 acres also. i have always wanted to try to hunt a few hundred continuous acres. how many of you guys are going to be able to get out opening weekend and try to get a doe?
we need to decide about this michigan contest soon also, so everyone cast a vote.i think it needs to be decided before opening day. got one 8 pointer on cam out of velvet from my hunting area, still have not got any more pics of those 2 nine pointers .
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[meshootbuck2]

my vote is --mercercountyhunter----. i made 3 mock scrapes last week and have one that is being used. i checked them today. i will be out this weekend. iam out of ground and chili dose not tast as good with out it

[jbrown]

my vote is for mercercountyhunter also. i count myself out of the OS vs MS competition because im not sure what kind of hunting ill be getting into now.

[sjastrz]

mercercountyhunter has my vote. i'll be out this weekend, gonna hold off on shooting any does though until the temps get a bit colder

[mercercountyhunter]

well it sounds like a majority vote. i will wait and sign up in the next day or two to give the other 2 guys a chance to voice their opinion. i guess i will take the pressure, :yikes: .......:) man the days out here in massachusetts are getting cooler, just starting feel like hunting season. got the bow dialed in and ready to go. ruined another arrow today from 40 yards, best i have shot in a while.

[ohioduckhunter2000]

cant wait for sat

[mercercountyhunter]

i signed up tonight for the michigan contest, i hope i do not dissapoint...how many of you guys are gonna hunt opening day? good luck to you guys that do and drop a doe and hopefully catch a nice buck on its feeding pattern:)

[meshootbuck2]

my vote contest at large sjastrz whats the rest of the team think ?

[sjastrz]

i don't think we have to pick anyone from our team for the at large contest, just nominate whoever you want, and even if we did i think pretty much all of you on the team would be better picks than myself since this is my first year hunting in ohio and i'll be doing the public land thing

i'll definitely be out there opening morning though

[jbrown]

i think im going in the morning. not sure what the weather is gonna be like yet... but im going and im gonna try to stick a doe if i can. i dont plan on seeing a big buck but anything is possible. good luck guys... aim small and shoot smart.

[sjastrz]

good luck guys, hopefully we can get some points on the board and get off to a quick start this weekend!

[mercercountyhunter]

good luck everyone and be safe. hope you guys see some deer and get some nice doe back straps for the freezer. never know could get that big buck also... it is killing me not being able to hunt for a month, so lets see some hero shots tommorrow.

[LongRifle]

Good luck to all as your season opens. Enjoy your days in the woods, even when the deer sightings are low.

Busy here getting ready for our opener and MD is already in. Shop is very busy with the last minute customers.

[jbrown]

well no luck for me this morning. saw a couple antlerless deer in the woods, but they were on another trail about 60 yds away or so. not a bad morning for the opener as far as weather goes. how about you guys? any luck today?

[sjastrz]

Saw a fox just after daylight and saw one doe late afternoon. Came into about 10 yards and hung around for a little while but, like I said, I'm gonna hold of till the temps get a little bit colder till I take any does. Anyways, good first morning and now I know that there are deer in my area at least!

Watching football this afternoon evening and I'll be getting back out there tomorrow.

[sjastrz]

Just saw one fawn tonight, still had spots on it but they looked to be fading, walked right under my stand, could have spit on her, don't think i'll be able to make it out at all this week because of work and going out of town this weekend but i'll be back out in a couple weeks, hopefully the temps will be down and movement up

[jbrown]

yea i too wont be able to get out this week at all... ill have to wait until the weekend. however next week ill be able to hunt wednesday and thursday down at my mom and stepdads place near atwood lake. i usually see quite a few deer down there on their property so im looking forward to it.

Timber Pigs have gotten a great start with "stickers" guys... looks like we've got some work to do LOL. good luck fellas.

[mercercountyhunter]

pretty cool to see that fox steve, love to watch those. my buddy saw a grey fox this week at 10 yards from his stand, i think i will be trying to trap there this year:) , do not see many greys in my area. keep at it and you will get one, your are not going to miss much by not hunting this week.
jim ,good luck down at your family farm and yes stickers was pretty impressive, that young man is spoiled for life, i just hope he does not think they are all that big,lol.
my buddy's friend hunted this past weekend and had 11 does in his small food plot and missed 6 times if you can beleive that, i think i would give up bowhunting after the 4th miss in one night. should be awesome come rut time if they stick around because we had pics of about 5-6 different bucks, 3 shooters in my book, nothing huge though. 3 more weeks and i will be in a treestand, cannot wait. also cannot wait to get home because i bought a house and closed on it yesterday. i guess i am in the poor house with everyone else now. too bad it will be a year before i can actually live in it. i will be back in the great state of ohio then for good.good luck hunting everybody.

[jbrown]

congrats on the new house scott. im sure you are pretty excited about it... i know i would be.

just got some great news from my mom tonight. i was talking to her making arrangements for next week at their farm, and as we were talking she told me 5 does have been feeding on an apple pile my stepdad set out last week... you can see them from the kitchen window. so i told her to make sure they kept the bait frest until i get there tuesday afternoon. :mischeif: i got off the phone, and she called me back like 30 minutes later. she said she threw some corn on the ground where the apples were ('cause their out of apples), and not even 15 minutes later the 5 does were all over it. they were eating while she described it to me, which was around 5:20 pm. needless to say, i am really looking forward to getting down there. i normally do not hunt over bait piles, but this is just too good to pass up. cant wait until tuesday afternoon... hopefully i can give one of those old does some love.:mischeif:

[sjastrz]

6 misses!?! I'd have to get back down out of the tree and start picking my arrows up to miss that many times, haha. Congrats on the new house scott.

hopefully you can get us on the board jim with one of those does soon!

[meshootbuck2]

hi guys arrowed a doe wednesday evening waited 45 minuts did not find arrow so i thought i missed ihad to check were she entered the thicket find some blood crawled in the thicket on my hands and knees in spots for an hour when she findly came out the blood trail stoped so i backed out went back thursday after work but could not pick the trail back up feel bad i good not find her after a total of 3 hours of hunting for her

[mercercountyhunter]

sorry to hear about you losing the doe. it happens to everyone, it sucks but it is part of hunting. sounds like you did everything right and put your time in looking for it. keep your head up and you will get the next one.
anybody hunt this morning? my brother was out at my new house yesterday doing some stuff and he heard a big deer running through the woods when he got out of the truck and seen 4 does walking along the property/creek line when he was leaving. cannot wait to be able to see the turkeys and deer coming thru the yard. good luck this weekend everyone.

[jbrown]

i havent been out today but my dad and brother were hunting... they saw 6 bucks and 3 does. biggest buck was a 130-140 class, not sure how many points. my dad said he had a 6 point within 15 yds but he let him walk. sounds like the deer were definitely moving this morning.

[mercercountyhunter]

that sounds promising jim, 6 bucks is not a bad evening. talked to my hunting buddy and he saw a piebald last night. he said it looked like a yearling, could not tell whether it was a doe or buck. i hope i can get a crack at that deer, yearling or not. i have always wanted to get one of them.

[FranciscoJ]

hi guys arrowed a doe wednesday evening waited 45 minuts did not find arrow so i thought i missed ihad to check were she entered the thicket find some blood crawled in the thicket on my hands and knees in spots for an hour when she findly came out the blood trail stoped so i backed out went back thursday after work but could not pick the trail back up feel bad i good not find her after a total of 3 hours of hunting for her

I feel your pain man. I spent a total of 6hrs loking for my doe. I didn't find her either. it is a sucky feeling but be proud that you actually got one. Take the lessons learned for the next one (that's what I am doing).

[mercercountyhunter]

i wonder if ohioduckhunter2000 is still with us or not?
has anyone been hunting lately? hey jim you been seeing anything at your mom and stepdads place? 2 more weeks until my 5 weeks off, it is getting close...

[sjastrz]

i'll be back out tomorrow and this weekend even though it's still so damn warm out

[jbrown]

hey guys, just an fyi... i got a doe fawn last night at my mom and stepdads place. im at work right now but ill post up pics later this evening. ive been away from the computer for awhile... so im not sure if we're on the board yet or not... but if not, WE ARE NOW!

[mercercountyhunter]

congrats jim. that will be some good eating. you broke the ice for the team , now it is on. did you see any bucks and how was the movement?

[deerhunt45]

Congrats jbrown. Man, you all are tempting me by taking these fawns and buttons...I know how tasty they are!

[sjastrz]

good job jim! now we're on the board, i went to the wildlife area i have been hunting/scouting this afternoon and noticed that the roads to the inside of the area had road closed signs posted that i hadn't seen before, and the area i have scouted is in the inside, i know the area is closed to all non-hunting activities during this time of the year but i'm not sure if these roads are closed for everyone, i left a message with the area manager so i'm hoping he gets back to me soon

[jbrown]

the deer movement was very good the last couple days down there. i past up 3 fawns tuesday afternoon, and a button buck thursday morning. i saw 3 bucks wednesday afternoon out in a hay field... one was a pretty nice 8 pt.... but no shots at any decent bucks. i was happy to see that many deer though. cant wait for the rut.

[jbrown]

here she is guys. not a big one by any means... just a fawn. but hey, its meat in the freezer and points on the board. quartering away shot, 15 yds, entered through 2nd to last rib and exited out right behind opposite shoulder. she only went about 60 yds before piling up. oh and if you guys read any of the thread about the one guy ( i think Darron ) shooting a deer broadside and not finding any blood... this deer didnt leave a drop of blood that i could find between where i shot her and where she laid. so it does happen. i was hunting from the ground so entry and exit holes were same height on the animal... blood has to pool inside cavity before itll spill out. good thing i saw her go down.


http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll146/farcass31/P1000851.jpg

good luck this weekend guys!

[sjastrz]

good job man!

[mercercountyhunter]

good looking doe jim. who cares what the size is, they all reproduce. i am drooling thinking about the backstraps in that deer, they will be tasty. i shot a yearling doe last year and it was good.
good luck everyone this weekend, keep the points coming. i went striper fishing last night and got skunked. seems kinda weird to me to be fishing in october when i should be deer hunting. the people out here are crazy about their fishing. they have a huge fishing derby from sept 15 thru oct 15th, pretty big deal and they take it serious. i guess it is like people in ohio with their deer hunting. i guess if we had little bucks like they do in massachusetts, i would rather fish also, lol.

[jbrown]

yea youre dead on about the backstraps. i always cook some up fresh the night that i kill a deer, and it was no different with this one. it doesnt get much tastier than backstraps from a 6 month old.

[mercercountyhunter]

ummmmmm!!!! i am jealous jim. i still have a pack of steaks left from last year , but i cannot bring myself to eat them...

[sjastrz]

hit up Tranquility Wildlife Area guys, looks like a pretty good place and another public land option for me, scouted for a while then found a nice ridge overlooking a creek with TONS of acorns, the only problem is there wasn't a good tree to get my climber in but i think it would be a pretty good setup for a ground blind, didn't see any deer, only a mink, hopefully i can find a couple good setups for my climber around there next weekend

[mercercountyhunter]

that sounds like a pretty good area there steve. i would get a ground blind in there asap and enjoy the show. any crop fields nearby, could be a great staging area?
does anyone think ohioduckhunter is still with us?
hey longrifle, when are you going to the to the wayne and hunt?

[jbrown]

ohioduckhunter posted on a waterfowl thread so i assume he's still using the site... not sure why he's not checking in here though.

[mercercountyhunter]

i saw that he has been posting recently last night. just makes it nicer when everyone on your team participates or at least checks in every once in awhile. the team i was on last year had people that did not post much and it was not as fun. oh well, hope he can get a couple of deer and points for the team .

[sjastrz]

there aren't really many crop fields around this spot but they are in the area, it's surrounded by a lot thick brushy areas and tall grass, hopefully as the rest of the crops get harvested maybe they will be into the acorn a little more, i think the creek bottom with the ridges will make a pretty good funnel though

hopefully we will here a little more from the other guys...

[mercercountyhunter]

man that sounds like a great spot. are you gonna hunt it this weekend? they should be all over those acorns right now. and a creek bottom funnel, life is good. good luck , i bet you get a shot at a doe at least or hopefully a good buck the first time you hunt it.

[jbrown]

guys i have been seeing a ton of deer laying dead alongside the roads the past two days... including one today that mustve been a big dude. huge body and head was cut off. i wonder if theres any truth to the early "mini rut" phenomenon and if that could be the reason for the increased deer collisions. or maybe its just because its cooling down who knows. i do know one thing... this weekend looks like prime deer hunting weather. too bad ive got plans to hunt ducks on saturday for the opener instead of sitting in a tree. good luck to you guys this weekend.

[sjastrz]

yeah, i'll be out this weekend, temp's are looking good too!

[meshootbuck2]

hy guys i made it back working a lot had to manyguys go on vacation and someone had to pick up the slack.head to the woods this weekend.my father has been keeping me informed on a shooter 10 pt he's seen alot lately. i see the teams on the board. i do my best to add to it

[mercercountyhunter]

i hope you can get a crack at that 10 point larry. good luck hunting the ducks jim and good luck on the deer steve. the temps are starting to look better and better, the bucks should be getting close to being fired up and start moving during the day more. i will be in a treestand at this time next friday and hopefully filling my doe tag......

[sjastrz]

saw 1 fri evening, couldn't tell what it was, it was moving through some thick crap about 80 yards out, 2 or 3 came by me sat morning just before day break, no other action other than that sat morning, and i didn't see crap tonight other than a bunch of squirrels, it isn't easy hunting public land when you are out there without any experience in the area...

there was one pretty nice buck dead in the median between my apt and the area i hunted, real wide six or eight, not much mass though, another dead spike and a few does on the road too and i almost hit another doe sat morning

unfortunately i'm going to be outta town the next 2 weekends, good luck everyone and hopefully we can start climbing that scoreboard! i know i'm not helping out, haha

[mercercountyhunter]

stick with it steve and you will get one down. sounds like you are seeing some anyways. the hunting will only get better with each passing day. the bucks will start appearing on the scoreboard heavily starting this weekend. hopefully someone on the website will get a monster this year, hopefully from this team.

[sjastrz]

anyone seeing any action? my Dad was out in MI today and saw bucks chasing does this morning and evening

[meshootbuck2]

i have seen one small rack 6 point. the on him was big. live weight look to be close to 200lbs. been out every day but thats hunting puplic lands.but thats not going to stop me.heading out again this afternoon.good luckto every one

[Flippin 416]

the team i was on last year had people that did not post much and it was not as fun. oh well, hope he can get a couple of deer and points for the team .

WHAT?!?!?! I thought we did pretty good last year with posting?? Guess not.

[jbrown]

hey guys... just a quick status report. i hunted down in carroll county at my mom's place this past saturday. just the afternoon. and let me tell you the deer were everywhere. that front moving in had the deer movement pretty much peaked i think. my brother and i were over-looking the same hay field from adjacent fencerows, and all together i think we saw about 22 deer that night. best part of it all was that the deer were extremely curious too. i rattled in 3 different bucks within 45 minutes total. granted all three were small subordinate bucks, but still it was exciting. they were even pushing does around out in the open field and sparring with each other. after the rattling action settled down i got out the primos bleat can. a few bleats and grunts mixed together... then not 30 seconds later i hear leaves crunching coming my way down the fencerow. in walked a nice 8 point and a 3 point. walked right under me just looking for what was making all the racket. although he was a good deer (big body, basket rack, perfect typical), i passed him up. he would have been lucky to score 115". not that anything is wrong with shooting deer like him, but i like to let them walk because its the only way to shoot one bigger. so anyways, it was a very eventful evening down there and i think the peak of the rut is not too far away. had i not gotten into the whiskey saturday night i wouldve hunted sunday morning too. :mischeif:

hope everyone else is seeing some action too. good luck guys.

[mercercountyhunter]

well i have been home for a few days, sorry i have not checked in yet, been really busy. i have hunted about 5 times, seen deer everytime except once. had a 20 yard shot on a doe sunday morning, she had a few small twigs in front of her chest, needed her to take 2 more steps to be in the open, but go figure she turned and went back where she came from. probably coulda put an arrow in her, but it was not the shot i wanted. my friend killed a 5 pointer this morning.that is the only buck i have seen from a stand so far. i think things will get better , i can hunt pretty much every evening and morning until i leave at the end of the month. me and three other guys went on a pheasant hunt and trap shooting that was at mad river by bellfontaine. never did that before, but it was pretty cool and alot of fun. got lucky and it was cheap because it was a special event that my brother got invited thru work to go and they paid for half of it. it costs like 750 bucks to be a member, plus you gotta pay for the birds. well heading back out tonight to hunt.
hey jim that sounded like a pretty awesome day in the stand. you gotta be careful with that whiskey it can creep up on ya and bite you in the a$$, lol. good luck everybody.

[jbrown]

hey jim that sounded like a pretty awesome day in the stand. you gotta be careful with that whiskey it can creep up on ya and bite you in the a$$, lol. good luck everybody.


haha yea you got that right. i knew what the results were going to be... yet i still couldnt resist :D

looks like decent weather this weekend fellas. try to make the most of it. im looking forward to november 8-11. i have veterans day off on the 11th, and a vacation day on the 10th... making it a four day weekend during prime time rutting. gotta love it. im gonna be hunting hard for a big boy.

[sjastrz]

sounds like you guys are seeing some action...

i'm gonna be in NC this weekend but i'll be back at it next

[LongRifle]

Good luck to all as things start to heat up. Been very busy hunting here.

Heading to Ohio Fri. morn for the Wayne Camp. Will be hunting hard for 8 days. Hope I can get it done.

[mercercountyhunter]

good luck longrifle

[mercercountyhunter]

anybody going out this weekend? i am starting to hit it pretty hard now. i seen a decent buck chasing 5-6 does this morning, but on other side of the river. he was grunting like crazy, pretty cool. saw a small buck and a doe this evening. good luck everyone, they are starting to chase and be more active here now, just hope this warm spell does not hurt things. my friend was told told a nice nine point came out of the river bottom tonight where i hunt so hopefully i can get him.

[mercercountyhunter]

well got a doe down this morning. had a small buck come thru at 10 yards at 8 . then about 830 had a doe and a fawn come thru and shot her a t 10 yards and she piled up 50 yards later. the rage broadhead did another impressive job on a quartering too shot. blew clear thru her and was sticking in the ground. now i can concentrate on a buck. good luck this weekend everyone
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/scottdoe.jpg
rage 2 blade entry hole
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/th_doe.jpg

[meshootbuck2]

way to go i'am still trying

[jbrown]

nice job scott! looks like those rages opened her up pretty good. gotta love an easy tracking job.

keep up the good work guys. lots of season left to gain some ground. its looking like prime time right now though. do what you can to get out there and soak it up. it doesnt get any better than the whitetail rut.

[sjastrz]

good job scott! i'll be back out there this weekend

[mercercountyhunter]

thanks guys. now i just gotta find me a buck. looks like this warm weather will be gone this weekend. went out this morning and evening and did not see a single deer. good luck everybody, the bucks will start falling for us.

[sjastrz]

looks like ohioduckhunter2000 got one on another thread, hopefully he'll come back over here

[deerhunt45]

well got a doe down this morning. had a small buck come thru at 10 yards at 8 . then about 830 had a doe and a fawn come thru and shot her a t 10 yards and she piled up 50 yards later. the rage broadhead did another impressive job on a quartering too shot. blew clear thru her and was sticking in the ground. now i can concentrate on a buck. good luck this weekend everyone
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/scottdoe.jpg
rage 2 blade entry hole
http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/catscansipe/th_doe.jpg

Congrats on a nice doe! I don't think I've scored this for the contest. You need to post a pic on the contest pic thread. Thanks.

[mercercountyhunter]

hey deerhunt45 , i posted that doe in the contest. it is on page 3, post 43. it should be there, let me know if for some reason it is not. thanks, scott

congrats on the doe ohioduckhunter.
anyone been seeing any? had 2 does come in this morning and buck with his nose to the ground 15 minutes later. all the deer went by at 10 yards, tiny buck though. seen 3 doe tonight when i was walking out. good luck everyone.

[sjastrz]

finally saw some antlers today, got out yesterday morning and didn't see crap but i walked around a bit, found a bunch of scrapes, and figured i could get my climber up in that area, i had been back there before and it looked promising but i didn't think there was a tree i could get up, i'm glad i found that one

sat all day today, just after light had a big 8 about 50 yards behind me, an hour later or so another nice buck with a tall rack and a bunch of stickers chased 5 does right to me, i drew and my arrow came off the string when i drew back, not sure what happened, he was hauling a$$ behind those does and i didn't have much of a shooting lane so who knows if i woulda had a shot anyway, sucks though, a little later another 6 or 8 was slinking his way through the woods, finally at 11 another big bodied deer with it's nose to the ground was moving through, couldn't get a good look, that was my last action for the day, gotta a little boring in the stand for the rest of the day, the wind seemed to pick up a lot throughout the day so maybe that's why the movement stopped

i'm really glad that i finally saw some bucks and know that there are some shooters in the area, anyone else do any good?

[mercercountyhunter]

i have not seen any nice bucks while hunting, but i know there are a couple of decent ones around from our trail cam pics. seen some nice ones driving around, they are starting to chase pretty good here.
hey steve , that sounded like an awesome day in the woods. looks like you found your honeyhole there. hope you can get one of them bucks soon. well i will be out in the morning , killed my buck last year on the 10th, which is also my birthday, so hopefully will be a repeat of last year.
good luck everybody.

[LongRifle]

Glad to here most are seeing some action.

Last Monday, at The Wayne Camp, I got a dandy mainframe 10 pt. with split brows. He is 16 in. spread inside with long tines. Will post a pic later in the week. Pretty busy hunting the last week of our season. Not much happening here.

Had a great camp again this year, except for the warm weather.

Get out there when you can.

[sjastrz]

great job LongRifle! excited to see a pic

[mercercountyhunter]

congrats longrifle, cannot wait to see the pics. hopefully you have broken the ice for the bucks for the team.
between me and my brother we saw 14 deer today including 5 bucks. he saw one nice one that i could not see from where i was. he passed up a small 8 point. he is still trying to get his first deer with the compound he bought this year. hopefully tonight that nice one will venture over and come and see my decoy i will have for him.

[meshootbuck2]

hi guys sorry have not check in work 3rd shift then straight to the woods. hunt till dark makes you a tired person. have seen vrey little deer excet for the other night. got a shot on a doe but hit a limb. there was a hand full of white hair around my arrow in the dirt. shot from my new climbing tree stand i got for my birthday. its a lot diff in a tree than on the ground. any pointers on shooting from a tree? as far as shot placement. thanks

[mercercountyhunter]

my best advice for shooting from a tree is to keep your form and bend at the waist. i think alot of guys miss from a treestand because they drop their arm to shoot. rangefinder's are handy also . i have also had limbs jump in front my arrows, it happens. the hunting is really good right now.

i just got in from hunting . seen 1 deer this morning, but it was a pretty nice 9 pointer. have seen alot of deer from the area i have been hunting and some good bucks, but they just will not cooperate. the buck i seen this morning was by himself and he started to head the wrong way, so i rattled and he stopped, stared and then went on his way. i guess he already had his mind up on where he was going. i really wish i set my decoy up this morning, left it in the truck because it was pretty windy. oh well, keep trying, only a matter of time before one of these bucks comes my way. good luck everyone, it should be a great weekend to hunt.

[LongRifle]

Can one of my team brothers help me get my buck pic on this forum so we can get credit. How do I get a URL of my JPEG pic.

Sorry guys, the older gen are not to puter savy, but boy do we know how to kill the big ones!! I will post and let you know the details when I get the pic thing figured out.

Hang in there, it's still happening.

[jbrown]

basically you need to set up an account on photobucket.com. then you upload your pics to the photobucket website from your computer. once they are uploaded, each pic will have a direct link url below it. copy and paste this link into the blank after clicking on the "Insert Image" icon in the reply to thread screen. its a little complicated untily you get the hang of it.

if you want to skip all this, you could just email the pic to me and ill post it up for you. my email is jbrown@heidelberg.edu

hope this helps.

-jim

[LongRifle]

Hey Jim, thanks, I will give that a try tomorrow. If it doesn't work, I will email the pic to you.

[sjastrz]

LongRifle, i think there's a how to upload pic's thread in the new users forum that gives step by step instructions on how to get a pic uploaded, it goes in to a lot of detail

[LongRifle]

LongRifle, i think there's a how to upload pic's thread in the new users forum that gives step by step instructions on how to get a pic uploaded, it goes in to a lot of detail

Thanks, that post helped a lot. I got the pics on.

[Kaiser878]

awesome deer long rifle! Hekc of a buck! Just outa curiosity, why didnt ya get it mounted???? What do you think it is gonna score?

[sjastrz]

great buck LongRifle!

[LongRifle]

awesome deer long rifle! Hekc of a buck! Just outa curiosity, why didnt ya get it mounted???? What do you think it is gonna score?
Mostly the expense and not a real good area to display it in. The Euro mount is going on a stand and will be displayed in my living room. I did get a shoulder mount done on last years OH buck. He is a dandy.

He grossed 149 and net was 144.

[Kaiser878]

Awesome, congrats on a fine buck! We did a euro mount of my g/f buck this year, she didnt want it mounted. It was her first but she insisted she didnt want it lookngi at her! haha

[jbrown]

great buck longrifle! congratulations. im a big fan of the european style mount too.

[meshootbuck2]

http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp296/meshootbuck2/1122081643b1.jpg

[mercercountyhunter]

tell him congrats. i bet you were more happy for him getting a deer though than if you had gotten one. cannot wait to be able to take a kid of my own out.
anybody been out hunting? i have been having terrible luck lately. i am on a meat mission now , next deer is gonna get shot, i just cannot get anything in range. oh well, been a fun year. i have until friday morning to get it done. good luck everyone.

[meshootbuck2]

iam having the same problem. not going to shoot over 30 yards. they stays just far enough out. to me not anouther deer i shoot will equal his first. going out on turkey day with my father and this weekend. fingers crossed

[sjastrz]

tell you son congrats!

i haven't been getting out as much as i'd like too but i'll be hitting the woods hard again soon

[jbrown]

i havent been out bowhunting for a few weeks now guys... its really frustrating. i finally got moved over to my new place in seville though, so it should all work out. im heading down to carroll county sunday to see my mom for thanksgiving. ill be bowhunting sunday afternoon, then hopefully whacking 2 or 3 deer down on monday with the slug gun. since the ODNR did away with the 2 deer per day rule, and my mom's place is in zone C, i'm gonna try to harvest as many as i can. there are a ton of does there, and they need to be thinned out. most years i dont even go during shotgun season... but i just havent had much time in the woods this year so i have to make the most of what i get. have a good holiday guys and good luck this weekend.

[traphunter]

since the ODNR did away with the 2 deer per day rule

I was not aware of this.

[meshootbuck2]

Take more than one deer per day as long as each deer has been tagged with a temporary tag before hunting for the next deer.

[traphunter]

I know you can kill 2 per day, but he was talking more then two.

[jbrown]

yes i was talking more than 2 because this year you can shoot more than 2 deer per day.

[mercercountyhunter]

well i am back on the island now and back to work. i just could not seal the deal on a buck this year. i saw some nice ones, but just could not get one to come into bow range. hope everybody has good luck the rest of the year. sorry i could not knock one down for the team. oh well , i still had a blast hunting and relaxing in the stand this year. the contest has been alot of fun also and it is good to talk to some fellow hunters. good luck the rest of the year, late season can be a great time to get on a buck also.

[jbrown]

well guys everything went according to plan on monday morning. 2 does and 2 button bucks by 10:15 a.m. definitely a fun day in the treestand for me.


http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll146/farcass31/gunopener.jpg

[sjastrz]

dang jim, nice work

too bad you couldn't connect on a buck this year scott, you'll get 'em again next year

i'm heading out with the pumpkin buster this weekend, we'll see how that goes...

[mercercountyhunter]

man that sounded like a great day jim. i wish we could shoot more does in our zone. my brother said that he and everyone he hunted with duriing gun season could have all shot a doe everyday. there are alot of does around here, i wish we could at least shoot 2 does during bow season. congrats.

[sjastrz]

every once in the while for the past two months in the morning i've been seeing a doe and two fawns bedded down on a ledge behind my car in the back of my apartment, got a few pics of them

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo154/sjastrz/Doe1.jpg

well this morning i go out there and this guy shows up

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo154/sjastrz/Buck1.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo154/sjastrz/Buck2.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo154/sjastrz/Buck3.jpg

let me go in, get my camera, and never ran away, only stood up, had to get in my car to go to work and he was still was standing there, nothing like big 8's hanging out in the Cincinnati neighborhoods

[benehunter]

What's that? Sasquach???:D Pretty freaky pic.:yikes:

[mercercountyhunter]

that is pretty cool. i love how deer just taunt you when they know they are safe. i take it your apartment building is not in an urban zone:) .
anyone been out hunting lately? 2nd gun season is coming up. good luck everyone.

[sjastrz]

the buck was out there again this morning, looks like it's got a busted up leg at least, just got home and it's still there, called the police, animal control, and the game warden office to see if someone will come out and shoot this thing

[mercercountyhunter]

now that you say that about the leg, he does look like he is favoring the left front leg in the pictures. hopefully someone will take care of it. hate to see them suffer like that.

[sjastrz]

animal control came, hopped up on the ledge where he was, the buck stood up and headed back towards us and into the front yard and ran across the road, exactly what i called for and tried to prevent, he was moving pretty well for only using 3 legs but i got to think if he was bedded down like that for 2 days he probably has some internal injuries, too bad he didn't just hop up and shoot but he said he needs to be right on top of them ideally to shoot one in a residential area like this, hopefully the buck will live to see another day and not cause an accident

[mercercountyhunter]

congrats jim. that is a great buck. it looks like your persistence paid off. it is tough waiting on a good buck for that many years. i did not shoot a buck this year because i was waiting on a good one. i was kinda bummed about it at first, but now am glad that i did not just shoot a small one to fill my buck tag. it is tough eating tag soup but you cannot kill a big one by shooting the small ones. congrats again on that buck, you deserved it. anybody else been out ?

[sjastrz]

i got out last saturday, saw 1 unidentifiable deer but a ton of hunters on the public land, i did find a couple fresh rubs though, i'm out of town for the holidays but hopefully when i get back i can at least put a down a doe and maybe get a crack at a buck

[jbrown]

well guys thanks for the congrats. just a shame that i couldnt enter all those deer into the contest scoring. oh well, maybe next year. good luck to all who goes out this weekend and have a merry christmas.

[sjastrz]

that was a great buck jim... happy holidays everyone!

[jbrown]

hey guys... its been awhile. just curious to see if anyones been out hunting lately, or finding sheds, anything... only a few more days left for the season. good luck if you get out this weekend.

Jim

[sjastrz]

unfortunately i haven't been able to get out nearly as much as i wanted to after the holidays, sorry i haven't pulled my weight guys...

[mercercountyhunter]

hey do not worry about it steve. this contest is about more than just killing deer, it is a great way to meet new people that share the same interests and i think that was accomplished. it was fun chatting with everyone this year. i did not have a great year either in terms of putting a buck on the ground, but i had fun and that is the main thing. i learned alot again and seen some nice bucks but they did not cooperate, but they will be that much bigger next year.:) thanks for a fun year guys and congrats to you guys that got deer.

[sjastrz]

i still had a blast and definitely will be a lot more prepared next season than i was this after spending a season in the woods around here, learned i can't worry about the temps either and take any shot i get :dizzy:

it was a blast talking to you guys about my hunts and congrats to all of you who got deer!