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XX78, TheCream, epe. Sportsman34, bowhunter4evr, “J”
Alright guys welcome to the team #10!!!!! I waited a while to start this thread, but couldn't take it anymore!
A little bout myself. Name is Rich, work in the city, live in the country. NE O-H-I-O is my corner of the state. I hunt a mix of public and private properties in Geauga, Ashtabula, Lake, and Portage counties. My budy owns a large tree service and when he pulls into a nice piece of property, he pulls out his blanket statement: "Boy the deer must be tearing up this place" Depending on their reaction we usually have a new spot to scout! I've got a few cams, but I don't really put them out much, but some of our places have some insane potential. We've seen some dandies over 160' over the last 2 years, and unless they got hit by a car, chances are pretty good they'll be back.
I know last year is in the past, but I think this team could make a splash.
TheCream
08-26-2008, 08:31 AM
I live and hunt in Athens County, work at Ohio U, and hunt mainly 3 properties (1 being new this year). One place is a little over 500 acres in total and has been under strict management by us for a few years, one is 510 acres of hardwoods where I have arrowed my buck each of the last 2 years, and the new place I am not sure how big it is, but it is a Christmas tree farm that is polluted with deer. :mischeif:
I don't post any buck photos publicly on here, but if any team mates want to see what I have my eyes on, I can provide a few via PM. :D
sportsman34
08-26-2008, 12:35 PM
Whats up guys, the name is aaron. I work for the State as a Private Investigator and part time Police officer for Mechanicsburg OH. I hunt in Crawford (3 properties) and Huron ( 1 property "my grandpas") counties. Its been looking good for me so far this year a total of 3 bucks per woods that i hunt have been seen. Shot my first buck last year with a bow, and im hoping to carry it over for this year for the team. Remember anyone needs any help let each other know. I can see this should be a good team....LETS DO WORK
bowhunter4evr
08-26-2008, 05:06 PM
hey wuts up everyone my name is phil i hunt portage,geauga,and WNF down around athens-nelsonville areas.i was the only tm member last yr on my tm that got deer so im looking for a little more teamwork this yr.one guy just cant get the site bragging rights by themselves.my favorite honey hole is my buddies land that butts up to ladue res. below the dam.but wayne is were i got my 10 point last yr.
Hi, just found the thread listing the teams and you guy's were lucky/unlucky to get me as a team member. I live in Columbiana county (Salem) but hunt both Columbiana and Jefferson counties have a good number of farms to hunt. Not a lot of trophies so to speak but some nice bucks running around them. I look forward to the chance to compete with you all, and kickin a little butt of the so called pros and trash talkers. Actions always speak volumes over talk lol. Eveyone calls me "J" and I work at the Air Base in Vienna. I'll be able to hunt through the New Years timeframe then off to the desert I go (again) but if all goes as normal I'll be done way before that lol. Good luck to all and any help needed let me know. Thanks. "J"
BuckSlayer
08-26-2008, 08:06 PM
You guys are lucky to have Cream, he was a great teammate last year. Good luck you guys!!
bowhunter4evr
08-27-2008, 06:53 PM
at this point im glad to have a couple of guys that got deer last yr on the tm. lol and if any one wants to do a scout day up in the northeast theres a few public areas id like to scout and if anyone is going to deer camp wayne maybe we can split gas and drive down and do some scouting before camp.
at this point im glad to have a couple of guys that got deer last yr on the tm.
wasn't because we didn't try last year...:dizzy: , Good Luck to you this year bowhunter4evr
deerhunt45
08-27-2008, 07:10 PM
at this point im glad to have a couple of guys that got deer last yr on the tm. lol
Gonna keep rubbin that in ain't ya :cheeky-smiley-022: ;) :D :coolgleamA:
at this point im glad to have a couple of guys that got deer last yr on the tm. lol and if any one wants to do a scout day up in the northeast theres a few public areas id like to scout and if anyone is going to deer camp wayne maybe we can split gas and drive down and do some scouting before camp.
I probably live real close to some of the public you are talking about.
As for the contest, I think all the negative mojo I had last year has been left there. I feel real good about this year!
benehunter
08-27-2008, 08:02 PM
I live and hunt in Athens County, work at Ohio U, and hunt mainly 3 properties (1 being new this year). One place is a little over 500 acres in total and has been under strict management by us for a few years, one is 510 acres of hardwoods where I have arrowed my buck each of the last 2 years, and the new place I am not sure how big it is, but it is a Christmas tree farm that is polluted with deer. :mischeif:
I don't post any buck photos publicly on here, but if any team mates want to see what I have my eyes on, I can provide a few via PM. :D
Hey Cream, you ever hang out at Jackie' O? I always have some beers there when I drive down to Athens.
Okay have we come up with any names yet???? We probably should get one picked out before all the good ones show up on other teams. :whistle:
TheCream
08-28-2008, 08:27 AM
Hey Cream, you ever hang out at Jackie' O? I always have some beers there when I drive down to Athens.
I have spent many wonderful times in most Athens establishments, but I can't say Jackie O's is one of them! I'm usually rotating between the CI, Cat's Eye, Courtside, and the Pigskin. :D
I have a good feeling about this team. I'm hoping to add at least 5 points on opening weekend. :mischeif: I need to...my freezer is about 2 packs of meat from being empty!!!!
bowhunter4evr
08-28-2008, 04:38 PM
wasn't because we didn't try last year...:dizzy: , Good Luck to you this year bowhunter4evr
Gonna keep rubbin that in ain't ya :cheeky-smiley-022: ;) :D :coolgleamA: wuts up 100k and 45 ive been just razzin on you guys waiting for someone to say something:whistle: good luck this yr guys
bowhunter4evr
08-28-2008, 04:52 PM
I probably live real close to some of the public you are talking about.
As for the contest, I think all the negative mojo I had last year has been left there. I feel real good about this year! all the countys u hunt in are within a 50 min drive tops for me my dad lives in andover and i can get there from my house in an hour.used to be able to hunt some land by thompson dragstrip but the ppl lost it in forclosure last yr that was 100 acres of nice hardwoods:( .
sportsman34
08-28-2008, 11:51 PM
Team Donkey Punch lol or team Captain Stabbin lol
Okay no big jump on any names so far so I'll start out with the obvious one's "TEAM 10 POINT" "THE PERFECT 10" (I'd like Bo Dereck for a cheerleader) Hey it's a start lol. :D
sportsman34
08-29-2008, 10:07 AM
Team Estrous :yikes: or team .410, or these Nugent's Natives, The Whackmasters, Backstrap Brigade, Morning Wood (since we are all guys lol) . There r a few for ya
bowhunter4evr
08-29-2008, 04:25 PM
well ill steal the name of the tm i was on last yr(buckeye legends)-buckeye bruisers-buckeye boys-legend killers
Team #10 OSOK (ONE SHOT ONE KILL) ???
Aim small, miss small
(Archers / Bowhunters / Hunters) (United / Unified)
Team Hard Horn
Meat pole
Boone Busters
sportsman34
08-31-2008, 11:45 PM
Backstrap Brigade - i like this one
deerhunt45
09-01-2008, 03:28 PM
I still see epe needs to check in...has anyone PM'd him?
He has until midnight tonite ;)
I just pmed him, hopefully he gets it.
Backstrap Brigade - i like this one
I could live with that.
Sorry guys.. I have been waterfowl mode.. Went out this morning, got three limits, plus a ten year old got one with a single shot 20 :D . Well lets see, I hunt two properties in washington county, one which produced my deer from last year that grossed 162 7/8 and netted 155 7/8. We always see a whopper there every year.. My cousin leases 665 acres in perry county. We are doing food plots and management on it.. We always see a couple big deer a year there, but is usually during gun season, which would not be good for this contest.. As for names, I am ok with most anything.. Backstrap brigade is fine, cuss I luvs me some tenderloin.. :bouncy:
Oh yeah, my name is Eric.. Also forgot that the farmer that we waterfowl hunt on, got some new fields, that used to be owned by a tree farm company, and he said it is crawling with deer. It is about a 15 minute drive from my house. I need to get out the map, but I think it is in the urban zone :bouncy: Cheap points... :D
TheCream
09-02-2008, 12:49 PM
Sorry fellas, I had a 4-day weekend away from computers. It was awesome, I highly recommend it. :D
The only name that matters to me is the name after all is said and done: CHAMPS!!! :mischeif: :coolgleamA:
bowhunter4evr
09-02-2008, 05:06 PM
backstrap brigade is fine with me
TheCream
09-03-2008, 01:57 PM
So who would like to represent The Backstrap Brigade for the Ohio vs. Michigan contest?
bowhunter4evr
09-03-2008, 04:59 PM
im in michigan sucks
What is the ohio state vs. michigan contest?
Just read about it. I do not shoot alot of does, so I guess someone that whack thier limit of does should be from our team.
sportsman34
09-04-2008, 10:56 AM
come on guys its September please tell me ur excited as i am??
I am getting there. This heat just makes it not seem like it is september. Nothing like going goose and dove hunting in shorts. Anyone know if they make scentlok shorts? :D
TheCream
09-04-2008, 11:00 AM
come on guys its September please tell me ur excited as i am??
I have to stop, breathe deeply for a few seconds, and relax somewhere between 12-15 times a day. My buddy and I have been shooting almost every night since June, we watch hunting shows and DVD's most nights, checking trail cams, glassing deer...it's just too much for me to take! :yikes:
sportsman34
09-05-2008, 10:45 AM
im pumped for monday...im going to ask a guy to hunt a big 100 acre woods that my dad use to hunt. Dad use to hunt it when an other guy owned it and said he saw bucks all over in there. Since this new guy bought it no one has hunted in there for years. the guy made sure to tell me he likes perch and deer bologna lol. That will get me going because its gonna take me atleast a day to scout that woods. So come monday head over to his house and give him some perch and deer bologna and hopefully im game in that woods
TheCream
09-06-2008, 09:52 AM
im pumped for monday...im going to ask a guy to hunt a big 100 acre woods that my dad use to hunt. Dad use to hunt it when an other guy owned it and said he saw bucks all over in there. Since this new guy bought it no one has hunted in there for years. the guy made sure to tell me he likes perch and deer bologna lol. That will get me going because its gonna take me atleast a day to scout that woods. So come monday head over to his house and give him some perch and deer bologna and hopefully im game in that woods
Best of luck! If you take perch and summer sausage, and he still won't let you in, it was never meant to be. :D :mischeif:
sportsman34
09-07-2008, 11:42 PM
haha big day tomorrow afternoon. Grandpa said (since he turkeyand coon hunts in there) he takes him mushrooms (unsure how to spell the name of the kinda they are) and he lets him hunt there. So i am willing to sacrafice a few things to have a great time hunting his property
sportsman34
09-09-2008, 09:53 AM
GOT Permisson guys....YES!!!!!! me and my dad scouted the woods last night.....put my climber in a area where they cross the creek (HEAVILY) and dad said the spot is about 30 yards north of where he missed a big 8 point about 10 years ago. The reason im not is because dad said where they use to cross isnt there anymore and its now down where my stand is now.....so hopefully its looking good this year for our team. Have 2 woods that can produce nice bucks. Hey and i would like to nominate myself for the ohiosportsman vs. michigansportsman
TheCream
09-09-2008, 10:23 AM
Awesome news! I have no problem nominating you, so if the rest of the team is in agreement, I say that's good.
One word of caution, leaving a climber in the woods at the base of a tree is an invitation for a trespasser to score a free stand. Did you lock it up somehow? I hunt from a climber probably 90% of the time, and I almost always pack it out with me when I leave the woods. The only exception is if I plan to hunt the same spot the following morning. I'd hate for you to have your climber jacked right before season!
I agree with leaving tree stands in the woods. They will walk off with them quickly. We went dove hunting last night, and while waiting for another guy, my buddy and i drove to a spot to check out the soybean fields. Came around the corner and there was a 8pt, and what looked like a nice 10 pt standing in the beans at 6pm. Saw a doe also. Nice thing is, this is bonus spot for me, I usually do not even bother with it. :D
sportsman34
09-11-2008, 10:48 AM
it will be hard for them to find that stand, plus if anyone steals it it would be the nieghbor of the woods next to mine, but he hunts and wouldn't steal it. What is nice is its one big woods, and only 2 people own it and there has never been a trespasser. I mean i have a few treestands in a woods tha even get pushed during gun season i have never had a problem with treestands getting stolen. In this area everyone knows everyone so that makes it good to. Just a nice small farm community. Plus the guy that owns the woods said no one has bow hunted this woods in about 5-6 years. Plus this woods never gets gun hunted. I only have permission to bow hunt, but the nice thing is i never have to worry about it getting pushed. All the deer will run in this place and just hide. Then hopefully if i don't score before then, after gun season should be good for this woods.
bowhunter4evr
09-15-2008, 12:10 PM
well 1 treestand of mine is gone crushed by a falling tree:yikes: i was able to salvage 2 sections of the ladder and thats it. thank god i wasnt in it! i would have been crushed in the crotch of the tree!
Well looks like I won't be home for a couple of weeks, we're leaving to go to LA and TX for hurricane relief. We're spraying the area for mosquito control. So I'll be gone for the opening day of deer season. Hopefully will be back by mid Oct. Good luck team!!! And save some for me. I'll try to check in while I'm gone to see what progress you've made. Later. "J"
J,
Don't sweat it! Sometimes there are things that are more important than hunting. I know when they are put upon you, sometimes you think instantly how they will impact your tasks or hobbies that you value as important to you. Think in the greater scheme of things. You have the great ability to reduce the disease load on a huge population. Not too many americans can help other americans to that degree. The deer will be here. Good luck, stay safe, and thank you for giving a helping hand to those that need it!!!!!!!
TheCream
09-18-2008, 08:17 AM
The deer will be here. Good luck, stay safe, and thank you for giving a helping hand to those that need it!!!!!!!
Amen to that, brother. :coolgleamA:
Good luck down there. We lost power at my place sunday at 4, just got it back this afternoon. I have not had a chance to do much hunting stuff, but dad put up a couple of the treestands this week down in marietta. I will admit, I am not a early season deer hunter. I do not go out until after the
20th of october. After that I get out and pound the woods.
sportsman34
09-19-2008, 11:00 AM
i just went out and made sure all my treestands were ok. THANK GOD they are lol. Epe im with ya man i go out the first weekend to possibly get a buck that hasn't been hunted yet and catch him off guard, but about the end of oct. when the pre rut is at the scrap stage is when i start hunting hard.
bowhunter4evr
09-21-2008, 08:40 PM
cant wait all! was out shooting today im zeroed in next sat ill be in stand early.went checking stands and one developed a trail going inbetween 2 corn fields that is very heavily pounded. rubs on some 4 inch trees the place is just tore up in the last 2wks since i checked.
cant wait all! was out shooting today im zeroed in next sat ill be in stand early.went checking stands and one developed a trail going inbetween 2 corn fields that is very heavily pounded. rubs on some 4 inch trees the place is just tore up in the last 2wks since i checked.
Hopefully they do not start living in the corn fields, and keep using the trails for a couple weeks for ya man. Good luck..
sportsman34
09-22-2008, 09:12 AM
i have no found a single rub yet......is this a bad thing???
TheCream
09-22-2008, 09:23 AM
i have no found a single rub yet......is this a bad thing???
I haven't found a ton of them, but I haven't really been looking all that much, either. We save our best stands for the rut, and have done this the last couple of years and had it work out really well for us. We'll mostly hunt the plots and oak stands early on.
As for opening day, I'm not sure where I'll be now. One of my good hunting buddies I was supposed to hunt with can't go, so in the morning I may just go behind the house on Doe Patrol, in the afternoon I think I'll be filming for another buddy. :mischeif: The second day is when it looks like I'll have my best chance to do some damage. :biggrin:
i have no found a single rub yet......is this a bad thing???
I haven't found one yet either. Oh wait, I have not been in the deer woods yet :D I do not think it is a big deal, I do not think alll the bucks are putting down rubs yet, I think some of them have been rubbing to get the velvet off.
bowhunter4evr
09-22-2008, 05:54 PM
Hopefully they do not start living in the corn fields, and keep using the trails for a couple weeks for ya man. Good luck..
this stand i put up to replace the 1 that got smashed.the strip of woods its in is only 30 yrds wide in between the 2 corn fields i can see into both fields if i had a camera i wouldve set it up.wuts great is the strip runs north&south and the wind basicly comes from the northwest-north.its easy to get into with all wind conditions.none of us has ever hunted this strip in 3 yrs since my buddy has lived there.so we will see theres some thick stuff in there for bedding and if they walk thru there going to the creek to drink gotta walk right by me:bouncy:
bowhunter4evr
09-22-2008, 06:00 PM
by the way these were the first rubs we have seen also saw alot of little saplings rubbed around the property
sportsman34
09-23-2008, 12:04 PM
I dunno rubs really i think don't mean much now. I just wait for the scrapes. Neways whats everyone's plans for this weekend??? And are we gonna do updates everytime we go out on here??
TheCream
09-23-2008, 01:15 PM
I dunno rubs really i think don't mean much now. I just wait for the scrapes. Neways whats everyone's plans for this weekend??? And are we gonna do updates everytime we go out on here??
I'm game for updates, but I doubt I will remember every time. :D I'll be out first morning and afternoon, probably filming on both for a buddy. 2nd day will likely be my day to shoot. :mischeif:
bowhunter4evr
09-23-2008, 04:21 PM
ill be out sat morning but the afternoon is gonna be to hot for me.cant stand sitting out when its 80 deg. getting chewed up by bugs not my idea of fun hunting.
sportsman34
09-24-2008, 11:50 AM
EPE i nominated you for the at large hunters for the OS vs. Michigan hunting contest. Sounds like u have some pretty nice land that could benefit the OS team
Putting the pressure on me.. :yikes: I am just hoping the weather get cooler. Going down to my cousins property to fill up 5 feeders. The dry weather pretty much killed off our food plots..
Good luck guys,
I took a new job 3 weeks ago and it is bogging me down quite a bit right now. Couple that with finishing up some honey dos. I had to paint almost the whole interior of the house and get the baby's room ready. Can't wait to get out this weekend and unwind.
I've been getting some good pics emailed to me of some bucks at a few places I hunt. We'll see.
ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE??????????
TheCream
09-26-2008, 09:26 AM
Oh yes, it's go time. Best of luck to everybody, be safe, and shoot straight! :biggrin:
bowhunter4evr
09-26-2008, 07:09 PM
all right im ready! hope to get a doe on the ground and get the pressure off but if THE BIG BOY WALKS BY:yikes:
Well Howdy from Boiser La. How'd everyone make out yesterday? Did anyone get the drop on any? Weather's hot as heck down here? Don't see how any hunting could go on in this inferno lol. Talked to my Son last night he spent most of the day out to no avail. No shot and no deer. I told him not to worry it's way early and there's a lot of season left. Well good luck to you and drop a bigun :D Take care and I'll be home soon (Hopefully!!!).
sportsman34
09-28-2008, 04:06 PM
well saturday morning wasn't bad. Saw 2 does in the field while walking to the stand, and saw one doe while in stand. Im not expecting too much yet. I will prolly wait this week until it suppose to get in the 30's at night. More should be moving. Im not going out 2day (sunday) but tomorrow morning i plan on giving it a shoot. I don't wanna burn myself out early so if nothing tomorrow i am gonna wait till end of october before i start up again
sportsman34
09-28-2008, 06:31 PM
i think tomorrow im gonna do alittle bit more scouting in the new honey hole i just don't feel comfortable yet with this place. I mean they have a nice path over the creek, and there is a new rub on the other side of the creek. I just feel a day to take another look wouldn't hurt cause i won't be able to hunt this again till the weekend. I just think it might help, and maybe find a spot with more rubs, i dunno what do you guys think.....I mean first day all i saw was one doe in this area
If you scout it, do it while slowly still hunting it. You kick a buck out by buzzing through there, he may stay out of there. And you would hate to be scouting it and see a monster with no bow.. :yikes:
I went out sat am and on my way in I bumped something. No snorts or anything, just some quick walking. Saw a good gobbler working the woods about 80 out.
Sat pm, headed out with my buddy. The minute we headed back here comes the idiot neighbor driving back on his tractor to run his chain saw and scare the deer off. I had one come in right around 5:30. It winded me scent smoker and all. After that saw nothing, but wasn't really surprised.
Sun pm, I was taping the trim in my dinning room when the bug hit me. I jumped in the shower around 5, jumped in my gear, then headed behind the house. I went in a little further than I orig wanted to, and paid the price. I bumped a deer very lightly, walked another 20 and setup. As I was getting ready 2 does slipped thru just out of bow range. About 6:45 I heard a noise and then had 35 (I counted) turkeys (moms and poults). I watched them roost right at legal sunset, waited til legal time and headed back.
TheCream
09-29-2008, 08:02 AM
Not a spectacular weekend. I split time with my buddy shooting/filming. I filmed him killing a doe on opening day in the afternoon at the edge of a big bean field. Got awesome footage! I was shooter Saturday morning and yesterday afternoon, and went 0/2 on squirrels. :D
sportsman34
09-29-2008, 09:56 PM
well boys hate to break the news too ya but im done hunting till mid october........Corn fields are holding the deer not the woods. All 4 times i have been out this weekend. all the deer were either heading in before legal light in the morning or heading out after legal light in the afternoon. once that corn comes off i should be in business. Plus not seeing any buck sign (rubs) at all yet.....plus the heat. just not panning out well. I don't wanna burn myself out before the fun begins
I went out last evening. As I got in I saw a guy milling around right where I wanted to go. I made my way over to him and asked him if he was done or what. He pointed to an arrow 10 feet in a tree and said his arrow came off his rest as he was drawing on a nice 6pt. As I was talking to him, the doe that I was going after came out of her bed and busted us. I looked at him and said well that was the one I was after. By then it too late to climb a tree, so I just sat on the ground and waited til dark. Heading out tomorrow in some capacity.
Stay tuned!!
sportsman34
10-03-2008, 09:31 PM
hey guys got a new productive place to hunt......hopefully i can fill a tag with a monster this year
sportsman34
10-03-2008, 10:09 PM
anyone come close to getting a deer this year yet?? for points???
Snuck back on my friends place for 2 hours, never saw or heard a thing.
Well I'm back home but I've got a lot of to do list things needing done. I've also got to pickle the boat and get it into storage but after that I'm off to the woods YEEHAW!!!!!!
sportsman34
10-06-2008, 12:02 AM
any sighting this weekend???? I didn't get out. im gonna try tuesday monring, and possible tuesday night at the same stand at my new place. Then prolly thursday or friday i have some more drip bags to put up, and possibly move my climber stand to the west end of the woods. unsure at this time how the week will progress. but this weekend hunting will be a key thing......Hope u guys are seeing some movement around where your at.....
TheCream
10-06-2008, 08:20 AM
I missed my first deer in 13 years of bowhunting Friday night, I guess it was just a matter of time. It was one of the more frustrating nights of hunting just because there were so many deer in the plot inside 60 yards all night and I could never get a clean shot on a bigger doe. I could have tried some doe fawns inside 20, but I wanted a bigger doe. Also could have shot a few button bucks and had 2 small bucks in "chip shot" range, of course. I attempted a 35 yarder at last light on a big doe when I finally had a clear shot, and I either misjudged the distance slightly or she ducked me, either way, I shot a fraction high. I'll get us some points, we'll be on the board soon. I have confidence in us, fellas! :biggrin:
On the bright side, I squirrel-ka-bobbed an arrow on video last night. :mischeif:
bowhunter4evr
10-06-2008, 06:26 PM
ive seen a few deer but i think most are hiding in the corn. i talked to the farmer sunday he said corn is coming down this wk.so hopefully the sightings on deer will pick up.im leaving fri after work an headin down to WNF.i know ill see something down there.with the truck camper i can stop anywhere and sleep should be a good weekend coming up.I JUST GOT A GOOD FEELING :bouncy: my buddy is going with me and he has a feeding tube in:yikes: soooo its gonna be slow going into the woods. were gonna sit together in our climbers i just hope he is gonna be able to sit all day! if we get anything big ill be dragging my but off but its all good.
sportsman34
10-07-2008, 10:28 AM
i went out this morning and nothing......i think on my other 2 places im gonna do more scouting see if some new rubs and scrapes have shown up....People on the bowhunting forum are going crazy about scrapes....i just think its too damn early for scrapes to be popping up, or for them to be visiting them everyday. i give it a week or 2 yet before the bucks be sighted. Too much corn up yet for deer to be traveling looking for food
Well I left work a little early today. As I was driving home I was looking at the clock and thinking that Id have to hurry if I wanted to hit the shower and the woods. Then it hit me, just to like everyone else does and just smoke up. So I fired up the bee smoker with the fancy sticker on it and choked myself to death with smoke. Minutes before I smelled like fabric softener, soap and deodorant. When I hit the woods I smelled like smoke, perfect. Well I decided to put the it to the test so I started climbing right around 5:45. About 30 minutes later I noticed the wind had changed directions only when I heard snorts about 85 yards directly downwind of me. This happened periodically for about 20-25 minutes. Then with 5 minutes left of legal light I hear them. They came in and I drew on the lead doe. The angle was wrong the whole time, quartering to, then directly head on, to just about the perfect shot when she stopped, looked at my backpack on the ground, then took off when the other one spooked. If it was a little brighter, I could have seen her better in my peep, but there were too many variables that were adding up to a poor shot. I did learn a few things to make my hunts better.
sportsman34
10-09-2008, 10:09 PM
anyone been hunting this week?? i have been stuck in ashtabula all week for my job......way it looks wont be awhile till i get out with 80 degree weather this weekend
Sportsman,
Where about in Ashtabula, the city or the county? I got some hunting land out that way, too bad the weather is like this, I'd throw you up a tree out there, but I won't be hunting.....
TheCream
10-10-2008, 11:04 AM
I have not, I am pretty much weekend only unless I get home from work early. I will be hunting about all weekend, though.
bowhunter4evr
10-13-2008, 07:59 PM
went down to WNF saw 2 deer in 2 days between 3 of us.was just 2 damn HOT! im going back down thursday nite and hunting till sunday the weather looks alot better this weekend!
TheCream
10-14-2008, 11:21 AM
It was a pretty slow weekend. Not sure if it was the weather or the full moon, but it was slow. Saturday morning (don't get mad at me) I let a decent young 11-pointer walk, I had him inside 10 yards. We have trail cam photos of him from a few weeks ago, he just wasn't quite what I was looking for. I am pretty confident I can get a shot at a better deer. That was the only deer I saw that morning, then in the afternoon I went to a different property and saw 8 (all antlerless). I want to kill a decent sized doe, and I could have shot a doe fawn but was holding out for mama, and never got a shot at a bigger one. Sunday I just hunted the afternoon and saw a lone spike, that was it.
No sweat seasons still young, will be picking up in a week or so as long as the temps fall down some. Stay tuned.
sportsman34
10-15-2008, 07:29 PM
xx78 i was on Center Road N just outside of Ashtabula the city. I wanna turkey hunt up there with ya sumtime if u want to
xx78 i was on Center Road N just outside of Ashtabula the city. I wanna turkey hunt up there with ya sumtime if u want to
That's cool with me. Kinda funny the property I hunt on doesn't seem to hold many turkeys, but I can try to come up with some. To me it seems like the only property in Ashtabula that doesn't have them:)
sportsman34
10-18-2008, 09:48 AM
Good news guys. Last nite 10/17/08 i arrowed my buck for the year. A 7 point came into tnks 69 and the can call. I shot him 5 yards north of where i shot my deer last year, and only a 5-6 yard shot in general. I should have pics up by monday
alright first to get on the board, awesome man!!!
bowhunter4evr
10-19-2008, 06:29 PM
congrats on the deer. :D
TheCream
10-20-2008, 08:10 AM
Congrats! It was a good weekend for Team 10! Let's keep the ball rolling (and the blood flowing)! :mischeif:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/creamernator/DSC_0155.jpg
alright boys they are starting to fall. Don't worry things are gonna get really interesting soon, I can feel it. Nice job Cream!!
bowhunter4evr
10-20-2008, 09:00 PM
congats cream! well starting fri im on vac till nov 10 this is gonna be a long 3 more days! but come fri morn ill be in the woods and the wife will become a hunters widow for the next 6-8 weeks at least! hey cream your down around athens right.ill be down around that area for the next 2 wks. maybe we could meet up im camping 20 min north of athens.
sportsman34
10-20-2008, 10:34 PM
i have 2 pics in the photo gallery and i dunno how to put them on this thread
i have 2 pics in the photo gallery and i dunno how to put them on this thread
http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/img003.jpg
http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/546/medium/img001.jpg
sportsman34
10-20-2008, 10:38 PM
thank u
TheCream
10-21-2008, 01:18 PM
thank u
Congrats on the buck! Blood through the nose is always a good sign you hit lung! :mischeif:
sportsman34
10-21-2008, 04:11 PM
smoked the lung with a muzzy 125 grain lol through the spine and down through the belly ( remember only a 5 yard shot so i had to aim higher so it didn't miss something)
Congrats man. Sorry guys, have not been out yet. I should start hitting the woods in about a week or two.. Dad hunted one of my stands monday morning, and saw 7 does and 5-6 bucks, all little. He said the young bucks were trying to chase the does, but they did not want anything to do with them.
TheCream
10-22-2008, 08:20 AM
smoked the lung with a muzzy 125 grain lol through the spine and down through the belly ( remember only a 5 yard shot so i had to aim higher so it didn't miss something)
My hunt was filmed, here are two slow-motion looks at my shot. Another steep angle, and I was really a tad lower than perfect, but the 1.5" cut on the Undertaker did the job.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/creamernator/Impact1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/creamernator/Impact2.jpg
sportsman34
10-22-2008, 11:19 AM
thats a heck of a shot.....how high up where you.....Im pushing 22-25 feet high
TheCream
10-22-2008, 11:34 AM
thats a heck of a shot.....how high up where you.....Im pushing 22-25 feet high
This was about average for our setups, probably right at 18-19' up. We were in a tree with a lot of cover. We go higher if the trees have little cover where we need to hunt.
Well I'm all smoked up and ready for the morning. First time out hunting this year but have been scouting a couple of times. Wish me luck I need a doe in the freezer. I've seen a couple of bucks and some does hanging around. Doing the all day hunt hope my backside can take it lol. Good luck to anyone going out also.
good luck J
I washed some layers earlier this week, had them out on the line for a few days and lit a nice campfire next to them last nite. My buddy and I cut up his deer in my garage, so I went out and grabbed them off the line smelling like a smoky deer. I'm super busy at work this week, but plan on making the most of my weekend hunting wise. Kinda sucks cause my wife is really wanting to go out and spend weekends baby shopping and the like. I just want to pencil it in after work during the week. That hasn't gone over exactly as I would have liked, but it is what it is. It has been really cold at nite lately up here and I did see a doe being run by a buck 2 mornings ago. Didn't get a good look at the buck but he was running her. I drive thru a nice suburban area that has a lot of deer, and there is one place in particular that I use as a deer activity monitor. Today on my way home, both bucks and does were feeding together. So for now it seems like the does are a ways from popping. Pre rut should be revving up soon. I took a walk back on my place and there is a nice rub on a pine tree. The tree is about the diameter of my thigh so it is a decent rub. I think I'm gonna throw my cam near it and see if I get any pics.
TheCream
10-24-2008, 09:24 AM
Best of luck this weekend, fellas. Be safe and hope you can get some deer in range. I'm hoping I can get home in time to hunt this evening, rain or not. Time to put the new rain gear to the test, maybe. I actually have a golf scramble in the morning tomorrow, but plan to hunt the rest of the weekend. Given the chance, I may stick another doe. The freezer is FAR from full!
Have a good weekend, Brigade! :biggrin:
Had a good morning. First time out after scouting a couple of times. Last time out scouting I cut a shooting lane in an area that had three trails coming into one good trail, I was set up 15 yards from the intersection. I set up against a small apple tree with high weeds around it. Got in and situated and then relaxed for a while it was 6:15 when I was all ready so plenty of time to let things calm down. At first light the squirrels started scampering around and then a rabbit came to within spitting distance. Watched them work their way around then the rabbit split and the squirrels went on their merry way and all got quite for a while. I'm hunting a property close to RR tracks and after the third or fourth train went by I heard some thing coming my way. It was getting close and I readied the bow and waited. To my right out comes a buck a young one but a buck none the less and with my schedule the way it is and is going to be I had already decided to take the first decent buck (By my standards anyway) that presented itself. Well it started walking toward me offering no shot well it's getting closer and closer and I'm thinking this thing is going to be up close and personal real quick. Well at 3-4 yards it finally turns quartering toward me and then it turned broadside I lined up behind the shoulder but didn't aim as low as I should have for as close as he was. I let it fly and hit both lungs, although a lot higher then I would of liked. I really didn't have a good feeling at first and decided to wait a while before I went into the thicket he crashed into. It was 7:55 so I went to the land owners house who I've known for 20 plus years and drank a couple of cups of coffee and we called a friend of ours to help with the track/drag. Well at 9:15 we went out and started looking and went to the spot I heard the crash and there he laid. 50 yards from where I sat. He's not very big but when I was looking at him from 10 feet away at eye level he looked a little bigger lol. I'm not very computer literate so can I email the pictures to someone and if they could post them I would appreciate it. Now I can relax and and drink another cup of coffee with my buddy. Nice first day out. And I just want to say that I smoked everything up last night and the deer had no idea I was there and getting that close to a deers nose and not getting busted says a lot about the smoker. He's a 7 point and probably 1.5 year old. he'll eat good though. Thanks for reading my long winded post. "J"
deerhunt45
10-24-2008, 01:24 PM
Congrats J :bouncy: You can email the pics to me. I'll post them for you.
Deerhunter you have mail. I might still need a little help. :yikes:
deerhunt45
10-24-2008, 01:58 PM
Deerhunter you have mail. I might still need a little help. :yikes:
Got it! :D
deerhunt45
10-24-2008, 02:23 PM
Here's J's buck :bouncy:
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m239/deerhunt45/PICT00411.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m239/deerhunt45/PICT00441.jpg
wallydog1
10-24-2008, 02:39 PM
congrats J
Thanks Wallydog, and a big thanks for all the help Deerhunter.
Nice job and way to be efficient! That thing looks tasty! Im hoping for one tomorrow.
Well looks like we've got the lead as of today. Hopefully we haven't peaked :yikes:
Well I was going to go back out Saturday morning but the house had a different idea, broken tub drain line above the living room, can you say water over everything. The kid was taking a bath and let the water out of the tub and whoosh. Well Saturday morning I was ripping and tearing plaster wood lath and drywall. Now I have a 6'X8' gaping hole in the ceiling :yikes: I'm going to let it dry out for about a week so no mold starts to grow before I re-dry wall it. But will be out next Friday very early and all day trying to fill another tag. Hope everyones having a better weekend then me lol. My Son's friends all heard about the close shot and now want to get the smoker, I told them to come over and I'd show them how to use it and if they buy the chips to replace what they use so be it. Two of them are hunting this morning so good luck to them. Now I'm off to hang a buddies stand with him. Later.
TheCream
10-27-2008, 07:40 AM
Good work, J! Sorry to hear about the tub, though! Sounds like a 1st class mess. :yikes:
I had a good weekend, but no kill. Saw 18 from the stand Saturday, and last night my hunting buddy killed his second P&Y deer in the last 3 years. He stuck a nice 9-pointer about 18" wide with 9-10" G2's.
Good luck this week guy's we slipped to second but are still in the hunt :whistle: I'm not hunting this weekend got to work and working on the mess of a living room, trying to put it back together. Might take some time next week if things get done.
Was heading out this morning but lost power at 3:30 am. I still called off of work, ate a big breakfast. Just waiting for nature to call, then jump in the shower and off to the woods. Wish me luck.
sportsman34
10-29-2008, 12:01 AM
hey guys...How is the hunting going?? A buddy gave me $15 to shoot him a doe cause he wants the meat, and i tell u it has been rough with this rain wind. I haven't seen any does at all. I hate bait hunting but i had to buy 100lbs of shelled corn cause all the corn is off around my area. Hopefully this warmer temps. won't ruin anyones fun for the rut......:eek: :dizzy:
TheCream
10-29-2008, 12:31 PM
hey guys...How is the hunting going?? A buddy gave me $15 to shoot him a doe cause he wants the meat, and i tell u it has been rough with this rain wind. I haven't seen any does at all. I hate bait hunting but i had to buy 100lbs of shelled corn cause all the corn is off around my area. Hopefully this warmer temps. won't ruin anyones fun for the rut......:eek: :dizzy:
All I know is Mother Nature is not a weekend hunter. Why is it that all week long we can have cool or even cold weather when I have to work, but every Friday-Sunday it gets jacked back up into the 60's or warmer? :irked:
sportsman34
10-29-2008, 08:37 PM
Man i know what ur saying....You know im trying to help a guy out and get him some deer meat....Have him spend less money ($15) for a tag and get one with a bow......This wind and rain crap has been going on now from atleast last thursday. And now it wants to get in the 60's, but the good thing is that its suppose to be in the lower 40's everynight tho so hopefully early morning shouldn't be too bad.....But looks like tomorrow night may hopefully suit me for a bit.
:confused: It's pretty quite out here guy's. I'm working this weekend and won't be able to make it out. Hopefully will have the ceiling done here in a couple of days. Went and bought tires today and ended up finding one of the rims cracked about an inch and a half long and all the way through :dizzy: Nab when it rains it pours :whistle:. Well good luck to all that are going out. Be safe and watch the tree stand safety!!!!!
Trying to get tired so I can spend the morning in the woods. Good luck with that ceiling.
TheCream
11-03-2008, 08:37 AM
Interesting weekend, to say the least. I got home in time to hunt Friday and only saw deer on the way to the stand (4 does), and about dark I realized when I left in a rush to get out there I left with no headlamp or flashlight. Ever tried climbing down, taking down a stand and sticks, packing everything up and walking out with no light at night? I would not advise it! :irked: Then Saturday we hunted one of our favorite rut spots in the morning and saw a bunch of does and a small 7-pointer, so we left our set and hunted it again in the afternoon. Saw some more does, one that was being chased by an invisible buck (that's how she acted, really weird), no shooters. We had a small buck, judging by the sounds of his grunts, run by us in the dark at 20-25 yards while we were packing up that night. Then we hunted some plot area Sunday afternoon, saw 2 does and 2 dogs, and that was it.
I can't wait for it to cool down. :nono:
My cousins daughter took a 8pt off the lease sunday, and he saw a 170-180" 12 pt being chase by some wild dogs sunday.. :rant: :nono: As long as the weather holds off, I will be going down to marietta friday night, and hunt a couple days..
bowhunter4evr
11-10-2008, 08:09 AM
all right guys added to our tm is a button buck tagged doe had a great time down on the wayne.i passed on some smaller bucks waiting then just wanted meat .i thought this was a doe but its gonna be tender eatin.
Congrats, they may be small but they sure are tender. I'm off this week working on the living room and hunting in between :whistle: Hopefully fill a tag with a doe to help out the team and the freezer.
TheCream
11-10-2008, 11:20 AM
Congrats on the kill!
It was a slow weekend, surprisingly. Saw a lot of deer, very little chasing, one shooter buck yesterday morning that ignored my calls and never came closer than 75 yards. I have all day off tomorrow for Veterans Day, plan to pull an all-day sit.
Hunted sat-monday, saw about 15-20 bucks, but they were all little ones. No big boys out running yet. I am going back down next weekend, to try and nail a big one.
TheCream
11-12-2008, 08:07 AM
I pulled an all-day sit yesterday. Saw 14 deer on the day, could have shot a few small ones, but saw no shooters. Hopefully the action picks up a little this weekend!
You aren't the only one hoping it picks up this weekend..
bowhunter4evr
11-12-2008, 06:20 PM
well just found out i gotta work sat morn so not gonna be able to do an all day sit. guess im gonna sit the afternoon and sit all day sunday.
Getting ready to take off for some weekend hunting. Sounds like it is going to be wet and windy.
TheCream
11-17-2008, 09:17 AM
The weather was far from ideal but I saw deer all weekend. Saturday morning I got rained on (God bless good rain gear :D ), but still saw 5, but it was 3 does and 2 button bucks. Saturday afternoon I only saw 2, a half-rack forkhorn and a doe. Sunday morning I think we saw 8, including a BIG shooter, but he was on the trail of some does and in the high wind I don't think he heard any call I made, and I threw the kitchen sink at him. Sunday afternoon we only saw 2, a doe fawn and a buck that we couldn't see real well, but he didn't look too big.
TheCream
11-21-2008, 08:22 AM
C'mon boys, where are you? How have you done? :D
I scored all of next week off, so hopefully I can at least stick a doe or two then. I have this sneaky suspicion I am going to wind up killing my buck in gun season and thanks to me being "registered" in the contest as a bowhunter, it won't count. :irked:
TheCream
12-02-2008, 08:23 AM
Que pasa, amigos? I had all of last week off and hunted hard. I think I saw 4 different shooters last week and never could get a shot off. It was frustrating, but I had some great hunts. I had an incredible encounter from the ground blind with what I think was a good buck, he came right at dark and I couldn't see enough to take a shot. I saw glints off his wet antlers in the rain and he looked big. 18-20 yards out and I couldn't see well enough to let one fly. :nono:
Anyone still hunting?
Shot a doe yesterday morning at around 8, got a chest bug and hacking up a lung about every 20 minutes or so. Needless to say I'm down for a day or two. Has this been a bad year for cold/flu bugs or is it just my dumb luck. Get rid of one just to get another :confused:
TheCream
12-02-2008, 10:44 AM
Shot a doe yesterday morning at around 8, got a chest bug and hacking up a lung about every 20 minutes or so. Needless to say I'm down for a day or two. Has this been a bad year for cold/flu bugs or is it just my dumb luck. Get rid of one just to get another :confused:
"Knock on wood" I haven't been sick yet. I'm amazed I have not been with all the bad weather I have sat out in this fall. Rain, snow, sleet, cold weather, high winds...I have sat through some miserable stuff, several hours of it yesterday!
Congrats on the doe!
To bad it doesn't count though. I wonder if next year we can split the weapons up between bow and gun?? just a thought.
TheCream
12-03-2008, 03:15 PM
To bad it doesn't count though. I wonder if next year we can split the weapons up between bow and gun?? just a thought.
I thought that was a really stupid rule this summer, said so, and was in the minority. I don't see why some folks, like you, should be penalized for killing a deer in gun season. Not all bowhunters are "archery only," so it makes no sense to me to have a rule like that. :irked:
bowhunter4evr
12-04-2008, 08:33 PM
well so far the big boy ive been trying to get has made it thru gun season!:D my son came out of the woods today an jumped him. we have a small scrub brush area in a field. its an area were rocks get thrown when the farmer tills the field. my son seemed a little upset since he was only bedded 45 yards away the whole time he was sittin there. LOL
TheCream
12-05-2008, 09:54 AM
well so far the big boy ive been trying to get has made it thru gun season!:D my son came out of the woods today an jumped him. we have a small scrub brush area in a field. its an area were rocks get thrown when the farmer tills the field. my son seemed a little upset since he was only bedded 45 yards away the whole time he was sittin there. LOL
As far as I know, the bucks I have been chasing have made it, too. We put very little pressure on our properties during gun season so late bow season is usually still very good action. I'm not going to lie, though...if I have the chance to put a .50 caliber sabot through a good buck this weekend, whether it counts in the contest or not, I'm going to do it. :D
TheCream
12-08-2008, 08:28 AM
Well fellas, I at least have another 5 points secured for us. I needed to fill that last $15 antlerless tag, and thought I was going to have to eat it. I had yesterday afternoon left, so I sat by a feeder (first time I have ever done that) and self-filmed a bowkill. I thought it was a small doe, turned out to be a button buck, but I'm not going to fret too much about it. The tag is filled and so is the small freezer. Anyways, I'm not going to enter this one right away, but in case I don't tag a buck, I at least have an additional 5 points for us. :D
And yes, the only reason I took the bow was for points sake. :mischeif:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/creamernator/000_0032.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i58/creamernator/000_0037.jpg
Thanks Cream, that's as big as my Son got last Saturday (Twins) We could use the points. I'm going to try and get out this weekend to pop another doe for meat/points.
TheCream
12-10-2008, 10:18 AM
Here is the video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JayyBfTxH-8
bowhunter4evr
12-10-2008, 05:00 PM
way to go cream, u shouldnt be complaining about the cold cause how often is there SNOW on the ground down south! LOL an if there is snow it dont stay long. now we gotta finish up by layin down a couple of bucks i love late season.
deerhunt45
12-10-2008, 05:16 PM
Cool video Creamer :coolgleamA:
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
TheCream
12-11-2008, 08:20 AM
Thanks, fellas. The cold was not the worst thing about that hunt, it was actually the snow. The spot I hunted is about 60% of the way up an extremely steep hill, and I busted my butt twice going up the hill, twice on the way down! :irked:
I love bowhunting in the snow, but I do not like falling down hills! :D
sportsman34
12-16-2008, 11:05 AM
HEY GUYS!!!!!!! lol i haven't talked to u guys in a coon's age lol....Cream nice video man.......So how is the season going for everyone??? A lot of good hunting left for people that didn't get much hunting pressure during the gun season. Hopefully everyone gets there tag(s) filled. I will be on and off periodicly due to work, and things i need to get done since my season is over.......make sure you guys keep it up dated so i know how we are panning out
TheCream
12-29-2008, 02:33 PM
Any new updates, fellers? It's starting to look like I may just have the two does to enter. I could only get out for about half the day Saturday for muzzleloader, couldn't hunt Sunday or these last two days. I have a friend in town through New Years that doesn't have a muzzleloader so I loaned him mine to use. I think I am going to get back in the woods with the bow on the 1st and over the weekend. I found a few spots in the extra weekend of gun season that have not been hunted and show a ton of sign, so I am going to hunt them late and see what happens. If nothing else, I want to stick at least 1 more doe, maybe 2.
If you're headed out late this season, best of luck! :biggrin:
sportsman34
01-01-2009, 08:54 PM
sounds rough guys lol.....i got a trail cam for christmas, and i put corn out because my sister still has a tag, and i have about 10 pics of deer since the 26th when i put it up, but on the 30th i had pics of deer at 11:03 am and 3:50a.m. They just must have found the corn so hopefully tomorrow after work i check the camera and see new pics i can put her in the stand on sunday and get her a doe atleast for her first deer
bowhunter4evr
01-02-2009, 05:19 PM
been pretty uneventfull here i,ll be out alot now that all the shootin is done. i do know the big boy ive been watchin is still alive an kickin WOOHOO! the neighbor saw him in the cut corn 2 nights ago. so now its just a matter of seat time an intercept him. i think i know were i need to setup so we,ll see. gonna do a all day sit saturday
Good luck with him, hopefully our team can get a late season push for a win or at least a top five win. As far as me I'm done. Getting ready to ship out so it is what it is for me this year so far. Good luck and have a happy new year. See you in the spring.
TheCream
01-02-2009, 09:13 PM
Good luck with him, hopefully our team can get a late season push for a win or at least a top five win. As far as me I'm done. Getting ready to ship out so it is what it is for me this year so far. Good luck and have a happy new year. See you in the spring.
Wherever you are headed, be safe and get back home for next season! It was great to have you on our team! :D
I'll be out as much as possible this month, so hopefully I can stick a buck. If not, I have the extra 5 points from my second antlerless kill to add in. I'm just not adding it in yet in case I can upgrade with some more boney points. :mischeif:
bowhunter4evr
01-07-2009, 07:14 PM
Good luck with him, hopefully our team can get a late season push for a win or at least a top five win. As far as me I'm done. Getting ready to ship out so it is what it is for me this year so far. Good luck and have a happy new year. See you in the spring.
be safe were ever your headed!
Thanks guy's, I'll be checking in to see how our team does. Good luck.
sportsman34
01-08-2009, 02:18 PM
good luck, be safe, and turn and run as fast as u can.....if the bullets are hitting close lol........take it easy man hope to hear from ya when ya get back
TheCream
02-06-2009, 04:32 PM
Wow, the door slammed shut on the entry thread in a hurry! I was on here the day after season closed, Monday, ready to enter my other antlerless deer and couldn't do it. I guess it wouldn't have mattered, anyway, 5 more points wouldn't have made much difference.
It was a fun roll, fellas. We gave 'em hell! Best of luck to all of you in the future. :biggrin:
Oh well I guess we ended up 10th just like our number designation lol. Anyway how was the end of the season for you guy's? I left on the 9th and haven't been on the computer lately, I've been a little busy lol. Too bad I couldn't score another archery kill, but had a little a little deadline to make for over here lol. Well congrats to the winners and watch out for next year I have a good feeling I'll be back and ready for some backstraps lol. Later and good luck. "J"
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